Originally Posted by amma
My brother retired, 20 years Navy, computer specialist....should have mentioned that before as I am very proud of him!!! :D 8) :mrgreen: :D
Sooo you can see why I lean on him heavily with my computer woes... :lol: :lol: :lol:
But maybe when he gets here in a couple of weeks I should video the look on his face when he sits down and turns on my computer.
First off the look of sheer horror and disbelief at the amount of "clutter" (his words not mine) on my desktop. Hey!!! It's all good stuff!!! :roll: :roll: :roll:
Then he starts peeking at the stuff that is still totally foreign to me...ram/memory/gigamathings and such :oops: :oops:
Next are my folders and by now I am ROTFLMBO at the look on his face, total shock that I can jumble everything to this extent in such a short time...short time??? It took me 3-4 months to do this!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Now I am offering to cook or go for take out....WHATEVER he wants while he sits there and performs his magic using all of the skills taught to him in the 20 years he was in the military..........anything to get out of his space and not have to face him...as I am still going to be on the floor laughing like a hyena if I stay in the room :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
And yet, he keeps coming back each time to bail me out. What a great guy, my brother 8) 8) 8)
your story is almost, exactly, like mine, Amma.
My brother was in air force, for 21 years as: ta da! computer specialist! he is a total computer genius. I have seen him....well, he can do some amazing things...hacker-genius type things, but he only does that, for good reason.
Like, when my daughter was getting married and had a picture of her wedding dress on her desktop pictures, or something...anyway he had to put in a password to get there...he did it in a flash!
He does have a bit of a habit of programming my computer, his way.
I am too pc-dumb to know, at the time. He's not mean, esp. since he doesn't have to help me at all...for hours, sometimes...but, he too, does not like clutter.
I am good about the house,
but computer....packrat - me? :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
about your other comment:
Am I just hopeless???Naw... I say, that as long as my mind keeps twirling around patterns, the math, planning, plotting....I am doing my best to keep my mind exercised and staving off dementia...just what the experts are recommending
...that's my story, too...and i'm sticking to it! :lol: