Stella is getting to be quite the computer addict :)

[pne]

Today, I had my first IM conversation with Stella :)

When I set up the new computer, I had installed gaim. Yesterday, Stella asked whether I could set it up so she could chat with me, in case I work in Wolfsburg, since it'd be cheaper than phoning, and so I set up an AIM account for her (thanks to the helpful link in gaim's FAQ, this was easy; the hard bit was finding a username that wasn't already taken but was still memorable) and set up gaim on her XP account & added my AIM account to her Buddy List.

And today I got my first IM from her :) worked pretty well.

First she got addicted to eBay, now it's AIM; she seems to be warming up to the idea of using the computer ^^.

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[opal1159.livejournal.com]

Will she be getting on LJ soon? =P

[pne.livejournal.com]

Hee :)

I mention it occasionally, but I think it'll still be quite a while before she can entertain the idea seriously.

Although... the way she's getting used to the computer now... and since you can switch the web interface to German... who knows.

But I still doubt it; she says she doesn't want to write down her thoughts for everyone to read, for example.

And LJ support would be even less likely; I think she doesn't quite see the point in answering questions for people I'll never see or meet.

[eilanhp.livejournal.com]

:) It's always fun to watch people slowly discovering what you can dow ith a PC. I still do some things for my mother, but she can already do quite a few things herself now.

Chatting with your partner is cheaper than phoning, yes. But it also leads to a lot more musunderstandings :(

[asciident]

Thankfully, Philip and Stella live together and can sort out any misunderstandings face-to-face. :)

[eilanhp.livejournal.com]

Not when he is in Würzburg...