Over 20 years ago, my 1st computer student was an 80 year-old writer. He had been a farmer and "retired" at 65 by moving to Washington and starting a 2nd career as a writer. He wrote for mags like Reader's Digest and Parade (the Sunday newspaper insert). So at 80 he was an early adopter, getting a Mac because he knew it would be a big thing in the publishing industry.
His greatest problem was selecting with the mouse, his hand was not steady enough to use menus. Definitely a situation where keyboard input would be superior to mousing. >I have started "teaching" computer use at our local senior center. I have >a little 4-machine lab and a whole bunch of people who are curious, yet >afraid of new technology. One by one they are starting to come in to try >their hand at it. I have browsers set to open with Google and 2 people now >have Gmail accounts. It's only been 2 weeks, and some of them are becoming >fairly confident with the machines. Anyone who wants a bit of more >advanced help can ask for it. It's very rewarding to watch them walk out >with big smiles on their faces. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
