people without computers

MRnotlob606

Computers have been around Quite a while now and most Irish people own one, However some people do not have one.I know a Doctor who has no Computer in his office and two of my friends do not have computers either.does it sound strange to you that somebody in Ireland doesn't own a computer in this day and age ?

UCDVet

When I look at how I spend my time online....it seems like not having a computer might be a good thing.

19543261

I'm sure they get by fine with their wireless and their picture box.

MonstaMash

Not really, some people just missed the whole PC revolution & opted to stay blissfully in the era they were accustomed to...

Personally, I'd be fookd without my PC's / broadband / smart-phone etc.

Daqster

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

Computers have been around Quite a while now and most Irish people own one, However some people do not have one.I know a Doctor who has no Computer in his office and two of my friends do not have computers either.does it sound strange to you that somebody in Ireland doesn't own a computer in this day and age ?

Christopher Eccleston?

19543261

UCDVet wrote: »

When I look at how I spend my time online....it seems like not having a computer might be a good thing.

I doubt it. If you're not managing your time productively now, you'd just be passively absorbing some other entertainment.

looking_around

yes, normally the older generation though Seem to know many 50+ without comps.

I know 57 year old, who just got one, is terrified to anything more than skype on it.
Tried to download a game for him he freaked out. "No, No, I don't want it anymore, Don't know what it'll do the computer, I may not know how to use it" I was right there to show him, and patiently, but he wasn't having it \=.

What I really don't get, is the odd younger gen being afraid of computers/not knowing the basics. \=

damke_1

em it sounds to me more than strange,l i do appreciate a day off and away from my gadgets but i think there is no way in hell i would be able to live without my computer now. i mean just think of all the work we finish using a PC, to be honest I think i wouldn't be able to live without one, how would i set up a home cinema without one what about you MRnotlob606?? could you get rid of yours now?

damke_1

19543261 wrote: »

I doubt it. If you're not managing your time productively now, you'd just be passively absorbing some other entertainment.

agreed, if you would like to see how much time you spend or better say waste, just keep a time track, you can even use excel for it, start with the time you get up till the time you go to bed, (8:00 am, 8:30 am and so on) and write in detail what you did not just like i was on facebook, go in details so you find out where you spend the time so you can correct it, worked for me :cool:

Wacker The Attacker

How am I supposed to look at Cytherea's lovely fanny without a computer?

Or should that be a cumputer

Capt'n Midnight

on the plus side they aren't getting bombared by banner ads and google isn't tracking them

and they don't upset about slow internet

MRnotlob606

damke_1 wrote: »

em it sounds to me more than strange,l i do appreciate a day off and away from my gadgets but i think there is no way in hell i would be able to live without my computer now. i mean just think of all the work we finish using a PC, to be honest I think i wouldn't be able to live without one, how would i set up a home cinema without one what about you MRnotlob606?? could you get rid of yours now?

well when im not on a computer im normally just reading a book or out with friends,It does feel quite alienating without a computer, I dont think my friends are too bothered about getting a computer,never asked them why they dont have one certainly isn't for financial reasons

MRnotlob606

it really puzzles me

Cantona's Collars

What about people who spend hundreds on a laptop but don't bother with broadband,I actually know a couple of those,bizarre thought process.

Roadtoad

No tv or TV licence in this house, never was since we came here 30 years ago. Not the same thing, but perhaps not all that different either. The interweb has eroded the charm though.
House quiet atm, all gone off to the library for a stash of paper Christmas books.

MRnotlob606

zerks wrote: »

What about people who spend hundreds on a laptop but don't bother with broadband,I actually know a couple of those,bizarre thought process.

maybe the want to play minesweeper ? lol

Cee-Jay-Cee

My 87 year old neighbour has no computer, he doesn't even have a phone line. Weirdo, not willing to change with the times...

Cantona's Collars

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

maybe the want to play minesweeper ? lol

One girl told me she plays solitaire and that's about it,a deck of cards is €2.Was talking to a woman the other day in Argos,told her I reserved stuff online,she babbled on about not using a computer or having a clue about smartphones,this woman has 14 yr old boys,so it's not as if she's Peig Sayers.

endacl

I was given a second hand dell laptop about five years ago. Still the one I use today. If I hadn't been given a computer, I wouldn't have bought one. As I'll never have to type another essay again, I'm not sure I'd bother replacing this one when it goes kaboom. They're handy, but they're not necessary. Take this post here for example. I'm having a coffee while waiting for somebody. I'm killing time on boards. If I was at home, I wouldn't be online. The small bit of internettin' I do is generally done on the phone while out and about.

damke_1

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

well when im not on a computer im normally just reading a book or out with friends,It does feel quite alienating without a computer, I dont think my friends are too bothered about getting a computer,never asked them why they dont have one certainly isn't for financial reasons

well i know the feeling, i did try a few days without my android phone and i took my mothers old phone (i just can't tell you which phone i am too ashamed lol)
it felt kind of strange at first but then i started to think what if i get an urgent email from my employers, i can do without my computer no problem but not longer than day, i think your friends enjoy the free time too much to have it taken away by machines:pac:

MRnotlob606

damke_1 wrote: »

well i know the feeling, i did try a few days without my android phone and i took my mothers old phone (i just can't tell you which phone i am too ashamed lol)
it felt kind of strange at first but then i started to think what if i get an urgent email from my employers, i can do without my computer no problem but not longer than day, i think your friends enjoy the free time too much to have it taken away by machines:pac:

well they certainly get more women then ive ever

damke_1

Roadtoad wrote: »

No tv or TV licence in this house, never was since we came here 30 years ago. Not the same thing, but perhaps not all that different either. The interweb has eroded the charm though.
House quiet atm, all gone off to the library for a stash of paper Christmas books.

what is a tv xD omg i just remembered i have one, i can't remember the last time I sat down to watch a show on tv i use my computers for everything, but i do read books though, the last thing i read was what most successful people do before breakfast by Laura Vanderkam. i think what you do is respectable and we should all do more reading

aaronjumper

I don't have a computer. Posting this from my Xbox.
I really miss a keyboard at times like this.

Bogan

It took me years to convince my mum to get one. She always said she wouldn't know how to work one but I kept saying if you can work a mobile you will be able to work it too. Eventually she gave in and bought a cheap netbook I picked for her to start with. That was about 2 years ago and now she's never off it. She even went to a wee class at her community house to learn even more of the basics. Her netbook got broke and she was on the phone saying how hard it was without it for things like even checking her bank and paying bills and this time she wanted me to pick her out a decent notebook.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Liam Gallagher is a famous technophobe, he spoke recently about his agent working his Twitter account on his behalf and his ongoing basic computer skills trials. Also a great defender of the physical copy of music recordings, making a point of releasing the Beady Eye album 'Be' on vinyl. He's not a hipster he's old school even though he's only 41.

meoklmrk91

I think for anyone say under 40, it's a bit strange for me if they don't have a computer. I am a complete and utter nerd and hate even being offline for a few hours and while I understand that other people aren't nearly as bad as me I just don't know what people do with their time if they don't have the Internet.

The whole buying a laptop and skipping the broadband thing reminded me of y friends house, they have broadband but no computer and use the broadband on their phones, they borrow a laptop every now and then but that's it, I find it very strange.

whatdoicare

You need computers for even basic things now, my folks are getting more and more frustrsted that they have to rely on me to do things for them online, like pay bills or book holidays. They realise doing it old school is costing them money
My Dad has even started an Internet course!

Teyla Emmagan

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Liam Gallagher is a famous technophobe, he spoke recently about his agent working his Twitter account on his behalf and his ongoing basic computer skills trials. Also a great defender of the physical copy of music recordings, making a point of releasing the Beady Eye album 'Be' on vinyl. He's not a hipster he's old school even though he's only 41.

He's Liam Gallagher. He's probably doesn't use Twitter because he can't read and write much. We can only be grateful to be spared his delusional ramblings anyway.

lau1247

endacl wrote: »

I was given a second hand dell laptop about five years ago. Still the one I use today. If I hadn't been given a computer, I wouldn't have bought one. As I'll never have to type another essay again, I'm not sure I'd bother replacing this one when it goes kaboom. They're handy, but they're not necessary. Take this post here for example. I'm having a coffee while waiting for somebody. I'm killing time on boards. If I was at home, I wouldn't be online. The small bit of internettin' I do is generally done on the phone while out and about.

That is all fine and good for simple things but not everything is accessible with mobile or that mobile doesn't contain the feature a computer packs.. I agree mobile is handy but sometimes one just need to go with pc

JustAddWater

Don't get what the big fuss is all about myself


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BrokenArrows

Id be concerned with that doctors compitance!

damke_1

CJC999 wrote: »

My 87 year old neighbour has no computer, he doesn't even have a phone line. Weirdo, not willing to change with the times...

he is 87 why the hell would he need one xD if i was 87 id sell everything i have and move to bora bora to live in peace

holystungun9

UCDVet wrote: »

When I look at how I spend my time online....it seems like not having a computer might be a good thing.

On the other hand, where else will you get 34+ people 'thanking' you for just saying something?

kneemos

holystungun9 wrote: »

On the other hand, where else will you get 34+ people 'thanking' you for just saying something?

The Pulpit.

Happyman42

endacl wrote: »

I was given a second hand dell laptop about five years ago. Still the one I use today. If I hadn't been given a computer, I wouldn't have bought one. As I'll never have to type another essay again, I'm not sure I'd bother replacing this one when it goes kaboom. They're handy, but they're not necessary. Take this post here for example. I'm having a coffee while waiting for somebody. I'm killing time on boards. If I was at home, I wouldn't be online. The small bit of internettin' I do is generally done on the phone while out and about.

6,200 post on Boards? :eek:

DeadHand

These people will never know we're talking about them.

The internet's great! I'm in the process of conducting a very lucrative financial deal with a member of the Nigerian royal family.

Gran Hermano

They're missing out on "young girls in your care home who want to chat"

Temptamperu

Computers? Never use them.

LordSutch

Luddites? < questionmark.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=luddite

Akrasia

Roadtoad wrote: »

No tv or TV licence in this house, never was since we came here 30 years ago. Not the same thing, but perhaps not all that different either. The interweb has eroded the charm though.
House quiet atm, all gone off to the library for a stash of paper Christmas books.

So you've never seen Father Ted then?

Or any of the spectacular David Attenborough nature documentaries?

Or any Horizon science documentaries?

Or do you just download them on your computer?

Putin

JustAddWater wrote: »

Don't get what the big fuss is all about myself


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lau1247

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lau1247

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cassid

my gp just got one, on Friday he was trying to type a prescription and got so fed up ended writing in down on paper. He said he barely knows how to use it! he's a brillant doctor so no probs forgiving his lack of techno skills

JohnMearsheimer

When I was a court clerk I used to get letters from County Registrars written on typewriters. This was about 2006 and I thought typewriters were long gone. Corresponding with them was an absolute pain because of the time it would take with all the toing and froing.

My Dad took a computer course when he retired. I think Word and Excel was a bit much for him and he had no interest or use for these things. He has used the internet more since the course though. We got him a smart phone for his birthday and he's getting a tablet for Christmas. He loves his banking app, he was just ringing the bank before to track his finances. He loves horse racing and he's always watching old horse races on Youtube now. I still have to buy anything he needs from the internet, book tickets and pay his bills for him on my laptop. In the new year I'll sit him down and show him how to do these things and hopefully he'll be able to do it himself after a little while. He is definitely making progress though. My uncle (in his 70s) would not even know how to turn on a computer. He would often ring me to ask me to check something out for him on the internet. It's usually something you'd find on Wikipedia so I'd print it out and post it to him. No sending links to him

MRnotlob606

JohnMearsheimer wrote: »

When I was a court clerk I used to get letters from County Registrars written on typewriters. This was about 2006 and I thought typewriters were long gone. Corresponding with them was an absolute pain because of the time it would take with all the toing and froing.

My Dad took a computer course when he retired. I think Word and Excel was a bit much for him and he had no interest or use for these things. He has used the internet more since the course though. We got him a smart phone for his birthday and he's getting a tablet for Christmas. He loves his banking app, he was just ringing the bank before to track his finances. He loves horse racing and he's always watching old horse races on Youtube now. I still have to buy anything he needs from the internet, book tickets and pay his bills for him on my laptop. In the new year I'll sit him down and show him how to do these things and hopefully he'll be able to do it himself after a little while. He is definitely making progress though. My uncle (in his 70s) would not even know how to turn on a computer. He would often ring me to ask me to check something out for him on the internet. It's usually something you'd find on Wikipedia so I'd print it out and post it to him. No sending links to him

I like your username, ive read one of john mearhsheimers books

Stokolan

My mother used to complain I was spending too much time on my computer years ago.

Now at the age of 67 she lives on Facebook playing all the games on it.

My father is 68 and he uses Photoshop a lot. He only started using it 4 years ago.

JohnMearsheimer

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

I like your username, ive read one of john mearhsheimers books

I was reading one of them when I registered on Boards and couldn't think of a username. The name speaks a lot of sense.

damke_1

Temptamperu wrote: »

Computers? Never use them.

hahahahha never use computers? did you make 3342 posts with your calculator ??

randomperson12

broadband in this country sucks becaiuse its slow plus wat the hell you can t buy fiber cabinets