I'm thankful that most of my family are adept at using computers, myself and my dad especially. Although my Mum, rarely uses the computer, but when she does she seems to get on fine with it.
SON!! I broke the computer!!
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Unluckilly I am the most popular tech guy at my 6th form (not really saying much) so I amusually the one that always get's asked to fix computers, even the teachers ask, but thankfully at home my dad has the sense to ask me if something is safe to download if it looks slightly dodgy, and let me set up the network and the antivirus on his laptop. Unfortunately I have to share my pc with my little brother, and somehow he managed to get 20 viruses in one day while I was at a friends, which I was pissed about as I have spent a total of £400 on this computer (I got some awesome deals), and he has spent £10 (on a mouse no less) and insists that I give him an equal amount of time on it. Also my mother is pretty computer illiterate, but is usually sensible when she does have to go on one, so I suppose I don't have it so bad.
Well thankfully both of my parents now can operate a computer in the capacity that they need. Which is to say "email and Internet, maybe Word". This took years of careful tutelage though, and they still don't really trust me when I make improvements. Paradoxically I'm apparently the only one who can set up a computer or computer accessory (which I always say is basically just plugging things into the holes they fit).
They always used to blame me when computer problems arose. But since I've got my own laptop I always say: "I download and run more stuff on my computer than you probably ever will and it always works better than the computers you use." Being rational people they see the facts.
My brother isn't much better, but at least he knows how to install something and navigate the file system (and uses Firefox).
They always used to blame me when computer problems arose. But since I've got my own laptop I always say: "I download and run more stuff on my computer than you probably ever will and it always works better than the computers you use." Being rational people they see the facts.
My brother isn't much better, but at least he knows how to install something and navigate the file system (and uses Firefox).
A little standard here, if someone's not a teenage boy/young man they either can't do shit with computers/don't know shit OR they (like my dad) can do stuff, but are slow as hell at doing it, always picking the most complicated/stupid/unnecessary way to do it.
Seriously though, that's how I feel it's like. My grandma for example couldn't read all that was written in mails she got, so I checked it out. It was just that the window had been moved a bit out to the side so all wasn't on the screen. Another example was when me and my dad were to help them fix Skype. Ever tried to find a still working version of Skype for WINDOWS 95??? At least we found a really old version that still worked... BUT STILL, 95??? And they had problems with finding stuff in folders and such. And they're using 95... =.="
Seriously though, that's how I feel it's like. My grandma for example couldn't read all that was written in mails she got, so I checked it out. It was just that the window had been moved a bit out to the side so all wasn't on the screen. Another example was when me and my dad were to help them fix Skype. Ever tried to find a still working version of Skype for WINDOWS 95??? At least we found a really old version that still worked... BUT STILL, 95??? And they had problems with finding stuff in folders and such. And they're using 95... =.="
Buying your parents a Mac is a bad thing? My mother loves her Macbook, and instead of using a computer only a few times a month, she uses it almost every day now. Not to mention, its a lot harder for the computer illiterate to mess up a Macbook with viruses 'n what not. I've never had her have any trouble with trying to use PC programs; most anything she wants to use has a mac version.Sebenko said:
My mother isn't very amusing with computers, though; she just gets frustrated. And when she's frustrated, I'm scared.
Someone in my church thought her computer would explode (literally) if she was missing a cable. The missing cable was a VGA cable to the monitor from the tower, and she had the DVI cable plugged in so the the VGA cable would be redundant.
This is one of many examples.
This is one of many examples.
My dad, while generally pretty tech-savvy, uses the "hunt/peck" method of typing and it drives me up the wall to no end. (Then again, we can't all be the 90wpm elite like me...)
But to be fair, I can't text-message as quickly as he does on the cellphone. XD
But to be fair, I can't text-message as quickly as he does on the cellphone. XD
I am kinda the same way in my own family. Though usually the only thing I've ever had a problem with is the strange attraction to IE. I've tried for years to get my mother to use Firefox, but she believes in IE. I don't understand why IE is still being used, just the other day I "overheard" someone saying that IE is the most stable and fastest browser. The person talked about how insecure Firefox was, and how glitchy Chrome is. I was utterly speechless, and I had thought I was overhearing a Microsoft salesman talk. Nope, it was some middle aged women who was acting the part of computer genius to her friend.
Back when I first used a computer, I went into a weird folder and deleted some stuff to "make it look all tidy."
... I deleted some stuff in the main folder. After we turned it off it wouldn't start up again properly. xD We had to reset it to factory settings somehow.
My bad...
I'm a lot better now!
... I deleted some stuff in the main folder. After we turned it off it wouldn't start up again properly. xD We had to reset it to factory settings somehow.
My bad...
I'm a lot better now!
To be fair, FreeArc does compress files into a .exe, but I highly doubt that it is.blue_guy said:
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sky14kemea said:Back when I first used a computer, I went into a weird folder and deleted some stuff to "make it look all tidy."
... I deleted some stuff in the main folder. After we turned it off it wouldn't start up again properly. xD We had to reset it to factory settings somehow.
My bad...
I'm a lot better now!
I had a friend do that, he somehow managed to delete system32.
I am a computer engineer, so even my school teachers ask for help. The best time was arriving 30 mins late because my motor bike broke down, and he let me off for helping him with his laptop issues. I simply told him to get a new one.
It really annoys me though that people will come running straight to me without even trying the simplest of actions. Most of the time its as simple as CTRL-ALT-Delete
Ah dittoAndyRock said:
It really annoys me though that people will come running straight to me without even trying the simplest of actions. Most of the time its as simple as CTRL-ALT-Delete
Gah...
I once spent 30 minutes trying to teach my grandad how to double click. It was a brutal hell...First three times he clicked the right-mouse button. The rest of the time his finger either slipped off the mouse or he clicked wrongly. It was fun but irratitating.
ATLEAST I GOT PAID!!
I once spent 30 minutes trying to teach my grandad how to double click. It was a brutal hell...First three times he clicked the right-mouse button. The rest of the time his finger either slipped off the mouse or he clicked wrongly. It was fun but irratitating.
ATLEAST I GOT PAID!!