Of either of my parents it’s my mother that’s more technically inclined. That is, she’s the one more willing to learn about how to do stuff with the computer. Really, if it wasn’t for her their computer would just be sitting there as an expensive paper weight. She does online banking, and occasionally sends out email to relatives. She burns CDs for my father. Over time I think she’s slowly getting better at it all. I mean, she still tends to type with just her two index fingers, but it’s not as slow as it used to be.
Because of her eagerness I find that I’m willingly having more patience when she has computer-related questions. What I mean is that since she’s wiling to learn I don’t want to do anything totally off-putting so that she’ll get soured on the whole computer thing. That just means I have to have a sense of humour whenever I hear “Jay!!! The Internet isn’t working again!” I guess I don’t expect her to know how renew her IP or unplug/replug the router–not yet anyway. I still remember when she first got into online banking. Her first reactions were “See! This is so much easier!” That’s exactly the right attitude.
I still mean to teach her how to buy stuff from iTunes for her iPod, and to get her to switch to Firefox. I kind of wonder if she’ll have the courage to explore things on her own once I’m off on my own. Even if she isn’t I guess I’ll only be a phone call away. I’ll be more than willing to help.
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