, I just go there and while she shows all I do is repeat these two sentences: “What does it say on the screen and what are the options?” and “What do you think you should select?”. She eventually figures it out as I force her to actually read it.
My mother can be the same way. I don’t know why. I eventually told her I charge very reasonable $300/hour rates for computer support and she stopped asking for help.
My dad on the other hand… More than a decade ago I got tired of fixing his computer problems so I set him up with ubuntu. He’s into it. He manages his own desktop now and never asks for help. I have no idea if he’s done weird things on the machine, but he seems happy. He even got a printer working.
My mother can be the same way. I don’t know why. I eventually told her I charge very reasonable $300/hour rates for computer support and she stopped asking for help.
My dad on the other hand… More than a decade ago I got tired of fixing his computer problems so I set him up with ubuntu. He’s into it. He manages his own desktop now and never asks for help. I have no idea if he’s done weird things on the machine, but he seems happy. He even got a printer working.
Getting CUPs to work properly is a right of passage for any Linux enthusiast. You win the cool dad competition.