My BFF finally went online

I think it's good when one of our friends finally makes the move and manages to get online. I have a couple of older friends who have just about managed to work out how to send an email, and that is fantastic because it means that we can communicate for free instead of having to pay for phone calls every couple of weeks. We can now chat to each other a lot more, and it feels as though we live together rather than the reality which is that we are actually living miles apart and unable to see each other more than a couple of times a year.

I have an aunt 92 years old. She had never thought of getting a computer although ages ago she had been a secretary and knew about typewriters. But all of a sudden, her oldest son and all his family moved to another country. She would not miss the growing up of her granddaughters nor check on everyone! My cousin explained, she bought herself a computer and learned all there was to know and there she it! I bet she knows more than a lot of us know here! I admire her and I´m glad your friend took that step.

not really them getting on line but took time to find a friend I hadnt seen in 26 years found her friday and had searched every where for her finallyI figured out where to search on facebook we talked on the phone for 5 hours after finding her yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

That is great, good for her.It will be alot of company to her& y'all can talk everyday if u want to. If she decides to join mylot let me know & she can send me a friend request. no, i have not had any friends to go online lately but sure enjoy the ones that are.

That's great! She is going to be opened up to a whole world of information. My grandmother was the one I was so tickled about being online..lol...that has been a few years ago though. It took a little while but she was emailing me like crazy before I knew it.

No, not now.. but my brother never wanted a computer. We used to have to write snail mail all the time and he said he wasn't interested in getting a computer or anything whenever I asked him about it. I finally got a letter from him one day saying he got a computer and is online. He plays a lot of pool online for money.. he's good at it and has friends all around the world. He has since written me lots of emails about stories of his/our childhood he wanted me to write for the web... he doesn't do the writing himself.. so he has really enjoyed his computer for the last few years.

I think it's great you BFF finally got a computer. She will love having info at her finger tips when she needs it. I tried for years over ten years to get my mom to use a computer because she was like me alone all the time, no friends around anymore or anything. Being alone can do a lot to you so I tried to get her to have a computer. I would buy it for her. She constantly told me no, that she would never be able to use one. Now for the past 3 years she has been using the laptop I got her for Mother's Day. She likes her computer and uses it everyday. I went to her house and spent a week or so and taught her the basics, the rest she has taught herself. She has done really well...I knew she would! I recommend everyone have a computer even if they don't use it a lot.

My parents are starting to enjoy having a computer and being online Dad is really enjoying Facebook right now because of Cityville and Mom has found old friends also through Facebook. Dad is using a new desktop, Mom has a new laptop (which I envy so much hahaha). Good for them! I think it's great that you're friend has accepted the wonders that a computer brings. It's also great that you're helping and encouraging her. Cheers!

I think it's wonderful your friend is coming online, and she will have a lot of fun and just think of all the new things you both can talk about concerning computers and the internet. In reading about this , it brought back to mind, how I finally got onto the computer/internet myself back in 2000, I learned most of what I needed to get onto the internet and how to access some sites from my youngest two daughters who were in Middle School then. I really had not intended on even getting on the computer, since I had gotten it for them, but the more they got online and I began watching them and asking questions about the different sites and finding out what email was, before I knew it I was online. My knowledge has grown since then, I consider myself still a novice at somethings on the internet but I am not as afraid of making a mistake like I was back then. I guess you could say I was a little bit afraid of it. I am so excited for you and your friend, she will have fun and you know, she will probably end up showing you some new and exciting things about computers and surfing the various sites.