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Bestselling author Karen O'Connor offers humorous senior moments from the digital world to make you smile. These short stories, fun quotes, insightful Scriptures, and brief prayers encourage you to keep laughing while you figure out all the new gadgets that come along. Have you...looked for the "any" key after being instructed to "press any key"? kicked up a fuss when the printer didn't work...only to find it wasn't plugged in? talked into the TV remote because you thought it was your cell phone? You're not alone! With plenty of encouragement and simple tips for navigating new technology, My Senior Moments Have Gone High-Tech will bolster your confidence. You can successfully tackle today's gizmos to keep in close touch with your friends and family--and especially your grandkids.

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Philosophie et théologie

Media studies

Humour

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Publié par	Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
Date de parution	01 février 2016
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780736965118
Langue	English

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MY SENIOR MOMENTS HAVE GONE HIGH-TECH
Copyright 2016 Karen O Connor
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
O Connor, Karen.
My senior moments have gone high-tech / Karen O Connor.
pages cm
ISBN 978-0-7369-6510-1 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-7369-6511-8 (eBook)
1. Older Christians-Religious life. 2. Aging-Religious aspects-Christianity. I. Title.
BV4580.O375 2015
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Dedication
For all my senior friends.
Acknowledgments
My thanks to each of these men and women who contributed suggestions and ideas and their own experiences, which I used with their permission as story seeds for this book:
Pat Baer Dianne Barker Jennifer Butenschoen Peggy Dickerson Charles Flowers Heidi Heath Garwood Donna Goodrich Jim Gordon Janet Kobobel Grant Linda Gail Johnson Rose Kabat Jade Kinnaman Jennifer Zarifeh Major Diana Brand Meyer Brenda Nixon Charise Olson Yvonne Ortega Bonnie Rose Columba Lisa Smith Laura Strnad Jeremy Sturm Julie Sweeney Georgia Varozza Sandra Victor
Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Tech Bloopers
1. Time of Day
2. Can t Trust Em These Days
3. Mouse Hunt
4. Stubborn Critter
5. One Is Enough
6. M[o]usings
7. Mind Scan
8. Anything Goes
9. How Dare You!
10. Rear Window
11. Whack Whack
Fun Quiz #1
Computer Blunders
12. How Generous!
13. All in a Name
14. Eek! A Mouse in the House!
15. No Talking Back
16. Computer Dating
17. Back Up
18. Surfin the Net
19. Fandango
20. Right or Right Left?
21. A Fax Fix
22. Bye-Bye Files
23. It s Right Here!
24. Pedal, Pedal
25. Power Play
26. Are You There?
27. Locked Out
28. Yahoo for the Google!
29. Computer Lodge
30. Right or Left?
Fun Quiz #2
Email Mishaps
31. Lasting Impression
32. Email Canada Style
33. Yellow Pages
34. Creative Spelling
35. Email Shemail
36. Sorry About That
37. A Bunch of Characters
38. Gee! Mail!
39. Email Bail
40. I ve Got Mail
Fun Quiz #3
Smartphone Foibles
41. India Jones
42. Charge!
43. Upgrade Upset
44. Outside Her Comfort Zone
45. Pay as You Go-or No!
46. Out in the Cold
47. I Just Don t Get It
48. You Call This Customer Service?
49. Flippin Funny
50. Setting Things Straight
51. Wrong Number
52. Chatty Cathy
53. Lights, Camera, Action!
54. Cellitis
Social Media Meddlings
55. Friending the Friendless
56. Something New
57. Net [Not] Working
58. Fierce Competition
59. Facing Facebook
Fun Quiz #4
Harebrained Hardware
60. iBad
61. All Keyed Up
62. All Gone
63. Fan Club
64. Run for Cover
65. Kick the Kindle
66. Decisions Decisions!
67. Frozen Tundra
Password Paranoia
68. One Key at a Time
69. Star-Studded Password
70. I Pass
71. Pick a Password
Tech Support Troubles
72. Pretty Cool
73. Got It Covered
Fun Quiz #5
Computer Training Resources
About the Publisher
I lift up my eyes to the mountains-where does my help come from? My help comes from the L ORD , the Maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:1-2
Tech Bloopers
1
Time of Day
Mickey and her housemate, Ginny, headed for the Sierra Mountains, both ready for a few days off. They set up their tents in the campground at Lake Dorothy. No motor home for them. They preferred camping the old-fashioned way. They took a daily hike on the well-marked trails and returned in the late afternoon to prepare dinner on their camp stove. In the evening, they sat around the fire pit with the stars twinkling overhead in the dark sky.
It was a great time of exercise and relaxation. On the first day, before setting off on their hike, Mickey suggested they turn off their cell phones. Our cells are right here, she said, patting her backpack. To be used for emergency only.
Ginny agreed.
At the end of the week, the women packed up Mickey s car and drove down the highway toward home. They d been out of touch with the outside world for several days and had no idea what was going on in their city or around the globe. A few hours later they pulled into a truck stop for drinks and a sandwich. Mickey felt the urge to check on things, so when they piled into the van again she suggested Ginny turn on the radio. We ought to be able to get some news and music now.
Ginny worked the knobs on the radio. What frequency? she asked.
Try 102.3-our favorite country music station.
After fiddling with the dials for a long time, Ginny sat back and sighed. I give up. I can get 1-0-2, but 1-0-2 point 3 won t come in. I don t understand what s going on. It s always worked before.
Mickey glanced over at the radio and noticed it was turned off. The clock , on the other hand, indicated 1:02.
The women giggled so hard, Mickey had to pull off the road until she and Ginny could compose themselves enough to continue driving safely. They d definitely been out of touch too long.
TECH TIP
Put on your glasses, if necessary, when reading maps, radio station numbers, and cell phones-if you don t want to get lost.
Reflection
His God instructs him and teaches him the right way (Isaiah 28:26).
Contemplation
It s supposed to be automatic, but actually you have to push this button.
J OHN B RUNNER
Timely Prayer
When it comes down to it, Lord, people are pretty funny creatures, needing your help even with the simplest of things.
2
Can t Trust Em These Days
My grandma Marion is adorable when it comes to new technology, said Charlotte. She uses Whiteout Liquid Paper on the TV remote to mark the important buttons. She once went weeks without watching television because she d inadvertently pushed the wrong button. She had to wait for someone to come over to help her.
Marion also has her doubts about modern washing machines. She isn t sure hers really cleans the clothes, so she soaks them in the washer tub, stirs them with a stick, and then she lets the machine run its cycles.
As for the dishwasher, she uses it for storage only because she doesn t believe it can clean her dishes as well as hand washing.
One year for her grandmother s birthday, Charlotte made an appointment with her daughter Mandy, who was away at college, to attend the celebration via a Skype phone call. It took a little doing because there isn t Internet access at Grandma s house, said Charlotte, and I m not very tech-oriented either. But I was so excited to have Grandma see and talk to Mandy during the party that family members and I managed to get it all set up. When it came time to talk with Mandy, Grandma sat in front of the screen straight as a stick. She barely talked, and she only did so or waved when one of us prompted her. It was strange.
The call lasted only a few minutes, and Charlotte admits she was a little disappointed. Later I asked Grandma why she was so reluctant to participate. Turns out she thought it was a video . She believed we were putting on a skit for her as we interacted with Mandy. She couldn t believe it was a live call or that was really Mandy speaking directly to her.
TECH TIP
Do a run-through explaining what s happening before using new technology with reluctant seniors.
Reflection
In all your ways submit to [the L ORD ] , and he will make your paths straight (Proverbs 3:6).
Contemplation
I have always wished for a computer that would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish came true. I no longer know how to use my telephone.
B JARNE S TRONSTRUP
Timely Prayer
Lord, I m so excited when a new possibility comes along, but so often the old way seems easier.
3
Mouse Hunt
Laurene was going to learn to use a computer if it killed her-and it almost did! She tried to follow the suggestions her son gave her when he sat down with her, but he talked so fast and moved so quickly typing this and searching for that, that she couldn t keep up with him. He also used a little silver box attached to the computer to move from one place to another. He called it a mouse of all things. It didn t look like a mouse to her.
One day Laurene took matters into her own hands. She called a local computer store and asked about tutoring. The gentleman on the line told her they offered a class for seniors on Tuesday mornings from ten o clock until noon. There were two spots left. Ma am, if you