Comments on: Shopping delivered to Great Grandma, by Ubuntu Linux http://dnc.digitalunite.com/2009/03/31/shopping-delivered-by-ubuntu-linux/ Helping Older People Unleash their Digital Talents! Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:57:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: justme http://dnc.digitalunite.com/2009/03/31/shopping-delivered-by-ubuntu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-838 justme Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:38:12 +0000 http://dnc.digitalunite.com/?p=308#comment-838 People who don't think they know about computers have no trouble at all. It's people who think they do know about them that have the problems. They expect the problems they are used to and find it difficult to adapt to something different. :¬} People who don’t think they know about computers have no trouble at all. It’s people who think they do know about them that have the problems. They expect the problems they are used to and find it difficult to adapt to something different.
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]]> By: Ray http://dnc.digitalunite.com/2009/03/31/shopping-delivered-by-ubuntu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-837 Ray Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:15:07 +0000 http://dnc.digitalunite.com/?p=308#comment-837 Great story but I will add a couple of tips. Ditch the mouse and get a trackball. I've taught a couple of older people to use a computer and after first trying a mouse they found the trackball a lot easier. Also you want to turn off that stupid double click nonsense. Great story but I will add a couple of tips. Ditch the mouse and get a trackball. I’ve taught a couple of older people to use a computer and after first trying a mouse they found the trackball a lot easier. Also you want to turn off that stupid double click nonsense.

]]> By: alan cocks http://dnc.digitalunite.com/2009/03/31/shopping-delivered-by-ubuntu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-836 alan cocks Sat, 02 May 2009 19:32:08 +0000 http://dnc.digitalunite.com/?p=308#comment-836 Paul are you aware of the google funded small application called 'gitso'? it works with Windows as well as Linux. After a simple change to your own system router, which can be a temporary change, you are able to see and control someone's machine after they have requested help. I have been using this a lot lately because a lot of my friends have been asking for Ubuntu! One lives in France. Not so convenient for a beer money trip. http://code.google.com/p/gitso/ Paul
are you aware of the google funded small application called ‘gitso’? it works with Windows as well as Linux. After a simple change to your own system router, which can be a temporary change, you are able to see and control someone’s machine after they have requested help. I have been using this a lot lately because a lot of my friends have been asking for Ubuntu! One lives in France. Not so convenient for a beer money trip.
http://code.google.com/p/gitso/

]]> By: Paul http://dnc.digitalunite.com/2009/03/31/shopping-delivered-by-ubuntu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-835 Paul Sat, 02 May 2009 08:46:18 +0000 http://dnc.digitalunite.com/?p=308#comment-835 My 55yr old brother-in-law attended one of these "computer courses" a couple of years ago. He was taught just enough to be dangerous, and not enough to get himself out of trouble (nothing about dealing with or protecting yourself from viruses/malware, nothing about not deleting stuff you're not sure about etc). That's resulted in a lot of beer-money trips over to him to sort out his problems. Unfortunately running Linux is not really an option for him as he plays mainstream games now and then, as well as being of the mind-set that unless he's paying for software it's not going to be any good. My 65yr old father on the other hand, took to his PC like a fish to water. No courses needed just a couple of hours of solitaire to get him used to the mouse. I recently removed XP from his 4 year old Dell and dropped a copy of Ubuntu on instead as he'd just caught the digi-cam bug and traded in his old 35mm SLR and darkroom for a nice shiny new DSLR, and didn't Photoshop as a good investment. He's happily red-eye removing and filtering inside the GIMP, has figured out Synaptic and is converting all his old MS Office documents to OO format. My 55yr old brother-in-law attended one of these “computer courses” a couple of years ago. He was taught just enough to be dangerous, and not enough to get himself out of trouble (nothing about dealing with or protecting yourself from viruses/malware, nothing about not deleting stuff you’re not sure about etc). That’s resulted in a lot of beer-money trips over to him to sort out his problems. Unfortunately running Linux is not really an option for him as he plays mainstream games now and then, as well as being of the mind-set that unless he’s paying for software it’s not going to be any good.

My 65yr old father on the other hand, took to his PC like a fish to water. No courses needed just a couple of hours of solitaire to get him used to the mouse. I recently removed XP from his 4 year old Dell and dropped a copy of Ubuntu on instead as he’d just caught the digi-cam bug and traded in his old 35mm SLR and darkroom for a nice shiny new DSLR, and didn’t Photoshop as a good investment. He’s happily red-eye removing and filtering inside the GIMP, has figured out Synaptic and is converting all his old MS Office documents to OO format.

]]> By: Does Not Compute » Blog Archive » By royal appointment? http://dnc.digitalunite.com/2009/03/31/shopping-delivered-by-ubuntu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-834 Does Not Compute » Blog Archive » By royal appointment? Fri, 01 May 2009 12:19:47 +0000 http://dnc.digitalunite.com/?p=308#comment-834 [...] we know age has nothing to do with it - just ask great-grandmother Irene or Kath of the Grannies for You Tube. And if she gets a little stuck we’re bound to have a [...] [...] we know age has nothing to do with it – just ask great-grandmother Irene or Kath of the Grannies for You Tube. And if she gets a little stuck we’re bound to have a [...]

]]> By: Gill Adams http://dnc.digitalunite.com/2009/03/31/shopping-delivered-by-ubuntu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-833 Gill Adams Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:42:41 +0000 http://dnc.digitalunite.com/?p=308#comment-833 Pat, I'm not sure how it applies to Irene, but I think it's an interesting topic: how do you promote/harness curiosity and the impetus to find out the next thing? Why do some people have more of it than others? Plainly this quality of curiosity is key to 'getting on' in the modern world. Gill Pat, I’m not sure how it applies to Irene, but I think it’s an interesting topic: how do you promote/harness curiosity and the impetus to find out the next thing? Why do some people have more of it than others? Plainly this quality of curiosity is key to ‘getting on’ in the modern world.

Gill

]]> By: Pat Wolsey http://dnc.digitalunite.com/2009/03/31/shopping-delivered-by-ubuntu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-832 Pat Wolsey Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:54:18 +0000 http://dnc.digitalunite.com/?p=308#comment-832 I am 70 and I got my first computer in August. I can shop on line, do spread sheets, put my photos into my pictures, transfer music and videos to the computer, and use power point. I am eager to see what more I can do. Although Irene has done well, where is her natural curiosity to do more? I am 70 and I got my first computer in August. I can shop on line, do spread sheets, put my photos into my pictures, transfer music and videos to the computer, and use power point. I am eager to see what more I can do. Although Irene has done well, where is her natural curiosity to do more?

]]> By: The Doctor http://dnc.digitalunite.com/2009/03/31/shopping-delivered-by-ubuntu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-831 The Doctor Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:35:11 +0000 http://dnc.digitalunite.com/?p=308#comment-831 I just love a story with a happy ending! :) I just love a story with a happy ending!
:)

]]> By: Mesanna http://dnc.digitalunite.com/2009/03/31/shopping-delivered-by-ubuntu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-830 Mesanna Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:33:18 +0000 http://dnc.digitalunite.com/?p=308#comment-830 Well done Irene! It's great to hear a story about an older person being given a new lease of life with the internet. I hope she goes from strength to strength. Well done Irene! It’s great to hear a story about an older person being given a new lease of life with the internet. I hope she goes from strength to strength.

]]> By: Grandma Does Linux :) « A Zenwalk User Changelog http://dnc.digitalunite.com/2009/03/31/shopping-delivered-by-ubuntu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-829 Grandma Does Linux :) « A Zenwalk User Changelog Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:13:11 +0000 http://dnc.digitalunite.com/?p=308#comment-829 [...] a comment » Who ever said that Linux is just the realm of highly technical computer users, here is proof that even grandma can do Linux (in this case, Ubuntu). So the pundits saying Linux is just [...] [...] a comment » Who ever said that Linux is just the realm of highly technical computer users, here is proof that even grandma can do Linux (in this case, Ubuntu). So the pundits saying Linux is just [...]

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