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| dotted quaver |
 Sep 2 2012, 07:00 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 506 Joined: 15-April 11 Member No.: 242153  |
My aunt recently invested in her first laptop. Somehow I was volunteered to teach her how to use it and send emails. Obviously it hasn't been going quite as well as I thought! She informed me yesterday that the only messages in her inbox were the ones she had deleted....... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)
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| Rosemary7391 |
Sep 2 2012, 07:05 PM
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Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 7834 Joined: 18-June 06 From: Durham Member No.: 7195 |
That does seem slightly odd!
I spent quite a lot of this afternoon taking up trousers. I bought ones labelled 'short' and still had to take them up by two and a half inches. I'm not that short!! |
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| stetenorve |
Sep 2 2012, 09:35 PM
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Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2773 Joined: 25-March 09 From: Born and bred in Derby. Now living on the outskirts of Chesterfield. Member No.: 60099 |
There are 3 major towns/cities in South Yorkshire whose names have 9 letters.
(I did a crossword today). |
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| BerkshireMum |
Sep 2 2012, 09:49 PM
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Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 6600 Joined: 20-July 07 From: West Berks Member No.: 13405 |
QUOTE(stetenorve @ Sep 2 2012, 10:35 PM)  There are 3 major towns/cities in South Yorkshire whose names have 9 letters. (I did a crossword today). Doncaster, Sheffield and Rotherham. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (My neck of the woods!) |
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| lottie |
Sep 3 2012, 07:04 AM
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Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3891 Joined: 15-January 07 From: In among the purple heather of Scotland Member No.: 9057 |
QUOTE(dotted quaver @ Sep 2 2012, 08:00 PM) My aunt recently invested in her first laptop. Somehow I was volunteered to teach her how to use it and send emails. Obviously it hasn't been going quite as well as I thought! She informed me yesterday that the only messages in her inbox were the ones she had deleted....... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) I'm about to try and set my Aunt up with a Kindle and an Amazon account on her laptop. I think she's only about 70 and I'm worried she's starting to write herself off! Judging by other elderly relatives I've had the ones that keep up with the modern world seem much more content towards the end of life. |
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| DaisyChain |
Sep 3 2012, 07:13 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 474 Joined: 1-January 12 From: Kent Member No.: 380975 |
QUOTE(dotted quaver @ Sep 2 2012, 08:00 PM) My aunt recently invested in her first laptop. Somehow I was volunteered to teach her how to use it and send emails. Obviously it hasn't been going quite as well as I thought! She informed me yesterday that the only messages in her inbox were the ones she had deleted....... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) My mum at the grand young age of eighty wants to get one once she settles into her flat. Guess who's going to be teaching her how to use it? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) |
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| Violin Hero |
Sep 3 2012, 12:28 PM
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Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3069 Joined: 8-March 08 From: South London Member No.: 26561 |
I regularly teach people how to use their work laptops as I am an IT Engineer. Sp if peeps need help, send them my way!
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| Violin Hero |
Sep 3 2012, 01:25 PM
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Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3069 Joined: 8-March 08 From: South London Member No.: 26561 |
My team leader is coughing and spluttering away at the other side of the room. Not sure why he came to work today, obviously not well......
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| Appassionata |
Sep 4 2012, 08:56 PM
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Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1560 Joined: 8-April 04 From: Down South! Member No.: 960 |
Having nerve conduction studies and EMG testing tomorrow. Really worried about needles being put into my muscles then having electric shocks sent down them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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| Tenor Viol |
Sep 4 2012, 09:06 PM
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Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2880 Joined: 25-October 11 From: Shropshire Member No.: 343214 |
Violin Hero will love this....
Finally, after 5 weeks and logging of 4 "incidents" it has beend conceded that my office laptop is the reason why my screen keeps scrambling and not a) the cable b) the connector c) the connection hub d) the monitor. So, they've built me a new laptop (the one that's failed was new 8 weeks ago....). Delivered this afternoon, I might be able to use it eventually tomorrow as the first thing it does is encrypt the hard disk, which takes about 10 hours. It then has to download various software I need (such as the RDMS SQL I use). When I left today, it still had 41 downloads to complete (and how many restarts will that be?). I left it switched on (to continue encryprting) and locked it in a drawer. There's got to be an easier method! |
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| BerkshireMum |
Sep 4 2012, 09:36 PM
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Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 6600 Joined: 20-July 07 From: West Berks Member No.: 13405 |
QUOTE(Appassionata @ Sep 4 2012, 09:56 PM) Having nerve conduction studies and EMG testing tomorrow. Really worried about needles being put into my muscles then having electric shocks sent down them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thereThere.gif) I'm sure it won't be as bad as you think. They won't put enormous currents through you - they'll be quite small - and I'd be surprised if it was painful. You are bound to be a bit nervous, but it won't be long until it's all done and they can tell you what is wrong. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| Violin Hero |
Sep 4 2012, 09:36 PM
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Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3069 Joined: 8-March 08 From: South London Member No.: 26561 |
QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Sep 4 2012, 10:06 PM) Violin Hero will love this.... Finally, after 5 weeks and logging of 4 "incidents" it has beend conceded that my office laptop is the reason why my screen keeps scrambling and not a) the cable b) the connector c) the connection hub d) the monitor. So, they've built me a new laptop (the one that's failed was new 8 weeks ago....). Delivered this afternoon, I might be able to use it eventually tomorrow as the first thing it does is encrypt the hard disk, which takes about 10 hours. It then has to download various software I need (such as the RDMS SQL I use). When I left today, it still had 41 downloads to complete (and how many restarts will that be?). I left it switched on (to continue encryprting) and locked it in a drawer. There's got to be an easier method! I know all about the encryption thing, ours only takes 3 hours though! We have a few consultants who use heavy programs like SAS so we built a supercomputer with the best hardware that exists, cost us over 2500 GBP and that is without any licenses for software. Must admit that I once built a laptop remotely and creating a local copy of the mail file took over 7.5 hours, I actually left it overnight so it may have taken several more hours at that point. I will never build a laptop again in a country with a very slow internet connection and limited infastructure! At least you have a decent laptop. My employer gives support staff (techy guys, receptionists, PAs etc) 5 year old Lenovos. I leave mine on all the time as booting up takes far too long............ What I find is people report an issue and I think "ok that is an easy one to fix" and then find a ton more issues as I try and sort the reported issue. No such thing as easy in the IT support world! As to an easier solution roll the clock back to the 1960s where computers were not used in the workplace. |
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| barry-clari |
Sep 5 2012, 08:03 AM
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Maestro Group: Members Posts: 40572 Joined: 10-January 06 From: South East London Member No.: 5804 |
QUOTE(Appassionata @ Sep 4 2012, 09:56 PM) Having nerve conduction studies and EMG testing tomorrow. Really worried about needles being put into my muscles then having electric shocks sent down them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Hope it goes OK, Appassionata. You need to treat yourself after that little lot... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thereThere.gif) |
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| Roseau |
Sep 5 2012, 08:11 AM
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Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 5785 Joined: 29-January 06 Member No.: 6007 |
The head of my daughter's school has changed the times that the bell rings. They no longer finish at 5.30 but at 5.28; the morning break is from 9.58 to 10.03 and the time alloted for the lunch break is 1 hour and 29 minutes (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)
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| barry-clari |
Sep 5 2012, 06:11 PM
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Maestro Group: Members Posts: 40572 Joined: 10-January 06 From: South East London Member No.: 5804 |
Am keeping my fingers crossed that the earthquake that's hit Costa Rica earlier today hasn't affected katica... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/fingersCrossed.gif)
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