You're a Wizard, Harry: How to Get Your Parents to Think You're a Technological Wizard

So, contrary to popular belief, '90's kids do not pop out of the womb knowing how to fix computers, televisions, and that weird, screen thing that captures moments (that's called a camera). You could just be an average, "just-let-me-facebook-and-tumblr" kid, who has no wish to learn about HTML codes.

That's just fine. Hey, I've gone twenty years knowing how to limp through word docs and iTunes and I'm not dead yet.

But there is a way to make your parents think you have all the technological answers, and that you can make things work with the force of your mind. It won't be easy, and there will be moments when you want to blow your cover and be all "hey, Mom and Dad, that whole wizard thing? Yeah, I'm not one."

Be cool. Ice cold, even.

The easiest source of trickery is the power of Google. If your parents have that all-too-familiar squinty eyed look at the computer, and they have a problem such as "I need to drag this table to the second page, but the text isn't coming with it!", first off, gently guide their hand off the kitchen table they're dragging. And even if you've never encountered this problem ever before, simply refer to Google, read the steps, then report back to your parents. Trust me, they won't suspect a thing. This is a generation that still refers to phone books. Your secret is safe with me.

The next step is to pull up a picture (preferably of someone's face) on your iPhone, then zoom in on it. To the untrained eye, this looks like you are pinching their face and making their nose enlarge. You can also perform the magical act of "I'm making people disappear with the flick of a finger" by flipping through your phone's photo album.

Use any transition on powerpoint.

A more advanced version of "I'm making people disappear with my finger" is to download snapchat on your parents' phones. This is for the semi-trained older generation, so be aware.

Namaste.