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Why seniors should not have computers!
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Posted on 09/26/2020 7:53:05 AM PDT by sodpoodle
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To: SmokingJoe
When working, the young ones knew everything about their cell phones but I had to teach them everything about Access, Excel and PowerPoint!
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posted on
09/26/2020 8:10:59 AM PDT
by
notaliberal
(St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle,)
To: sodpoodle; MinuteGal
I bought an inexpensive computer for my Mom & Dad years ago. I knew Mom would like to keep in touch with her friends via email, so a computer seemed to be a good idea.
My Dad would have nothing to do with the thing. He waited for me to visit on Sundays to dial up some funny Dean Martin, Don Rickles, or Foster Brooks on YouTube, but never wanted to touch the keyboard.
Finally, I bought some “Las Vegas” software that allowed him to play blackjack. That kept his interest for a few months.
One day, Mom called while I was driving. She needed to know where the apostrophe was located on the keyboard.
That was quite a while back. Dad passed away five years ago, and Mom lives with us. She has dementia, and can’t figure out solitaire anymore.
To: notaliberal
Try someone under 30 on a rotary phone...ROFL
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posted on
09/26/2020 8:13:08 AM PDT
by
JBW1949
(I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
To: SmokingJoe
Agree. How about debugging Assembler code using multiple Microfiche output negatives instead of hard copy paper? That’s patience, I tell ya.
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posted on
09/26/2020 8:18:00 AM PDT
by
duckman
( Not tired of winning!)
To: JBW1949
To: sodpoodle
A lot depends on whether seniors ever used computers during their work careers. I’ve had a personal computer since 1983. There are some seniors with much experience and knowledge of computers.
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posted on
09/26/2020 8:21:32 AM PDT
by
Will88
(The only people opposing voter ID are those benefiting from voter fraud.)
To: PIF
Oldie but goodie and one of my favorites. Help desk call:
the cup holder tray that comes out of the front of the computer keeps going back in.
To: sodpoodle
I have a canon printer. I try to keep impact tools out of the room.
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posted on
09/26/2020 8:23:37 AM PDT
by
Cold Heart
(Portland Voted for IT)
To: lee martell
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posted on
09/26/2020 8:24:45 AM PDT
by
JBW1949
(I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
To: sodpoodle
These one-liners have been around for years and they are pretty funny despite the idea seniors can’t use computers. We should be reminded it was people who are now seniors that created all this technology. Most millennials can’t engineer their way out of wet paper bag.
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posted on
09/26/2020 8:25:23 AM PDT
by
ConservativeInPA
("War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." - George Orwell, 1984)
To: Redwood71
Do new phones have cliff edge sensors in them?
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posted on
09/26/2020 8:28:26 AM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
To: Cold Heart
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posted on
09/26/2020 8:28:43 AM PDT
by
hercuroc
To: sodpoodle
My first hand story is from the early 2000s. I was working for a small book publisher that only had computers in typesetting, the press floor, and order entry.
I was getting them up to speed, including the head editor (in her early 50s) who had never used a computer.
She generally picked up the principles of word processing pretty quickly, though she still wanted to put two spaces after the periods. One day, however, I saw her holding up a sheet of printed paper by the monitor.
It turns out she was holding the paper to try to match the size of the text on the screen to the size of the paper. I suppressed a chuckle, and explained things to her.
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posted on
09/26/2020 8:28:53 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: sodpoodle
My first hand story is from the early 2000s. I was working for a small book publisher that only had computers in typesetting, the press floor, and order entry.
I was getting them up to speed, including the head editor (in her early 50s) who had never used a computer.
She generally picked up the principles of word processing pretty quickly, though she still wanted to put two spaces after the periods. One day, however, I saw her holding up a sheet of printed paper by the monitor.
It turns out she was holding the paper to try to match the size of the text on the screen to the size of the paper. I suppressed a chuckle, and explained things to her.
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posted on
09/26/2020 8:28:53 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: sodpoodle
PEBKAC error. Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair.
To: sodpoodle; All
McAfee IS a virus, and so is Norton.
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posted on
09/26/2020 8:31:08 AM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
To: Will88
some of us even work in IT
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posted on
09/26/2020 8:31:50 AM PDT
by
Mom MD
To: SmokingJoe
I am an older fart.
Digital? Yes. Worked for them for awhile.
IBM DOS, MS DOS, IBM PC, to modern computers and OSs. Smart phones, only as a user.
Apple. A little. Apple make a good product but it is not a good value. I have been burned too many times.
Interesting story... the evolution of all things computer.
WinTel have changed our lives forever, employed hundreds of millions of people, made trillions of dollars for companies.
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posted on
09/26/2020 8:33:45 AM PDT
by
dhs12345
To: sodpoodle
Steve Jobs goal was to make the computer as easy to use as any other appliance, like a fridge or toaster.
I guess they still have a ways to go.
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posted on
09/26/2020 8:35:04 AM PDT
by
aquila48
(Do not let them make you care! Guilting you is how they control you.)
To: SmokingJoe
You forgot to shake your cane at us and scream, “You kids stay off of my lawn! “
j/k
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posted on
09/26/2020 8:35:24 AM PDT
by
Ignatz
(Winner of a prestigious 1960 Y-chromosome award!)
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