Thursday Techno-Toddler Blogging 042811

Kate and I have spent a lot of this week being thwarted by technology in one way or another, so SteelyKid decided to set us straight about how things work. First, she demonstrated how to work the tv:

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Then she showed us how to take pictures on her phone (because, of course, all phones take pictures):

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And, finally, she explained to Kate how to view the pictures she had taken on the phone:

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We'd be embarrassed at having to be taught how to use common devices by a two-and-three-quarters-year-old, but we're so relieved to have Internet connectivity back in Chateau Steelypips that we can't think of much else.

Meanwhile, Appa has taken advantage of my being distracted by the cute to work a little forced perspective on these pictures. He's enormous!

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Well, we used to need kids to set the VCRs; I'm sure you'll soon enough need her to fix the Internet for you.