![]() 01/29/2019 at 21:43 • Filed to: old people and technology, Parents are weird, parents, facebook, iPad | ![]() | ![]() |
And yes, I sent this to my mom.
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As a 50-something IT guy who has to deal with 20-something users all day, let me just say youth is no guarantee of technological ability.
![]() 01/29/2019 at 21:49 |
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Every rule has an exception.
![]() 01/29/2019 at 22:00 |
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Computer problem at home: I’m gonna google this on my phone and figure it out.
Same problem at work: Nope it’s broke.
![]() 01/29/2019 at 22:00 |
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It’s funny that you bring this up. I had one of the very first iPads, way back in 2010. Of all the people to figure it out and use it like crazy was my the 92-year old grandmother. It’s not like she was into technology, as evidenced by her difficulty using a cordless phone. But she loved that iPad, and every time I would come over to visit, almost the first thing out of her mouth would be “Did you bring the iPad?”
I still have that thing. It’s essentially useless, at least as far as surfing the web is concerned. Other than perhaps mounting it in-dash as an MP3 player I can’t think of what I would do with it. I do have it in a charging stand on my desk and it alerts me and pops up a summary when I get a new email, but that’s about all I use it for . It has no real monetary value, but it does have incredible sentimental value, and I don’t think I could part with it.
![]() 01/30/2019 at 00:25 |
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Yeeeeeeep.
This is every old person who comments on a Nissan ad asking Susan how she’s doing and what the kids are up to.
![]() 01/30/2019 at 00:30 |
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Have you tried turning it off and on again?