A Pain in the Whatchamacallit
By Tiny Ruisch
“Welcome to My Ramblings
In this section you can find my thoughts on many things, mostly computers, consumer electronics and software reviews.
Most of the articles were originally published in the Southwest Louisiana PC Users Group monthly newsletter. The opinions are mine. If you find other writers on the internet that agree with me, they must be pretty smart. If they disagree, I’ll try not to lose any sleep over it.
A Pain in the Whatchamacallit is a monthly rambling on various topics. Although I occasionally divert, I usually write about computers, the internet, consumer electronics or different ways that technology is used (or abused).
Lagniappe is a Southern Louisiana & Mississippi word that means an extra or unexpected gift or benefit. These Articles are reviews of software that is either open source or freeware. All of the programs have zero cost for home users.
From the Darkside articles are all about Android devices and software.”
The preceding was copied from my website information page. This article will be the final Pain in the Whatchamacallit. I sure wish I had used a different word in the title. Whatchamacallit is a real “pain” to type. At least, I probably won’t be typing it again.
After thirty‑seven years, the SWLAPCUG Club Newsletter has published its final edition. I started writing these articles for the newsletter after I moved to Louisiana and joined the club. Looking back, I’m a little amazed at how many there have been. I’ve written 133 Whatchamacallits, 65 Lagniappes and 53 Darkside articles.
After each newsletter was published, I posted all of the articles on my personal web site. I will continue to write the occasional review, rant, observation, etc. I am also writing articles for another newsletter. I’ll be posting them on my website in the future.
They say that all good things come to an end. I hope that “A Pain in the Whatchamacallit” has been considered to be a good thing.
Goodbye and thanks for reading.