Oldie troubled to comprehend computer tech.as with mobile too!?
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You've been given some great answers and it is true, your grandson has probably been around computers all his life. You haven't. I have taught computer basics to senior citizens for 6 years, most of whom never saw or touched a computer before their children or grandchildren gave them one so they could keep in touch by email. It is a world we never envisioned, unless you have worked in computers for 20 years like I have. I'm still learning, believe me! I have a 4-year old great-granddaughter who is now learning. What fun I'm having teaching her! She'll know more than I do.\n\nJust enjoy it, and let the grandson teach grandpa a thing or two. As long as there are forums like this one, you don't have to know a lot, just know when to ask questions. I've always told my "students" there are no dumb questions, only dumb answers!
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What do you mean?? Electronic??\n\nBasic Electronics?? http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~jcgl/Scots_Guide/info/comp/comp.htm\n\nhttp://www.electronics-tutorials.com/basics/basic-electronics.htm
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How to use this computer.  My hubby thinks I am totally ignorant about it.  But I'm not!
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Computers cannot know anything any more than I can...
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Are you technically savvy?  Many people have old computers at home, if you can get them to donate them to the school and then build a lab based on donations.\n\nThe only problem is that usually you need the operating system disks that came with the computer.  In the past I have tried giving away older computers with software on the them, and could not because the schools wanted new,  top of the line hardware.\n\n8 year old kids don't need that.  There are excellent programs out there like Reader Rabbit (I think they are still there) that run on older computers.  \n\nYou really could even get by without an internet connection at that level.\n\nReader Rabbit is great for reading, I think there was a Math rabbit too. I believe it was the learning company, that did this software.  I think there was also science software as well.   \n\nA bowling program can be used for math and don't forget a plain old typing tutor.\n\nUse a spreadsheet for the weather, track the temp, rain, winds, sunshine,  The kids can learn everything there from science and weather forecasting (don't forget clouds etc) to simple statistics-- the average temp, the mean temp, even the bell curve and Standard deviations.\n\nIf you have an internet connections, you can study Pandas and use the Panda cam to watch them.  I think Sea World has some web cams as well.\n\nI guess if I thought about it I can go on and on.\n\nI would love to get involved in something like this, it would be so much fun.  I wish I knew where you were.\n\nI wish all of the questions on Yahoo Ansers were like yours.
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Dear friend,\n          See i will tell you something about computer. They are just like small kids need to handle them very carefully and think what they think. I mean to say that just see that your all programs are installed properly, talking about software they need to be updated and talking about hardware just clean u system once in a week. and try to understand them. rest if you have any problem email me i will help u Hardware and Software
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tell them to use the computer frequently, I learn computing myself without help of anyone, and at that time, I can't even do algebra, I'm still an elementary student when started using computer, playing with it almost everyday since I know computer. And look, now my computer literacy is above most people I know around me.
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Good Joke, Programmer must have died of Exhausion ! Ha Ha Ha...This reminds me, an old incidence, while persuing my Post Graduation, to submit my Dessertation thesis I had to work on "Fortran 20" Computer [Now it may be seen in Museums, if any of them ae left !] where we need to feed data in the form of Punch Cards. I submitted my data and was expecting the results within some minutes. To my surprise and also to the surprise of fellas working there, my results wouldn't come out foe more than 2 hours.......After the through labourious scanning and listing it was found that I had forgotten to add the end card to the programme which used to end the Programme ! And my calculations were getting repeated and repeated and repeated like our Programmer in the Joke !!!
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Amidst all of the ignorance and nonsense posted in response to this question, I'm once again amazed that some of these people even know how to operate a computer.\n\nYeah, I said it.  Some days I just get fed up with you people... :(
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Slow down you move to fast.... That's a line from an old song  you\nprobably don't know!!!   THINK...THE COMPUTER IS A NEW INVENTION.,OR FAIRLY  NEW..if you were such a wiz kid than\nyou would know were to search..Think about  this...it took approx. 9 months for your Mom to make you so computer skilled and her\ngeneration to develop it, and now your embarrassed about it..\nOkay.. Christmas is coming up ...buy her a book entitled computer for DUMMIES... I wish you all the best in the world and may\nyou remember your youth but more those who gave it to ya!!!!
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what computer?\nwho is talking about?
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???? confused here. Lears how to type and maybe I'll understand
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http://books.google.com/books?q=Information+about+the+last+generation+of+computer%3F&ots=eRnTQQcyKD&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title
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How old are you, and do your parents know what you are doing with the computer!!!!!
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I hope this helps:\n\nhttp://scholar.google.com/scholar?num=30&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=elderly+technology+attitude&btnG=Search
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ur preaching 2 th quire.\n\nSorry. I have asked and answered this question several times myself, and just can't seem to wrap my mind around what some of the others are saying.\n\nI have heard that the prevalence of this so-called SMS language is because the young minds on this site (and others) are so thirsty for information that they cannot take time to properly phrase their Q's or A's. I cry "shenanigans." Anyone with a full QWERTY keyboard in front of them has no excuse. \n\nI've also heard that this is an "evolution" of the language, and that if "ppl" understand what is being written, what's the problem? I've got to say that I have a hard time parsing some of the gibberish I read here, so what's the response to that?\n\nWithout clear communication the system breaks down. It's as clear as that. We need more emphasis on clearly getting our thoughts across using the standards that we have agreed on (English spelling and grammar).\n\nI can't say it enough times: I agree, I agree, I agree.\n\nLoved the book, by the way. I even gave a copy to my Dad for Christmas. The sound of irony was deafening.
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Okay, 200 words, look much but in fact not that much...\n\nYou are living in information age/era. To get some work you must use computer nowadays. To get a bit information, you can always count on computer.\n\nNow, if you didn't understand IT, will you get something with conventional ways, e.g phones or books ?\n\nIt is not a necessary to understand fully about IT, just be aware of it and how to use it.