New technology is a wonderful thing.....I think!

I think technology is wonderful too. I have no idea what a Whatsapp is and really haven't a clue about most of it.

I thought I was being very 'down with the kids' this week when I said to my DGD 'someone said you put some photos on Instagram'. She said 'It's Snapchat now nan'. I think I'll just sit in my rocking chair and let it all go over my head.

Glad I'm not the only one*KatyK*, my dear children despair of me , but at least I can plea ignorance/age!

I try really hard but to no avail!

Whatsapp is an app for sending messages and photos free. I've no idea about Snapchat or Instagram!

I'll have a look at Whatsapp. Maybe I can impress my granddaughter

Snapchat disappears once you have read it, so that you can't get in trouble for what you have sent to people. Not good news for police.

Have a look at the Digital Unite website's information about what it is and how to access it: WhatsApp .

Thank you.

You're welcome KatyK. I hope that helps.
Let us know how you get on with WhatsApp, if you decide to try it. I use it occasionally myself for contacting family and friends.

We use it most of the time as we have no signal in our house so text neither come not go! And it's free!

i also love it ,but has anyone tried VIBER i think its even better with free phone calls ..we talk all the time to our family in oz all for free

I use Whatsapp for texts and sending pictures. Quick and easy.

I get the impression Snapchat is a sort of 'fun' thing, wheerby photos and silly messages are sent but only 'stay' with the recipient for a few minutes. I can't see any real uses for it other than 'larking about'.

There are lots of apps that aren't useful or appropriate for me, so I don't worry if 'the kids' think they are essential.

I never ever want to be glued to my phone in the way some of them seem to be.

Whatsapp sounds useful but I want life to be as simple as possible, therefore I keep texts and photo-sending to a minimum. My mobile is for emergencies only really. I prefer not to send or receive texts unless they are a matter of real importance.

I am capable of doing it and refuse to be seen as a dinosaur just because I am not in permanent contact with friends and relatives.

Oldies are perfectly capable of using modern technology and most of us understand it and are happy to try new things. That applies to me, anyway. I like to think that because our need for perma-contact with people isn't so great we are discerning rather than out of touch, or ignorant.

Aw,my son said earlier that we have no photos of him around the ages of 7 to around 11. I do have films, undeveloped and have just looked on the Boots website which informs me that I can still take them in for developing. He got caught inbetween getting divorced and that chaos and digital cameras coming in. We used disposable cameras a lot at that time but they got put at one side so I still hope a decent picture will come out and put his mind at ease that I did love him enough to take his photo! Poor lad.

He is 47 though now.

I use Whatsapp all the time as do most people in South Africa. It's great.

And FREE - yippee

As you all seem some tech savy can you tell me what Netflix is ? I know it is to do with films. Thanks.

Ruby lady,did you have him when you were 3 or am I confused?

Sorry annsixty just my wicked sense of humour. No, he's nearly 18. I still forgot to take any films in though to be developed.

What is Whatsapp? I think we need some tech speak lessons?