-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 hahaha!
nice one, david! david t. asuncion, jr. wrote: > We are doing a basic computer training (plus word processing and intro to > the internet) for single parents in our town. > > Ages are from 28 to 66. Most are 40 above and are indigents. > > PCs are dual booted with Windows XP and PCLinuxOS. In the beginning, i let > them use the Windows environment. And then I let them use PCLinuxOS > environment (LXDE). > > And then I taught them MS Word, and OOo Writer for Word Processing. > > After each training, I let them choose what environment they want to use... > Windows or Linux. > > Surprisingly, it doesn't matter to them. Its 50 - 50 for Windows and > Linux. Those for Linux are the first time PC users, while those for Windows > are those who had exposure to computers in the past. > > But when we started the training on the Internet, things changed. They > noticed that internet browsing seems to be faster in Linux. The final nail > in the coffin is when 4 PCs got infected with viruses that almost rendered > those PCs unusable. > > So they asked me, how come the Linux boxes weren't infected with the virus. > I simply told them that "because its not Windows". > > In the end, everybody in my class now only uses Linux as a matter of choice > since we they enjoy editing their Facebook accounts without the pesky > antivirus notifications. > > But I have to once in a while ASK them to boot on the Windows partition, > just to refresh them of our previous lesson and they might still be "forced" > to use Windows when they go to Internet Cafes. > > But when its time to surf, unanimously, they go back to boot the Linux > partition. > > Just sharing! > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Pablo Manalastas <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I knew this was a bait, so I'm biting. >> >> I believe what senior citizens find difficult is not Linux or Windows. It >> is how to navigate through the desktop with a mouse, simply because the >> mouse is not designed for old folks with not so nimble hands. Another >> problem is that no matter how hard they try, old folks do not realize that >> cut-and-paste as a paradigm works for any file/directory/device to any >> file/directory/device. And this goes for so many nice features that we take >> for granted, but which old folks do not easily "accept" because this "thing" >> is just too new for them. >> >> ~Pablo Manalastas~ >> >> >> --- On Tue, 10/6/09, Daniel Escasa <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> From: Daniel Escasa <[email protected]> >>> especially for "senior citizens" (the >>> likes of Pablo Manalastas >>> excluded <g>)? -- >>> http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2009/10/twisting-path-to-linux.html >> _________________________________________________ >> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iD8DBQFKzA+TP6yMxtoXFZYRAhPcAJ4hj16YLUM+DvH7MmuZDRpr0BYyFACcCAi5 XXR8o8l7NKiOi/1gpdkjWvs= =hqCz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
