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Ended up getting an Echo Show snd setting it to allow us to “drop in”. This enables us to do video chats with her. And it’s been a lifesaver. She’s stage 6 now and in AL. She can no longer place a phone call or even answer one. The Echo Show has been the only way for me to stay in touch with her since March.
Wasn't there somekind of video thing that could be left on and you could connect to the person without them needing to do anything?
The ipad requires skill on the computer and, to my knowledge, is no easier than a regular computer. It is smaller and more portable than even laptop computers. I bought a Grandpad for myself (being somewhat of a novice with computers) but returned it because I wanted to do a fair amount of shopping and searching the internet for a wide variety of sites. Grandpad wasn't designed for this. I'm just attached to my desktop or laptop.
We old folks don't seem to be in a target range for functional devices.
AT1234, can your mother just call people? I've found that's far more personal and interactive than communicating online, and the interaction is perhaps the best part of reaching out to someone.
My Dad worked in a field where the engineers used large mainframe computers long before personal computers started on the horizon in the 1980's. Dad would write code for computer programs using programs that many young people today never heard of, such as FORTRAN. When I went to sell his house a couple years ago, Dad still had a personal floppy disk computer that he refused to part with. He use to teach "Dos" base software.
But once Dad started to get into his 80's and 90's, computer technology was jumping too quickly for him to keep up. So, if my Dad was becoming befuddled by such technology with his extensive background, I can't imagine how others would feel.
Wish technology would use the old tried and true KISS theory.