By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
HE’S the resident tech whiz – and he’s 93 years old.
Nick Antrade is hooked up, linked in and online – he’s on Skype to his numerous relatives around the world daily and he loves listening to music on YouTube.
A former electrical engineer from Gippsland, Nick retired at the age of 65 and moved to the Fiddlers Green Retirement Village in Berwick, where he’s been for the past three years and where he calls himself the 24/7 consultant.
“When someone’s television breaks down they knock on my door – I’m the fixer-upperer,” Nick said.
His favourite websites to look up on his Aldi-bought Medion laptop are Google, YouTube, email and of course Facebook.
“I don’t want Twitter – I’m not a gossiper,” Nick laughed, however Skype is what he uses the most.
“On my laptop I Skype my daughter in Paris, nephew in Canada and sister in Vancouver, I email friends, we send jokes and discuss things.
“The thing is, you can communicate – I use Facebook as well to chat,” Nick explained.
One of the oldest members of the Akoonah Park Men’s Shed in Berwick, Nick takes lessons in the shed’s computer room if he needs help but he’s got his scanner and GPS navigation system down pat.
“I have a Fuji laser printer and a Brother printer because the Fuji only prints, it doesn’t scan,” Nick said.
A whiz with his mobile phone, Nick said he only wanted his mobile for calling, texting and answering calls – “All the rest I can do on the laptop,” he said.
“I’ve had an iPhone, Huawei Y6 and now I have a Samsung but I would recommend a Huawei, they are so easy to use and are 4G.”
Swapping his heavy duty licence because he was “fed up with the medical exams” Nick drives himself around with the help of his GPS.
“The GPS is not a problem at all, I’ve still got my marbles and I still drive,” he said.
An Aldi advocate, Nick recommends the silverside, “It will melt in your mouth” along with his Medion laptop – “Before I had an Acer.”
“I have great faith in Aldi because they give you a 60-day return guarantee and people are conned into brands through TV commercials,” he said.
The odd one out at his retirement village, Nick admits he’s the only one that uses a mobile phone, printer, scanner, GPS and laptop computer.
“They know I have a computer and the trouble is they come running to me to get help,” he said.
Nick uses and endorses Amaysim because they give a better deal than Telstra and his one tip is: “With the new trends coming in you have to keep up reading all the time.”
