I've a 93 year old friend who recently bought a laptop which she calls "the thing". I agree it is very tiring trying to explain how it works to her and she has been to classes.
I've a 93 year old friend who recently bought a laptop which she calls "the thing". I agree it is very tiring trying to explain how it works to her and she has been to classes.
The Thing! lol Like it's a monster or something. I actually usually give my computers legit names - the last one was Stewart and this one is Murray - and it occurred to me that my mom needs to have more of a 'relationship' with her computer, maybe she should give it a name.
My mom took classes too - (the exact same class I took in school actually - we both took one through an adult education program) - but it mostly was things like spreadsheets and office stuff, no internet things. Still, she was a pharmacy tech for years and that whole job is computers, so this is why I was so astonished that she knows how to do so very very little.
I guess we'll just keep on teaching them as we go, yeah?! :)
I love Bilbo's adventures though I can see how he would be surprising in the morning.
My father used to be like your mother on the computer then he found the right computer for him an apple and a reason to use it with his photographs and it worked. But it took a while and he would get annoyed because the computer couldn't read his mind.
I love Bilbo's adventures though I can see how he would be surprising in the morning.
It's been kind of ridiculous fun discovering where she has put Bilbo each morning, but yeah, it can be startling. Yesterday she left him right next to my bed like he was watching me sleep, but I am so used to Bilbo being in weird places now that I didn't even jump, just sat a up and said, "Good morning, Bilbo."
My father used to be like your mother on the computer
I am so surprised by this because your dad is a professional, who had an office out of his home - wouldn't he have needed a computer for work? My own dad (who spent months trying to change the TV channel via the VCR when we first got one) knows how to do more things on a computer than my mom, which is just sad for her.
then he found the right computer for him an apple and a reason to use it with his photographs and it worked. But it took a while and he would get annoyed because the computer couldn't read his mind.So you come by your love of photography through your dad! Oh yes, my
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My Dad used an electric typewriter and there was a local company that helped him with his secretarial work so he didn't have to use computers that much.
Actually I get my love of photography from both parents, they're both involved with a camera club and lately its my mother who wins the prizes. She's even sold some photographs and bought herself a really nice photo printer. My father's more into his woodwork though he still loves taking pictures, its just my mother for now who's more into it.
Oh wow, that takes me back. We had one when I was a kid. I wrote so many things on that typewriter. And then we had a word processor machine and that was what I used from like ages 13 to 20, until I got a computer.
She's even sold some photographs
Oh, how cool! I used to be so into photography - it was one of my hobbies back in the day. I even took a few trips that were solely for the purpose of taking shots. It's too hard on my arms these days, but I still enjoy a good photography exhibit once in awhile.
Bilbo traveling from room to room on his Adventures would definitely startle me! Truly 'fun with hobbits'.
My mother (age 81) is still terrified of her computer after owning it for ten years. In all this time, the only thing she's willing to do (and tentatively at that) is send and read email. There's almost nothing else she's willing to learn. Good luck to your mom, and good for her!
Bilbo traveling from room to room on his Adventures would definitely startle me! Truly 'fun with hobbits'.
I am so used to it now that I didn't even startle when I woke up yesterday and found Bilbo watching me sleep! lol You know, I have the Four Hobbits but they are all attached together which made this kind of ridiculousness much harder with them (though we are fond of putting hats and scarves on them) so Bilbo has been a real treat to play around with. My sister wants to take him to the office (full of geeks her office is) and put a sign on him that says "Office Assistant". ;)
My mother (age 81) is still terrified of her computer after owning it for ten years. In all this time, the only thing she's willing to do (and tentatively at that) is send and read email.That seemed to be all my mom does with hers as well. I set up her homepage for her so she has easy access to her email and showed her how to use her Favorites and how to use the url bar, so getting to Facebook just got easier for her as well. There isn't much else she
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If there were a man's silhouette in my bathroom when I was half-asleep, I would have punched it in the head. Or possibly kicked it in the balls. And then my prankster would have been sad to have her cutout bashed! I think you showed great restraint.
You could stand him up in the backseat of her car, like a creepy stalker waiting for work time....
It sounds like your mom's lessons in computer were LOOOONG overdue! Hopefully she will have more fun with it, which will mean less showing up uninvited. ;)
If there were a man's silhouette in my bathroom when I was half-asleep, I would have punched it in the head.
lol Well, I guess we know how I will react in a home invasion - I screamed and then jumped backwards and almost fell over. My sister would have been sorry if she'd had to take me to the ER with a broken leg because I fell over running away from Bilbo! (plus, imagine explaining that to the doctor!)
You could stand him up in the backseat of her car, like a creepy stalker waiting for work time....
Oh, that's a good one! I'll have to get The BFF to help me with that tomorrow - (going down the garage ramp carrying him is a bad idea for me, but she could do it!) The cats all crowd around the door when it is time for my sis to get home from work so the other day I put Bilbo there too, so it was like Bilbo was waiting for her to get home from work. I also put him on the back porch with his face all pressed to the glass and then closed the door, like he got locked out of the house. It's been fun!
Hopefully the doctor would have been as much of a geek as your good PT people (how is K?), and they also would have laughed only after making sure you were okay.
Doo eet! And was he between the doors, or what? Like Flat Stanley. (Actually, you've sort of already started your Flat Bilbo adventures. It could be a book, too!)
Hooray for fewer computer-related mom-queries... though it's not too surprising that her data skills aren't PC compatible, since doctor's offices tend to use older programs that are more like spread sheets and nine-key entry. You know, the old school amber screens with a space for each letter or number you type in? It's amazing to me how quickly computers have changed, tbh. I remember living without home internet, and it wasn't all THAT long ago, either. If I had insomnia, I had to get up and go to the college computer lab to get my late night writing fix... and while I could talk to people overseas, it was hella laborious and really not easy to access as an ordinary student. And now look at us!
Hopefully the doctor would have been as much of a geek as your good PT people (how is K?), and they also would have laughed only after making sure you were okay.
I mean, at least they would have had a good story to tell at the dinner table! K is good, what little I see of him these days (baseball season is upon us and his kids are far enough apart that they all play in different age ranges). He had to call me the other day to get all emo because his 19 year old got a tattoo and was hiding it from him, but I politely reminded him of the things I was doing when I was 19 (even just the ones he knew about and was on my ass for!) and then he was glad the worst she was doing was getting a tattoo. (I think he was mostly upset that she was hiding it.)
Doo eet! And was he between the doors, or what? Like Flat Stanley. (Actually, you've sort of already started your Flat Bilbo adventures. It could be a book, too!)It could be a book! lol Bilbo was on the sun porch, so the sliding door between the house and the porch was closed, locking
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After the bullshit they pulled earlier in the week, I was worried about this vote going up - but this is an excellent step in the right direction!! Go America!
Bilbo!! God that is awesome. I'd probably pee myself if I walked into the bathroom and thought I saw a person there.
Right? I mean, I was going into the bathroom so I already had to pee and then I got so scared by him standing there!! She is lucky I didn't pee all over the floor! It really has been a fun and interesting time with us and our new Bilbo toy. But whenever I move him myself, the cats always come and tell me about how that belongs to their Mommy! And then they have to follow me around to see what I am doing with Bilbo. lol
Have fun with the family visit!
Thanks! I hope it isn't too tiring but I am really excited to see everybody! And also we will be doing another Fourth of July cookout, so there will be Friend Time in there too!
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The Thing! lol Like it's a monster or something. I actually usually give my computers legit names - the last one was Stewart and this one is Murray - and it occurred to me that my mom needs to have more of a 'relationship' with her computer, maybe she should give it a name.
My mom took classes too - (the exact same class I took in school actually - we both took one through an adult education program) - but it mostly was things like spreadsheets and office stuff, no internet things. Still, she was a pharmacy tech for years and that whole job is computers, so this is why I was so astonished that she knows how to do so very very little.
I guess we'll just keep on teaching them as we go, yeah?! :)
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My father used to be like your mother on the computer then he found the right computer for him an apple and a reason to use it with his photographs and it worked. But it took a while and he would get annoyed because the computer couldn't read his mind.
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It's been kind of ridiculous fun discovering where she has put Bilbo each morning, but yeah, it can be startling. Yesterday she left him right next to my bed like he was watching me sleep, but I am so used to Bilbo being in weird places now that I didn't even jump, just sat a up and said, "Good morning, Bilbo."
My father used to be like your mother on the computer
I am so surprised by this because your dad is a professional, who had an office out of his home - wouldn't he have needed a computer for work? My own dad (who spent months trying to change the TV channel via the VCR when we first got one) knows how to do more things on a computer than my mom, which is just sad for her.
then he found the right computer for him an apple and a reason to use it with his photographs and it worked. But it took a while and he would get annoyed because the computer couldn't read his mind.So you come by your love of photography through your dad! Oh yes, my ( ... )
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Actually I get my love of photography from both parents, they're both involved with a camera club and lately its my mother who wins the prizes. She's even sold some photographs and bought herself a really nice photo printer. My father's more into his woodwork though he still loves taking pictures, its just my mother for now who's more into it.
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Oh wow, that takes me back. We had one when I was a kid. I wrote so many things on that typewriter. And then we had a word processor machine and that was what I used from like ages 13 to 20, until I got a computer.
She's even sold some photographs
Oh, how cool! I used to be so into photography - it was one of my hobbies back in the day. I even took a few trips that were solely for the purpose of taking shots. It's too hard on my arms these days, but I still enjoy a good photography exhibit once in awhile.
How's the conference going?
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My mother (age 81) is still terrified of her computer after owning it for ten years. In all this time, the only thing she's willing to do (and tentatively at that) is send and read email. There's almost nothing else she's willing to learn. Good luck to your mom, and good for her!
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I am so used to it now that I didn't even startle when I woke up yesterday and found Bilbo watching me sleep! lol You know, I have the Four Hobbits but they are all attached together which made this kind of ridiculousness much harder with them (though we are fond of putting hats and scarves on them) so Bilbo has been a real treat to play around with. My sister wants to take him to the office (full of geeks her office is) and put a sign on him that says "Office Assistant". ;)
My mother (age 81) is still terrified of her computer after owning it for ten years. In all this time, the only thing she's willing to do (and tentatively at that) is send and read email.That seemed to be all my mom does with hers as well. I set up her homepage for her so she has easy access to her email and showed her how to use her Favorites and how to use the url bar, so getting to Facebook just got easier for her as well. There isn't much else she ( ... )
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You could stand him up in the backseat of her car, like a creepy stalker waiting for work time....
It sounds like your mom's lessons in computer were LOOOONG overdue! Hopefully she will have more fun with it, which will mean less showing up uninvited. ;)
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lol Well, I guess we know how I will react in a home invasion - I screamed and then jumped backwards and almost fell over. My sister would have been sorry if she'd had to take me to the ER with a broken leg because I fell over running away from Bilbo! (plus, imagine explaining that to the doctor!)
You could stand him up in the backseat of her car, like a creepy stalker waiting for work time....
Oh, that's a good one! I'll have to get The BFF to help me with that tomorrow - (going down the garage ramp carrying him is a bad idea for me, but she could do it!) The cats all crowd around the door when it is time for my sis to get home from work so the other day I put Bilbo there too, so it was like Bilbo was waiting for her to get home from work. I also put him on the back porch with his face all pressed to the glass and then closed the door, like he got locked out of the house. It's been fun!
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Doo eet! And was he between the doors, or what? Like Flat Stanley. (Actually, you've sort of already started your Flat Bilbo adventures. It could be a book, too!)
Hooray for fewer computer-related mom-queries... though it's not too surprising that her data skills aren't PC compatible, since doctor's offices tend to use older programs that are more like spread sheets and nine-key entry. You know, the old school amber screens with a space for each letter or number you type in? It's amazing to me how quickly computers have changed, tbh. I remember living without home internet, and it wasn't all THAT long ago, either. If I had insomnia, I had to get up and go to the college computer lab to get my late night writing fix... and while I could talk to people overseas, it was hella laborious and really not easy to access as an ordinary student. And now look at us!
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I mean, at least they would have had a good story to tell at the dinner table! K is good, what little I see of him these days (baseball season is upon us and his kids are far enough apart that they all play in different age ranges). He had to call me the other day to get all emo because his 19 year old got a tattoo and was hiding it from him, but I politely reminded him of the things I was doing when I was 19 (even just the ones he knew about and was on my ass for!) and then he was glad the worst she was doing was getting a tattoo. (I think he was mostly upset that she was hiding it.)
Doo eet! And was he between the doors, or what? Like Flat Stanley. (Actually, you've sort of already started your Flat Bilbo adventures. It could be a book, too!)It could be a book! lol Bilbo was on the sun porch, so the sliding door between the house and the porch was closed, locking ( ... )
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Bilbo!! God that is awesome. I'd probably pee myself if I walked into the bathroom and thought I saw a person there.
Have fun with the family visit!
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After the bullshit they pulled earlier in the week, I was worried about this vote going up - but this is an excellent step in the right direction!! Go America!
Bilbo!! God that is awesome. I'd probably pee myself if I walked into the bathroom and thought I saw a person there.
Right? I mean, I was going into the bathroom so I already had to pee and then I got so scared by him standing there!! She is lucky I didn't pee all over the floor! It really has been a fun and interesting time with us and our new Bilbo toy. But whenever I move him myself, the cats always come and tell me about how that belongs to their Mommy! And then they have to follow me around to see what I am doing with Bilbo. lol
Have fun with the family visit!
Thanks! I hope it isn't too tiring but I am really excited to see everybody! And also we will be doing another Fourth of July cookout, so there will be Friend Time in there too!
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The cookout sounds great as well, it's always good to get time with friends.
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