are your parents still computer ignorant?

My parents both know how to use the internet, but their knowledge is limited. They can send emails and search for information, but they don't know how to chat, use social networking sites, online forums, YouTube, online shopping, netbanking and the many other things that the internet has to offer. My mother finds it difficult to renew her library books online, so she usually calls me when she needs to do that, on the phone she gives me her password and the names of the books and then I renew the books for her. My mother-in-law has just started to use a computer. My husband and I help her and at the moment she is trying to learn how to write an email and how to use Facebook, but she finds it very difficult and she often calls us and asks us to guide her on the phone. She was 70 when she used a computer for the first time, and it is still a new world for her, but she is eager to learn more.

No my parents not ignorant of computer but yes when my daughters use the computer regular 2 to 3 hours then I told them to close it. I want to ignore more time spend on computer. Because I feel uploading, downloading songs means wastage of time.

Nope! just recently when my mom wanted to write to her brother and she told me she doesn't know anything about computer, and she keeps on telling me that she wanted to open for a facebook account.. even on cellphone.. I guess some parent would still rely on basic technology..:)

hello Capt, Thanks my father is not interested with gadget. As long as he know how to use the mobile phone, then it's fine (hahahaa) My mom is a computer savvy since she works in UK,she learn it first before us (lols) I am not sure if my dad knows how to operate the laptop because I only saw him talking us thru webcam and it's my nephew (6 yrs old) who's typing (hahahaha) Well, kids are fast learner than our folks so we need to be patient

My parents are not updated. However, my dad has a cellphone and he knows how to use it. I'm also a parent and I know about computers and other gadgets. I had studied computer education during my younger days but it was not like today where windows is so easy to learn. I studied wordstar and it was hard because we have to use something like DOS to open the computer. During the advent of windows, I asked my sons to teach me but I haven't learned from them because they were impatient. They only say once without explaining on what to do so I enrolled in a tutorial school for this and studied once a week. I had only attended that school for a month only and I stopped and continued to study on my own.

my dad opened a computer shop and net cafe business even though he knows nothing about computers. but he did studied it while he monitors his shop. my mom know how to use a computer. she just desn't know how to use hiraga type of keyboards because she stays in japan.

Well, my parents are using mobile phones..and my mom knows a teeny weeny bit of word ( i taught her that before but i do not know if she remembers it now)

I know what you mean. I think the computer scares my parents because my dad will not even touch it. My mom has to use it a little at work so sometimes I have to repeat the same thing over and over again for her to get it. It must be such a phenomenon to them.

Hi... In my family, everyone is ignorant about computer but my sister has basic knowledge on computer but she has no time to implement and i have a little knowledge by practice. have a nice time.

Hi, I have to say your mom knows more than mine.My mother is in her 60's and she's scared to try to use the computer. My daughter tried to teach her and she acted dumb about it. She thinks you have to be a scientist to know how to get on the internet. It's pretty funny. She doesn't even bother to learn or try it.

Dear friend, I think I'm with my parents in a situation similar to yours. You have to know that my parents were employed in offices from the 80's and 90's, but with computers, they have never seen one. Then, not exerted themselves, as indispensably to the present day. Their two (I speak of my mother and father) have never wanted to be in step with the times, in essence, a stage of their culture in the field of computer science, he has never interested in both. I sincerely regret, but their generation was actually different than mine. I conclude by saying that however, in all ways, for everything, it's never too late!

I think both of my parents are in different situations. Of course, both of them aren't as computer savvy compared to myself and my sibling. And when they do encounter problems with a computer, thy normally shout for our names. My mother is quite competent with a computer and cellphones in general. However, she often wonders about some online environment and activities like downloading, updating and sites. she thinks that the computer and Internet have a general premise. However, she is quite competent with social networking sites and how they work. My father is a different story. Someone needs to be with him to assists in his activities and answer some questions. He is usually more familiar with typewriters and leaves the computer-related work to his secretary. Overall, they learn to use the computer but their lives don't revolve around it as I am. They always seem to peer on what I am doing online and ask a thousand questions. It is usually irritating but the advancement of their technology to ours is understandable. Not many adults can cope with the fast and emerging technology trends. Even teh young can only take one gadget and trend at a time.

Both of my parents have facebook account. I made it for them so they can just use it. It's so difficult teaching them, especially my mom sometimes. Although now she knows how to login, chat, view photos, and comment to her friend's pages. The uploading part is a little complicated for her. So it's either me or my dad who uploads her photos.

I'm in the same situation as you are. My parents can't use paint or any simple programs they can surf the net but that's about it. In terms of cellphones they can call but they could not send sms at all. Also they always talk about how much better our life would be without technology.

My dad likes to keep up-to-date with the latest technology. His job entitles using a computer after all. My mother, however, still has a hard time using a computer. She barely knows how to operate it. I have to constantly help her with it. She's able to only use Microsoft Powerpoint and browse the internet nowadays. Even then, she still gets stuck when using them sometimes.

Hi! My mother knows how to use the computer but only the basics. When she was still working, she only did little computer work because she had people to do it for her. But it was still after a long while before she learned how to use the internet. She has her email for a long time now, though. But it was only yahoo that she knew how to use. When I made her a Facebook account she didn't know the difference between yahoo and Facebook. She confuses her username and password for the two sites! She even thought at first that they were the same! She used Facebook for a while but she stopped already. She doesn't even check her email anymore. She just wanna watch TV.

My mom is going to have her birthday next month. She will be seventy nine years old. Before she retired she was a reference librarian. She liked the people asking questions and she showed them where to find the information. It wasn't to her liking when the library got computers. She retired at age sixty five years old. She does own a computer or a laptop. She doesn't know much about computing. She is going to remain computer ignorant. She does not yet to know much about the latest technology. She likes books, magazines and television. She enjoys watching television programs in the evening most of all.

Hiya captain You know at times it feels good to have worked as a Technical Support Guy at the Call Center My parents are no different. During early 1990s Computers started popping up here in my state. Prior to that, no one had any idea of what it was. So my parents know nothing about it. Today, they teach computers from standard I (at the school of my nephew, who is now in standard IV). My parents had hired one of my students about a year and a half back. But he had to leave as he got admissions into some college to pursue his Masters Degree..., and now the parents are on their own. Still unwilling to learn. But my mom has been trying to read and learn all that is needed to teach her grandson.... And I have been helping her. Dad has now a FB account - a cousin of mine had been here a few months back and had shown his account to dad wherein most of our other relatives are! That was enough to get dad opening his account and I have been his Tech Support. Though I too was forced to re-activate my account (I only learned then that an account with FB never gets deleted, it only gets de-activated), I dont do much there...

Ya, I knew a senior who was afraid of cookies being entered in his system and he though they're were some kinds of virues/spywares! After trying explaining how to delete and how they doesn't affect his system, still not succeeding!

Hello CaptAlbertWhisker, My parents are not completely ignorant about computers as they know about internet and its uses though they don't surf internet that often like i and my brothers do but still they use it rarely when they need something to search on.