Sunday, October 15, 2006

Usernames: Intemplate

Nobody prepared me for this: Just to choose a username is a tedious experience. I applied for some choices and the program kept telling me, “Sorry, Username is not available.” So I went for cute and tried Username, but Sorry, bla-bla-bla. Would have settled for User, but then the name struck me as having too many uses.

Wait, the message’s been addressing me as Sorry; I can take a hint. So, Sorry it’s gonna be. Guess it must have recognized me because “Sorry, Username is not available.” Umm, knew me but no deal. What’s a novice to do?

I clicked on Help, but it had none that helped. Went for Frequently Asked Questions, but again none for my case. I was getting mighty frustrated and shouted: FAQ2. “Sorry, Username not available.” I noticed there was a button for Templates. I couldn’t even find a name, what do I know of templates? I’m a total zero about templates.

So, I told it I’m zero about templates: Intemplate. And it accepted me. Must have felt sorry for me already.

This is tiring. Who said newspaper deadlines are the pits?

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