WARNING:
INAPPROPRIATE FOR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 35
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We need a place where old dogs ("ODs") like us can collaborate to get a grip on today's new technologies ("NTs").
I'm no techie, but I'm willing to share the stuff I've learned and am learning with others like us.
How about you? Here's your chance to gain techno-wisdom and help others do the same.
Wouldn't you like a chance to hold your own in a conversation (verbal or text) with your progeny? Wouldn't it shock and awe your family if you went alone to BestBuy and bought a "killer" laptop or got an iPad and knew all the really cool new apps?
That's what OD+NT is all about.
We named this blog "NewFleas" for two reasons:
1. We're seeking remedies for itching situations.
2. A derelict blogger already took the name for his site years ago.
Why do we need OD+NT?
We face a plague of technological locusts, to wit...
Why should I or should I NOT have a Facebook page?
What's the deal with Twitter, anyhow?
Does LinkedIn really offer something for us?
Digg? What the devil is it, and why should I care?
Why do I need a 3G (or even 4G) enabled laptop if it's got WIFI?
For that matter, do I really need WIFI?
Or how about all the acronyms and initialisms?
Sure, you know CD and DVD and PC, and you might have a passing knowledge of CAD/CAM and AI.
How about HTML or XML or HTTP or RSS?
You probably see these every day.
What do BTW and OMG and LMAO and GGP mean?
(The last is socially inappropriate but physiologically on target!)
Remember SWAK? Bet you haven't used that in 35 years!
I'll bet the last time you tried to get a simple answer about this stuff from the younger generation you felt like you had two heads. Am I right?
Want some retributive justice?
Ask someone under 35 what this is and see what they say!
The kids don't know everything.
That's precisely the problem.
Nobody will give you exasperated looks and/or comments when you come to OD+NT with issues.
Just because you aren't on top of this stuff doesn't mean you're stupid.
We just need to have our own empathetic forum.
That's what NewFleas and OD+NT are all about!
Welcome to a new age-appropriate collaborative world!
I will never truly be an old dog ... and I love the idea of tricks ... this is my cup of tea. I can actually maneuver my way through this. Know lots about CDs and DVDs so I look forward to broadening my horizons ... PEs - does that mean the stock market went up today???
ReplyDeleteMy Gramma used to say, "Never tell anyone everything you know because then they'll know twice as much as you do."
ReplyDelete('Course, my first thought was always, "How can I get them to sit there long enough to listen while I TELL them everything I know?")
Excellent point, Kate. It's not what you tell them. It's what they hear.
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