HI George; The 70's are the new 50's, and that makes you a hell of a lot wiser than someone in their 40's! LOL Take care. Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: "George Marshall" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 6:59 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 What does that make me at 76? George R. Marshall [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 4:41 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 > > The "elderly" members of your family are in their 40's? I guess that > makes me a doddering old geezer at the age of 60. > > Gerald > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "chris hallsworth" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 4:32 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? >>> :>> : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> :>> : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> :>> >>> :>> >>> :>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> :>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> :> >>> :> >>> :> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> :> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> : >>> : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
