Bulletproof Tool For Golden Age Browsing?

An anonymous reader writes "I work in a retirement/assisted living home. Many of the residents had never used the Internet but really find it fascinating once they are given a little training. However, I've stopped introducing it to them because of the drain it puts on me. There are a million and one things that a computer novice can screw up, and I don't have time to solve all of them. These folks don't need any sophistication. and they need only the most basic options. Adjustable text size would be nice, but otherwise — no email, no word processing or editing, no printing — just Internet browsing. This may not seem like a big market, but it's getting bigger every day! Is there an absolutely fool-proof device that can provide this without requiring virus scanners and constant attention?"

Comments

Its called "Macintosh"

[Gothmolly]

Is there an absolutely fool-proof device that can provide this without requiring virus scanners and constant attention?"

Yes, get a Mac.

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[Anonymous Coward]

While your response seems reasonable, it contains one major flaw: you're not giving money to Apple. You see Apple computers are hip and trendy. Old folks need to look stylish while they're sipping their latte, writing on their blog and listening to the newest My Chemical Romance CD. Have you seen how shiny Macs are? I mean look at that gloss.

Re:Turn Off Javascript

[Anonymous Coward]

And other posters have described FAR better methods of ensuring browsing safety and security than disabling a major feature set. Well, you ignored the original requirements that said they don't need anything fancy. I consider Google Maps fancy.

You also gave no original idea or "FAR better methods" so tell me, why exactly did you waste your time typing that post? You've reiterated two or three points from the twenty other comments and perhaps now feel like you know the true way forward.

Congratulations.