With Todays Electronic Technology: For the 50 Somethings, Are they caught in an 8-track Abyss

Electronic gadgets, the new technology, I can take it or leave it. I usually am at least a year behind on the latest trends. You will never catch me waiting for hours on end for the latest this or that, on their release date. A must have for me, is a, I think not.. Hard sell here, which isn't based on ambivalence, but that of calculated fear. The fear of ignorance, this occurs when the only thing you know for sure about the product is, how to open the box, even then that task can be daunting. Whether the instructions are in English or not is, immaterial, all looks Russian to me. So, with ignorance, brand all, to total silliness, to mask the shame.



How to run these advanced marvels, definitely shows my age, I never conquered my VCR, let alone my DVD player, now laser-disc Blu-Ray. But never fear, I have a 11 year old and a 13 year old. This is why I had the kids, or should I say my wife had them, I had the important job, I coached at birth, naw really, its on my resume.

Hey, quit it, I am getting side tracked.

You know all the good birthing Doctors and Psychologists will tell you, you need to read to the baby. So, that is what I did, I read them all things techie... I figured I don't understand this stuff, they couldn't be any worse off than I.




But low and behold a miracle happened, it wasn't about a star in the east, no wise men or wise guys. But these children of mine, as time past, showed an aptitude for the new fangled, high tech, electronic gadgets, the same gadgets that made their father feel like a moron. Which according to their mother, doesn't take much...




A celestial star shown brightly as this revelation came to pass. Dear Lord, the clock on the DVD will quit blinking and of that on the Microwave, I need a moment of silence please in reverence to the event, definitely life changing, life altering experience... lol

Now when people ask, why did you have kids, my response shall will be without hesitation, the ability to vault my family into 21st century Electronic gadgetry... Now I have someone who can show me how to run the remote on the flat panel TV... Yea Me!!!!




For us Fifty somethings, the limitations of our age and generation, can become a bonding moment with our progeny. The family nucleus brought together, by an unlikely source, advanced Modern Electronic Technology.

You Fifty somethings out there, buy electronics, here of course... Buy it for America, for our economy and the restoration of the family unit...


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Cell Phone Car Chargers, What about the cord length?

Truly I am not trying to pick on the Cell Phone industry, just a few little items, that they really need to address for us 50 somethings. Things that would add convenience and not irritate, those not truly techno challenged, yet love to recall real music on vinyl.

This post will ask more questions, than have answers.. Why, well I tried getting answers on the questions posed below, from the manufacturers of these products and the first tuffy was getting a live person to talk to. I punched 1 for English, 4 for technical support, 1 again for English, not bi-lingual, 5 for product help, then was put on hold for 30 minutes till a representative was available. A representative answered, I guess hit the wrong button and hung up on me.



Soooo.... I called back, went through the same rigamaroll, this time though, after only a 23 minute wait, there is a voice on the other end. Now remember I pressed 1 for English, not once but twice. A very sweet sounding young lady gets on and in a heavy Hindu, middle eastern accent, with which I can barely understand any of her English, she is saying, "Can I help you?" I think...

I start telling her my problem and she asks me to slow down and tells me my English isn't very good. I am thinking to myself, ain't that the pot calling the kettle Black. I am trying not to be rude, so I calmly ask where she is from to try and get some re pore with her, she says something like New Delhi, India. She then asks me nicely where I am calling from and I say Napoleon, Michigan, USA, she then says as a matter of fact, "That area isn't English speaking?" Now I realize at times I might have a thicker than some, country southern accent, but darnit, I am speaking English.



My tone starts to rise and she cuts me off at the pass and says I should really call back and request someone that speaks my language, she only knows English.

Before I can say another word, I am on hold, then back to press 1 for English.

Needless to say, I didn't have a clue now what to push and gave up and decided to blog for help..

Soooooo....



Who designed, Car Cell Phone charger cords? It really isn't radical Engineering. My Cell Phone starts to run low on battery, I want to plug it in, so it can recharge. I no sooner do that, then the phone rings. Go to answer, the darn cord only comes 3/4 of the way to me, I scrunch up to the edge of my seat, still trying to concentrate on driving while attempting, which is a keyword here, to answer the darn phone. The cell phone charger cord do hickey end in the phone pulls out, for some unknown reason I try to grab it with my phone hand. Which can be either right or left, for those of you wondering... I had cradled the phone on my shoulder, it slips off, hits the console and shuts, hanging up on the person calling.

It really wasn't all that important a call, just some darn telemarketer, I forgot to register my cell phone again on the no call national hotline number. But it is the principle of the matter...



Now I am not overly tall, 6"3", I would think, someone testing this product in the car, might notice when they try and bring it to their ear, it DOESN'T REACH.....

Hellooooo!!!!

God, knows I am not a rocket scientist or anything... Quit snickering... But even I would wonder, if testing and the cell phone charger cord didn't reach the drivers and or the front passengers seat in the full back position, with the seat belt on. (Remember if you don't click it, they ticket.) That this might be a problem, once again...



Hellooooo!!!!

Maybe someday, the cell phone keypads will be bigger and the cell phone car charger cords will be longer. Hopefully before they take my license away....


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