iPhone, BlackBerry, G1, HTC Magic, Sidekick, T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T, Verizon; How does one decide on what phone to get and what carrier to choose? Will TheMacMommy stick with Sprint? Find out why DigitalFanGirl is talking about dumping her beloved BlackBerry. We discuss it all in this episode of Moms Gone Geek.
Melissa was a guest co-host for tonight’s episode of Tech Moms Talk over on BlogTalk Radio. It was a lot of fun filling in for Lucretia Pruitt@GeekMommy and chatting with Monica Brady@MommyBrain about kids, technology, education, online safety, and our roles as geek parents. You can hear the audio using the embedded player on this post. Click the play button to hear our discussion.
Here is the link to tonight’s Tech Moms Talk Show where you can listen, download or subscribe in iTunes. Tune in to Tech Moms Talklive every Tuesday Evening at 6:30PM PT / 9:30PM ET
Tech support for your family and friends – do you love it or dread it? On this episode we try to give you some tips for dealing with the seemingly daunting task of being the resident techie to your friends and family. Listen to the tools and techniques we’ve used that have saved us from the migraine meds.
Make a list of goals or tasks to be accomplished and stay focused on completing those goals
It’s easy to get distracted, keep pen and paper handy for taking notes. Make the person a cheat sheet that covers what you reviewed so they can refer to it when they get stuck
Reassure the person that you’ll review it first and then have them try it themselves till they are comfortable with the lesson
Exercise patience! Do not condescend but tailor instructions to the individual’s learning style. If you’re not sure what their learning style is, ask them about it
Use Google Docs to collaborate
Try to draw visual analogies between familiar concepts like commonly used icons on different electronics
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iPhone, BlackBerry, G1, HTC Magic, Sidekick, T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T, Verizon; How does one decide on what phone to get and what carrier to choose? Will TheMacMommy stick with Sprint? Find out why DigitalFanGirl is talking about dumping her beloved BlackBerry. We discuss it all in this episode of Moms Gone Geek.
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