Wow, you're lucky it took so long. We had to change more than a decade ago. The government gave everyone a certificate for a certain amount towards a new digital tuner. But they didn't police the makers of the new equipment, who simply raised the price by the same amount as the allotment. After the "upgrade", it was virtually impossible to get any of our old channels. And every channel requires a different orientation of the antenna. So, haven't watched regular broadcast television in years.
Yes, elderly people who weren't into technology do have trouble adopting, at least in my family. If you didn't really get into Windows (or Macs) at an early enough stage, it seems like you have trouble understanding other window-like tools such as smart phones. The "windows" metaphor seems so natural to everyone in this forum, but it really doesn't correspond to anything you find in real life. And don't get me started on "files." On Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 5:05:50 PM UTC-7, Birthe C wrote: > > At the end of this month the TV signal changes. People in Denmark using > antenna for TV will not be able to after that date without buying a new TV > or change connection. All solutions costly. > Older and sick people often get their information about Corona virus and > what to do from TV. They are the main users of antenna and older TV. Guess > what? The group with the highest virus risc is also the group that did not > have the money to buy new TV. > I think only our government did not know this;-) > I think they will soon realise that not everyone owns a smartphone either. > Advice using this and only this for payments will not change anything for > people that are just not able to. > Forced digitalization is a nightmare to lots of people. > Do you think that younger people loving all the new possibilities will all > be loving it when they get old? Being able to keep up constantly, having > the money for constant upgrades? > > An old man I knew bought the latest and the greatest smartphone. (That was > long time ago now, when they were all new on the market). He gave his son > the same model. The son patiently showed and explained everything. Slowly > and repeatedly. The problem was that the old man did only hear half the > words really needing also to upgrade the hearing aid. He did not really > understand what was happening at the screen, the sight being old too, and > the glasses not newly upgraded. How to swipe, well not easy with trembling > fingers. > > When the old man got sick and in hospital he had the smartphone with him > for easy contact with family. The nurses got really exhausted and had to > remove it. He got so frustrated not being able to use it and throw it at > them. > > Internet has given us a lot of opportunity to work together around the > world. Being in contact constantly and all that. It is not for everyone > though and I think it is also isolating people left all alone to > themselves. > > > Birthe > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/22677854-1817-44e4-96ff-45154c0e0fb5%40googlegroups.com.
