Agreed! It would be nice to turn it off-- and to have more of the computer "order" options available through the mailbox.
I like having my sims listen to music, dance, and play instruments for fun. If one sim is playing an instrument (and is skilled) other sims can listen and enjoy, without having to use stereos. If you have City Living they can practice singing too.
The card game and chess are fun. A few more non-tech games come with Get Together and Outdoor Retreat: darts, Don't Wake the Llama, horseshoes.
Soccer and basketball.
Don't forget swimming, fishing, cloudgazing and stargazing :)
