anybody got a cable splitter?

[Monster]

I moved a 200lb television stand to get to the outlet (I weigh 125!). I plugged in the serge and I was ready! Only problem, no cable spliter! As well a FOOT long cable cord! 12in isn't gonna cut it. I have to try again. Gonna try again!

If you re-wire your parents entertainment center, remember not to do it at 3AM. It is frowned upon.

[wifezilla]

Damn Monster...

That is one big TV!

Rewiring your parent's entertainment center is always a risky venture. With my parents, its having to explin you have to push a slightly different button.

They would be calling me for days.

[AirMarshall]

No, you don't need a splitter, you already have a cable.

What you need is a cable stretcher!

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p.s. Be sure to cover all the empty wall sockets so the electrons don't leak out onto the floor.

[celestia]

p.s. Be sure to cover all the empty wall sockets so the electrons don't leak out onto the floor.

is this why my electric bill is so high?

Monster, you are a doll. That was a funny story. I see my self in the main character, minus the heavy lifting.

WZ: where is your avatar??? You have upset my world order....

S9

[wifezilla]

Helping parents can be very amusing. Real life example below.

Parental Tech Support...

Cell phone rings. Call is from Florida. Oh no. Its Dad.

Dad: "Hey kid. How do I take a picture of the stuff on the screen so I can have a copy of what I am working on?"

Me: "Its called a screen capture. You hold down the shift key, the command key, and the number 3 at the same time. It will make a click noise like a camera and put a picture file on your desk top."*

Dad: "There is no key that says command."

Me: "It is the key with the picture of the apple on it next to the option key."

Dad: "Oookkaaayyyy. Hummm...Nothing happened."

Me: Did you hold them all down at the same time?"

Dad: "No, I did shift first, then the apple key, then...

Me: "No, No, No. Dad, you have to hold them ALL down together."

Dad: "All three?"

Me: "Uh...yeaahhh."

Dad: "Oh, ok. Let me try that."

Me: "Well, did it work?"

Dad: "My computer just made a weird noise. I think those are not the right buttons."

Me: "Did it make a click noise...kind of like..say..um..a CAMERA?"

Dad: "Oh! That's what you were talking about. Yeah. It made the noise."

Me: "Now you are going to have to look on the desk top for a file titled Picture1.pdf."

Dad: "All I can see is the file I was looking at."

Me: "Dad, you need to close that window to see the desktop."

Dad: "Oh, there it is!"

I have had this same conversation with him 3 times in the last 6 months. Yup. Anyone want to adopt a weird, technically challenged retiree?

*Mac instructions. For Windows instructions, bother someone elses kid.

[Monster]

A cable stretcher...indeed! I can for go the split considering I can wire the cable television through the vcr.

Wifezilla, I do the same with my parents! I remember the day I taught my mother how to attatch files to send through email. That was fun.

And I really do need to cover my sockets. Especially with that serge protector. Sheesh.

[Dire Curves]

p.s. Be sure to cover all the empty wall sockets so the electrons don't leak out onto the floor.

is this why my electric bill is so high?

I like it. free electrons can suck or sting as is the case in static (i get alot of that)

Monster, definitely don't go to Radio Crap Shack. But i see you've sequenced the signal through the vcr so ne'er you mind.

and i thought i would add this:

Me father was having problems entering numbers in his spreadsheet, he said everytime he'd enter a number the cursor would move. After a while it occured to me, he didn't have numlock on, and he doesn't get that the number pad can be used as arrow keys (EVEN THOUGH THE ARROWS ARE THERE TOO!)

Yeah parents, i had to 'install' their new printer, and every once in awhile i actually go to their house and do all kinds of electrical/electronic/computer crap, it'snot that they're dumb they just don't like to learn new things.

I always tell me father "Work smarter, not harder", that just seems to make him do the opposite!

[celestia]

Yeah parents, i had to 'install' their new printer, and every once in awhile i actually go to their house and do all kinds of electrical/electronic/computer crap, it'snot that they're dumb they just don't like to learn new things.

I always tell me father "Work smarter, not harder", that just seems to make him do the opposite!

We should start a "Tech Support to Parents Trauma Hotline"

My dad quit school in 8th grade to work the farm. Was a big success in the construction industry, but was terrified of computers. It started with "Dad, you can do it." I showed him the power button and solitaire. I had him play solitaire for 6 mos., until he said, "Can I do something else now?" LOL...I said, "NO!"

Now five or so years later, he's a *master* until he blows it all up, then I have to spend a weekend over there with him over my shoulder. Oy.