Hi.
Please keep in touch off list if you want.
I am actually 26 years old.
My dad knows a bit about computers, but not his partner who is an
absolute technophobe.
Hope this brought a smile for you all.
Many thanks.
From Chris H in Derbyshire
On 10/09/2010 21:43, Marilyn Walker wrote:
ha ha ha, Chris. You are truly a gem. If I were anywhere nearly still in
my 40's and heard what you said about "elderly," I'd fix your wagon really
quickly. You must be about 16 to say such as thing. It has nothing to do
with age; it does have to do with using common sense when contemplating
upgrades. For being 70, I don't do so poorly; I still eat without a bib and
fully comprehend your Prime Minister's questions hour which I wouldn't miss
for anything. Love the insults and shouting. Marilyn
----- Original Message -----
From: "chris hallsworth"<[email protected]>
To:<[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7
: No I completely understand that. Me and my sister both use Windows 7,
: but my elderly members of my family are using XP, simply because I
: didn't want them to learn a whole new operating system as they are in
: their 40's! They just want to turn on a computer, surf the web, turn off
: again. That's all. So thought why not go for XP as it's something
: they're used to. They have both a desktop and a netbook running XP Home
: and they're happy with it.
:
:
: From Chris H in Derbyshire
:
: On 10/09/2010 21:19, Marilyn Walker wrote:
:> Chris, it is all a matter of opinion. Most of us are not computer
experts
:> or developers or geeks or whatever. If xp is working for many of us it
:> seems sort of silly to change and spend all that money just to say you
have
:> the latest of whatever. I have college teacher friends who are being
forced
:> into windows 7 at work (the college skipped Vista for good reason) and
they
:> are having fits about the new stuff. I don't see that Microsoft or
anyone
:> else takes into consideration that a lot of already harried educators
keep
:> getting slammed into all the new stuff whether it is necessary to do it
or
:> not. THen constant Blackboard upgrades enter the mix with the end
result
:> that all their time is devoted to computer hassles rather than to
teaching
:> students history, literature and the other things that they are in
college
:> to learn. Just my opinion. In my former life, I was quite able to
teach
:> just fine with chalk, walk and talk. I'm not convinced that all the
newest
:> technology can substitute for that unless one such as we cannot see
without
:> the technology. If xp serves one well, he or she could do worse than to
:> change until forced to do so.
:> What exactly, is so great about windows 7? Marilyn
:> ----- Original Message -----
:> From: "chris hallsworth"<[email protected]>
:> To:<[email protected]>
:> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 1:43 PM
:> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7
:>
:>
:> : Hum, what do you exactly mean by this? Nothing is better than Windows
7
:> : so far.
:> :
:> :
:> : From Chris H in Derbyshire
:> :
:> : On 10/09/2010 19:36, Francis E. Khan wrote:
:> :> Thank you for the information. By 2014 we might be able to get
:> :> something better than Windows 7.
:> :> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Walker"
:> <[email protected]>
:> :> To:<[email protected]>
:> :> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 2:33 PM
:> :> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7
:> :>
:> :>
:> :>> Why would you want to do that? XP will be supported into 2014 and I
am
:> :>> sticking with it because it has been a super operating system for
me.
:> One
:> :>> of my nephews is the networking director of an important midwestern
:> :>> university medical school and he has urged me to stick witih xp as
:> :>> long as I
:> :>> can. Marilyn
:> :>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Francis E. Khan"
:> <[email protected]>
:> :>> To: "Blind Computing"<[email protected]>
:> :>> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 1:26 PM
:> :>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7
:> :>>
:> :>>
:> :>> :I am using XP and wonder whether I can upgrade to Version 7. Do I
:> :>> need to
:> :>> purchase an upgrade or do I have to purchase a full version of
Windows
:> 7?
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