Jason,
As an old college Professor, my experience says get him a
personal trainer. It is the only way for the overeducated among
us. That problem is in the fact that we all learn in different
ways.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ferd
On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Jason Epstein wrote:
> So my dad, a rather accomplished physician who can perform a flawless
> bronsocopy and yet runs in fear from anything computer related, told me a
> couple months ago that the time has come for him to get in with the new
> techno-wave and join the websurfing elite. (He still has no clue how to
> explain to his friends what his son does for a living... 'I think he plays
> games all day.' is the best he has come up with so far.)
>
> I told him that the first step was to get him comfortable enough with a
> computer and the internet to be able to send emails back and forth with his
> children. I didn't think this was going to be too much to ask. My little
> six-year-old brother has no problems playing Thomas The Tank Engine Match-em
> on the machine, how much harder could Eudora be, right?
>
> Well, while I might have had visions of click-click-click and suddenly my
> dad would be hacking into microsoft's website, I didn't realize what I was
> getting myself into. I now receive regular calls requiring me to spend an
> hour explainng why I can't walk him through the steps required for dialing
> into the internet WHILE he's on the phone with me.
>
> To his credit, though, he routinely uses Quicken to enter all of his checks
> even has used a spreadsheet I had created to set up sort of a budget, but I
> have no idea how to proceed with this whole new world.
>
> Surely, someone out there knows of any books, classes, videos, sites,
> software, support groups, bulletin boards, clubs, societies or religious
> gatherings where he could go to gain assistance getting online??? My hope is
> that someday he could even reply to this email himself....
>
> Thanks for any advice!
> -J
>
>
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Jason Epstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] 212.583.1234x633 www.sixdegrees.com
>
> Our bodies are garbage heaps: we collect experience, and from the
> decomposition of the thrown-out eggshells, spinach leaves, coffee grinds,
> and old steak bones of our minds come nitrogen, heat, and very fertile soil.
> Out of this fertile soil bloom our poems and stories.
>
> --Natalie Goldberg
>
>
>
>Ferd Lazarus Voice: 410-381-6301
>Associate Professor E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>University of Maryland Web: polaris.umuc.edu/~flazarus/
>University College
Good judgment comes from experience.
Experience comes from poor judgment.
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