> I had a similar experience. Technology is moving so fast and my problem
> is I will move ahead with the tech if it interests me. Otherwise I am happy
> to just stay at the level I am at.
>
> My computer experience starts in the 70's. I bought the IBM pc, not
> knowing a thing about it. By the time windows come to the computing scene,
> I was
> able to program games and such in MSDOS basica. I was actually pretty
> good. Advancing to the interweb I got to experience viral attacks and
> complete
> computer lock ups. I had to learn how to get around this and to combat
> future attacks. I learned a lot about backups at this time. And I did beat
> the viral attacks eventually. today I am running several operating
> systems, WinXP, Win7, Win8.1, ubuntu and LINUX. I favor my desk tops but
> have a
> Lenovo Ideapad Yoga as well as a Net book.
> So I can get into it if it interests me.
>
> I bought an IPAD some years back. I wanted to try something other than a
> lap top at the time. It was interesting but I felt it didn't have the
> capacities that I wanted so it became my alarm clock. Worked very well
> for that.
>
> A young neighbor lad came by and saw it. In 5 minutes he had added apps
> and could make the thing do all sorts of things. I use it now and then but
> prefer the desk top over all my toys.
>
> THEN THE CELL PHONE...
> My interest in a Cell Phone is to call out and receive calls. I don't
> really text. My old Cell phone was a flip phone. I have had several of
> these.
> My first one broke the hinge, of course the way the phone companies work,
> they buy a block of phones, sell them and move to the next newer more
> techie phones. So I could not replace the phone like for like. They gave
> me a great deal on an APPLE I5c green... It had big number buttons for my
> big fingers so I liked it.
> Remember, I only use a cell phone for calls and maybe texting.
>
> I lost the password and wanted to add an app for my Chevy VOLT so I had to
> call APPLE for help. The were agast when they asked me to do the simplest
> thing and go on the internet......WELL, I'd never done it before... My
> response was - OK, how do I do that? There was silence.... then he said I
> needed to go to a class to learn how to use the phone at the phone company
> store... lol... Yeah I know pretty basic but I barely use the apps that
> are on the phone and because I didn't plan to use it for interweb, only
> purchased the minimum service, about 2 gig. Just don't need it.
> I only recently started to use this I5c for storing music because it is
> connected thru bluetooth to the Chevy VOLT entertainment system and it plays
> the music from the I5c I phone. Just like an Ipod. I just recently was
> given an Ipod and began using it to play music at home. I used the MiniDisc
> rather than a the Ipod since the method for saving songs was better on the
> MD.
>
> Last thought, I was speaking with some folks I know up North. We were
> talking and the topic turned to the IPADs where she mentioned that her Grand
> daughters entire life if run from her IPAD. SHE DOES EVERYTHING from that
> device. I have no idea how she may back it up but from how this lady was
> talking, if that IPAD should ever stop working, she would be in a rough
> place.
>
> Lastly, My neighbors grandson was in High school. we were talking and he
> mentions how he BUILDS his own computers and routinely tears his dads
> computer, that his dad uses for work, apart and upgrades. At the time, I
> more or less just used computers for their programs and interweb and had not
> had my war with the interweb virals yet. Little did I know I was soon to
> learn. I was amazed that he could tear them down like that, which is
> something that I would learn and can do easily today. I felt, and still
> do, that this young man was rather advanced in this area of computers and it
> would be interesting to see where his intellect will take him as computer
> technology moves on.
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