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  • baumy300
    Most Valuable Pepe
    • May 2005
    • 3998

    #15721
    Re: Off Topic 2012

    Originally posted by Bighoff
    Damn! In 2012 your Dad can't turn on a computer?! My old man is semi tech savy and just now starting to fall behind the times.
    Yeah, well my dad can beat your dad up.
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    • Fresh Tendrils
      Strike Hard and Fade Away
      • Jul 2002
      • 36131

      #15722
      Re: Off Topic 2012




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      • AUChase
        Hall Of Fame
        • Jul 2008
        • 19403

        #15723
        Re: Off Topic 2012

        My mom isn't that great with computers. She's learning, but it's a slow process. She just learned how to attach a file to an email.

        I usually just try my best to play dumb and let her learn on her own. I know it's mean, but I learned everything on my own.

        I was your average kid that played sports through school and stuff, but I could design a complete website template in photoshop and do the cut/slice and have it organized for anyone to download and use, before I was even in highschool.

        Then, I got in to high school and started dating and having a social life and I slowly, but surely, forgot how to do most everything

        It's true what they say. If you don't use it, you'll lose it.


        My dad, on the other hand, is very tech-savvy.

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        • areobee401
          Hall Of Fame
          • Apr 2006
          • 16771

          #15724
          Re: Off Topic 2012

          Originally posted by Bighoff
          Damn! In 2012 your Dad can't turn on a computer?! My old man is semi tech savy and just now starting to fall behind the times.
          He refuses to use or own a cell phone. My mother made him have one in case of an emergency. Just your basic flip phone with no special features. After about a month he just flat out stopped using it. Never could figure out how to use the thing.

          The guy's as booksmart as they come. Just don't ask him to operate anything involving buttons lol. He did learn how to use the DVR a little over a year ago though. So I'm proud of him for that.
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          • Bighoff
            The Bird is the word
            • Jul 2002
            • 5312

            #15725
            Re: Off Topic 2012

            Originally posted by baumy300
            Yeah, well my dad can beat your dad up.
            I don't doubt it, my dad is old.
            I've heard this "patience is a virtue" junk all my life. I'm happy to say I have no virtue, no scruples, and no desire to wait too long for anything. In my humble opinion instant gratification takes too long!

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            • Fresh Tendrils
              Strike Hard and Fade Away
              • Jul 2002
              • 36131

              #15726
              Re: Off Topic 2012

              If my dad is interested in something and we show him how to do it, he will be good until some type of unforseen error or problem happens. We got him an iPod for Christmas and he can manage that pretty well.

              My mother, on the other hand, while being more "savvy" is less inclined to pick up on things. She's been wanting us to show her how to scan/import pictures and then uploading them to facebook. Her only real problem is the facebook part and admittedly I sometimes have problems with facebook uploads because they always ****ing change **** around so you have to hunt. Plus, their photo upload onsite isn't intuitive at all.



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              • AUChase
                Hall Of Fame
                • Jul 2008
                • 19403

                #15727
                Re: Off Topic 2012

                My parents do not and will not ever have a Facebook.

                They use the internet a lot, but they won't ever have a FB...

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                • BurghFan
                  #BurghProud
                  • Jul 2009
                  • 10043

                  #15728
                  Re: Off Topic 2012

                  Originally posted by Fresh Tendrils
                  If my dad is interested in something and we show him how to do it, he will be good until some type of unforseen error or problem happens. We got him an iPod for Christmas and he can manage that pretty well.

                  My mother, on the other hand, while being more "savvy" is less inclined to pick up on things. She's been wanting us to show her how to scan/import pictures and then uploading them to facebook. Her only real problem is the facebook part and admittedly I sometimes have problems with facebook uploads because they always ****ing change **** around so you have to hunt. Plus, their photo upload onsite isn't intuitive at all.
                  Sounds like one of my aunts. She once posted on her facebook wall that she couldn't figure out how to upload a picture for her profile and me and someone else responded trying to give her instructions on how to do so. She apparently still hasn't figured it out as she still has the default avatar. Oh, and she somehow has 2 FB accounts and is friends with herself
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                  • Mo
                    SSN
                    • May 2003
                    • 11425

                    #15729
                    Re: Off Topic 2012

                    My dad has never touched a computer
                    Don't you EVER read my blog? It's gotten a lot better.

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                    • slickdtc
                      Grayscale
                      • Aug 2004
                      • 17125

                      #15730
                      Re: Off Topic 2012

                      My dad thinks he knows what he's doing
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                      • thaima1shu
                        Robot
                        • Feb 2004
                        • 5598

                        #15731
                        Re: Off Topic 2012

                        My mom doesn't speak English very well but she does know how to use Google, play Flash games, and watch YouTube videos. I'm so proud of her.

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                        • dickey1331
                          Everyday is Faceurary!
                          • Sep 2009
                          • 14285

                          #15732
                          My dad doesn't text but my grandfather does. He even has a iPhone and my dad has some old *** phone.


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                          • Fresh Tendrils
                            Strike Hard and Fade Away
                            • Jul 2002
                            • 36131

                            #15733
                            Re: Off Topic 2012

                            Amazon just e-mailed to notify me that my delivery of Alabama Shakes' Boys & Girls on vinyl couldn't be delivered because it required a signature and couldn't be left unattended.

                            WTF, UPS? I have never had to sign for any music/movie/video game purchase and apparently they've had no problems leaving packages unattended before now. The package was supposed to come yesterday, so this is really cool.



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                            • AUChase
                              Hall Of Fame
                              • Jul 2008
                              • 19403

                              #15734
                              Re: Off Topic 2012

                              I usually have no problems catching UPS. They run around 5:30-6pm..

                              FedEx, on the other hand, will be here right around 12pm.

                              I've got it figured out, now.

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                              • Fresh Tendrils
                                Strike Hard and Fade Away
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 36131

                                #15735
                                Re: Off Topic 2012

                                At my parent's house they run in the afternoon/early evening, but at my new place they seem to deliver between 11-2.



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