30-09-2011, 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by dandysmom
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Ah, I see your problem. Any chance you could talk to your grandson to just pop by as if it were a regular visit, and then mention casually that he'd heard about the new tablet and would like to see it .... then go from there? Burton-on-Trent..... that's where my paternal side of the family emigrated from back in the late 1800s!! Small world.
30-09-2011, 11:50 PM
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As for me, early this year I bought a laptop for myself, finished up with a wi fi mouse to run it and then gave it to my daughter, I found I was spending too much time on there, whereas on the tower I have to go to my spare room which has no distractions, I am happy to be with what I am most comfortable with.
30-09-2011, 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Meg
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I couldn't get on with the Ipad , I am no good where I have to use my fingers to control things, likewise with the laptop I need to use a mouse for control 
01-10-2011, 07:53 AM
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Aitch, I do not have an iPad so maybe I should go and buy one so that I will know what I am talking about.First of all, do not be afraid of any new technology because computers, iPad etc are stupid machines, they only tell you what they have been told, they are like gossiping people.
Second, before trying to use the gadget fully learn what it can do and how it works. Manuals are the best place to start learning about something followed by the internet.
Any term you do not understand type it into Google and there is your explaination.
I just watched this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YvCr1UMxkA and it helped me slightly.
The biggest stumbling block for your brother is his own attitude to wanting to know about it. Most people faced with a computer for the first time think it is to complicated for them and if they carry that feeling into how they use it then the computer is no more than a pencil and paper.
If you look at one thing first and get to know how that works before moving on to another part then it is simple to learn, like a child learns to walk, one step at a time.
http://http://www.apple.com/ipad/find-my-ipad-setup/
http://http://www.howtogeek.com/howt...and-tutorials/
http://http://mashable.com/2010/04/03/ipad-setup/
Maybe these will help.
Now, Mmmmm, where can I get an iPad fast?
01-10-2011, 10:07 AM
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Antibrown, one of the problems with my brother is, he can not access the Internet, and as for reading the manual, you have to download it from the Internet, and if you dont know how to get on there, well that's the catch 22 question, and as I said earlier, the manual is 198 pages long, I am not afraid of technology, but my bro is a complete novice, why his daughter didnt get him an ordinary laptop to start with I dont know, well we will have to see what happens, another thing with my brother is, he has a very short fuse, if you get my drift.
01-10-2011, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by dandysmom
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Antibrown, yes! And Azz has been very very helpful when I had a tech question; I know he's busy but always found time to reply. I was almost 74 when I got my first computer; am on my second now.
I know a lady who's 92 and loves her computer and has recently upgraded to one of the touch screen types.
01-10-2011, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Meg
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I couldn't get on with the Ipad , I am no good where I have to use my fingers to control things, likewise with the laptop I need to use a mouse for control
01-10-2011, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Antibrown
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Aitch, I do not have an iPad so maybe I should go and buy one so that I will know what I am talking about.First of all, do not be afraid of any new technology because computers, iPad etc are stupid machines, they only tell you what they have been told, they are like gossiping people.
Second, before trying to use the gadget fully learn what it can do and how it works. Manuals are the best place to start learning about something followed by the internet.
Any term you do not understand type it into Google and there is your explaination.
I just watched this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YvCr1UMxkA and it helped me slightly.
The biggest stumbling block for your brother is his own attitude to wanting to know about it. Most people faced with a computer for the first time think it is to complicated for them and if they carry that feeling into how they use it then the computer is no more than a pencil and paper.
If you look at one thing first and get to know how that works before moving on to another part then it is simple to learn, like a child learns to walk, one step at a time.
http://http://www.apple.com/ipad/find-my-ipad-setup/
http://http://www.howtogeek.com/howt...and-tutorials/
http://http://mashable.com/2010/04/03/ipad-setup/
Maybe these will help.
Now, Mmmmm, where can I get an iPad fast?
01-10-2011, 03:22 PM
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Oh I feel sorry for your brother, I know exactly how he feels, its no use you cannot teach old dogs new tricks, I also have a TV thats got all sorts on it but I cant use anything other than the the on and off switch.Havent got a mobile phone as I cant hear it ringing or see the numbers, lifes a bitch.|
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