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Configuring a Windows PC For a Senior Citizen?
An anonymous reader writes "I would like to know if there are any resources on the Web or elsewhere describing how to configure a Windows PC for an older parent not living in the same household. Assume little computer familiarity or aptitude. Some stuff is obvious, like using only a few large icons for favorite Web sites, or an icon perhaps for composing email and another for checking email. Other considerations are eliminating nuisance messages from Windows update and antivirus/firewall. What works and what doesn't? Can anyone who has worked/volunteered at a senior center offer some insights?"
you got to love the fan boi approach ignore the question then spout your fan boi ism i am interested in the answer as well but to help out the reason windows is used is all my mothers friends use windows and i am relaying on them to encourage her to learn and perhaps teach along the way.
LOL, a troll customised to a story is becoming an unusual thing! Note to anyone who even takes this a little seriously: Tech support may be done by SSH'ing into the root account of a Linux machine, from there you have full control. Installing Flash, or whatever, via the command line is documented many thousands of times. If you've never used Unix/Linux do not be afraid, the Bash etc command line is very simple and common commands are very well documented on very many websites, it's kinda similar to Command Prompt on Windows, but with loads of little programs all pre-installed (i.e. you don't have to download a bunch of stuff before a computer can do anything useful). This post was brought to you by 'It just (just!) might be a troll financed by an MS FUD campaign, therefore deserves a response.'
I'm sorry, this says nothing about Ubuntu and everything about your intelligence. If you really were savvy at all, you would have thought to `sudo apt-get install flashplayer-nonfree`. Seriously. It really doesn't get any easier than that. It doesn't ask you any questions. It doesn't even require that you know what website it comes from. You sir, are an idiot. Your language only furthers this opinion I have of you. Thank you for giving me a laugh and for giving me the opportunity to reinforce the suggestions of all the posts before you. You are the kind of person over which Microsoft salivates. Merry Christmas.
I only remember that ONE time I needed system restore it didn't work the way I expected it to. So, good bye, system restore, you don't exist for me.
Personally, ignoring the whole story about freedom, I don't have a big problem with Windows. Fact is, they are more often targeted by malicious software, and you can't look under the hood, and I use GNU/Linux privately, but I've known people who have grown quite annoyed during first week of use, and switched back.
The incompetent is the fuck that goes places knowing his family / friends will be asking him for help, and he leaves all his DVDs / CDs at home. Or the dildo that refers to his CD binder as an "IT KIT". You meant your CD binder, right? I mean, most of us don't need an entire laptop, DVDs, drive that plugs into USB, etc. to install windows. Maybe that's your problem, you're an incompetent Windows Administrator.
Incompetence at it's finest. I'd place you in the "RTFM, n00b" compartment of IRC as well.
--Toll_Free
"Okay, Mom, now type 'apt-get'. That's A as in apple, P as in peanut..."
"Now type 'vi xorg.conf'. No, that's F as in Frank. Now type the word 'section'; that's S as in Sam..."
Gamingmuseum.com: Give your 3D accelerator a rest.
The length of your post alone demonstrates perfectly why many of us stopped using Windows years ago.