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If anyone is setting up email for elderly relatives, take a tip from me: don't use Gmail. Google is constantly changing (allegedly improving) the interface, gra
by mysterypie 9y ago
If anyone is setting up email for elderly relatives, take a tip from me: don't use Gmail. Google is constantly changing (allegedly improving) the interface, gratuitously moving buttons from one weird location to another, and monkeying around with the UI. Certainly no problem for Hacker News techies, but once you've trained an elderly person on how to attach an image, print, forward, or reply, all your training goes out the window. The smaller paid mail services rarely fiddle with their UI. The $30-60 per year is a life saver for your time and your relative's frustration.
It would be nice if Gmail had a setting for simple mode: very limited operations, minimal UI that almost never changes, and looks identical on any device, app, or browser.
- gt2 9y agoThat's strange to hear, I thought it hadn't changed in ages.