Keep your parents off the net

[Elemental]

Study well young ones...

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/netparents

[swordwench]

*groan* Do you know how many hundreds of tech support calls we've had to field from our parents over the years? I can't tell you how many times the source of the problem was something related to things not being plugged in.

People like this shouldn't be allowed to operate hardware. (I would prefer to say that people like this shouldn't breed - but then I wouldn't be here. ) Now, we screen calls from specific family members and just don't pick up. Caller ID is a wonderful thing.

[Aqua_volans]

... yea... tip 4, jus teach them. ONCE and if they do not comprehend you tell them to wait till ur free which is next week and they did not get it because they did not pay full attention, that way they blame themselves for not understanding and you are home free

[Black Jeebus]

Every time I glance over this thread's title it pops into my head as 'Keep your pants of the net'

[PerfectKnight42]

thats exactly what I thought.... I suppose that's why most of us came to read the thread...

[Feltan]

Heeeheheee.....my kids are out of luck. I have been coding software for about 25 years......including working a contract on the ARPANET -- the internet when still under control of DoD.

The downside is that I am the unofficial tech support contact for my and my wife's entire family.

The last gem came from my sister, who was stumped why her wireless connection to her laptop wasn't working. I was stumped too, because I had set this up for her just a week previously and doubted a hardware failure so soon. Lucky I know how to ask the correct questions. Unlucky for her that the "magic" of wireless does not work in a different state 300 miles from the router.

Regards,
Feltan

[Go? Fencing?]

Unlucky for her that the "magic" of wireless does not work in a different state 300 miles from the router.

Regards,
Feltan

Ha ha, same thing with my mom. She didn't quite understand that when the router stays and home in Connecticut, and my laptop and I go to Massachusetts, I can't still use the wireless. I explained it to her that it's like a cordless phone- the farther away you take the phone, the worse the signal is.

See, this isn't meant for your kids; how about your parents? Are you keeping them off the net?

[Aqua_volans]

No... i let them use it but on my computer (there's another computer) they use a very limited account to ensure they don't erm, screw it up.

[RITFencing]

The downside is that I am the unofficial tech support contact for my and my wife's entire family.

That sounds so familiar. Oddly, every time part of my dad's family asks me to visit, there's a problem with the computer for me to fix. Crazy, isn't it?

[Feltan]

That sounds so familiar. Oddly, every time part of my dad's family asks me to visit, there's a problem with the computer for me to fix. Crazy, isn't it?

RIT,

Yep, and I don't consider that a bad deal either.

1. I get to go on shopping sprees at Best Buy or Circuit City, and they pay!

2. When the family gets on my nerves -- after about 20 minutes of idiotic conversation -- I get to retire to a remote part of the house and do something else.

Regards,
Feltan

[Amadeus]

is there anyone else who's kind of pissed off at the animation style in this thing?

i mean, i'm all for creativity, but it just looks stupid.

[RITFencing]

RIT,

Yep, and I don't consider that a bad deal either.

1. I get to go on shopping sprees at Best Buy or Circuit City, and they pay!

2. When the family gets on my nerves -- after about 20 minutes of idiotic conversation -- I get to retire to a remote part of the house and do something else.

Regards,
Feltan

You're a lucky man in that respect, Feltan; I get neither of those luxuries. They use a laptop which stays right in the living room.

[Black Jeebus]

See I could have sworn part of the beauty of a laptop is that it is wonderfully mobile!

[RITFencing]

Not when the problem is with the net connection and there's no wireless