I’m not getting any new posts from WordPress in my email folder ( Inbox )
I just found out Microsoft ( Outlook ) does not support @live.com anymore. I am computer -challenged, but I’m sure I will be able to figure this out somehow. First step is to change my email address to outlook.com . Aaargh . I’ve been trying to do that, but I’m not being prompted on how to go about this cr*p. In the first place, every time I log in , I’m actually logged into Outlook. I feel like I’m just running around like a headless chicken.
It’ s so frustrating that @live.com did not even notify its users. Neeha, neeho. We were just left high and dry. @live.com , you suck !
Meanwhile, I will just read the posts on WP Reader. I was able to read 2 or 3 new posts, but it was so inconvenient . I guess there really was a reason why I never bothered going to the Reader. I was like, what the heck is this !
Oh, well.
The upside is, I finally found the time to plant all 150 tulip bulbs that I bought at Home Depot last month. Fall is the time to plant these beauties. See you in spring, my lovelies.
Also, I’m so glad I’m not assigned to work on Thanksgiving Day. Yes ! ! ( though, I go to work the next day ) Good thing there ‘s a laboratory technician who volunteered. He is single and his family’s in Georgia. Hey, it’s x3 the regular salary for the day. So , if his paycheck is $250 a day, he brings home $ 750 for a day’s work. Maybe I’ll just bring some Thanksgiving left-overs for lunch the next day and share the food with him.
This is all for now. This post is so boring, I know, so thank you for reading. Bye !
Am a Molecular Microbiology student, love to read books, and I play the violin. 
dreamsending
renxkyoko
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Posted by Karandi on November 3, 2017 at 8:20 pm
I love the WordPress reader because it puts all my follower’s posts in one place and I can look for specific tags to find new blogs. Always kind of fun discovering new things through the reader and keeping in touch with what other bloggers are up to.
Hopefully you sort out your email issues soon.
Posted by renxkyoko on November 4, 2017 at 3:18 am
It takes getting used to, but I’m sure I will like it in time.
Posted by The Story Reading Ape on November 3, 2017 at 8:33 pm
I recommend you get a gmail account for your WordPress stuff, Ren – once you have it, change your WP contact email to it – that should do the trick 😎
Posted by Xena on November 3, 2017 at 8:42 pm
Ren, your posts are never boring. Your thoughts about your co-worker working on Thanksgiving and you bringing some left-overs is so compassionate.
I wish that I could help you with the email problem, but I’m pretty ignorant when it comes to web based email. I’ve used email clients since around 1997, and only use the email provided through my internet service provider. If I need help, I can call them rather than surfing through online forums looking for answers.
Posted by Rebecca Dawn on November 3, 2017 at 9:07 pm
Just change your email to hotmail. I use hotmail.
Every time I go on my hotmail it will go to the outlook screen but it is fine.
Posted by russellboyle.com on November 3, 2017 at 9:09 pm
I think the technological frustrations will seem unimportant when the tulips flower. Beauty, Nature, Life…
Posted by disperser on November 4, 2017 at 12:03 am
As long as you’re changing e-mails, consider going to an e-mail that’s on the web (GMail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc.)
You had one recommendation for Hotmail. I would recommend GMail, but it’s all based on personal preferences. If you have an Android phone, it makes sense going with GMail. Here’s an article you might find interesting.
https://www.lifewire.com/top-free-email-services-1171481
Personally, I would ditch Outlook unless you need it for work, but, again, that’s just me, but I get a lot of people like it.
The reader is OK to use if you remember to actually go to the person’s website, but for just dropping in and giving quick “likes” it works pretty well. I’m usually on it when I’m on the road (once or twice a year) because the mobile browsers experience with many sites is not great.
Good luck.
Posted by disperser on November 4, 2017 at 12:13 am
By the way, that article mentions Yandex. It’s a Russian-based company. I would avoid it, but some people love to live dangerously.
Posted by gary loggins on November 4, 2017 at 1:36 am
Yes, I would definitely recommend getting a gmail account!
Posted by mihrank on November 4, 2017 at 4:25 am
yes, two different domains and email services. I would suggest you purchase your own domain from Go Daddy and professional email from G suite Google. This is the best solution!!
Posted by renxkyoko on November 10, 2017 at 10:59 pm
Hmmm, it looks like gmail is is highly recommended. I wonder if I can transfer my archived stuff to gmail. That would be a problem if I wouldn’t be able to.
Posted by arlene on November 4, 2017 at 6:55 am
Try the reader Ren, it is easier.
Posted by renxkyoko on November 10, 2017 at 11:01 pm
the Reader is too busy, Tita Arlene.. The ones that I’ve read aren’t automatically deleted.
Posted by arlene on November 11, 2017 at 12:15 am
I delete the emails once I read the notifications on my reader feed.
Posted by Peter Wells aka Countingducks on November 4, 2017 at 12:35 pm
You posts are never boring and always charming. It just goes to show every cloud has a silver lining as your tulip bulbs will be able to tell you 🙂
Posted by renxkyoko on November 4, 2017 at 4:01 pm
Thanks, Peter Wells ! This is actually my third post about my email problem. I hope the third one will be ” Solved ! ”
Posted by Sarah Ferguson and Choppy on November 6, 2017 at 2:51 am
Nice job on getting the tulips in – it’s not always fun to plant them, but they are so rewarding come spring!
Posted by renxkyoko on November 6, 2017 at 3:18 am
We had quite a few last spring and they were gorgeous…. so I planted 150 more bulbs. I planted some in pots. It was easier and faster .
Posted by Sarah Ferguson and Choppy on November 6, 2017 at 6:32 pm
I planted 25-30 this year and was happy I got that many in!
Posted by brokenradius on November 6, 2017 at 11:55 am
Hi RenXKyoko, In case you planted the tulip bulbs on a lawn, I recommend you to mark the spots with little sticks (like plastic straws). This avoids cutting off the sprouting tulips early next year when somebody uses a lawn mower.
Good luck, don’t forget to send some nice pics of the blossoming tulips (please NO COPIES from the Home Depot Website !!!)
regards, Michael
Posted by renxkyoko on November 6, 2017 at 1:43 pm
Oh, yes, we marked the spots with bamboo sticks ( bought them at Home Depot ) before planting some summer annual plants like marigolds, zinnias, etc. Some tulip bulbs were planted in pots.
Posted by Amy on November 6, 2017 at 2:50 pm
$750 a day, Wow!!
Posted by renxkyoko on November 6, 2017 at 4:45 pm
Thanks to Teamsters Union, ha ha. That’s for national holidays, like Christmas, Thanksgiving, Labor Day, etc. It’s x3. But for regular overtimes, like working over 8 hours, it’s just x 1.5…..
Posted by The Hook on November 6, 2017 at 6:06 pm
Technology is brutal, isn’t it?
My phone keeps reloading a new version of Samsung internet that I hate!
Posted by renxkyoko on November 10, 2017 at 10:56 pm
Indeed it is, especially to a technology -challenged yours truly.
Posted by The Otaku Judge on November 9, 2017 at 5:53 am
Microsoft suck, which is why I stopped using Hotmail when they bought the service. Right now I am using Gmail, although to be fair Google have turned into a pretty scummy company in recent times too.
Posted by D K Powell on November 10, 2017 at 2:02 pm
Probably too late now but I certainly recommend gmail over all others – very easy and safe to use and Google combines so many social media things together that it all integrates beautifully. Been with gmail for many years now and wouldn’t go anywhere else!
Posted by renxkyoko on November 10, 2017 at 10:54 pm
No, I haven’t done anything to solve my email problem. I’m reading your blogs on my Reader.
Posted by D K Powell on November 11, 2017 at 8:39 am
Then go for Gmail honestly! I hope you’re managing with the blogs. I can’t use reader as it drives me mad! 😂
Posted by renxkyoko on November 11, 2017 at 9:20 am
ha ! You can say that again , about the Reader , I mean. Even magazine articles are posted there.
Posted by equinoxio21 on November 10, 2017 at 11:18 pm
I’m afraid the “powers that be” are putting more and more barriers to “outside” computer programmes, sites, whatever… I’ve heard of other similar problems. So far, I have a Gmail account that doesn’t block. But… I get repeated warnings that Google will soon not be compatible with my Mac… (And my SmartTV is not compatible with anything…) This is all on purpose and will become a major problem. 😦
Anyway, congrats on the tulips. 150? Wow. You must have a huge garden.
Be good…
Posted by Bento Momentos on November 13, 2017 at 9:16 pm
X3 pay? I thought we were lucky with x2.5 holiday pay!
Posted by renxkyoko on November 14, 2017 at 6:32 am
Even if they pay me x4 , I won’t appreciate getting assigned on Thanksgiving or horror of horrors, Christmas Day. Ugh. But id be happy to work on, say, Memorial Day, or new Years day. I need the extra cash. ^^”
Posted by Bento Momentos on November 14, 2017 at 12:09 pm
lol I can definitely relate. Once I worked on a Fourth of July where everyone was shooting/stabbing each other….. the alcohol during the holidays really gets to people
Posted by Simon on December 2, 2017 at 4:59 pm
Not boring… Life. Hope you’re well ☺️
Posted by Roberto on January 17, 2018 at 9:56 pm
This switch was announced back in 2013. Here is the post: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2013/02/18/microsoft-announces-the-official-launch-of-outlook-com. Let me know if you need help. https://turrem.tech.
Posted by renxkyoko on January 18, 2018 at 4:25 am
My email address has not changed, but I notice if I want to log in, I get sent to Outlook.com.
Posted by Roberto on January 18, 2018 at 1:35 pm
The service is now called Outlook.com, however, @Hotmail.com and @live.com email aliases will continue to work. You can just switch to using @outlook.com from now on if you want, but changing email addresses can be a challenge.