Posted by pat/WA on 12/28/11 1:41pm
Msg #407699

Apple IPhone

I have a new Apple IPhone 3g and I find it very confusing. I have signed up for a free Apple workshop for beginners.
I would like to know if anyone has had experience with these workshops and if they are helpful??

Reply by ToniK on 12/28/11 1:45pm
Msg #407700

I own an apple iphone4. Whats confusing about the Apple? Its pretty simple and easy.

Reply by BrendaTx on 12/28/11 2:18pm
Msg #407710

Going from a dialing/talking phone to a smart phone is pretty difficult for someone who has dialed and talked, but little else with a phone for 50+ years.

The IPhone will be a huge jump for people who go straight there with no smart phone experience. However, I suspect it will be a lot easier to learn for a novice smart phone owner, than another smart phone.

I put my iPad in my mom's hands over Christmas. She caught on amazingly fast with no computer experience, but she could not have done so without me showing her and coaching her. She's 79. I think that the class that Pat refers to will help her a lot.

Reply by Bob_Chicago on 12/28/11 1:55pm
Msg #407703

Mine came with a great accessory.

My 14 year old grandson.
He kept saying,"Oh that's easy, Gaga" tap tap tap.. See?
I replied , "Huh??" But I am getting the hang of it.
I have now mastered nearly 2% of what the thing can do.

Reply by pat/WA on 12/28/11 2:15pm
Msg #407709

Re: Mine came with a great accessory.

Anyone know where I can borrow a 14 year old.

Reply by Doris_CO on 12/28/11 2:49pm
Msg #407715

Re: Mine came with a great accessory.

You might be able to get by with an accessory even younger. Our 2 1/2 year old granddaughter showed her granddad how to use the I-Pad so he could play Angry Birds. She already knows how to move her finger across the screen to see the "next thing" or get into the next "app".

Reply by Jessica Ward on 12/28/11 2:58pm
Msg #407716

Hey Pat, I'd be happy to help you out

Pat, I'm happy to help you out--i'm in WA too (near SeaTac Airport). I use an Iphone 4, and have for about a year and a half. I really like it. I agree, it took some getting used to. In the OS 5 upgrade last month, it seems a lot of the button settings moved around (arrgh!) But I use my phone to do a lot of things (Netflix, Web browsing and those annoying online completion reports, printing, geolocation ("where's the nearest Fedex") and all kinds of cool stuff.

My number is in my profile, call anytime if you need a hand! Oh, and I've got a 13 year old that can help out whenever I'm not around. ;-)

Reply by pat/WA on 12/28/11 3:19pm
Msg #407720

Re: Hey Pat, I'd be happy to help you out

Thanks, I may take you up on that!!

Did you go to the Apple workshop in Tacoma?

Reply by Jessica Ward on 12/29/11 10:16pm
Msg #407855

Nope, I'm a trial and error kind of gal. ;-) n/m

Reply by Stephanie Santiago on 12/28/11 3:57pm
Msg #407726

Pat, I sent you a Private message on the IPhone 3 n/m

Reply by pat/WA on 12/28/11 4:55pm
Msg #407728

Re: Pat, I sent you a Private message on the IPhone 3

Thank you