@TehBamski@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agoWhat's been your most painful parent tech support moment?i.imgur.comimagemessage-square215fedilinkarrow-up11.06Kcross-posted to: 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone196@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.06KimageWhat's been your most painful parent tech support moment?i.imgur.com@TehBamski@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square215fedilinkcross-posted to: 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone196@lemmy.world
minus-square@Kalysta@lemm.eelinkfedilink16•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@isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink5•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@vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink3•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@Agent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink9•2 months agoSometimes I worry they are being purposely dense because they want to spend more time with us.
minus-square@Trainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish2•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