I would like to chime in on this conversation. I am 30 and I find it very helpful the postings from the "elderly" computer users on here and the young bux such as myself. No matter the age, background, experience, I believe we are all great computer users in our own way and it is ok to ask for help etc. I never used xp and began with vista and now run with windows 7 only because it was a Christmas gift lol. In closing, thanks to david for a great list. Keep up the good work.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Ferrin Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 11:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 I figure us elderly people still can teach these kids a trick or two. Now if I could only figure out how to manage a mailing list or setup a web site. Oh that's right I already did all after passing 40. Chris if you're feeling a little picked on well guess what that's what is happening. David Ferrin [email protected] I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one up too. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lennie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 12:53 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 David, Oh to be 51 again! I am wondering how many of us on the list are in the 70s besides Marilyn and myself? Computers at our age make us smarter, I think?( LOL) Lennie At 07:01 PM 9/10/2010, you wrote: >Some days it's a real problem dragging my 51 year old body out of bed just >to find out I am elderly. Maybe I should consider retiring and turning this >domain over to a younger person. Not by a long shot for the foreseeable >future just in case anybody out there got any brilliant ideas after reading >that last sentence. >David Ferrin >[email protected] >I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one up >too. >----- 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. 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