THE “I”S TAKE IT c 2012 JoJo
I think I must be behind the times – big time. I don’t own an I-Pad, I-phone or “I” anything, come to that matter. I do own a cell phone however – oooer – believe me, that’s a big deal for one like me. It doesn’t take photos, access the internet or do anything thrilling and exciting like that – it merely functions as a… phone. My technological skills are so limited, that after I’d purchased it, brought it home and opened it up, I actually had to take it back to the shop where I bought it, and ask them to put it together for me. Then I had to go back to the same store to get them to activate the bugger for me. Gadgets confuse and confound me – always have, always will.
Two things manufacturers do that really pisses me off: 1) they encase the object they’re selling me in tight, inflexible plastic that I have the dickens getting off, usually ending up with stabbing at it angrily with a knife; and 2) Their oh-to-helpful pamphlets of instructions are in such tiny print that I can’t read it, even with reading glasses on – I have to resort to a magnifying glass! Oh and there’s a third thing that riles me – their “user friendly” instructions are gobbledygook as far as I’m concerned.
But everywhere I go, I see people holding these “I” gizmos furiously typing WITH THEIR THUMBS so obviously they are getting something out of it.
As you can see, technologically speaking, I’m a lost cause! 🙁
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Great one jojo, at least I’m not on my own, your ‘I’ problems desribe me to a ‘T’.
I hate to say this Lawrence, but I’m glad I’m not the only one with “I’ problems! Thanks for your comment.
Jo, I don’t have any I pad or I phone but my oldest grandson has a I phone and friend’s have them and also I pads. I think when the I Pad goes down in price I might buy one as I think I would enjoy using it and you can do so much with it.
Hi anne marie – you’re right, you can do a lot with an I Pad, if you can ever understand it, which I think I’d have difficulty doing! lol
If we went back to our teenage years and talked about “I-pods” , “I-phones” and all the other gadgets, internet included, people would say we were dreamers.
Now when I hear people marvelling over these gadgets, they send me to sleep.
Whatever happened to normal conversation instead of a text
I do see your point mart – I’ve heard it said that people nowadays communicate more than they ever did before the marvels of the internet and the gadgetry that’s gone along with it, but good one-onone conversation seems to have flown out of the window, which is a shame.
Thanks for your comment – it is much appreciated.
My kids have them and it is amazing all the things you can do with the apps. So on one hand it would be fun to have one but on the other hand, people are missing out on real conversations with other human beings.
I agree with all of the above. Idon’t have an ” I ” anything either, but Ido have a Touch Phone, which does all of those things jo jo mentioned. All I do is text , take photos (SO smart not ) and receive phone calls. Ican,t afford to use all of the other stuff, and boy there,s a whole menu of it. Iremember why I got a computer. My daughter came to the house with her laptop, and showed me all the messages coming my way after my husband died, so she convinced me to finally buy and learn to use a computer. I found it very difficult, and thought Facebook was ( crap ), excuse me ! However I persisted with determination, and am now thrilled I am reasonably Computer savvy. I love emails, and sending them.Facebook is still a bit ordinary and silly but, I,m in it and so is all my family and faraway friends,so it’s a good way to keep in touch.
I am on my own in some ways tho. Not one of my close friends, neighbours, relatives my age, or daughter,s friends mothers, are or will consider getting a computer. My late husband always said ,” The best computer he could think of was one with an axe stuck in it ” he,d turn over in his grave to think I was right into computers now. Bless his sweet loving nature just the same. He was one in a million.
I’m with you jojo lol
Me too jojo – my mobile is the most basic one you can get – I can’t handle all the “I” thingys!! LOL 🙂
You do very well for yourself with technology, JoJo…anybody who writes a blog online has my respect!