My husband is not technologically skilled in the least.
Sure, he can work his way around an XBox without breaking a sweat, and new video games are hardly challenging to him. But cell phones? Email? Facebook? All those crazy, new-fangled inventions just really aren't a part of his vocabulary.
He has a phone, but I have to remind him to turn it on. And forget about leaving him a voice mail, he'll never get it. Periodically, I will listen to his messages to make sure he didn't miss anything important, and then delete them so that his mail box doesn't get full. I'd say his messages are usually two to three weeks old by the time I hear them. Somehow he managed to learn everything there is to know about video gaming, yet he never bothered to learn computer basics or keep up with cell phone advancements. I think if he could have his way, he would use one of those old Nokia phones from 1999, with the large number buttons and no texting capability.
So this is your new phone?
Yep, I really like it. You should play around with it and if you like it too we can get you one like it.
I can't get it to turn on.
It's a touch screen.
What's that mean?
You need to slide your finger across it to unlock it.
Ok....what's all this stuff on the screen? Where do I go to just make a phone call?
Those are widgets to check email, Twitter, Facebook and other stuff. It's awesome, there is so much you can do on it. It's a smart phone.
Yeah. Can I just get a dumb phone?
Uh, is this the cord to charge the iPad?
Yep.
(Long pause) Why is it not charging?
You need to plug it into the computer.
What? Then what's this wall charger for?
The Kindle.
So what does the iPad plug into?
The computer.
What? What's THAT look like?
You need the one with the USB plug.
(Heavy sigh) What's a USB?! I don't understand all these cords.
Sometimes I feel like I'm married to an 80 year old.
Then again, that's really not fair to say since my 91 year old Grandpa has an iPad, emails me regularly, and is active on Facebook.
A few weeks ago Husband's AOL account was hacked into, and his account was sending spam email to everyone on his contacts list. After several unsuccessful attempts to change his password, (he used his email account so rarely, he forgot the answers to his security questions), I told him to just delete the AOL account all together and set up a new email account with a different server.
I don't want a new email account. I want to be done with this altogether.
You're kidding, right? You have to have an email account.
But why?
BECAUSE IT IS THE YEAR TWO-THOUSAND-ELEVEN.
Sure, he can work his way around an XBox without breaking a sweat, and new video games are hardly challenging to him. But cell phones? Email? Facebook? All those crazy, new-fangled inventions just really aren't a part of his vocabulary.
He has a phone, but I have to remind him to turn it on. And forget about leaving him a voice mail, he'll never get it. Periodically, I will listen to his messages to make sure he didn't miss anything important, and then delete them so that his mail box doesn't get full. I'd say his messages are usually two to three weeks old by the time I hear them. Somehow he managed to learn everything there is to know about video gaming, yet he never bothered to learn computer basics or keep up with cell phone advancements. I think if he could have his way, he would use one of those old Nokia phones from 1999, with the large number buttons and no texting capability.
* * * * *
So this is your new phone?
Yep, I really like it. You should play around with it and if you like it too we can get you one like it.
I can't get it to turn on.
It's a touch screen.
What's that mean?
You need to slide your finger across it to unlock it.
Ok....what's all this stuff on the screen? Where do I go to just make a phone call?
Those are widgets to check email, Twitter, Facebook and other stuff. It's awesome, there is so much you can do on it. It's a smart phone.
Yeah. Can I just get a dumb phone?
* * * * *
Uh, is this the cord to charge the iPad?
Yep.
(Long pause) Why is it not charging?
You need to plug it into the computer.
What? Then what's this wall charger for?
The Kindle.
So what does the iPad plug into?
The computer.
What? What's THAT look like?
You need the one with the USB plug.
(Heavy sigh) What's a USB?! I don't understand all these cords.
* * * * *
Sometimes I feel like I'm married to an 80 year old.
Then again, that's really not fair to say since my 91 year old Grandpa has an iPad, emails me regularly, and is active on Facebook.
A few weeks ago Husband's AOL account was hacked into, and his account was sending spam email to everyone on his contacts list. After several unsuccessful attempts to change his password, (he used his email account so rarely, he forgot the answers to his security questions), I told him to just delete the AOL account all together and set up a new email account with a different server.
* * * * *
I don't want a new email account. I want to be done with this altogether.
You're kidding, right? You have to have an email account.
But why?
BECAUSE IT IS THE YEAR TWO-THOUSAND-ELEVEN.
* * * * *
On the plus side, at least I know we're never going to have an Anthony Weiner-type situation on our hands.
Even if the trade-off means I have to send a homing pigeon to Husband to find out what he wants for dinner on any given day.
2 comments:
Oh my gosh this just made my night! So funny! --Stef
My favorite part - "Then again, that's really not fair to say since my 91 year old Grandpa has an iPad, emails me regularly, and is active on Facebook."
-Jenni (not really anonymous, it just seemed like the best option)
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