IN THE DARK AGES OF THE 1980'S

In the Dark Ages of the 1980's

Don't know who wrote this but it was sent by e-mail thru Maureen Ciorolla of Ameri
Source Trust

Maureen A. Ciarolla
AmeriSource Trust HRO Group
208 Scott Dr.Monroeville, PA 15146
412-372-1332
mciarolla@comcast.net

IF YOU KNOW WHO WROTE THIS, PLEASE E-MAIL ME, I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE THEM CREDIT FOR THIS WONDERFUL TRIATRIBE!


If you are 30 or older you will think this is hilarious!!!! When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were when they were growing up; what, with walking twenty-five miles to school every morning .... uphill BOTH ways yadda, yadda, yadda! And I remember promising mysel f that when I grew up, there was no way in heck I was going to say a bunch of crap like that on kids about how hard I had it and how easy they've got it!
But now that... I'm over the ripe old age of thirty, I can't help but look around and notice the youth of today. You've got it so easy! I mean, compared to my childhood, you live in a Utopia! And I hate to say it but you kids today you don't know how good you've got it! I mean, when I was a kid we didn't have The Internet. If we wanted to know something, we had to go to the library and look it up ourselves, in the card catalog!!

There was no email! We had to actually write somebody a letter...with a pen! Then you had to walk all the way across the street and put it in the mailbox and it would take like a week to get there! There were no MP3's or Napsters! You wanted to steal music, you had to hitchhike to the record store and shoplift it you rself! Or you had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio and the DJ'd usually talk over the beginning and @#*% it all up!

We didn't have fancy crap like Call Waiting! If you were on thephone and somebody else called they got a busy signal, that's it! And we didn't have fancy Caller ID Boxes either! When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was! It could be your school, your mom, your boss, your bookie, your drug dealer, a collections agent, you just didn't know!!! You had to pick it up and take your chances mister!

We didn't have any fancy Sony Playstation video games withhigh-resolution 3-D graphics! We had the Atari 2600! With games like 'Space Invaders' and 'asteroids' and the graphics sucked! Your guy was a little square! You actually had to use your imagination! And there were no multiple levels or screens, it was just one screen forever! And you could never win. The game just kept getting harder and harder and faster and faster until you died! Just like LIFE!

When you went to the movie theater there no such thing as stadium seating! All the seats were the same height! If a tall guy or some old broad with a hat sat in front of you and you couldn't see, you were just screwed! Sure, we had cable television, but back then that was only like15 channels and there was no onscreen menu and no remote control! You had to use a little book called a TV Guide to find out what was on! You were screwed when it came to channel surfing! You had to get off your rear and walk over to the TV to change the channel and there was no Cartoon Network either! You could only get cartoons on Saturday morning. Do you hear what I'm saying!?!

We had to wait ALL WEEK for cartoons, you spoiled little snots! And we didn't have microwaves, if we wanted to heat something up we had to use the stove or go build a frigging fire .... imagine that! If we wanted popcorn, we had to use that stupid Jiffy Pop thing and shake it over the stove forever like an idiot. That's exactly what I'm talking about! You kids today have got it too easy. You're spoiled!!!!!!!!! You guys wouldn't have lasted five minutes back in 1980!

Oh yea, and a seatbelt was Mom throwing her arm across your chest every time she hit the brakes.

Regards,
The over 30 Crowd

Techno Granny Talks

I thought you all might like a list of upcoming "Techno Granny" shows and past arcived episodes.

Remember to listen to Techno Granny at:
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986 or click on the Talk Shoe Widget in the sidebar.

UPCOMING TECHNO Granny Shows


30 min
EPISODE 33 - RFID Wave--Do You Know Where Your Kids Are?, Chris Wassel
RFID Program Manager, RFID Center of Excellence
Penn State Behrend

12/24/2007 07:00 AM EST

EPISODE 34 - Google Accounts--Are You Oggling Me?
12/31/2007 07:00 AM EST


EPISODE 35 - E-Zines, What's so easy! Emilie Nottle of ZOOOP Design
01/07/2008 07:00 AM EST


30 min
EPISODE 36 - Web 2.0, a Web Date?
01/14/2008 07:00 AM EST
Potential Guest: Debbie Duccic of GutZyWomen, Web 2.0 Expert

EPISODE 37 - Fighting Spam--Is this a Canned Show?
1/21/2008


Past Shows that You May Want to Listen to:

12/10/2007 07:00 AM EST
EP32 - Free 800 Accounts

12/03/2007 07:00 AM EST
EP31 - Calendars for Social Groups--Is Your Dance Card Full?

11/27/2007 06:45 PM EST
EPISODE30 - Special Edition--2nd Pa. Techology Conference

11/26/2007 07:00 AM EST
EP29 - TAke a letter, Send a File--Is that a Coffee Job? Kirsten Womack

11/19/2007 07:00 AM EST
EP28 - Social Networking--What Should I Wear? Techno Granny/TEchno Teen

11/12/2007 07:00 AM EST
EPISODE27 - Audacity--Bold enough for you?

11/05/2007 07:00 AM EST
25-Blackberry? No Thanks, I'm Fasting! RAul Evangelista, DMR Medical Suppy

10/29/2007 07:00 AM EDT
EPISODE24 - Pricing for Small Business_Price It Perfect, Martin & Forrester

10/22/2007 07:00 AM EDT
EPISODE23 - Linked In! Are you spying on me? Weston Lyon

10/15/2007 07:00 AM EDT
EP22- GPS and OnStar--but honey, I'm not lost!

10/08/2007 07:00 AM EDT
EP21--seach engine optimization--Joe Reinhart, Config.com

10/01/2007 07:00 AM EDT
EP20 Constant Contact--Contact Who? Kirsten Womak, Im-mack-ulateImpressions

09/24/2007 07:00 AM EDT
EP19 - Terry Pronko, V. P. Maya Group-- HOW WE INTERACT WITH TECHNOLOGY

09/17/2007 07:00 AM EDT
EP 18 -Emily Post--no Emily E-mail

09/10/2007 07:00 AM EDT
EPISODE18 -On Line Magazine--Where's the Paper? Penny Haynes

Transoceanic Techno Granny

For Immediate Release Please!

Contact Info:
Joanne Quinn-Smith
Dreamweaver Marketing Associates
412-628-5048

“Techno Granny” Inspires “Techno Teen”
Pittsburgh Talk Cast inspires Australian Teen Caster

Pittsburgh, October 22, 2007, “Techno Granny” is an internet talk cast broadcast run by 58 year old talk caster, Joanne Quinn-Smith and airs at 7 AM every Monday on the Talk Shoe network at www.talkshoe.com. Joanne claims to be the only 58 year old pod caster in captivity with no less than four regular talk casts: “Techno Granny,” “Monday Morning Marketing,” “Professionals with Impact” and “Positively Pittsburgh Live.” Three of the shows air regularly on Monday. Joanne says, “I am a busy person and have just decided that this is my Talk Cast day.” Joanne is President of the National Association of Women Business Owners and recently addressed the NAWBO National conference about “Techno Granny.” She spoke about using pod casting to promote other chapters of NAWBO and also member’s own businesses which is how she uses her talk casts, to promote her business, Dreamweaver Marketing Associates.

“Techno Granny” is a show originally designed to bring baby boomers and beyond up to snuff with 21st Century technology. The need arose because most of her interviewees on “Positively Pittsburgh Live” were not conversant with how to access her show. So she started “Techno Granny” to let people know, “If I can do it, anyone can.”

To educate her generation may have been her goal, however at 7 AM; the originally targeted audience is either asleep or in gridlock on their way to work. A serendipitous phenomenon of the internet, you never know who is listening and in Sydney, Australia, it’s 9 PM. A young man named Ben Wilson stumbled on to “Techno Granny” around the tenth show and has used Techno Granny as homework entertainment ever since.

Ben Wilson is also a pod caster on Talk Shoe and has a following of his own and brought them with him to listen to Techno Granny. As a result the show has become popular in Australia with the 14 to 25 age group and at 7 AM, a grand group of youngsters from across the ocean log on to listen and participate.

Joanne says that often she gets advice from her informal “producers” who help her out with the multi-tasking of running an audio and chat show at the same time.

“Often these guys and gals are in the chat room talking about who knows what while I interview my guest for the week on the scheduled topic.”

Joanne says, “Recently Ben e-mailed me to see if I thought he could run a techno show like mine. I suggested he run it the day after mine for technology for teens and call it Techno Teen.” Ben had been running pod casts of his own but basically audio blogging. Thanks to stopping in to various shows on the internet and regularly listening to Techno Granny,” he has become conversant in interviewing guests and running his shows like a radio show.

So now, “Techno Teen” is a transoceanic offshoot of “Techno Granny.” Ben Wilson’s premier “Techno Teen” show will air at 7 AM, EDT, 9 PM in Australia, premiering on October 23, 2007. Joanne says, “Ben’s show will probably garner more live listeners because of the age group and the time slot, however Techno Granny gets a tremendous amount of downloads after the fact as all Talk Shoe shows are archived for listening later.” Also many people just love the name, “Techno Granny.”

Hi-Lights

58 year old pod caster with 4 Talk Casts
“Techno Granny” has transoceanic listeners—7AM EDT
“Techno Teen” a transoceanic show inspired by “Techno Granny” premier 10-23-07, 7 AM EDT
Australian Youth 14 to 25—Techno Granny fans
Listen to Techno Granny at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986
Listen to Positively Pittsburgh Live at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/18520
Listen to Professionals with Impact at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/33431
Listen to Monday Morning Marketing at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/33960
Website: www.pospittlive.ning.com
Website coming: www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com
Some “Techno Granny” titles:

· Episode 7 - That Darned Cell Phone! GeorgeAnne Muchnok of Schooley Mitchell Telecom
· Episode 8 - Blue Tooth, is that a cavity? GeorgeAnne Muchnok of Schooley Mitchell
· Episode 9 - Text messaging--Are you talking to me?
Episode 10 - Quick Books--Quick Nothing if you don't know how?
Episode 11 - Palm Pilot's--Who’s Flying this Plane? Steve Montellese/Virtual Devices
Episode 12 - My Space--What are those kids talking about? Actress Sydney Chase
Episode 13 - Blogging?--a Country Dance? Kirsten Womack/Immackulate Impressions
Episode 15 - Live Chat--where can I hear it? Ben Wilson, Comedian
Episode 16 - What's a Google? Joe Rinehart; Config.com
Episode 18 -On Line Magazine--Where's the Paper? Penny Haynes
Episode 19 -Emily Post--no Emily E-mail
Episode 20 Constant Contact--Contact Who? Kirsten Womak, Im-mack-ulateImpressions
Episode 21 - GPS and On Star--but honey, I'm not lost! Patty Jennings, #! Cochran, Monroeville

Episode 31 On Line Calendars--Is Your Dance Card Full?

With an on-line social or business calendar you can make your life so much easier by co-coordinating group meetings, sharing your calendar, getting automatic reminders and syncing your calendar appointment with Microsoft Outlook or your Palm Pilot.

You can keep family, friends, staffers and committee members organized from one secure location. You can organize a meeting without the usual hassles. You can reserve a conference room at your business or send out invitations and set a date by seeing who’s available. You can download a free 30 day trial at: http://www.weboffice.com/

What a blessing to be able to organize group meetings, schedule e-mail reminders, avoid schedule conflict and attach relevant documents and agendas.

However, Techno Granny is into FREE! So while it may not be as professionally set up or as fancy, the Yahoo Calendar feature in Yahoo groups is a great way to communicate with clients and friends and family on a budget.

Using the Yahoo Calendar feature in groups is a great way to communicate. First you have to create a group or belong to one. When you put items on the calendar your group is automatically informed of the event. Also, your clients get a reminder if they are members of the group.
Once you have your yahoo group set up, the steps are easy. You open the calendar, you add your event, the event is recorded on the calendar and everyone in the group gets an updated calendar.
What's a Yahoo! Group?
It's where people with a shared interest meet, get to know each other, and stay informed. Your group gives you instant access to:
Shared message archives
Photos and photo albums
Group event calendars
http://groups.yahoo.com/
Also talked about using media calendars to get the word out about your groups activities, some of these are for non-profits only and others can be used with “for-profit events. “ Check the rules before you use them. My examples are for Pittsburgh, Pa. because that is where Techno Granny does her techno thing.
Here is a list of free PR calendars in Pittsburgh.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/events/index.php?com=submit&msg=1



http://businesscalendar.org/
http://events.publicbroadcasting.net/wyep/events.eventsmain
http://biz.post-gazette.com/contact/submit_event.aspx
http://www.wpxi.com/events/1847650/detail.html
http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Calendar/Calendar_Search_Page/0,1340,,00.html
http://www.wqed.org/mag/contact/events.shtml
http://www.wqed.org/mag/contact/index.shtml

There are many others, these are just an example of a few. Also in trying to find a definition of on-line social calendar in Wikipedia, we found that Google Accounts has an on-line calendar also with many wonderful features. All you need is a Google Account and if you look around on the net you can find this for free also, at least for now or for thirty days or something. Check it out and let me know what you find. Techno Granny has to move on to the next Techno Thing: Google Accounts--Are You Oggling Me?

Another Granny Blogs About Techno Granny

Found this ladies and gentlemen through my Google Alert on "Techno Granny"


Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Never 2 Busy to Blog?
The higher powers in blogging say to never let more than 48 hours pass before posting another blog. But let’s look at that. Those powers clearly have already graduated college.
They no longer face end-of-semester papers, group projects and finals. They don’t remember the sweat, the panic, the stress – and that’s just from trying to contact the prof. In desperation, you might write an abbreviated missive of fear: “Finding that research methods are not 'library versus Internet,' but something more. Please advise. Stat!” And the prof will write back, “This is graduate school. You tell me. And don’t worry. You’re doing fine.”


Yes, the rest of us – those not alumni blogosphere rule-makers – still in school spend November and December gambling that we might just pull it off, if we can forget work, families, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and that Thanksgiving dinner for 30 we need to toss together.
Luckily, though, Boomers have an ace up their collective sleeves: We excel at delegation -- or the art of spreading the fun.

For example, I could ramble on here, or I could tell you to check out these really cool audio downloads from Techno Granny, whose show connects technology with seniors. Find her at http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=30986&cmd=tc and click on the show that covers your tech question.
Not that you need it. If you are reading this, then count yourself more savvy than my Microsoft Office 2003 program. You already know what a blog is and gauging from the red squiggly lines under the word, Microsoft doesn’t.
***
Well, for crying out loud. Originally, I named this blog Boomer U, which seemed rather clever at the time. But it’s taken. As if any contortion of the word “Boomer” isn’t. And so in the interest of academic honesty, not to mention not having time for copyright or trademark lawsuits, the name of this blog is Boomer2School.

About Anne

Anne Kerven is a graduate student, pursuing a Master in Family and Consumer Sciences/Gerontology through Iowa State University. She is a veteran of bricks-and-mortar and online courses. For now, her courses are all online. She is a married mom of three and grandma of two, with a background in business magazines.

You can check out Anne's blog at:

http://boomer2school.blogspot.com/


Techno Granny's Comment to Anne Kerven's Blog

Joanne Quinn-Smith said...
Hey,great blog and congratulations on being a bustling boomer.

About changing the name, it could be worse. You could start a show called, "Techno Granny" to disover that there is another Techno Granny from Bulgaria or somewhere dancing to Techno music on U-tube! Rats!

Keep on blogging, there may be a book in here somewhere for you.By the way, if you are wondering how I found you--I have a Google Alert on Techno Granny, so I can find out what the "dancing" Techno Granny is up to.

Go Granny Go! That's a Beach Boys song, I believe from the late 50's, early 60's.

Continued prosperity and blessings,

Joanne Quinn-Smithaka "Techno Granny"

Also you can check out my blog at: www.technogrannyshow.blogspot.com

"Techno Granny" was already taken. LOL!
December 1, 2007 2:41 PM