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knave:
That happens to me too...but I kinda give my mom a pass. I'm kinda hard on her if she doesn't try. So if she tries at least I always help out. She is getting better though, she can now sucessfuly switch inputs on the TV especially if I talk her through it over the phone. :banghead: Funny thing is...she's more than capable...just afraid of messing it up.
Fortunatly I can take turns with my brother, so dinner is worth it. ;D
Donkbaca:
Get a logitech harmony remote, you can program it to set all that up for one button. You want to watch a movie? Hit the movie button, best 100 bucks you will ever spend, we got one for our inlaws, no more calls.
As for the PC stuff, ditch all the PC stuff and just get them Ipads.
TopJimmyCooks:
i had a Logitech harmony for years and I really loved it. It is not always user friendly right off the bat.
One IR command doesn't register and something gets off, and you can't even get a parent to use the help button that wizard's you through finding out what went wrong. I'm happy to now run everything through a tivo remote and even that isn't automatically intuitive for everyone.
I wish my mother would ask for tech support more. Her computer is so gunked up I can't even stand to look at it's 15" monitor, but it keeps on ticking over.
Donkbaca:
Yeah, you set up the remote for them, and then they just push the "watch a dvd" button. Then when they call that its not working, you just tell them to push the help button, works for me.
The ipad is built for these people. Its perfect for light web surfing, reading and e-mail. The facetime stuff is a bonus, and its pretty idiot proof. Just get a good case for when they drop it.
ChadTower:
Right, because the obvious solution to "I can't learn how to use the things I have in my house, don't have enough money for it anyway, and invite you over under false pretenses" is "spend $350 on a remote control that they still won't be able to operate". ;D
Over the last year or two I refer them to my older son. Once or twice being told how to use their setup by a 12 year old somehow convinces older folks that they don't feel like asking again.
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