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I think a pc is not suited for this. I would try to see if an ipad is of any interest to them.

by focom 5y ago

fullstop 5y ago
My grandmother, when she was alive, would not use a PC. She had one, and DSL, but just wouldn't use it. An iPad worked wonderfully for her, especially once we showed her that she could play solitaire on it. Even with the iPad there was some technical support needed. It wasn't responding to touches once, so I jokingly asked her to use her "good thumb" and it worked. She had been holding the tablet and her "good thumb" was touching the edge of the screen, which caused her taps to be interpreted as a two-finger pinch. I don't think that a PC is a good choice here, personally. From talking to others, it seems like the elderly are generally unwilling to learn something new and see it as a roadblock.. until you find something that they like and hook them that way. For my grandmother, it was solitare and other card games. She was blown away that she could play all of her favorite card games on one device and that she didn't have to shuffle cards or anything like that. Old people and toddlers are very similar and if you make learning fun they're so busy enjoying themselves that they've not realized that they are learning at the same time. Best of luck, OP!
- swiley 5y ago
  As much as I really hate iPads this is one situation where they do work very well. That makes sense because everything in the OS seems to be designed for exactly this.
- morbicer 5y ago
  Thanks, maybe I will give the tablet chance after all. She's familiar with keyboard & mouse as she used to do translations around retirement time. But now when she's close to 90 she don't write anymore so the missing keyboard might not be a problem. I am little bit sceptical about iPad, I find modern iOS hard to use with all the gesture magic. Also there are less customization options. I can find a way how to remove Airplane button on Android, not sure about iOS.

I think a pc is not suited for this. I would try to see if an ipad is of any interest to them.

by focom 5y ago

I think a pc is not suited for this. I would try to see if an ipad is of any interest to them.

My grandmother, when she was alive, would not use a PC. She had one, and DSL, but just wouldn't use it. An iPad worked wonderfully for her, especially once we showed her that she could play solitaire on it. Even with the iPad there was some technical support needed. It wasn't responding to touches once, so I jokingly asked her to use her "good thumb" and it worked. She had been holding the tablet and her "good thumb" was touching the edge of the screen, which caused her taps to be interpreted as a two-finger pinch. I don't think that a PC is a good choice here, personally. From talking to others, it seems like the elderly are generally unwilling to learn something new and see it as a roadblock.. until you find something that they like and hook them that way. For my grandmother, it was solitare and other card games. She was blown away that she could play all of her favorite card games on one device and that she didn't have to shuffle cards or anything like that. Old people and toddlers are very similar and if you make learning fun they're so busy enjoying themselves that they've not realized that they are learning at the same time. Best of luck, OP!

swiley 5y ago
As much as I really hate iPads this is one situation where they do work very well. That makes sense because everything in the OS seems to be designed for exactly this.
morbicer 5y ago
Thanks, maybe I will give the tablet chance after all. She's familiar with keyboard & mouse as she used to do translations around retirement time. But now when she's close to 90 she don't write anymore so the missing keyboard might not be a problem. I am little bit sceptical about iPad, I find modern iOS hard to use with all the gesture magic. Also there are less customization options. I can find a way how to remove Airplane button on Android, not sure about iOS.