Comments on: Grandma on DVRs http://nslog.com/2008/04/24/grandma_on_dvrs The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:50:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Adam Jacob Muller http://nslog.com/2008/04/24/grandma_on_dvrs#comment-47398 Adam Jacob Muller Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:13:27 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=4770#comment-47398 Definitely, My 82-year-old grandfather was hesitant to use the TiVo when we first got one a few years ago. Same thing with the digital cable too when we first got it. He's now better at working either of them than my mother is, lol. In fact, he uses the digital cable so much that I had t get a 2nd one to use from work (Slingbox FTW!). It's a bit stereotypical, but he really loves the westerns channel. Sounds like you just picked out her next christmas/birthday gift :) Hope she doesn't read your blog. Definitely,
My 82-year-old grandfather was hesitant to use the TiVo when we first got one a few years ago. Same thing with the digital cable too when we first got it.
He's now better at working either of them than my mother is, lol. In fact, he uses the digital cable so much that I had t get a 2nd one to use from work (Slingbox FTW!). It's a bit stereotypical, but he really loves the westerns channel.

Sounds like you just picked out her next christmas/birthday gift :)

Hope she doesn't read your blog.

]]> By: steven n fettig http://nslog.com/2008/04/24/grandma_on_dvrs#comment-47394 steven n fettig Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:33:38 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=4770#comment-47394 I smiled ear to ear when I read this post. Although none of our grandparents are still around, I would agree with Tim's observation. My/our parents are in a generation where they kinda' grew up with technology and are either fascinated with it or they hate it. Grandparents seem to be more willing to accept it (possibly because it is so far outside their paradigm and they enjoy what they can do with it without thinking about it - my dad constantly over-thinks every gadget and drives me nuts when I try to explain them to him) and just learn to use it. Great post. I smiled ear to ear when I read this post. Although none of our grandparents are still around, I would agree with Tim's observation. My/our parents are in a generation where they kinda' grew up with technology and are either fascinated with it or they hate it. Grandparents seem to be more willing to accept it (possibly because it is so far outside their paradigm and they enjoy what they can do with it without thinking about it - my dad constantly over-thinks every gadget and drives me nuts when I try to explain them to him) and just learn to use it. Great post.

]]> By: Tim Buchheim http://nslog.com/2008/04/24/grandma_on_dvrs#comment-47393 Tim Buchheim Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:24:18 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=4770#comment-47393 I have found that our grandparents' generation is better at learning new technology than our parents' generation. Why? I think it's because our grandparents had to learn lots of new technologies (radio, tv, dishwashers, etc.) whereas our parents already had all of those when they were young, and didn't really have to learn anything new until VCRs appeared. (And our parents' generation + VCR = EPIC FAIL, hence the stupid "blinking 12:00" jokes.) I have found that our grandparents' generation is better at learning new technology than our parents' generation.

Why? I think it's because our grandparents had to learn lots of new technologies (radio, tv, dishwashers, etc.) whereas our parents already had all of those when they were young, and didn't really have to learn anything new until VCRs appeared. (And our parents' generation + VCR = EPIC FAIL, hence the stupid "blinking 12:00" jokes.)

]]> By: Gordon Tyler http://nslog.com/2008/04/24/grandma_on_dvrs#comment-47392 Gordon Tyler Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:40:53 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=4770#comment-47392 It runs in the family, I see ;) It runs in the family, I see ;)

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