Nothing seems stable anymore.
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Things like technology are indeed changing fast these days. I'm 68 but still try to keep up with pop culture and technology because parts of it will eventually affect my life. It helps that hubs is only 60, thinks he's 25, and is constantly on sites like Reddit.
I worked with a guy that was 70 when he retired, and perhaps because he had been in the music industry he could talk about any current topic. He and his wife had lived in Haight-Ashbury when they were younger. He had traveled the world and was a fountain of knowledge. Everyone loved him, and I admired him. He was also very humble, yet he had helped write some of the early 70's Pointer Sisters songs.
I worked with a guy that was 70 when he retired, and perhaps because he had been in the music industry he could talk about any current topic. He and his wife had lived in Haight-Ashbury when they were younger. He had traveled the world and was a fountain of knowledge. Everyone loved him, and I admired him. He was also very humble, yet he had helped write some of the early 70's Pointer Sisters songs.
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StarSong
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Bob Dylan said it best:
The times they are a changin'.
My husband's grandmother first crossed the country in horse and wagon in a covered wagon in the early 1900s. Her last cross-country trip was in a Boeing 747 in the 1970s. That flight thrilled and astonished her.
The times they are a changin'.
My husband's grandmother first crossed the country in horse and wagon in a covered wagon in the early 1900s. Her last cross-country trip was in a Boeing 747 in the 1970s. That flight thrilled and astonished her.
retiredtraveler
Senior Member
"My first office job when I was just 15.. in a Computer company.. and punch tape operating room... the one and only Computer was as big as the room, and only the men were allowed to operate it...".
Yeah. I started in IT with punch cards, the 'giant' computer and huge disk drives, etc. We sure didn't have any 'males only' rules though. The 'good news' about being in IT so long is having to relearn at least 20% of your job every year due to changing languages, data base structures, etc. I learned Windows before anyone had a PC when the 'green screen' that everyone will recall went away.. So, people with a similar background are accustomed to everything changing, quickly. Having said that, this forum is my extent of .social media. --- no Facebook, SnapChat, etc. Also don't use a cell phone except for emergencies and still have a landline. I use a tablet for overseas travel. I am happy with the 'good tech' and totally reject social media.
Yeah. I started in IT with punch cards, the 'giant' computer and huge disk drives, etc. We sure didn't have any 'males only' rules though. The 'good news' about being in IT so long is having to relearn at least 20% of your job every year due to changing languages, data base structures, etc. I learned Windows before anyone had a PC when the 'green screen' that everyone will recall went away.. So, people with a similar background are accustomed to everything changing, quickly. Having said that, this forum is my extent of .social media. --- no Facebook, SnapChat, etc. Also don't use a cell phone except for emergencies and still have a landline. I use a tablet for overseas travel. I am happy with the 'good tech' and totally reject social media.
isn't this social media??
But here you are posting on a social media site.....
there's too many terms to remember!!
technical hitch there - not meant to be - apologies!
gruntlabor
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I don't want to have to jump through those hoops. I will avoid them as long as I can.I take advantage of what technology has to offer. However, I find the changing user ID validation and security practices to be annoying. I do realize the necessity, and that keeping the criminals at bay is a constantly evolving challenge. Just today in logging onto Social Security website I had to provide a selfie photo, and a snapshot of both sides of my drivers license, which then generated a 16 digit key for future log-in.
they'll gete you in the end GL
Naturally
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The Amish don’t ask “can we,” they ask “should we.” That question feels a little lost these days. For me, if something strengthens or eases daily life, or adds security and stability, I’m open to it. Otherwise it gets a hard pass, at least until there’s a good reason to reconsider.
spookycat2
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I don't live on my phone, generally use my laptop. I need to learn the phone better...
I learned this again yesterday. Dad had another loss of concsiousness issue that morning, I heard not just one, but two hard thumps upstairs. Went up there, his arm was trapped in the door, body had fallen between the toilet and cabinet/door... small bathrooms. He was wheezing so I knew he was still alive but I couldn't get a response. My daughter came out while this was going on... I called 911... they ask lots of questions, I thought "just send someone"... they helped get him out, and to the ER. Sent him home soon... when he stumbled, his oxygen tubes came out. Roads were not great from weather, which brings me to my contribution to this topic....
Mom had woken and was wondering endlessly about the weather, I got on my phone, searched for my local weather. So instead of local weather, I got ad after ad shoved at me with different "New APPS"... I gave it up. We got him home and okay, although his face looks awful, looks like he was attacked and beaten by thugs, horrible.
But the NEW APPS thing, a further unnecessary modern twist of a consumer issue I could do without, replacing a useful possibility. I'm so mad about this...
I learned this again yesterday. Dad had another loss of concsiousness issue that morning, I heard not just one, but two hard thumps upstairs. Went up there, his arm was trapped in the door, body had fallen between the toilet and cabinet/door... small bathrooms. He was wheezing so I knew he was still alive but I couldn't get a response. My daughter came out while this was going on... I called 911... they ask lots of questions, I thought "just send someone"... they helped get him out, and to the ER. Sent him home soon... when he stumbled, his oxygen tubes came out. Roads were not great from weather, which brings me to my contribution to this topic....
Mom had woken and was wondering endlessly about the weather, I got on my phone, searched for my local weather. So instead of local weather, I got ad after ad shoved at me with different "New APPS"... I gave it up. We got him home and okay, although his face looks awful, looks like he was attacked and beaten by thugs, horrible.
But the NEW APPS thing, a further unnecessary modern twist of a consumer issue I could do without, replacing a useful possibility. I'm so mad about this...
Aunt Bea
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The advances in technology don’t concern me as much as my ability to keep up and not get left behind. 
Focus on the things that add value to your life and tune out the rest of the noise.
The good news is that most of the new technology has been dumbed down to the point where it’s pretty much plug ‘n’ play.
I think for many seniors the technology is not as daunting as the cost of keeping up.
Focus on the things that add value to your life and tune out the rest of the noise.
The good news is that most of the new technology has been dumbed down to the point where it’s pretty much plug ‘n’ play.
I think for many seniors the technology is not as daunting as the cost of keeping up.
That Lady in PA
Senior Member
We have those in my area.
Both the senior center and the community college have senior classes in the use of devices and technology.
Dr.Colosso
Senior Member
I use it, but it keeps reminding me of a dream Ken Peters had in the 80s about the end time.
Especially now with these ICE guys and AI and if you go with the train you're locked up. You can't get in or out of the train station if you don't have a card.
"Local police departments were replaced with world military police. They drove very unusual looking vehicles-now known as Hummvees or Hummers. The men that were in them were dressed in all black uniforms with powder blue helmets. Some wore what looked like baseball caps. All of them were powder blue-now I know it to be United Nation's blue.
The new leader and his laws were not resisted. There were no longer any elected officials. The Constitution was not the law of the land. It was shocking how easily our Constitution was replaced with a peaceful "martial law". There was no privacy. Military police were everywhere, tracking and monitoring everyone and everything. I thought, "How did this happen to America so quickly and easily without resistance? Where were the ideas of our founding Fathers?"
We were totally monitored and tracked. As time passed we came to realize that our television sets not only broadcast to us but also transmitted signals back to the military about us. We discovered our television sets were somehow watching us as if they were cameras with microphones!"
I Saw The Tribulation - by Ken Peters
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Smart TVs and smartphones can monitor users through built-in microphones, cameras, and data-tracking technologies
, often for advertising, voice commands, or app functionality. Phones use microphones for "active listening" and apps may access cameras, while TVs use Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) to track viewing habits.
BJintheUK
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1984 may have arrived a little later than envisaged, but it's definitely here now. Enjoy!!
WheatenLover
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Government is collecting facial identification. I don't like that, especially now.I take advantage of what technology has to offer. However, I find the changing user ID validation and security practices to be annoying. I do realize the necessity, and that keeping the criminals at bay is a constantly evolving challenge. Just today in logging onto Social Security website I had to provide a selfie photo, and a snapshot of both sides of my drivers license, which then generated a 16 digit key for future log-in.
MACKTEXAS
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Yes, well unfortunately, the solution didn't "keep" - I just didn't perpetrate the conversation. Any time I touch my phone app, what appears is a hodge-podge mix of phone call history, blocked calls, and the most recently called contacts ina form that's totally useless and I don't need to see any of it. When I open the phone app, I want to see an alphabetial list of all contacts so I can touch the one I want to call, but no - that isn't happening. I finally gave up on trying to fix it, and instead, I do a 3 step process to go to the list. Sometimes, it's just easier to just move on and live with the changes rather than trying to fight the system.
And another thing - my phone was automatically installing games - none of which I wanted. As soon as I discovered them, I uninstalled them. I finally figured out how to stop that from happening, but have forgotten how I did it. Most of the time I keep interenet (cellular and WIFI) disconnected, which prevents a lot of unwanted changes, notifications, and junk installations. I seldom need internet turned on anyway on my phone since 99% of what I do is accomplished faster and easier on my laptop. I also "pause" all Windows updates on the laptop for 2 weeks at a time until I'm ready to let them install, to prevent unwanted installations or apps.
Once a week, I turn on cellular internet on the phone and update Google Play store so that MAPS and other apps I may use stay up to date, then restart my phone to insure the changes have taken effect, then turn off internet until the following week.
I don't reject social media. And yes this is a form of social media. What I really find concerning is the state of mind that some adopt. You encounter people on line who adopt antagonistic and attack mode attitudes. Those same person in face to face communication are civil and even friendly. It seems that being shielded behind a user name or icon for identity allows a totally different personna to take control.
Jules
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All of this.
Smart TVs are sold at low prices. They make their money off the data they collect from you.
Reading the fine print in anything we download is a challenge. No - you can’t have access to my Contacts.