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[–] JaymesRS@literature.cafe 31 points 11 months ago
[–] Bluefruit@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Does anyone else kinda like being tech support for friends and family?

Idk maybe its just me but I like helping them even when it is kinda frustrating. Its satisfying to fix an issue and I like making them happy.

[–] BillMurray@lemmy.ca 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

No good dead goes unpunished. My fucking sister-in-law... My computer is slow, can you check it out? Later, she accused me of messing something up on her computer since it was still slow.

[–] Outtatime@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

This is the exact reason I don't help anybody anymore

[–] Bluefruit@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Aw well that just sucks. Especially since you were helping. :/

[–] Mr_nutter_butter@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

When they take my advice yes when it breaks and they go back to the old way which caused issues in the first place mum no

[–] MagicPterodactyl@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think it's fun when it's close family and friends, and very annoying when it's someone I see every third year at the out of state family reunion. I only met you 4 times aunt Jeannette, I'm not gonna spend 40 minutes trying to help set up your phone's finger print scanner with your wrinkly ass digits.

[–] Bluefruit@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Haha yea i can kinda get that. It feels better when its someone you're closer to i suppose.

[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 12 points 11 months ago

I hate working with phones, but I have basic computer knowledge.

My da was flabbergasted and delighted when I installed uBlock Orgin on his computer, because it made his newspaper comic website (and everything else) run much faster.

I also put a shortcut to his downloads right on his desktop and am considered a tech genius. I'll take what I can get. Lol

Now he asks me whenever he seems to have a computer issue. So whenever I stop over at their home to "take a look" at their computer, there is food waiting for me. Perks! I am a tech genius, after all.

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 11 points 11 months ago

Which is why you ask grandma for the tutorial first.

[–] smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 11 months ago

When your grandparent got a cheap Xiaomi and next weeks you would spend teaching where are the buttons to close ads, notifications about Xiaomi products, promotions, suggested content, very useful tips, manual system cleanup reminders, sign in to Google dialogs, sign in to Xiaomi Cloud dialogs, sponsored content on lockscreen, daily lockscreen wallpaper suggestions, system update reminders, weather forecasts and daily step count.

[–] hdnsmbt@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

How many variations of this joke do we really need, though?

[–] Waesche@feddit.ch 5 points 11 months ago

She only gets a new phone, so you finally have to show up and spend some time with her.

[–] mayonaise_met@feddit.nl 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I heard someone someone knew installed Linux on their grandparents laptop. That's one way to volunteer your time.

Install an OS other family members know.

[–] CurlyMoustache@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

MS DOS 👌

[–] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

My sister and I take turns doing a lot of this, but she volunteered to teach mom Instagram. The consensus opinion is that this counts for two.

[–] vivadanang@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

the tech guy keeps grandma's router and shit up. the rest of the fam can show her how to shitpost on whatever they use.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Oh god. Someone dug up grandma.

[–] hlqxz@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

This is me but at work. Fuckmylife

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You just stroke grandma's ego and tell her she's doing great and is easily figuring everything out.

Don't bother setting things up, don't change anything, don't teach her anything.

She'll just use it as a phone and nothing else.

[–] independantiste@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

From experience, this is rarely the case , they always end up doing something like removing the phone icon or forgetting how to take a picture because they somehow got stuck in the pro camera mode

[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 11 months ago

You haven't done this before, have you?