http://nathandiehl.com/2006/11/20/i-remember-a-funny/ Devoted Husband, Daddy and Follower of Jesus Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:45:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://nathandiehl.com/2006/11/20/i-remember-a-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-32 joe Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:41:10 +0000 http://www.nathandiehl.com/2006/11/20/i-remember-a-funny/#comment-32 Yes Emily, I completely understand, I used to do computer troubleshooting over the phone with elderly people, and you're right, there is no way to explain most of this stuff to some people. They have absolutely no frame of reference. Which, after you have calmed down a little, results in some pretty funny stories! Yes Emily, I completely understand, I used to do computer troubleshooting over the phone with elderly people, and you’re right, there is no way to explain most of this stuff to some people. They have absolutely no frame of reference. Which, after you have calmed down a little, results in some pretty funny stories!

]]> http://nathandiehl.com/2006/11/20/i-remember-a-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Emily Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:11:02 +0000 http://www.nathandiehl.com/2006/11/20/i-remember-a-funny/#comment-31 Boy could I tell you some stories...I talked to old people on the phone for over two years. You take for granted the knowledge we gain and the terminology we use when we use a computer. Try explaining the address bar to an 88 year old man. It doesn't work. I tried...for 30 minutes. Or, how about explaining how to open the attachment to an e-mail that you just sent. You can't use the word "icon" because it means nothing to a 77 year old woman who says she is going to have to wait until her grandson comes over so he can show her how to open the file. It's funny, yet sad...but so true. Boy could I tell you some stories…I talked to old people on the phone for over two years. You take for granted the knowledge we gain and the terminology we use when we use a computer. Try explaining the address bar to an 88 year old man. It doesn’t work. I tried…for 30 minutes. Or, how about explaining how to open the attachment to an e-mail that you just sent. You can’t use the word “icon” because it means nothing to a 77 year old woman who says she is going to have to wait until her grandson comes over so he can show her how to open the file. It’s funny, yet sad…but so true.

]]> http://nathandiehl.com/2006/11/20/i-remember-a-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-30 joe Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:17:15 +0000 http://www.nathandiehl.com/2006/11/20/i-remember-a-funny/#comment-30 I remember working in an office once, and someone called in and wanted to talk to a coworker. The person was out of the office, so we told the caller she could leave a voicemail, and she said, "Oh, I can't do that. I don't have a computer!" I remember working in an office once, and someone called in and wanted to talk to a coworker. The person was out of the office, so we told the caller she could leave a voicemail, and she said, “Oh, I can’t do that. I don’t have a computer!”

]]> http://nathandiehl.com/2006/11/20/i-remember-a-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Todd Helmkamp Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:07:20 +0000 http://www.nathandiehl.com/2006/11/20/i-remember-a-funny/#comment-29 Oh my cow. Some people shouldn't be allowed around technology unsupervised. Oh my cow. Some people shouldn’t be allowed around technology unsupervised.

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