Life Before The Pc

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:50 pm

Computers have changed my life big-time, especially with emails to family and friends, the jokes passed back and forth.

They are just remarkable for work, instead of the old typewriters, especially the ones that you could not erase a mistake.................meaning you had to do the whole thing over!

ebay............wow, that is fun!

if I am not sure of something, google is always there for me!

I buy now 90% of Christmas shopping on-line, most places are free delivery...................and that is a bonus to me, I hate the stores!

I don`t do by bills on-line, prefer to do those by phone.

and of course forums have kept me going now for 3 years, this one being tops to any others................I am on here alot, its just so much fun and have met so many wonderful people, and great when you need to vent!

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:40 pm

:sneaky:

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 1:40 am

jimbo;967529 wrote: life before political correctness

whe you could call a spade a spade .... oh for those days ... any way these three people of no particular gender ,from no particular race went into a bar ,it was not a white bar or a black bar or an irishbar or a polish bar oh forget it i forgot the stupid joke now

:rolleyes:

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 4:25 am

It has changed everything; in the last place I worked the ground floor was where all the typists use to be 25 years ago, 20 of them just typing up letters, documents whatever.

Bosses would call in their secretaries to take notes and then the secretaries would go type everything up. Bosses never needed spell check as they never wrote anything.

Memos went around offices in triplicate copies and carbon paper was the greatest thing.

Companies would be hired to put together company presentations using photographic slides for things that can now be done in 30 minutes using Powerpoint.

A team of financial & mathematical specialists would be needed to do what Excel can do in an hour.

Kids are growing up completely different with, never mind mobile phones, now it is with kids Blackberrys.

Where the vision of technology was seen to increase people leisure time emails now come by the hundreds and people expect instant replies. They don’t pick up the phone anymore, they say ‘didn’t you get me email? I had return receipt on it, I am sure it said that it was opened...’

But, with all that it is fantastic and I love it. Smaller, faster, more, connected.

I am a slave to the system.:yh_monkey

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:40 am

I can't even imagine my life without my computers Carol. My life revolves around computers. In fact, my desktop is at the hospital and I can't do any work until it returns:(

Did you see the movie "The Net" Carol....great movie......

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 1:46 pm

Kathy Ellen;967658 wrote: I can't even imagine my life without my computers Carol. My life revolves around computers. In fact, my desktop is at the hospital and I can't do any work until it returns:(

Did you see the movie "The Net" Carol....great movie......No I didnt see it Kathy:-3:)

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 2:06 pm

Carolly;967976 wrote: No I didnt see it Kathy:-3:)

Carol,

It's all about a woman's whose life is almost destroyed because of somthing she knew about an internet virus......I think it's a great movie. Let me know if you like it if you watch it. It's on dvd.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:18 pm

its computers that are helping me find a job, I am on 15 different sites each morning, takes around 3 hours, possible more for emailing and faxing resumes.

AND thank god for fax machines!

and my all- in- one printer for printing them out!

I well remember typing out my resume on my old typewriter, going to the store to get photo copies years ago and going on foot to apply!

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 8:28 pm

With fostering you would ring the caseworker and be put on voicemail and never hear from them but send them an email and you get a reply straight back:D

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 8:39 pm

PEACEFUL..!! then again PC's are my business, they pay my bill so I keep working on them. :-5

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:02 pm

kayleneaussie;968250 wrote: With fostering you would ring the caseworker and be put on voicemail and never hear from them but send them an email and you get a reply straight back:D

love the emails!:D

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:41 pm

Odie;968259 wrote: love the emails!:D

So do I

;)

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:57 am

mikeinie;967608 wrote: It has changed everything; in the last place I worked the ground floor was where all the typists use to be 25 years ago, 20 of them just typing up letters, documents whatever.

Bosses would call in their secretaries to take notes and then the secretaries would go type everything up. Bosses never needed spell check as they never wrote anything.

Memos went around offices in triplicate copies and carbon paper was the greatest thing.

Companies would be hired to put together company presentations using photographic slides for things that can now be done in 30 minutes using Powerpoint.

A team of financial & mathematical specialists would be needed to do what Excel can do in an hour.

Kids are growing up completely different with, never mind mobile phones, now it is with kids Blackberrys.

Where the vision of technology was seen to increase people leisure time emails now come by the hundreds and people expect instant replies. They don’t pick up the phone anymore, they say ‘didn’t you get me email? I had return receipt on it, I am sure it said that it was opened...’

But, with all that it is fantastic and I love it. Smaller, faster, more, connected.

I am a slave to the system.:yh_monkeyGood post Mike ...thankyou.