Siddar
Bronze Baronet of the Realm
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Argh!!!!
Trying to teach my father how to use a computer. So his wife was the member of his household that could use a computer. This allowed him to skip the computer revolution up until his wife died. Now everyone thinks its up to me to teach him how. He says he wants to learn but I have my doubts. But everytime the issue comes up with other member of family he plays dumb and then those other members come bitch at me about why I haven't taught him.
But I have made the effort to teach him he just simply refuses to learn. He is just trying to out stubborn a computer. he seems to under the impression that this will somehow work. So I set up wifi internet for him good because he doesn't have to touch anything there. Next he goes turning computer on it laptop with auto start on opening it so good there. Next we go to password for computer big problem he simply refuse to memorize are write it down. His view is radio and television don't require passwords so why should he have to learn one for a computer. He has no trouble remembering password for bankcards though he seems to think if he stubborn enough that the computer will relent. So I end up remembering his password for him so we get past that. Then it on to next issue of finding the button to push to opening up internet totally clueless in spite of having been told how to multiple time at least ten that its the multi colored circle. Ok so everytime he uses the computer. So I get a call as to whats the icon again that opens the internet. Next is the real show stopper in that he refuses use the search box he instead trys to only navigate the web by clicking things. The end result is always wanders off into some foreign language sites and then wont close down and start over because it means he will have repeat finding the internet again.
Iv'e told him he is limiting himself greatly by his refusal to just type in what he is looking for. But again he always attempt to just out stubborn the computer. I feel he is simply at point where he has to decide does he want to use the computer are continue being stubborn. He is at basic point where I think most people that didn't have computers sense birth. That point being of if you're going to make effort to learn how use them. Or just continue on without. It know it took me several years to finally embrace computers. It wasn't an all at once type thing so not really expect my father to any different.
But the damn bitching from family member I here about it driving me crazy.
So any ideas?
Trying to teach my father how to use a computer. So his wife was the member of his household that could use a computer. This allowed him to skip the computer revolution up until his wife died. Now everyone thinks its up to me to teach him how. He says he wants to learn but I have my doubts. But everytime the issue comes up with other member of family he plays dumb and then those other members come bitch at me about why I haven't taught him.
But I have made the effort to teach him he just simply refuses to learn. He is just trying to out stubborn a computer. he seems to under the impression that this will somehow work. So I set up wifi internet for him good because he doesn't have to touch anything there. Next he goes turning computer on it laptop with auto start on opening it so good there. Next we go to password for computer big problem he simply refuse to memorize are write it down. His view is radio and television don't require passwords so why should he have to learn one for a computer. He has no trouble remembering password for bankcards though he seems to think if he stubborn enough that the computer will relent. So I end up remembering his password for him so we get past that. Then it on to next issue of finding the button to push to opening up internet totally clueless in spite of having been told how to multiple time at least ten that its the multi colored circle. Ok so everytime he uses the computer. So I get a call as to whats the icon again that opens the internet. Next is the real show stopper in that he refuses use the search box he instead trys to only navigate the web by clicking things. The end result is always wanders off into some foreign language sites and then wont close down and start over because it means he will have repeat finding the internet again.
Iv'e told him he is limiting himself greatly by his refusal to just type in what he is looking for. But again he always attempt to just out stubborn the computer. I feel he is simply at point where he has to decide does he want to use the computer are continue being stubborn. He is at basic point where I think most people that didn't have computers sense birth. That point being of if you're going to make effort to learn how use them. Or just continue on without. It know it took me several years to finally embrace computers. It wasn't an all at once type thing so not really expect my father to any different.
But the damn bitching from family member I here about it driving me crazy.
So any ideas?
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