Rebel=UK= Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 hey guys my mam was saying the other day that she wanted to use The PC and would i show her how.....i said no i cant be botherd but i was thinking about it and thought maybe that was abit sly. So any good PC training software about for beginners and i mean beginners that show her how to use the mouse and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Radfordin Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Believe it or not the games that came with windows (minesweeper/Solitare etc) weren't just there for fun. They were put in to teach people how to use a mouse. Since Win 3.1 was the first time most people would have seen a GUI they needed something to help grasp the concept of dragging and dropping, single click, double click & right click etc.Second option would be to get her down to your local college and find out what FREE *yes free* training they have on offer. I know a couple of OAPs who have made good use of such courses to get to grips with IT and have even got something to prove they know how to do it.Final step is the ECDL which is a must have for many companies employing admin/clerical staff and higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Concur with those statements Sir Rad. I have many acquaintances - all of a certain age - that have had great satisfaction at the local colleges and local community projects. Most of these friends have said they haven't gone on and completed the courses but picked and chose what they wanted as they progressed. They all have said how enjoyable they found the experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel=UK= Posted January 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 she wanted to do it on this pc really like....... <sets restore point> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Radfordin Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 If she speaks to the local FE College it is quite likely they will be able to provide some kind of online access to a course which would be suitable.My experience is that teaching a member of your family to use a computer is a nightmare. Even more so for those of us who have picked things up as we went along. In the same way when someone asks you for directions you know how to get their yourself but are stumped on how to talk someone else though it - try telling someone how to copy/paste or any other "simple" task and you find it very hard to put into words (unless someone first did it for you!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 'Er indoors and me had ten lessons free at the local technology college. We practised on our own machine in between lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artist Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 There's lots of those free courses around here too.What is she getting to grips with - I've got some W98 teaching discs around which helped me back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 I was thinking about training other oldies at a local community centre.I went the other day to enquire about it and they thought I was trying to enrol on a course rather than train others - they told me the courses were over-subscribed. I explained what I wanted to do and they then told I was too old (what????)I then spoke to someone with a bit more intelligence. I have to be "approved" and I am now waiting.I'm interested in that this "approval" is. Do they think I'm a geriatrophile, preying on old ladies?(Geriatrophile is a word I (think I) made up but, may be not.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Do they think I'm a geriatrophile, preying on old ladies?(Geriatrophile is a word I (think I)Â made up but, may be not.)WELL???????????????????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Just checked your word in MS Word. NO SUCH THING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Just checked your word in MS Word. NO SUCH THING.Word's dictionary 'aint so great though ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 I have checked in other dictionaries and that word doesn't appear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 My invented word is meant to convey the opposite end of the "philia" spectrum to paedophile.I am not either of those things.The correct word is gerontophile.Main Entry: gerontophile Part of Speech: noun Definition: one who loves old people Etymology: geronto- `elderly' I should have known this, my mind is going in a geriatric fuzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Wasn't there a native ammerican chap who used to go around shouting Gerontimo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 Wasn't there a native ammerican chap who used to go around shouting Gerontimo?Old guy, was he? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 NO, it was Geronimo, and he was shooting at him not shouting at him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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