I had a wonderful session with my mom last night, she’s really “getting it”. She’s surfing by herself, getting an idea of what’s available on the web. It’s a bit overwhelming. Her sound is still not right so we have to get the computer guy back to her place. Also, the [...]
Today we had another great lesson. Right on time, mom called on the computer and we were off.
It was time to update her OS, there was a period of about three weeks between the time we sent the computer and today, so I knew there must be a lot of them. I update [...]
Today was the first day we didn’t begin our lessons with a preliminary phone call to give her instructions on how to call me on Skype. Mom and I had made a date; she would call via Skype at a specified time. I opened the program prior to that and left it open. [...]
The computer tech, a nice (and handsome, by all accounts) young man named Brad went to my mother’s house, whereupon she called to have Don confer with him. The reason the computer wouldn’t turn on was because the plug had been slightly dislodged from the socket. When that was corrected, the tech found [...]
Yesterday my mom’s tutoring session involved mostly fun stuff. She had just been on a short trip to Crystal River in Florida and was impressed once again with how beautiful the area is. I had her tell me about it, then said, “Wanna have some fun?” What was I thinking? Of course [...]
It was important to me to present my mom’s lessons in a logical, progressive manner. I was trying to remember what it was that made me the most motivated when I was learning computing. Of course! It was email. Communication is one of the basic human needs. Like most everyone [...]
Well, we did it! Or more to the point, she did it. This morning my mom put together a computer desk, unpacked her boxes of computer hardware and this afternoon she called, ready to rock.
Here’s the set-up we sent her;
1.3 GHz P4 with 384 MB of RAM, equipped with PCLinuxOS 2007
Mouse
Keyboard
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New project! My husband Don Crowder (aka eldergeek) and I are so excited.
My mother is in her late 70s and has never owned or operated a computer. Over the last couple of years we’ve been encouraging her to consider learning and since she’s been a lifelong learner, she decided she’d like to. [...]
Since my mother-in-law’s mobility and mental status has deteriorated in the last couple of years, she’s been spending a lot of time sitting in front of the TV. Now I remember what it was made me give up TV altogether. It’s awful. There may be a show or two that catches my [...]
This excursion into comparative misery has been brought to you by a t-shirt I just saw stating "I wish my lawn was emo so it would cut itself". I love it. The definition of emo, at this time, is "hardcore emotional". It’s a style of music, a fashion statement, and an attitude [...]
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