Android tablet preference

[DigiCorn]

That's why I never tell people I work with computers & graphics. It never works out well.

you think that's bad, don't ever make the mistake of telling someone you know plumbing

or tile work

I'd actually do tile work for someone, but for the going rate. Never for free.

I charge beer. But I never seem to drink enough while doing the job to make it seem worthwhile.

[t-pat]

I can go get my own beer, or make it, without the time and backache associated with tile work.

[Farabomb]

I've thought about it, believe me, she just wants to something to go online and check email, I don't even think she plans on reading books or watching movies, but she's got it in her head that she wants one 

I sense trouble in your future. Keep your phone handy as you have to give out personalized tech support anytime you give someone a present like that. I think it's written in the bible somewhere. :laugh:

Unfortunately, you're absolutely right based on the  laptop I bought her 2 years ago

I don't know what it is, she just has a magical ability to break computers, it's kind of scary

Mine is the same way. At least once a month I get the call that her email isn't working. I ask if she hit send and receive, the answer is always yes. When I get there and hit send and receive, guess what happens?

[Joe]

i did similar in the jeep - hardwired in the usb charging cable, and for audio i just have a 3.5mm jack plugged directly into an amp thats bolted down.  no more reciever/deck for crackheads to steal (i dont listen to broadcast radio). its a good setup.

the other day, i was in home depot picking up some new recepticles. saw some 110v duplex receptcles with a 110v plug on the bottom, 2 USB jacks on top.  they were $20 a pop, but im thinking it would be nice to loose the 110v-usb adapters, at least near the nightstand..

hell, I'm all over that. Wonder if they come in black decorator style, could use one of those in the kitchen where I put in a 6 way box. Could replace one of the receptacles with that, with a net gain of 1 usb port (replacing the usb==>110v adapter that's plugged in there now)

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/accessories/power_adapters/USB/in_wall_outlets

$11.50 - $12.50

[JCPenfold]

I've thought about it, believe me, she just wants to something to go online and check email, I don't even think she plans on reading books or watching movies, but she's got it in her head that she wants one 

I sense trouble in your future. Keep your phone handy as you have to give out personalized tech support anytime you give someone a present like that. I think it's written in the bible somewhere. :laugh:

Unfortunately, you're absolutely right based on the  laptop I bought her 2 years ago

I don't know what it is, she just has a magical ability to break computers, it's kind of scary

Mine is the same way. At least once a month I get the call that her email isn't working. I ask if she hit send and receive, the answer is always yes. When I get there and hit send and receive, guess what happens?

I don't know what she does, she must download a bunch of malware crap. A few months after she starts using a computer it's running slow, getting random error messages and crashing. And I can't do tech support by phone, especially on PC's, I have to be in front of it to see what the options are, which involves a 20-30 minute drive

                

[Farabomb]

Look into logmein.com. Might save you a few drives. I'd be lost without it here. I'm 45-60 minutes away from the shop and I can remote in and take care of 90% of the issues.

[JCPenfold]

Look into logmein.com. Might save you a few drives. I'd be lost without it here. I'm 45-60 minutes away from the shop and I can remote in and take care of 90% of the issues.

I did that with her laptop, I would hope she would have less issues on a tablet, they make it harder to screw up (I think) - it's more the "why can't I get online, how do I download a game, which screen is my email on" questions. That's why I like my iPad, I think it's so intuitive, but again, so expensive, I'm pissed that the mini didn't come out with retina display

[Farabomb]

Android is making a lot of headway into making it as easy as iOS. I think a lot of the issues, at least with my mom is her unwillingness to learn. After she told me that she isn't interested in learning how to use the laptop I told her then I'm done helping you. Go harass my nephew or someone if all you're doing is wasting my time.

[JCPenfold]

Must be people of a certain age - she insists she's too old or dumb to figure it out, she just wants someone to do everything technical for her

[Farabomb]

I get the same excuse.

[Joe]

Must be people  of a certain age - she insists she's told or dumb to figure it out, she just wants someone to do everything technical for her

That has nothing to do with age. :tongue:

[JCPenfold]

Sheer laziness then?

 

[delooch]

ive been trying to get my dad off a netbook and onto a tablet.  tablets seem a lot harder to mess up than windowsOS.

my only difficulty is he loves to print web pages, and thats still difficult as hell to do on a tablet. hoping the android OS gets some kind of native wi-fi print capabilities soon..

also, the old guy's hands shake like a paint mixer - at least on the tablet hes poking at what he sees, the netbook he has to take his eyes off the screen to look at the keyboard.  seems like hes a little more successful on the tablet navigtion despite the shaking.

[Joe]

Print from Android

[delooch]

yeah, theres a  bunch of those apps, but you gotta keep a local networked pc up and running to use them. id like to eliminate the PC from the loop.