Hope every one had an enjoyable Christmas and is having a chance to relax a bit. May be playing with your new tech toys!.
I have had two victories this Christmas, I converted my wife to a smart phone and also now have her reading books on her new kindle (electronic book reader).
This brings up an issue that I continuously struggle with, Peoples stubbornness to embrace "new" things, they automatically put it in the too hard basket and dismiss the idea.These same people, once pushed to try the device are so happy and excited at how easy things have become, its like they just invented the idea.
A good idea when learning, is to find someone other than a partner or family member to show you and teach you, these people are far to familiar with you and most likely have the least amount of patience with you. Find a good friend or friends partner to show you, they won't be comfortable enough with you to lose their temper at you.
How many of you use the calender in your phones to store your appointments and notify you when they are coming up, or the notes or list functions to store things to remember. I asked a friend the other day why she had writing on the back of her hand, she told me,"these are the things I have to remember to do today". This same girl has her phone glued to hand to check texts and Facebook all day, I showed her the note keeping application on her phone and she was amazed. I even had someone, while at their computer, ask me to bring them a calculator, not realising of course that all computers have a calculator app on them.
The best way is to sit down with a coffee, your device and.... read the users guide (the first thing we rip out of the box and throw to the side). If you don't quite understand something, You Tube is your best friend. Just type into the You Tube search bar the exact question you want to know and there will be a clip on there to show you.
If you have a spare moment, take out your phone and play with it, probably the exact thing you knock the young ones for doing, but! you will discover all the little hidden treasures that your device is hiding behind that screen.
Most importantly don't expect too much too soon, it takes time and a bit of playing and regular use to get comfortable and familiar with a device. Once you get the hang of one, you will be amazed how many of the same ideas and actions carry over to other ones that you will learn.
So I want you all to make your new year resolution to "Embrace Technology" or to introduce someone new to it. The world is moving on faster and faster with new technology, so sooner or later you will be forced to take the plunge, best do it on your own terms now.
I have had two victories this Christmas, I converted my wife to a smart phone and also now have her reading books on her new kindle (electronic book reader).
This brings up an issue that I continuously struggle with, Peoples stubbornness to embrace "new" things, they automatically put it in the too hard basket and dismiss the idea.These same people, once pushed to try the device are so happy and excited at how easy things have become, its like they just invented the idea.
A good idea when learning, is to find someone other than a partner or family member to show you and teach you, these people are far to familiar with you and most likely have the least amount of patience with you. Find a good friend or friends partner to show you, they won't be comfortable enough with you to lose their temper at you.
How many of you use the calender in your phones to store your appointments and notify you when they are coming up, or the notes or list functions to store things to remember. I asked a friend the other day why she had writing on the back of her hand, she told me,"these are the things I have to remember to do today". This same girl has her phone glued to hand to check texts and Facebook all day, I showed her the note keeping application on her phone and she was amazed. I even had someone, while at their computer, ask me to bring them a calculator, not realising of course that all computers have a calculator app on them.
The best way is to sit down with a coffee, your device and.... read the users guide (the first thing we rip out of the box and throw to the side). If you don't quite understand something, You Tube is your best friend. Just type into the You Tube search bar the exact question you want to know and there will be a clip on there to show you.
If you have a spare moment, take out your phone and play with it, probably the exact thing you knock the young ones for doing, but! you will discover all the little hidden treasures that your device is hiding behind that screen.
Most importantly don't expect too much too soon, it takes time and a bit of playing and regular use to get comfortable and familiar with a device. Once you get the hang of one, you will be amazed how many of the same ideas and actions carry over to other ones that you will learn.
So I want you all to make your new year resolution to "Embrace Technology" or to introduce someone new to it. The world is moving on faster and faster with new technology, so sooner or later you will be forced to take the plunge, best do it on your own terms now.
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