I have a hard time trying to explain to the older members of my family and friends that leaving a mobile phone on while they are out and about does not.

• Cause wear and tear to the phone
• Just because you don't think someone will phone you doesn't mean you shouldn't turn on your mobile phone.
• You are not charged when someone calls you on your mobile.
• A mobile is mobile this means you can take it with you when you go out.

I suppose there is really a generation gap here when brining our elders up to speed with mobile phones and new technology. A while ago I blogged about a granny I overheard talking to her friend about how she stored all her files on floppy disks on a state of the art PC she had bought from Dixons not knowing she could have stored it on the machines 60 gig hard disk.