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Are computers getting more complicated?

(57 Posts)
Marydoll Sat 26-Aug-17 15:07:17

When I was working, we were advised not to store any confidential info on children on the Cloud.
Initially it was thought to be great means of sharing info with colleagues, then were were told that there were risks involved, so we had to stop using it.
I also have dexterity issues, so a PC with large keyboard is essential.
As they say, horses for courses. Choose what suits you best.

NanaandGrampy Sat 26-Aug-17 14:57:12

I think a lot of control we had in the early years has gone. I can't easily do some of small fixes I used to but I equate it to car stuff. The days when you could tinker with your car are long gone too.

Now they need plugging in to a computer to run diagnostics.

I actually like the Cloud, means I can access things on the go. I don't miss my huge desktop computer at all :-)

Marydoll Sat 26-Aug-17 14:52:59

With Window 10, you can still save documents to your PC.
I make folders in advance in "My Documents" and then choose,
File,
Save as,
choose My computer, as opposed to Cloud,
then , Documents,
and save to the appropriate folder.
I hate using the cloud. sad

cornergran Sat 26-Aug-17 14:49:18

me three - suspect theres a degree of resistance in me but if its useful I would like to understand - I don't

Charleygirl Sat 26-Aug-17 14:33:48

Another bemused soul here.

Greyduster Sat 26-Aug-17 14:32:02

Although my tech savvy children and their significant others have tried to explain iCloud to me in words of one syllable, I don't "get it", either. What is it? Where is it? More importantly, how do I get stuff out of it that I have put into it?

Smurf52 Sat 26-Aug-17 13:55:26

I was working with computers in the 1980s when they first appeared. I considered myself quite computer savvy. At home I had a desktop PC with Windows XP. If I drafted a letter on Word and then saved it, I knew exactly where the document was.

Now with Windows 10 I am totally flummoxed. I create a letter, save it and it disappears into this so called Cloud business or whatever never to be found again. Bring back XP!!

Does anyone else have this problem or is my brain too old for modern technology....?