Re-entering the real world...

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after a ten year absence...I retired 12 years ago to the woods of Campbell County on Norris Lake and became a recluse in many ways especially in terms of technology..

IE no cell phone, only a TV antenna, no WI-fi, no devices and no interest in them whatsoever...interestingly enough however I received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from UT in 1974 and worked for one of the largest and most successful companies in the world for 33 years...

SO...what are your recommendations and ideas on how I best become knowledgeable so I can make informed decisions...most of my friends are older like me (65) and or idiots...a grandchild would come in handy about now but no such luck...I appreciate your help...
 
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Your library has classes aimed for guys like you. Given your engineering background, you'll pick It up quickly.
 
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jamescoburn said:
after a ten year absence...I retired 12 years ago to the woods of Campbell County on Norris Lake and became a recluse in many ways especially in terms of technology..

IE no cell phone, only a TV antenna, no WI-fi, no devices and no interest in them whatsoever...interestingly enough however I received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from UT in 1974 and worked for one of the largest and most successful companies in the world for 33 years...

SO...what are your recommendations and ideas on how I best become knowledgeable so I can make informed decisions...most of my friends are older like me (65) and or idiots...a grandchild would come in handy about now but no such luck...I appreciate your help...
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You live in a beautiful place.. I moved from lafollette, tn to Randle,wa.really miss be there no place like home.. And like the op said I believe them classes would be the way to go for you.. You could also contact the Campbell co Career Center.at jacksboro..
 
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What about a friend who has grandson? Or maybe a local boys/girls type organization? Kids love being the expert and showing off their skills.

Or, YouTube. There is a video of everything you could ever need to know.
 
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vollygirl said:
What about a friend who has grandson? Or maybe a local boys/girls type organization? Kids love being the expert and showing off their skills.

Or, YouTube. There is a video of everything you could ever need to know.
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What's YouTube?
 
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jamescoburn said:
after a ten year absence...I retired 12 years ago to the woods of Campbell County on Norris Lake and became a recluse in many ways especially in terms of technology..

IE no cell phone, only a TV antenna, no WI-fi, no devices and no interest in them whatsoever...interestingly enough however I received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from UT in 1974 and worked for one of the largest and most successful companies in the world for 33 years...

SO...what are your recommendations and ideas on how I best become knowledgeable so I can make informed decisions...most of my friends are older like me (65) and or idiots...a grandchild would come in handy about now but no such luck...I appreciate your help...
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What kind of decisions do you want to make? Clearly you've moved to having Internet access. Do you want to do they same with TV?

The good news is that while there are a lot of options most of them work pretty well so you won't make big mistakes.

With a computer (probably a laptop) and an Internet connection you can sample a tremendous amount of content.

For a computer you won't need much processing power to get started so you could probably get a Google Chrome notebook (cheap) that will be fine for accessing the Internet.

From there just imagine the Internet is like a library.
 
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www.wikipedia.org is a good starting point on almost any subject. It's edited by the users though, so fake information occasionally gets added. There is usually a list of related articles listed at the bottom of the article.
 
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Over 10 years hermit style, you should have a pretty nice setup. I wouldn't come back to gadgets and crap. Stay INNAWOODS! You had it figured out apparently.
 
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vollygirl said:
What about a friend who has grandson? Or maybe a local boys/girls type organization? Kids love being the expert and showing off their skills.

Or, YouTube. There is a video of everything you could ever need to know.
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Better yet, he should start going to parks or middle schools and asking kids to come with him to explain technology.

The best form or payment for the kids would be candy of course.
 
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sona said:
Over 10 years hermit style, you should have a pretty nice setup. I wouldn't come back to gadgets and crap. Stay INNAWOODS! You had it figured out apparently.
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This, just go fishing!
 
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I would thumb through the phone book for some help. Or take out an add in the newspaper classifieds.
 
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jamescoburn said:
after a ten year absence...I retired 12 years ago to the woods of Campbell County on Norris Lake and became a recluse in many ways especially in terms of technology..

IE no cell phone, only a TV antenna, no WI-fi, no devices and no interest in them whatsoever...interestingly enough however I received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from UT in 1974 and worked for one of the largest and most successful companies in the world for 33 years...

SO...what are your recommendations and ideas on how I best become knowledgeable so I can make informed decisions...most of my friends are older like me (65) and or idiots...a grandchild would come in handy about now but no such luck...I appreciate your help...
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Wait, if you have no internet devices how did you post this?

Your Batman!
 
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jamescoburn said:
after a ten year absence...I retired 12 years ago to the woods of Campbell County on Norris Lake and became a recluse in many ways especially in terms of technology..

IE no cell phone, only a TV antenna, no WI-fi, no devices and no interest in them whatsoever...interestingly enough however I received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from UT in 1974 and worked for one of the largest and most successful companies in the world for 33 years...

SO...what are your recommendations and ideas on how I best become knowledgeable so I can make informed decisions...most of my friends are older like me (65) and or idiots...a grandchild would come in handy about now but no such luck...I appreciate your help...
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Uh huh
 
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Don't unpack just yet.. go to the Political Forum here, read a few threads... then decide what to do.
 
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Found footage of OP trying to get help...

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