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04th Feb 2016

21 Tech Queries Your Parents Have Definitely Asked You

Ciara Knight

Parents are technologically inept.

It’s fine, they didn’t grow up with the same unnecessary abundance of gadgets that we did.

However, because it’s our generation that’s supposed to be extremely gifted in the tech department, all of our parents’ queries, no matter how ridiculous, fall to us.

Here’s 21 things your parents have definitely asked you at some stage.

1. How do you get the radio on your phone?

2. So you’re telling me I don’t need to call out the number when I answer?

3. In terms of going hands-free, specifically, what does that mean?

4. Why are they hiding the Euro sign on me?

5. If I go on holidays to the capital of Italy, will I be roaming?

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6. Does our printer print photocopies?

7. How do we convert our old videos to DVD?

8. Who is Blue Ray?

9. Is there a way to send a text and see who you’re sending it to?

10. What time do they deliver the emails at?

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11. How do you know if the neighbours are robbing our internet?

12. Maura said you can watch a film on the internet. Is that true?

13. Is there a way to contact people other than by post?

14. Do I have to keep typing that ‘http’ bit in as well?

15. What does it mean when the phone keeps beeping?

16. What’s the website for Google?

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17. Does my phone have infrared now?

18. How do they fit so many books into the Kindle?

19. Is USB not the place that delievers the post?

20. Why is this talking about cookies now?

21. What’s a good password?