I need some suggestions for my friend's dad. He's in his 70's and is pretty much technology illiterate, but is VERY picky about what he wants. He currently uses a 17 inch laptop with Windows 7 for web surfing, Youtube, email, etc. There are widgets on his desktop for stocks, currency conversion, and the time for several different cities. The problem is that his wife and daughter are getting pretty annoyed with him asking for help with everything, from forgetting his password to his email or not knowing how to print. He's also stubborn as **** and won't go take computer classes or read books on how to do stuff. Now they're asking me for advice and I honestly don't know what to say.
So basically I need suggestions to making Windows 7 (or whatever OS) more suitable and intuitive for someone who:
I suggested an iPad, but that's a fairly large investment, and I don't know how he'd cope with going from a 17" inch screen to something so small.
Help?
So basically I need suggestions to making Windows 7 (or whatever OS) more suitable and intuitive for someone who:
- doesn't know the difference between left click and right click
- doesn't know what browser tabs are; keeps closing browser unnecessarily
- accidentally closes widgets and doesn't know how to bring them back
- tapes his id/pw on his laptop
- calls his ISP for tech support and gets suckered into buying some subscription plan costing hundreds
I suggested an iPad, but that's a fairly large investment, and I don't know how he'd cope with going from a 17" inch screen to something so small.
Help?
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You could always throw it in a VM to let him try it out. He shouldn't lose any data if he does choose to use Windows 8 if you run the Upgrade method.
