My dad, who has a degree in education and works as a career counselor at a local college, will not properly use bold, italics, or underlining when writing email messages. Instead, he INSISTS on CAPITALIZING certain words for EMPHASIS throughout his WHOLE MESSAGE.
Idiotech
Parents, teachers, bosses, and the general old people population are terrible with technology.
Dj vu
A few months ago, I went to visit my Nana. She had purchased an iPod touch, and asked me to help her set it up. Later that day, she asked me why she couldn't get on the internet. I told her that it was because she didn't have a wireless router, and that she needed to purchase one. She then explained that she didn't want one, because "people could give me viruses". I told her how that wasn't true, how she could set up a password, and so on, but she didn't care. So, she said, "This thing is too damn complicated anyway, you want it?" I happily took it, and thanked her profusely. Fast forward to this month, and my Nana has purchased an iPad, and wants help setting it up. So I set it up. Later that day, she asked me why she couldn't get on the internet. I told her that it was because she didn't have a wireless router, and that she needed to purchase one. She then explained that she didn't want one, because "people could give me viruses". I told her how that wasn't true, how she coud set up a password, and so on, but she din't care. So, she said, "This thing is too damn complicated anyway, you want it?" I happily took it, and thanked her. Today, I was told that she bought a new Ford Edge. I can't wait to visit to help set up her radio presets!
Cell phone battery vs power grid
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My parents just told my sister that they think the can't use their cellphone if the power goes out.
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Well that's one way to do it...
My girlfriend was creating a report and created a different word document for each section. When she realized that she needed to include page numbers, instead of combining them into one document she proceeded to print out 96 pages with only the page numbers on them. Then, insert the pages back into the printer and print each document on top of them.
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"Did you call me?"
I work at a furniture store, and sometimes I'm asked to ride shotgun on one of the delivery trucks. The driver is in his 50's and a bit eccentric. Each truck has a flip-open cell phone to communicate with the store, and this driver is often worried he's missed a call. But instead of looking for the little envelope icon to indicate a missed message, he insists on opening the... Read More »
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Hot Spot
My dad has had an iPhone for quite some time now. No matter how many times that I tell him otherwise, he thinks he can only use safari on it if he turns his personal hotspot on. He also thinks that turning it on will somehow boost his signal. He even has my stepmom log into his hotspot to use the Internet even though she too has an iPhone and hey have a shared data plan.
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Write it down.
So I'm teaching my mom how to use email on her computer. So she's sitting in the desk chair and I'm standing over her shoulder. I say, "Ok, so turn on the computer". She goes, "Hold on." She then stands up, goes to get pencil and paper and proceeds to write down "Turn computer on". I say, "You did not just write that, did you?"
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