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I don't know, I';ve hhad mine for a couple years and can do very little
with it. Jestures just don't come natural to me. I am seriously
considering taking my judge, a five shot gun that will shoot 45s or
410s, and blowing the thing away. Good luck.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.
On Sun, 1 Mar 2015, howard
kaufman wrote:
> I just acquired my wife's i-pod 5.
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> Now what do I do?
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> I am concerned that I know so little, and the learning curve is so steep;
> that I will get discouraged before mastering it.
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> Do I thrash around?
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> Do I find a bunch of podcasts?
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> Do I download or buy books?
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> I remember absolutely failing when I was sent to learn word perfect.
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> I had no context for what I was doing.
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> When I bought my first computer, started at the command line, and then
> learned word perfect, I mastered it.
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> I can't travel a route until I understand the entire area and then create a
> route with in the area.
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> That's my learning style.
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> I am 61, so I didn't grow up with video games or computers.
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> I notice that I don't have the same exploritory intuition as younger
> generations do.
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> Its kind of like computing is a second language to me.
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> I think that helps me be a good teacher, because I get why its hard for
> other people.
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> I notice how 60, 40, and 20 year olds interact differently with technology.
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> You wouldn't think it makes a difference, but it usually does.
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> I wonder if there is a parallel to what age people are expozed to CW?
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> I have never met a fast braille reader who learned braille after puberty.
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> I have always wondered about that one.
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> Howard Kaufman MSW LCSW
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