Don't forget to buy her a good and "ergonomic chair" too. A) Install one of the "many" ChromeOS alternatives, see: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2009/12/30

Don't forget to buy her a good and "ergonomic chair" too. A) Install one of the "many" ChromeOS alternatives, see: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2009/12/30/10-free-fast-booting-linux-distros-that-arent-chrome-os/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2009/12/30/10-free-fast-bo... B) Get a Tablet. iPad or Android, it really really doesn't matter! UI changes are negligible when the UX is much more intuitive, accessible and better. Most Tablets are filled with crapware and have ugly default settings like tiny font-size, too many app-icons. It is entirely clear that touchscreens are more intuitive, when the UI and UX is optimized to do as much as possible for you with only minimal and intuitive input. If your grandma is "smarter" and needs the "Computer" to work with Office, then you better get her a Notebook. Again Brand doesn't matter. Make sure the screen is large enough and that buttons have background illumination. If your Grandma is weak, buy her a PC not a Notebook, so she doesn't has to grab that heavy thing up and down.