I'm not adept in e-mailing this list, but here goes. A desktop has a few advantages over a laptop for someone who may be frail. The keyboard is easier to type on and won't move. A laptop, on the other hand, may be on an unsteady lap. More importantly, the computer screen is more likely to offer larger print and be positioned above the dividing line for bi (or tri) focal lenses. The last factor is that laptops are more portable - not a good thing in an institutional residential setting.
Given all that, I have something in common with Dear Old Dad (not age, yet) - my PC is older than his, also on XP Pro, and there is no way that I have enough RAM or processing speed to handle the latest 'fix' (service package 3) from Microsoft. Neither his machine nor mine could handle Vista. He might be ready to switch to a Mac - my 82-year old mother is happy with hers. I'm thinking of doing the same - except I need to exchange Word & Excel files with the Dell at work either thru e-mails or flash drive. Reverend, if this doesn't make the List-Serve, can you forward it for me (and let me know how you did it? Thanks Steve Yaffe ----- Original Message ----- From: COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 10:40 PM Subject: COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 25 May 2008 - Special issue (#2008-329) ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
