Genuine conversation

[Steve Maskery]

I've just telephoned my mum. Usual chat. Blah, blah, blah.

I need to repay her some money, and I suggested I could pay it directly into her account, rather than her having to take a cheque to the bank.

"Email me your bank account details, mum."

"Have I got your email address?"

"Of course you have, mum. Steve at SteveMaskery dot co dot UK."

"Wait a bit, let me write it down"

"It's easy, mum! Steve - that's my name - at - SteveMaskery - that's my name, too - dot co dot UK!"

"Oh, alright, I'll see if I can remember. I forget."

Wrinklies and technology, eh? Not a good combination.

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi Steve

"Email me your bank account details, mum."

Please don't do it. :shock: :shock:

Email is plain text and anybody can read it.

Cheers
Neil

 

[Sailor]

Hi,

Not ALL wrinklies!

My father is 92, does all his banking online, uses e-mail every day and edits his own digital photos and burns them to disk!
Oh! and he's figured out himself how to do daily backups of his computer.

His job was a hill farmer in Derbyshire, so no background in computers.

Colin

 

[Steve Maskery]

Oh! and he's figured out himself how to do daily backups of his computer.

Well that's more than I do. Yes I know I should.

Neil - I did get her to send me the account number and sort code separately, I don't think it will cause a problem.
Mind you, a Nigerian has just offered to buy my old mobile phone on eBay for £170, would I like to send my details?

Yes I know some silver surfers know more than I do, but it's actually very hard being an unpaid Support Engineer. It drives me nuts.

(as the Scotsman said.....)


I didn't mean to start an ageist war - getting there far too quickly myself!

 

[Sailor]

So am I!

Father 92, I've just retired officially, and I'm the youngster of the family.

I'm in the same position, telephone calls 'can you tell me how to fix X'
?'
The biggest problem by far is the language barrier!

Colin

 

[Colin C]

Hi Steve

Just a quick note ( about your backups [-X )
You can get a program that will do your whole computer for free Here
You can use RW discs or a spare hardrive to backup on
I hope this helps

 

[andrewm]

Hi Steve

"Email me your bank account details, mum."

Please don't do it. :shock: :shock:

Email is plain text and anybody can read it.

Cheers
Neil

True, and if they get hold of my bank details they can pay money in. They can't get it out though.

Don't know about anyone else on this forum but I wouldn't be adverse to a stranger paying some money into my bank account.

Am I missing something?

Andrew

 

[gidon]

Just a quick note ( about your backups [-X )
You can get a program that will do your whole computer for free Here
You can use RW discs or a spare hardrive to backup on
I hope this helps

Colin - that's a very nifty offer - I have the paid for version 9 of that software and it's very good.

Cheers
Gidon

 

[Colin C]

Hi Gidon

I have version 8 and I am happy with too, plus it is easy to use :wink:

 

[Adam]

Email is plain text and anybody can read it.
Cheers Neil

Like Andrew, I'm bemused - why shouldn't you give your Bank Account and Sort Code out? After all, each time you post a cheque to a stranger (say on ebay, joining a club or societ, a smaller businesses etc) they often as not have both those items of information.

Adam