When you give a mom a computer
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My mom's the total opposite, and is too scared to screw up her computer that badly. I'll get calls from her, "I just accidentally downloaded something, and I don't know what it is! I accidentally pushed the button, and there was this blue bar, and this window whooped open, and then it said a bunch of stuff. I don't know about this... you think I'll be ok? Should I take my computer to the shop?"
Yes mom, you'll be fine. You probably just upgraded Windows, or something.
Yes mom, you'll be fine. You probably just upgraded Windows, or something.
i gave my parents a linux box. It has all the stuff they need preinstalled (O
, firefox, etc) and they can't screw it up at all.
, firefox, etc) and they can't screw it up at all.
i gave my parents a linux box. It has all the stuff they need preinstalled (O
LOL wrong, they can still install browser plugins. Kind of awkward to be fixing a friends/family members computer and find the root of the problems is premium_content_video_codec_plugin.xpi because you know they could have only have fallen for that by trying to watch porn.
I just pulled this off a few weeks ago. After connecting it with the wifi network at the house I haven't gotten a single phone call yet.
Feels good man.
Had a family member get one of these a while back. They also had a HP printer with WiFi print server (AirPrint?). The iPad was using it straight out of the box.
