Electerrific Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I love my older relatives (not necessarily non-compus mentis but just not into smartphones and the net!), but isn't it frustrating that, in the habit of modern living, you can't just text or email some of them without the long telephone conversation or visit etc? I do do the visits and calls, but going back a short while into recent history is a complete a***ache? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I know of someone who struggles to send emails and type in a website, but has no problem finding porn sites lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanes teeth Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I know of someone who struggles to send emails and type in a website, but has no problem finding porn sites lol You said you'd never mention that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasha_78_1 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 making a phone call isn`t any problem as far as I can see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanl Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 How's about a bit of tuition on one of your visits:?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXTickerXX Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 My parents were like this a couple of years ago before i moved abroad for a while.I have taught them to use a computer,use skype,email, browse the internet etc.I have got my mother a tablet as well now and just try getting them off a computer now. A lot of their generation (70`s) are scared they won`t be able to use a computer until someone has the patience to show them its not a hard thing to do.My mother in particular was scared she would break it by pressing a wrong button until i explained the only way you are going to break it is with a hammer or drop a drink on it. Now she plays 20 games at a time on words with friends and the only thing that I can`t instill into her brain is the "home" button on firefox.She calls it the dog kennel.She has a point I guess.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanes teeth Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 My mum has made up her own text language! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSiSi Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Aren't we all scared of new technology? Three things I remember about my Dad: We got our first TV with a remote control in the 70s. He actually hid the damned thing because he thought that our constant flicking through the channels (all 4 of them!) would damage it. Right up to the day he died I could never convince him that we weren't paying for an incoming phone call on the landline. Whenever I rang him he couldn't get off the phone fast enough. I was with with him once (2004ish), I looked at my mobile and said 'hmm, missed a call'. 'Who is Mr Cole?' he asked. True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I know where you're coming from Sometimes I'd like to reach for my phone and just text my gran that her great granddaughter has insisted on wearing her 'gran cardi' today. It's not worth making a phone call over, and I wouldn't get a word in edgeways with a two year old hogging the conversation... to somebody who is losing their hearing? Recipe for aggravation that *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothic_Angel Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 It took a while but I eventually convinced my mother to embrace modern technology. Now she'll text instead of calling. Although scarily she's started using txtpk (which I hate)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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