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My smart tech

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 09:15:57 GMT

An old friend popped round last night, not seen him since school. After a greeting, a brew and a chat I could see him looking around.. not sure what he was thinking I told him to go for a look.

My place is only small and he came back a minute later saying ‘you don’t even have a tv!’ and then he proceeded to list the tech he has uses. (Yawn)

I have an

Ipad

internet radio

iPhone 3GS (Moto G5 is for sale)

I like to try new tech but I don’t seem to able to stick with it!

So I’m wondering if I’m the only one these days with a pad practically devoid of tech? Am I an old man already?

Re: My smart tech

jonsie — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 09:29:49 GMT

These days I only have my phones and a tablet that dies after an hour because the battery is kaput and I miss my laptops back home but I couldn't do without my cable TV.

Old is a state of mind and its more a question of what you are comfortable with. I'm not one to need the latest device as a status symbol. There's nothing I need that I can't now do on my Note 3 donated by a very kind friend on the community

Re: My smart tech

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 09:48:04 GMT

What a kind friend @jonsie I have a similar one who lent me this iPad Air indefinitely!

Whenever I see tv these days it always seems to be cops chasing criminals for a fly on the wall series or customs giving people a thorough checking in Australia! Mindnumbing!

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Cleoriff — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:04:33 GMT

@Anonymouswrote:
What a kind friend @jonsie I have a similar one who lent me this iPad Air indefinitely!

Whenever I see tv these days it always seems to be cops chasing criminals for a fly on the wall series or customs giving people a thorough checking in Australia! Mindnumbing!

You are watching the wrong programs @Anonymous. Some really good dramas on TV at the moment....

Though as you say, each to their own.

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jonsie — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:07:30 GMT

Incidentally did anyone watch Striker recently on BBC 2? Very much brought things home to me....

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Cleoriff — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:12:42 GMT

Do you mean Strike? Brilliant series. I loved it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b093ypxy

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Anonymous — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:21:52 GMT

@Cleoriff it’s just what I see when I’m round at other places. If I go see the olds.. it’s Judge Judy 🤔

Can’t watch anything on the beeb (no licence) but I see The Good Fight has reappeared so I might have to watch that!!

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jonsie — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:41:58 GMT

@Cleoriffwrote:
Do you mean Strike? Brilliant series. I loved it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b093ypxy

Yeah that's the one. Hope to be walking in his shoes 😊😉 Exact same but different leg, I was quite shocked they showed it to be honest. It was like looking into a mirror and brought home the reality. It's quite amazing how they could use technology to portray Tom Burke's prosthetic and limb when he is able-bodied. Marvelous!

Re: My smart tech

Glory1 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 06:15:10 GMT

Jusr caught up with your thread @Anonymous.

As @jonsie said old is a state of mind and really has nothing to do with what tech you have or haven't got.

Me, I couldn't live without my phone - it's how I keep in touch with the outside world and allows me to do all my online shopping as well as my gaming; my tablet because I'm an avid reader and do like my games and catch up TV; and my TV. I don't get out much anymore so tech for me has become essential.

There's more on TV than reality shows and real life cop shows. Though I have to admit I do love Judge Judy. I also loved the Strike drama, particularly as I read the book, and the 2 previous books on Strike which the Beeb also made into dramas last year. And The Good Fight, which you mentioned, returned this past Thursday as good as ever.

I admit to being a TV junkie (though not keen on reality shows like TOWIE or I'm a Celebrity etc) and as I don't get to the cinema anymore, and don't have Sky or Virgin, can boast a varied film and TV boxset collection.

But all of the above is what both makes me happy and is essential to keeping me sane and my mind active. Very important at 72.

If you can live happily without tech in your home great. It neither makes you old nor out of touch. It's your life and as long as your happy that's all that matters. What suits one person doesn't always suit another.

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Cleoriff — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 09:04:45 GMT

Yes as said before, age is a state of mind. I arrived very late in life to the world of smart tech.

Due to this forum I have come a long way since then. I prefer to use my PC as opposed to my phone but as I started with computers first I suppose that's to be expected. I also have a tablet.

I shop online for everything. That's not laziness on my part, I never liked shopping when I was much much younger. I have a saying now 'if it can't be bought online, it doesn't get bought'

My husband was also a slow starter re smart tech. He could build computers and set up every other gadget going at the time. However, he used his mobile phone as an alarm only.!!

He only got 'competetive' when he saw me trundling along with my mobile phone and tablet

Now he has one of the latest phones, a smartwatch and a tablet. He is quite pleased with himself.

Neither of us could be without our TV though. The one downstairs is linked to Sky, the one upstairs in our sons room has freeview. He also has a Android wifi box linked to that which allows him to watch the same programmes as us via a streaming link.

I also have to make sure wherever I am in the world I don't miss Formula 1, so I have Mobdro installed on my PC, phone and tablet.

The one thing I don't do, is read books via Kindle, phone or tablet. I have a bit of a thing about books. Love them. They always come via Amazon in proper book format.

Now I have made you 'yawn' with my story, I will get off and go and put some washing in...

Pity I can't do that online

Re: My smart tech

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 12:40:57 GMT

Not a yawn fest at all @Cleoriff I’ve always been interested in how others use or don’t use tech.

People kept telling me android is the way to go, so I bought the Moto G5. I found it slow and clunky, but I did like changing the launcher but change tones in android I had to try and find the settings in each app but with iOS it was all in notifications!

With only having a bike for transport, I will get a big shop delivered from online shopping but use the bike to go to and from the store daily to get milk, bread, potatoes & as many bargains as I can on the reduced counter!!! (My favourite part)

I try to embrace tech but I don’t want to become one of those people who sits there on the phone at dinner, or who walks down the street attempting to get run over while staring at the small screen!

oh and if you do find an app that does the washing.. I will quite happily embrace it! 🤯

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Anonymous — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 12:46:07 GMT

Omg @Glory1... 72... Your knowledge and the way you post gave me the impression you were half that!

Games, phones, tablets, tv & forums.. I hope when I reach my 70s I’m as active online!!

I thought The Good Fight got off to a slow start but I’m itching to see where it goes!

Re: My smart tech

Glory1 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 13:16:42 GMT

Thank you @Anonymous you've totally made my day. I'm chuffed to think my knowledge and posts give the impression of someone half my age.

I've always been interested in technology since I was a kid. Have friends of all ages from teens to oldies like me. Maybe that's what keeps me young. I don't know but I hope, how ever long I live, I never ever become an 'oldie' in my attitude or interests. I worked with many of them and it wasn't pretty 😊

I agree The Good Fight was a slow burner but it was dealing with a funeral. However, I loved the court scenes with that judge who was on another planet and kept interrupting the voir dire. The lawyers' reactions were priceless. And some interesting story lines look to be promising in future episodes. I'm just a sucker for good legal dramas. But then I love all good drama.

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Anonymous — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 13:23:50 GMT

Aww.. then I’ve done my good deed for the day! 🤩

Diane tried to kick Howard (the judge) out of the firm in The Good Wife & I think that’s why he was being a thorn in her side. I’m glad they got rid of Kolstadt tho.. she was an awful character. Diane’s face when she turned down the job and Kolstaft got it was priceless..

oh and good to know that Will was remembered, was gutted when he was killed off)

and what about the drugs???? Weird!!!

maybe we should have a The Good Fight / Wife thread @Glory1

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jonsie — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 13:52:05 GMT

I was a little old to all this too. I was 50 years old before I had my first basic lesson from my son as I was going for a job interview that required part of the interview to be able to put notes on the system in good English, luckily speed wasn't as important as spelling and punctuation. I got the job thanks to that 30 minute lesson Even then I was scared to death of touching a PC but I had to

learn as I went along. My son said Dad dont worry, you cant break a computer...ha! At one point I wiped the entire stock system when updating it.

Myself and two others had to work long into the night stocktaking though I had to stay longer inputting it back so it was ready for next morning. This was before the days of live stock systems but my job was to update it manually each evening. Some companies even now still don't have a live stock system. ......

Nowadays I'm quite comfortable with technology though not an expert by any means. Most things can be found on Google if things go wrong and help is there when you need it.

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Anonymous — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 14:08:16 GMT

I couldn't do without my phone & laptop ... I'm rather a tech novice but have learnt a lot here on the community

I was given a small flat screen tv with Sky & I use that a lot, particularly on record

That's about it ... I listen to BBC Radio Four in the late evenings, but am not sure if radio is considered tech?

Re: My smart tech

Glory1 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 14:56:52 GMT

@Anonymouswrote:
Aww.. then I’ve done my good deed for the day! 🤩

Diane tried to kick Howard (the judge) out of the firm in The Good Wife & I think that’s why he was being a thorn in her side. I’m glad they got rid of Kolstadt tho.. she was an awful character. Diane’s face when she turned down the job and Kolstaft got it was priceless..
oh and good to know that Will was remembered, was gutted when he was killed off)

and what about the drugs???? Weird!!!

maybe we should have a The Good Fight / Wife thread @Glory1

I'm up for a Good Fight/Wife thresd but does anybody else watch it apart from us? I suppose the only way to find out is set up the thread and see if anyone else responds..

And I miss Will too. He was a good actor and the charactrr was well-rounded and the shooting what a shock..

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Cleoriff — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 17:32:51 GMT

I'm afraid it's a programme I've never heard of ....sorry

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jonsie — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:00:36 GMT

Nope not here either. .....😕

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Marjo — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:06:21 GMT

@Glory1 wrote:

@Anonymouswrote:

Aww.. then I’ve done my good deed for the day! 🤩

Diane tried to kick Howard (the judge) out of the firm in The Good Wife & I think that’s why he was being a thorn in her side. I’m glad they got rid of Kolstadt tho.. she was an awful character. Diane’s face when she turned down the job and Kolstaft got it was priceless..

oh and good to know that Will was remembered, was gutted when he was killed off)

and what about the drugs???? Weird!!!

maybe we should have a The Good Fight / Wife thread @Glory1

I'm up for a Good Fight/Wife thresd but does anybody else watch it apart from us? I suppose the only way to find out is set up the thread and see if anyone else responds..

And I miss Will too. He was a good actor and the charactrr was well-rounded and the shooting what a shock..

I LOVED the Good Wife and was sad when it ended. I heard some rumours that there might be a spin-off - is it actually happening then and that's the Good Fight you're talking about? If so, it will definitely go on my watch list. And I reserve some of my related questions for that thread if you want to open one.