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well I'm glad ya liked it.
at first I just sort of started guessing at the years and then looked for picture proof.
just kinda wanted to show the younger programmers i come across what it was like back in them olden daze 
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Then grandma has no business using a computer. Get her an iPad.
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What does that even mean? You don't think an iPad is a computer?
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Steve Jobs went out of his way to tell us it wasn't.
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Ah, the alternate reality.
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mtiede wrote: alternate reality
Close.
The term in general use is "Apple's reality distortion field".
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Actually, Grandma might have an easier time with one for the types of things she likely does (play games, do Facebook etc.)
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stephen.hazel wrote: I don't think win10 or any OS ever will everrrr solve the gramma problem
Yes, the grandma/grandpa problem will never be solved...even when we are grandparents! Just think of our future grand children going crazy trying to teach us the latest technology...the circle of life continues! 
I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup
The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke!
My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.
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Conversation with my 92 year old mother:
Mom: An icon on my desktop has a big red X on it.
Me: Yes mom, it is telling you that the folder on another computer is not available.
Mom: Can you fix it?
Me: Try turning on the other computer.
Mom: It still doesn't work.
Me: Try remapping the remote folder.
Mom: I have no idea how. This was done by my paid technician several months ago.
Me: (Grumble, grumble) Ok Mom, give me a few minutes and I will remap it myself.
Mom: Thanks son, I knew you could fix it.
Fletcher Glenn
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stephen.hazel wrote: so it doesn't bother you that you've had to wait 2 hours for win10 and SP1 to install?
I have not had to wait 2 hours for any Windows 10 installations or updates. Maybe it's just you.
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well for both win10 install (a little over an hour) and SP1 (a little under an hour)...
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Technically, they skipped one, so it also might be they skipped the good one. Wrong move Microsoft.
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I like your thinkin on that.
That MUST have been what happened alright
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As far as I'm concerned the update went smoothly. 2 hours? Not quite. About an hour-and-a-half from start to finish (and that included downloading the thing). I have a fairly complex set up and was initially worried it might break something important. Nope ... Visual Studio / Office ... all my 3rd-party tools, applications etc. seem to be fine. Kind of nice for it to have been delivered over the wire instead of having to get a DVD or something. Maybe you've got a slow Internet pipe?
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Yeah, it takes 45 minutes. But I got to keep working while it downloaded. I didn't have to go to the store and buy a disk. It updated without need for interaction, so I did some housecleaning while it updated. I mean jeez, what do you want for free?
Do I wish the update downloaded invisibly and updated instantaneously? Sure. Am I angry that I don't get magical wishes? Not so much.
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Yup. Me too. Got plenty of other things to be angry about so why would I waste it on something that is just fine and dandy?
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Keep it if you like it, or try something else 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Hey - don't blame Micro$oft for you becoming an early adopter.
Anyone who didn't learn their lesson with MS DOS 6.0 is just easy meat for the bit-grinder.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Early adopter? Yeah, that's me.
But we're on win10 SP1, aren't we?
So you're sayin all the grammas out there are early adopters?
They are gonna wanna vent...
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You wouldn't get angry at a fire for burning your hand when you stuck your hand into the fire would you?
So why get angry at Microsoft when you install an OS that is still in the Beta stage?
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I voted this up, but in all fairness, MS isn't saying it's a Beta - even though we all know it is. They're acting like she's good to go.
Jeremy Falcon
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Thanks and I agree with you about Microsoft not saying it's Beta.
I made a simple calculation - how much will it cost me to install a potentially unstable OS that wreaks havoc over my computer against waiting and potentially having to pay for an upgrade to a stable system.
The maths was pretty easy for me - it will be cheaper to pay for the upgrade later than get it 'free' now.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Install BeOS[^] and all your problems will be solved.
Jeremy Falcon
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I'm considering linux, but what about the grandmas that use the computer program I wrote for windows?
It's them I'm concerned about.
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