Who sorts out the IT/Gadgets in YOUR household.
Poll: Who sorts out the IT/Gadgets in YOUR household.
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Telegraph
Mwahahahahahh!
A poll, eh!?
Well. All I can say is - not in my experience or that of anyone I know...
In the Don household I fix any and all electronics, run the IT, check the oil, tyres etc.
If anything doesn't work I am called in immediately.
Are you?
Telegraph said:
Technological household chores like tuning a new television were once considered men's work but new research suggests women have become more gadget savvy than their male counterparts.
By Murray Wardrop
Published: 12:26PM GMT 25 Nov 2009
New research suggests women have become more proficient with gadgets than men
A poll found that 48 per cent of women now feel undaunted by tackling technological tasks around the house compared to 47 per cent of men.
The stereotype of women turning to their partners for help with electrical items was also demolished by the study which discovered 85 per cent of men no longer deem themselves the most competent member of the household.
Thirteen per cent of men confessed that they look to their wives and girlfriends for advice on dealing with computers, DVD players, televisions and other devices.
Research by the electrical retailer Comet disclosed that more than 90 per cent of women feel confident setting up a new TV and surround sound system.
However, men still appear more attached to their technological toy, with 56 per cent saying their rely on them in their daily lives, compared to 50 per cent of women.
Bill Moir, Comet’s head of marketing, said: “This shows the extent to which both men and women are embracing new technology.
"It appears that men are no longer the sole IT Director in the home, as women become increasingly tech savvy and reap the benefits of today’s gadgets and gizmos.”
Susi Weaser, former editor of the women’s gadget website Shiny Shiny, added: “Women are definitely as tech savvy as men these days.
“Technology is always developing and in my opinion this can only be a good thing as I use it for everything.
“It makes keeping in touch with friends easier, makes sharing content such as pictures a doddle and thanks to the internet we have information on literally anything at our fingertips.”
However, while embracing new technology, many women still prefer traditional means of communication.
Although around seven in 10 women said they own a PC or laptop, 46 per cent said they still own a fountain pen for writing to people.
More than 60 per cent of women also said they still create photo albums using prints despite 86 per cent having access to internet photo sharing sites.
By Murray Wardrop
Published: 12:26PM GMT 25 Nov 2009
New research suggests women have become more proficient with gadgets than men
A poll found that 48 per cent of women now feel undaunted by tackling technological tasks around the house compared to 47 per cent of men.
The stereotype of women turning to their partners for help with electrical items was also demolished by the study which discovered 85 per cent of men no longer deem themselves the most competent member of the household.
Thirteen per cent of men confessed that they look to their wives and girlfriends for advice on dealing with computers, DVD players, televisions and other devices.
Research by the electrical retailer Comet disclosed that more than 90 per cent of women feel confident setting up a new TV and surround sound system.
However, men still appear more attached to their technological toy, with 56 per cent saying their rely on them in their daily lives, compared to 50 per cent of women.
Bill Moir, Comet’s head of marketing, said: “This shows the extent to which both men and women are embracing new technology.
"It appears that men are no longer the sole IT Director in the home, as women become increasingly tech savvy and reap the benefits of today’s gadgets and gizmos.”
Susi Weaser, former editor of the women’s gadget website Shiny Shiny, added: “Women are definitely as tech savvy as men these days.
“Technology is always developing and in my opinion this can only be a good thing as I use it for everything.
“It makes keeping in touch with friends easier, makes sharing content such as pictures a doddle and thanks to the internet we have information on literally anything at our fingertips.”
However, while embracing new technology, many women still prefer traditional means of communication.
Although around seven in 10 women said they own a PC or laptop, 46 per cent said they still own a fountain pen for writing to people.
More than 60 per cent of women also said they still create photo albums using prints despite 86 per cent having access to internet photo sharing sites.
Mwahahahahahh!
A poll, eh!?
Well. All I can say is - not in my experience or that of anyone I know...
In the Don household I fix any and all electronics, run the IT, check the oil, tyres etc.
If anything doesn't work I am called in immediately.
Are you?
thinfourth2 said:
She works in IT
I hit things with hammers for a living
She fixes electronic things after i have got confused given up and have started looking for a suitable hammer
That's a cop out - I work in IT and frequently hit the kit with hammers, or anything else I have to hand. No one's queried the number of replacement keyboards I've expensed... yet.I hit things with hammers for a living
She fixes electronic things after i have got confused given up and have started looking for a suitable hammer
Bibbs said:
It's always me.
And that goes for my in-laws techie problems too.
Ditto.And that goes for my in-laws techie problems too.
In the last week I have sorted out my Mother's printer and PC, together with her letters and documents folders etc, I have also got the Mother in Law's Camera talking to her PC and showing her how to email piccys across the World. As well as doing everything at home.
I cant go into either set of parents' houses with being asked to have a quick look at something or other!
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