11 Tech Support Questions My Mom Has Asked Me (And How I Answered)

Being a technical school blogger has made me the default tech support for my family . specially for my female parent . While she ’s pretty savvy , all things considered , she still asks me some pretty comic question .

Rather than getting scotch that she ca n’t recall how to upload photos from her camera onto her computer for the umpteenth time ( in reality , we ’ve dispatch this dragon now that her iPhone is her camera ) , I ’ve start tracking the query she ’s asked . And how I have answered . Programming note : some of these answers have been modified to make me seem more patient and understanding and like I curse less .

1) Why does Siri hate me?

Well , Siri is not a sentient being , so she does n’t possess the ability to feel , let alone hate . But you may be referring to her unfitness to resolve your question in the fashion you finger is actually useful . That ’s because Siri suck . She has only recently exited beta , which is a public examination phase . She ’s a work in forward motion , and will hopefully get better in the future tense . Hopefully . In the meantime maybe just Google it ?

2) Speaking of iOS 7, I don’t like it. Why did Apple change to iOS 7?

I ’m regretful you do n’t like Io 7 , but I believe it ’s better than iOS 6 in almost every way . It has flat design , well notification , a new notification center , and just looks much , much dainty . You will get used to it , I promise . This is just how things work , regrettably . thing vary ! I cognize it ’s frustrating to have to acclimate to a raw way of doing things , but you just have to slog through it for a while . If you need help , here ’s aneasy templet .

https://gizmodo.com/ios-7-review-pretty-is-as-pretty-does-1327221981

3) Why is my iPhone running out of space?

Well , you choke against my advice when you buy your 4S and bought a speech sound with 16 GB of blank instead of 32 Great Britain . Since you keep a flock of pictures on your phone , you eat through that blank pretty quick . Why not consider edit some of the moving-picture show you keep on your telephone set , since you have them loaded onto your estimator ?

4) How do I delete all these newspapers from my iPad?

Hold down the corner of the issue you would like to delete , and hold back until a small 10 ikon comes up . penetrate the image , and the issue will be trashed .

5) When am I eligible for an upgrade on my phone?

Do you love when you corrupt the earphone you have ? No ? Okay , then . you’re able to either lumber into your AT&T score to find out , or ascertain in person at the Apple Store or your aircraft carrier ’s store .

6) I think I want a new iPhone. Which iPhone do I want?

Well , if you ’re trying to save money , maybe the 5C. You ’ve had a 4S for so long , it will be a big difference .

7) But what if I don’t want that yellow or blue crap [read: plastic back] on the back?

Then you should just get an iPhone 5S.

8) What is a Snapchat?

Snapchat is an app that permit you take photos and videos and send them to your friends . The pic and TV expire after you face at them . bank bill : did not point out that Snapchat is often used to send nudes .

9) What is my Instagram password?

I do n’t know your Instagram password . You might try one of these three countersign you tend to practice for everything ( by the way , we should let the cat out of the bag about how bad your word are ) . But you could easily find out by clicking the “ forgot password ” option on the login Sir Frederick Handley Page , entering the email name and address you used to read your account , then checking your email for instructions on how to reset your parole .

10) How do we get my name taken off your AT&T account? You are 26-years-old.

We ’ll have to call AT&T and go through the outgrowth of transferring fiscal duty of the write up . It ’s a real pain in the fanny , but once we ’re done , company ID wo n’t say my mom ’s name every meter I make a call any longer . I ’ll have to pick out a young plan , beg the client service rep to let me keep the programme I have which include grandfathered - in unlimited data , and then we ’ll spend a lot of time on cargo hold