tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861053677041266898.post9177209118423290087..comments2024-03-26T13:09:46.725-04:00Comments on The Brown Knowser: The Great Leap BackwardsRoss Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11992849406652481756noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861053677041266898.post-54032193900252984652013-09-26T12:52:40.506-04:002013-09-26T12:52:40.506-04:00Games that rely on WiFi have got to be the worst i...Games that rely on WiFi have got to be the worst invention ever. Thanks for your comment, Jenn. Great story!Ross Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11992849406652481756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861053677041266898.post-60216841700311791992013-09-26T11:54:27.781-04:002013-09-26T11:54:27.781-04:00Recently, Nic and I decided to take our lives to o...Recently, Nic and I decided to take our lives to outer Ottawa; the boonies. Where we live, we no longer have internet access let alone Wi-Fi. We are a family to likes to buy our food from the farm 1km down the road, and make our kids play in the field, or on the tire swing. Yes, we are "old-fashioned" if you will. I digress. <br />Every now and then, when it is raining outside, and the kids (8,9y/o) are done with drawing, making forts, or pretending they are "hobo's" (they actually walk around with sticks and bags full of their belongings and develop this awkward accent ha ha), they turn to "their" iPhones (an old iPhone 3 and 4 that they acquired) to play a game. <br />Since moving to the country, they can't play on their favourite games anymore because these games require Wi-Fi in order to be able to operate. This is the most frustrating thing ever, as the kids don't really understand why this is. They VERY rarely get to play on games that aren't from a box, and now we are having to tell them that their techy toys are useless where we live :( I have noticed lately that the apps on our phones are becoming to large in file size and memory, that they are not able to just... work! We have resorted back to Game Boy. <br />On another note, I recently installed a sweet navi thingy in my Subi that I don't know how to work (I know how to work the Subi, but the stereo thing and GPS is sort of beyond me still). We got it all plugged in, and ta-da! It worked...except one thing. The USB port and "iPod" feature didn't function. Why? Well, despite the fact that this system is iOS friendly, it is "too old". This is when I gave in. If it is too old, then so am I. <br />Final words: Things are starting to go too fast for me, and I am only 32. I feel like life is starting to bend around the full circle it takes. I welcome a step backward, and hope the "wizards" see how things are getting too complicated to maintain and thus, are all falling apart. <br />I am not sure if this is even related...but your blog definitely sparked something here! Thanks.<br /><br />JennAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14756128195892142757noreply@blogger.com