I have an elderly (85) neighbor who just wants to be able to read his email and look at the pictures of his grandchildren that their parents send. He was constantly being confused and alarmed by scareware and Windows security announcements, offers to upgrade Hotmail, etc, which occured practically every time he turned on his machine. I put him on Ubuntu, set it up to go straight to his Gmail when he powered on, and to never announce upgrades (he's happy with status quo as long as he has a working machine). Problem solved, he's happy as a clam, and loved how much faster his computer ran.
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I have an elderly (85) neighbor who just wants to be able to read his email and look at the pictures of his grandchildren that their parents send. He was constantly being confused and alarmed by scareware and Windows security announcements, offers to upgrade Hotmail, etc, which occured practically every time he turned on his machine. I put him on Ubuntu, set it up to go straight to his Gmail when he powered on, and to never announce upgrades (he's happy with status quo as long as he has a working machine). Problem solved, he's happy as a clam, and loved how much faster his computer ran.
Hopefully Steve's funeral will be just as private as Bill Gate's wedding. These Westboro people are beyond the pale.