@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 months agoWhat's been your most painful parent tech support moment?i.imgur.comimagemessage-square215fedilinkarrow-up11.06Kcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up11.06KimageWhat's been your most painful parent tech support moment?i.imgur.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 months agomessage-square215fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink16•2 months agoTrying to teach my dad to double click. Click twice really fast kept translating to two slow clicks. Took 2 hours of showing him how to do it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 months agosame for touch screen tapping. They just hammer their finger and keep it there for 5 seconds, then wonder why it didn’t work
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 months agoI do this when the shitty touch screens for Kiosks don’t work. It is a compromise between my inner caveman who just wants to destroy it and the part of me which thinks that’s a waste of effort.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•2 months agoSometimes I worry they are being purposely dense because they want to spend more time with us.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoMy 4 year old similarly struggled. I finally taught her to click the icon then hit enter which she’s stuck with
Trying to teach my dad to double click.
Click twice really fast kept translating to two slow clicks. Took 2 hours of showing him how to do it.
same for touch screen tapping. They just hammer their finger and keep it there for 5 seconds, then wonder why it didn’t work
I do this when the shitty touch screens for Kiosks don’t work. It is a compromise between my inner caveman who just wants to destroy it and the part of me which thinks that’s a waste of effort.
Sometimes I worry they are being purposely dense because they want to spend more time with us.
My 4 year old similarly struggled. I finally taught her to click the icon then hit enter which she’s stuck with