5 Stages of New Electronics
Gadget Angst
OK, so I very recently purchased both a Flip video camera and upgraded to a Blackberry Torch Smart Phone. Probably overly ambitious in hind sight. This phone is clearly so much smarter than me - it's mocking me this very minute with it's incessant little blinking red light.
Of course I skipped over about 6 generations from my antique flip non-smart phone, but I either need to hire a teenager to teach it to me or take off a week from work to learn it on my own.
From these experiences I've come up with the 5 Stages of New Electronic Gadget Acclimation:
Stage 1 Fear - trembling in the phone store and trying to look way hipper than I am and learning that the perky salesgirl has never even heard of Southwestern Bell Telephone. Sigh...
Stage 2 Loathing and Buyer's Remorse. I want my life back and my old voicemail message and a simple way to re-dial (surely there's something here??). Good thing they give you 21 days to return the darn thing....
Stage 3 Experimentation - maybe if I flip this up, or try this button, or call ATT (they actually answer and help eventually)....
Stage 4 Grudging admiration (here's where I am with my Flip) - OK this is kinda cool
Stage 5 How Did I Ever Live Without this Thing? Please tell me if you're here with any new toys, and how good it feels, and so on to encourage me. :)
OK, so I very recently purchased both a Flip video camera and upgraded to a Blackberry Torch Smart Phone. Probably overly ambitious in hind sight. This phone is clearly so much smarter than me - it's mocking me this very minute with it's incessant little blinking red light.
Of course I skipped over about 6 generations from my antique flip non-smart phone, but I either need to hire a teenager to teach it to me or take off a week from work to learn it on my own.
From these experiences I've come up with the 5 Stages of New Electronic Gadget Acclimation:
Stage 1 Fear - trembling in the phone store and trying to look way hipper than I am and learning that the perky salesgirl has never even heard of Southwestern Bell Telephone. Sigh...
Stage 2 Loathing and Buyer's Remorse. I want my life back and my old voicemail message and a simple way to re-dial (surely there's something here??). Good thing they give you 21 days to return the darn thing....
Stage 3 Experimentation - maybe if I flip this up, or try this button, or call ATT (they actually answer and help eventually)....
Stage 4 Grudging admiration (here's where I am with my Flip) - OK this is kinda cool
Stage 5 How Did I Ever Live Without this Thing? Please tell me if you're here with any new toys, and how good it feels, and so on to encourage me. :)
posted by Becca at
3:57 PM
2 Comments:
Becca, I actually for once did a really smart thing. I let my 20 yr. old college son have my upgrade. so he can figure out the phone first. probably only take him a couple of hours. Then when he earns enough to pay for his dream phone (his estimate, 3 months)he has to teach me the ins and outs before I'll sign for "dream" phone.
There is Hope for me.
jh
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Anonymous, At
February 9, 2011 at 1:44 PM
jh - Ha! Great idea - I just need a 20 year old son!! It's amazing how easy it is for them and so difficult for me....Becca
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Becca, At
February 9, 2011 at 7:15 PM
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