Comments on: Geeks don't get SimplicITy http://dnc.digitalunite.com/2009/11/12/geeks-dont-get-simplicity/ Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: David Baxter http://dnc.digitalunite.com/2009/11/12/geeks-dont-get-simplicity/comment-page-1/#comment-1059 David Baxter Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:58:26 +0000 http://dnc.digitalunite.com/?p=530#comment-1059 I teach U3A computer beginners and it is surprising how much knowledge has to be acquired in order to be able to ignore what they don't need. I loaded Eldy today onto the Vista laptop of one of my new starters and she has already achieved more in 3 hours than in the previous 3 weeks. Eldy is basic but for some they won't need anything more, others will learn and then be able to move on to a regular OS. I teach U3A computer beginners and it is surprising how much knowledge has to be acquired in order to be able to ignore what they don’t need. I loaded Eldy today onto the Vista laptop of one of my new starters and she has already achieved more in 3 hours than in the previous 3 weeks.

Eldy is basic but for some they won’t need anything more, others will learn and then be able to move on to a regular OS.

]]> By: Bob Holmes http://dnc.digitalunite.com/2009/11/12/geeks-dont-get-simplicity/comment-page-1/#comment-1058 Bob Holmes Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:46:20 +0000 http://dnc.digitalunite.com/?p=530#comment-1058 I've just seen Rory Cellan-Jones's blog on the same topic, see http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/11/computing_for_the_elderly_patr.html, an intelligent view on the issues, and the comments are more sensible too. The BBC must have a better class of reader! I’ve just seen Rory Cellan-Jones’s blog on the same topic, see http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/11/computing_for_the_elderly_patr.html, an intelligent view on the issues, and the comments are more sensible too. The BBC must have a better class of reader!

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