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malaise

(268,998 posts)
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 07:45 PM Feb 2020

Friday night ...but seriously [View all]

I fought off the technology for ages but my brother insisted on giving me some new stuff for Christmas.
Never in my wildest dream did I think I'd enjoy Facetime so much.

That I can chat with siblings and friends while we're doing stuff in our homes across the globe using a simple email address speaks volumes about technological advances.

That said phone companies will soon be obsolete as international calls vanish. And damn the iphone is like the Swiss army knife of technology.
I never thought I'd say this but I'm hooked in my dotage

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Friday night ...but seriously [View all] malaise Feb 2020 OP
It's a hell of a lot of fun too! lunatica Feb 2020 #1
I love the stop watch malaise Feb 2020 #2
When in doubt just hand your gadget to a kid. lunatica Feb 2020 #5
Thanks malaise Feb 2020 #7
Would you please accept an invisible heart? Harker Feb 2020 #18
As long as it's invisible malaise Feb 2020 #19
Well, then... Harker Feb 2020 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author Harker Feb 2020 #26
they make smartwatches Tribalceltic Feb 2020 #23
I'm not home right now my kids are in the neighborhood store buying groceries they lunasun Feb 2020 #3
Amazing indeed malaise Feb 2020 #4
I picked up a used 6s online and many were like Why you so bougie ? I said no it's worth it lunasun Feb 2020 #13
He gave me an 8 malaise Feb 2020 #14
face time is wonderful Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2020 #6
It sure is malaise Feb 2020 #8
Yes! kimmylavin Feb 2020 #21
Enjoy. Zoonart Feb 2020 #9
Back at you malaise Feb 2020 #10
Skype is what amazes me... Archae Feb 2020 #11
Unbelievable - our neighbor lives on Skype as his wife and kids are in India malaise Feb 2020 #12
mal-- I doubt you'll have "dotage". panader0 Feb 2020 #15
I won't ever be a Dotard malaise Feb 2020 #16
Wait, you mean all this time, you've been on a desktop? BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2020 #17
No I use lap tops and the iPad when that needed repairs or to be replaced malaise Feb 2020 #20
Nokia! Ha!!! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2020 #24
when I was growing up as a GI brat Skittles Feb 2020 #22
It's amazing malaise Feb 2020 #25
I used to trace my hand on the back of envelopes I sent to my grandparents Skittles Feb 2020 #29
We have a white board that we use for our shopping list Danascot Feb 2020 #28
Great idea malaise Feb 2020 #32
I'm one of the old fogies who does not use the technology as much as I should. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #30
What a great post malaise Feb 2020 #31
Another old fogey here mnhtnbb Feb 2020 #33
stuff that I have no idea how to use malaise Feb 2020 #35
LOL! If you traveled back in time and complained lunatica Feb 2020 #34
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