people without computers

damke_1 · 22-12-2013 05:51PM

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 · 22-12-2013 06:29PM

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 · 22-12-2013 06:31PM

holystungun9 wrote: »

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

The Pulpit.

Happyman42 · 22-12-2013 06:39PM

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 · 22-12-2013 07:48PM

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 · 22-12-2013 07:54PM

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

Temptamperu · 22-12-2013 08:53PM

Computers? Never use them.

LordSutch · 22-12-2013 09:05PM

Luddites? < questionmark.

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

Akrasia · 22-12-2013 09:12PM

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 · 22-12-2013 09:13PM

JustAddWater wrote: »

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

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I absolutely agree.

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lau1247 · 22-12-2013 11:36PM

Putin wrote: »

I absolutely agree.

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CarrickMcJoe · 22-12-2013 11:50PM

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23-12-2013 12:13AM

lau1247 wrote: »

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As a former cw operator I didn't need the link /k

cassid · 23-12-2013 03:16AM

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 · 23-12-2013 03:57AM

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 · 23-12-2013 09:41AM

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 · 23-12-2013 09:50AM

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 · 23-12-2013 09:34PM

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 · 23-12-2013 09:34PM

Temptamperu wrote: »

Computers? Never use them.

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

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randomperson12 · 23-12-2013 09:38PM

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

MRnotlob606 · 23-12-2013 09:39PM

me and the lack used to be sexting on the oul tamigotchis back in the day

Paramite Pie · 23-12-2013 10:52PM

meoklmrk91 wrote: »

I just don't know what people do with their time if they don't have the Internet.

I think it's a bit sad if you can't figure that out to be honest. I mostly use the internet for to help with research or in general to look something up. Occasionally I post on a forum.

For my free time I like to actually do stuff and go places. It's good to get out of the house. Some weekends I go hiking with friends or just hang out somewhere for coffee/lunch. At home I like to cook so I often prepare my own sauces and marinades, I enjoy taking my time with it, it's quite relaxing actually. (internet is a great source of recipes so it helped this hobby grow). I play guitar to so sometimes I play that.

I recently signed up for netflix so my internet time will bump up significantly since I've alot of shows to catch up on. But that replaces TV so it balances out. I don't get withdrawal symptoms without the internet though, in fact I'm starting to enjoy life more and more that less I use it!!

lau1247 · 23-12-2013 11:30PM

Paramite Pie wrote: »

I think it's a bit sad if you can't figure that out to be honest.

institutionalized, that's what it is

playedalive · 24-12-2013 01:30AM

hmmm the next thread it will be people without smartphones. I just don't like touchscreen phones at all.

People who can live mostly without computers probably have more interesting hobbies.

Stained Class · 24-12-2013 02:24AM

The tech just seems to move so fast these days. I'd say most people over 40,such as myself, are punch-drunk with all the new developments.

Jeez. I remember when Colour TV was the cutting edge of technology.

People still lived and breathed & got on with their lives.

Mad innit?

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 24-12-2013 04:35AM

I just have my smartphone.

I have a laptop there somewhere but I need a charger for it and meh couldn't be bothered

randomperson12 · 24-12-2013 10:36AM

tv is getting worse i barel wacht it

MRnotlob606 · 24-12-2013 10:40AM

tv is just being bombarded with sitcoms

Dravokivich · 24-12-2013 11:04AM

Could go quite happily without having one at home. But since I have'em,I'm not gonna go throw'em away. I can't stand the way there seems to be an expectation that everyone has one and has access to the internet, with a lot of companies pushing their customer support through online webforms.

Potential-Monke · 24-12-2013 11:29AM

Don't watch normal TV anymore, don't seem to have an arial point coming into the house (got a Saorview box but there doesn't appear to be an arial!). Watch what i want on Netflix, but my PC is hooked up to the TV and i'm mostly gaming.

Wouldn't be able to live without my tech, be it the laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc. I'm a tech junkie, and if i had the money the house would be full of useless but cool tech gadgets!

I feel sorry for the older (and sometimes younger) generation who can't do tech, they're missing out on so much which i'm sure they'd enjoy. But the downside is that the internet is so unfriendly to non-tech people it's scary to them.

One word of advice for someone trying to get relatives into the internet, buy Eset NOD32, it won't allow them to install/open anything dodgy. Best anti-virus on the market!

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