I am so evil... - Page 2

badgoodDeb · 07-07-2008, 05:17 PM

And here I thought you were going to end up by saying "Now I have to buy one for HER, cause she likes it so much" .......

Tsssk. Maybe you skipped that 5 minute button introduction. Specially the all important "house" (home; index) button.

pshrynk · 07-08-2008, 11:02 AM

And just to add a note of surreality, one of the "Similar Threads" listed below is Friedrich Nietzche's "Beyond Good and Evil."

Hmmm...

GeoffC · 07-09-2008, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

The point is, there's a market for the services of the severely technology-impaired.

raises hand...

or "brain-challenged"...

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Originally Posted by slayda

Remember, Nothing is idiot proof to a talented idiot!

I have found this out, much to my chagrin. I seem to either be a talented idiot or to be surrounded by same.

That's why you and me, both, frequent the Lounge; in the hope that some of the attendent goodness gets knocked off onto us...

jerryleejr · 07-09-2008, 10:39 AM

I prefer to call them Technology Adverse, Gadgetry Challenged or simply Dumber than a box of Rocks as the situation dictates.

JJ

zelda_pinwheel · 07-09-2008, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by jerryleejr

I prefer to call them Technology Adverse, Gadgetry Challenged or simply Dumber than a box of Rocks as the situation dictates.

JJ

oh, very nice ! please add that to the colloquialisms thread !!!

GeoffC · 07-10-2008, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by jerryleejr

I prefer to call them Technology Adverse, Gadgetry Challenged or simply Dumber than a box of Rocks as the situation dictates.

JJ

In other words...

"thick"

RWood · 07-10-2008, 12:00 PM

Several years ago I allowed my 85 year old Father-in-law to use my computer to surf the net. He set up a Hotmail account by himself.

He then at the weekly dinner with him he announced that he wanted and that I was giving him a full computer system for his birthday. (This was the first that I had heard about it.) Long story short, he got the system and has used it ever since. I did get an email from him once complaining that he could not send emails.

zelda_pinwheel · 07-10-2008, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by RWood

I did get an email from him once complaining that he could not send emails.

i hope you saved it...

HarryT · 07-10-2008, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Nate the great

I'm not sure how, but she did manage to lose the book several times. One of those times (I'm still trying to repeat this) she somehow managed to go through 6 different books without hitting the menu. I'm stumped by this one.

Now imagine if it had folders. If your Mum can lose books in a linear list, how would she manage with hierarchical folders, do you think?

There really is a very good reason why eBook manufacturers have decided to make the library "flat" on these devices

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bbusybookworm · 07-10-2008, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Now imagine if it had folders. If your Mum can lose books in a linear list, how would she manage with hierarchical folders, do you think?

There really is a very good reason why eBook manufacturers have decided to make the library "flat" on these devices

.

Probably, but it would be nice, if they had the option hidden under advanced settings, which would mean that those of us who want or need that option can use it, while most other people who don't can stick to the linear interface.

nekokami · 07-10-2008, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bbusybookworm

Probably, but it would be nice, if they had the option hidden under advanced settings, which would mean that those of us who want or need that option can use it, while most other people who don't can stick to the linear interface.

I thought that too... and then I thought about the experience that started this thread, and imagined someone trying to undo turning on folders after accidentally setting it....

I still think it would be a good option to have (and I use folders on my iLiad), but I can sort of understand why Amazon marketing didn't want to go there.

jerryleejr · 07-10-2008, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Now imagine if it had folders. If your Mum can lose books in a linear list, how would she manage with hierarchical folders, do you think?

There really is a very good reason why eBook manufacturers have decided to make the library "flat" on these devices

.

My dad got his first computer about four years ago, To this day I still spend hours on the phone with him trying undo something he did, He is always misplacing downloads and attachments from email. If I were a normal tech support guy at say 10 bucks an hour and he was my only customer, I could retire!!

JJ

zelda_pinwheel · 07-11-2008, 07:13 AM

i have a friend who is barely computer literate. she can send a mail, but she needs my help to add a site to her bookmarks (really), to add an address to her address book, to create an automatic signature... and god help me when her wifi needs to be reconfigured.

HarryT · 07-11-2008, 07:20 AM

Exactly, and I think that this is what we have to bear in mind when looking at the feature set of these devices - they are being targetted as people like Jerry's dad and Zelda's friend, not at us computer experts. People like that store ALL their documents on a Windows machine in the "My Documents" folder, and are genuinely clueless about how to find a document should they accidentally put it somewhere else.

BookishDreamer · 07-11-2008, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by jerryleejr

My dad got his first computer about four years ago, To this day I still spend hours on the phone with him trying undo something he did, He is always misplacing downloads and attachments from email. If I were a normal tech support guy at say 10 bucks an hour and he was my only customer, I could retire!!

JJ

When my Dad retired, he wanted me to go help him buy a computer. I refused. No way on God's green earth was I going to be responsible for teaching my parents how to use a computer!

I'm a patient person, but not that patient. Instead I enrolled them in an introduction to computers course offered by the continuing education center at the local college. Boy, was it worth it! At the end of the class, they bought a computer ALL BY THEMSELVES! I was SO proud! They also took a course that covered the basics of Word, e-mail, and internet. I got a few crazy calls during the first year or so but they were fine after that.

Maybe you want to consider sending your Dad back to school?

Dreamer

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07-07-2008, 05:17 PM	#16
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,549 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	And here I thought you were going to end up by saying "Now I have to buy one for HER, cause she likes it so much" ....... Tsssk. Maybe you skipped that 5 minute button introduction. Specially the all important "house" (home; index) button.

07-08-2008, 11:02 AM	#17
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	And just to add a note of surreality, one of the "Similar Threads" listed below is Friedrich Nietzche's "Beyond Good and Evil." Hmmm...

07-09-2008, 10:39 AM	#19
jerryleejr Koby-rific! Posts: 944 Karma: 191112 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 2' From My MacBook Pro Device: Kobo Sage,Kobo Aura One, Glo HD,PRS-T1,PRS-950, PRS 300, PRS 350	I prefer to call them Technology Adverse, Gadgetry Challenged or simply Dumber than a box of Rocks as the situation dictates. JJ

07-10-2008, 12:00 PM	#22
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Several years ago I allowed my 85 year old Father-in-law to use my computer to surf the net. He set up a Hotmail account by himself. He then at the weekly dinner with him he announced that he wanted and that I was giving him a full computer system for his birthday. (This was the first that I had heard about it.) Long story short, he got the system and has used it ever since. I did get an email from him once complaining that he could not send emails.

07-11-2008, 07:13 AM	#28
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i have a friend who is barely computer literate. she can send a mail, but she needs my help to add a site to her bookmarks (really), to add an address to her address book, to create an automatic signature... and god help me when her wifi needs to be reconfigured.

07-11-2008, 07:20 AM	#29
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Exactly, and I think that this is what we have to bear in mind when looking at the feature set of these devices - they are being targetted as people like Jerry's dad and Zelda's friend, not at us computer experts. People like that store ALL their documents on a Windows machine in the "My Documents" folder, and are genuinely clueless about how to find a document should they accidentally put it somewhere else.

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