Amethyst
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My uncle is in his 80's and, like many men of that generation, never learned to type. His eyesight is not great but he's not blind. He can still open a jar lid one-handed.
He wants to read newspapers and get e-mail on the Web, so I tried him out on our home computer, and he picked up on the mouse faster than I would have believed. Keyboarding is laborious hunt-and-peck, of course. He doesn't have any of the built-in "Windows defenses" the rest of us have, such as automatically clicking on the "x" to get rid of pop-ups.
I am thinking he might do best with a tablet that he can carry around (like one does with a newspaper), probably an iPad. However, I don't own an iPad myself and am not sure how to advise him. Does anyone have any relevant thoughts/experience/advice?
Thanks,
Amethyst
He wants to read newspapers and get e-mail on the Web, so I tried him out on our home computer, and he picked up on the mouse faster than I would have believed. Keyboarding is laborious hunt-and-peck, of course. He doesn't have any of the built-in "Windows defenses" the rest of us have, such as automatically clicking on the "x" to get rid of pop-ups.
I am thinking he might do best with a tablet that he can carry around (like one does with a newspaper), probably an iPad. However, I don't own an iPad myself and am not sure how to advise him. Does anyone have any relevant thoughts/experience/advice?
Thanks,
Amethyst