On Jul 30, 2009, at 9:14 PM, Sue Cubic wrote:
I'm finding it very difficult to teach these seniors not to be afraid of the machines, and yet balance that with the security issues that they will find on their home computers. Since I've started this program, the repair shop across the street has gotten several new customers. :) I've convinced that shop that when these people bring their machines in to get them cleaned, they will install Firefox and then I teach them to use that instead of IE. It solves some of the problems.
You are experience first hand the difference between getting Windows vs Macintosh. The Macs are far more resistant to this kind of pollution. They would be easier to lock down too, but that is generally unnecessary.
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