That is an eyeopener Foxy 
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Some people must have had pretty Sh$t lives before smartphones were inventedā¦
On the contrary, we had engaging conversations face to face, kids played outside and used their imagination to create the games they played, being inside felt like a punishment to them. We went for walks or cycled along canal tow paths listened out for different bird songs or for other wildlife among the trees and bushes, as a family we went on picnics, we picked blackberries from the brambles, fed the ducks and geese and grebes watched fish surface for the crumbs. We watched cloud formations and scanned the skies for any likely changes in the weather, and ran for cover at the start of any rainfall, laughing if we made it before getting soaked. The days were about the surroundings that you found your self in not about sitting inside ātetheredā to a screen. The wonderous world of outside needs to be explored while you body is willing and able to do so. Even in town centres although the facades of the shops are familiar and not the most fascinating, look upā¦often the buildings have amazing structures and architecture that many walk past on a daily basis and never ever realise the beauty of a building above eyelevel or screen height. I see far too many people engrossed in their phone screens to even notice those around them, unless a situation they can video and put on line arises, often where their intervention would be of much more importanceā¦but the lure of an on-line āsensationā that may just go viral takes precedenceā¦I think I know who really have the Sh$t lives.
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Certainly not this OAP, Foxy.
As I had previously avoided buying a smartphone, 3 of my tribe of grandchildren bought an Android operated 6.88" large screen smartphone for me as a gift. Of course I thanked them for both the thought and the gift, but I cannot understand it plus I still only turn it on when Iām out & about, as I did with my small and easy to use Nokia. It connects to my home WiFi, but that was only after a son-in-law made the connection on my behalf. Iāve yet to work out how to send photos to my laptops and then export them to friends etc.
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There is always something to keep us amused. But yes, we are the lucky generation to grow up with tech, make the most of it.
My smartphone is in no way amusing and as for lucky, I tend to disagree.
Yes, it does have its uses, but then so did my excellent little calls-&-texts Nokia :yes:
I thought OGF was being sarcastic 
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Correctamudo Mr Smithā¦
Iāve spent the best part of my life wandering in the wild placesā¦No phone!
If the technology to make smartphones work collapsed tomorrow, I would not lose a minutes sleepā¦
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You Old Grey Fox !!
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My smartphone is very useful
I just donāt overindulgeā¦
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Worry Not.
Abbreviations and words broken down as pronounced. Was the name of the game. Preceding Windows.
Pinging DoS Explains.
OT = Original Topic. Now known as Theme / Thread.
DT = Desktop Computer. Device identifier still commonly used.
So why are those and similar still used by This Qwerty?
To Confuse the Digital Elements.
Seeking to influence the direction.
It wants to be taken.
As opposed to.
The direction the User Wants to take.
Windows have moved on since the Amazing Bill Gates. Not in the direction he first intended.
Privacy becoming Transparency.
Without those revelations, the appropriately termed āWindowsā [Windows of the Mind] could not accurately identify
The Private Domestic user.
Thus, Analytics and its Entrepreneurial advantages would not have existed.
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Well, I am in far western NSW, far from my home and because of my mobile phone I am able to post this message and send pictures that can be viewed all over the world. How wonderful is that?
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Alan Wicker and Judith Chalmers did alright though Bruceā¦
Just because you have a mobile phone doesnāt mean you have to use it like your children and esp. like your grandchildren do. It is possible to own a relatively ānot smartā phone, or even a fairly āsmartā phone and use it for just what you want. No-one says you have to walk down the High Street walking into street lamps because your head is in your phone. I have one to keep in touch with my kids, I have no real social media accounts, but they like Whatsapp so I run that for them. I swore blind Iād never use it for banking, but I had urgent PIN issues one day that were saved by me downloading the app. and I must admit I do use it fairly regularly, though I donāt use it for this tap and pay stuff the kids use. For me it gives me confidence that I can get hold of someone if needed. Therefore I am more inclined to go places alone that otherwise I might not. Thus, having a mobile phone actually gives me more freedom to explore the world than I might otherwise do. I also carry a Satellite beacon when I go to places that might not have a mobile signal. I like things on mine like ordnance survey maps and it pairs with my fitness watch. I would say get one and use it however best suits you.
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Good advice JOC, each to our ownā¦
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So I was on a bus innocently reading some messages when little red car whizzed past. I managed to grab a quick snap; a single tap of the Ai eraser tool got rid of unwanted shoulder in two seconds.
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Left hand drive too d00dā¦
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You are as young as you feel. 
I wouldnāt be without a mobile phone with no internet but not for surfing in general, for being able to comunicate through whatsapp and email messages. No more waiting at the doctorās for prescriptions and many other uses, especially being able to comunicate with my two children and friends more easily.
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And āFoxedā The ANPR.
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