If you've ever wondered what your grandparents might look like if they tried to figure out how to use their new webcam without you, look no further. This video of two adorable seniors, who just want to take a few pics of themselves, will definitely put a smile on your face this Friday. Read more

Heading home for the holidays can be stressful for a number of reasons, but when you've been designated as your family's tech support person, it can feel like you never really left work at all. Thankfully, you can cut off tech questions at the pass with Google's new fun and informative website. Called TeachParentsTech, it lets you send email "care packages" to your computer illiterate family Read more

Reader Akasha recently posted this story in the Funny Tech Stories group: A while back I purchased a new laptop for myself and gave my mother the old one. Since this is the first laptop she's had I went home and hooked up a wireless router so that she could use it all over the house and not be tethered to the living room. Our first hiccup came when she called me concerned that the cable company Read more

Reader colbie posted this humorous story in the Funny Tech Stories group: My mom can use her computer, surf the Internet, and type on her iPhone. But iChat is not her strong suit, and no matter how many times I tell her I know it is her, I get the same message "It's mom." I have tried to use the similarity between contacts in her iPhone when they call, so she knows who it is each time. It doesn't Read more

Reader HannahNicole recently shared one of her funny family tech stories with our Community: Many of my recent trips home have centered on family game night, and while that used to mean board games, lately, and usually at my mom's urging, we end up playing a few Wii sports tournaments. Bowling is a favorite in the house, but since my Grandfather is an avid tennis player, we decided to switch it Read more

Does your grandma have you on speed dial as "tech support"? Did your mom recently discover Facebook, while your dad shows no discretion when tagging unflattering family photos of you? Share your hilarious and sweet stories of family members who are clueless, or just as tech savvy as you in our Funny Family Tech Stories Group! We can all use a good laugh every once in awhile. Want to learn how? Read more

Reader DestinyA recently shared one of her funny family tech stories: My grandmother is 82 and I have her set up with a laptop and wireless Internet so she can "do the email." God forbid her Internet connection goes down — I get panicky phone calls anytime she can't access her email. I have her set up with remote connection so I can fix any problems, real or perceived. Sometimes I regret being Read more

A friend of mine IM'd me the following: "You have got to be kidding me. My mother just emailed me the following message: Hi honey, I'm going to call you later. Love, Mom" I've written about my family's technical blunders before, from a niece who learned the Wii as fast as my sometimes tech-unsavvy Grandma. And my friend's experience is no different. My mother has definitely sent me short Read more

My family is relatively tech-savvy, but as you know, we definitely have our share of funny family tech stories. My latest installment, a card from my grandmother, telling me she missed me. And under her sweet message was this gem. It reads, "I'm hoping to learn to do email so I can talk with you more." Of course, reading that made me feel a little guilty for not calling as often as I should, so Read more

While he may have suffered from an initial technological learning curve, my dad has developed a remarkable aptitude for Facebook. A few months ago I helped him set up his own profile, mainly to connect with old high school and college friends, but also to easily share family photos. Well, Dad has now taken "sharing" into "overshare" territory after learning how to tag Facebook photos. I'm not Read more