Hi, Guest
12-06-2005, 11:59 PM
Yeah my mom uses the computer for email, that is about it. Maybe some basic internet gaming (solitare, that gem game thing).
My brother is hearing impared and is planning to use the computer for instant messaging to her via Yahoo Messenger (or the like) and possibly also using a webcam. That would be it. He's not really into computers at all, just very basic internet use and games like Simcity, etc.
There is nothing else worth anything on either machine as far as anything 'confidential'.
My mom does do internet banking but I'm assuming that because her machine will be wired right to the router, it'll be more 'secure' then say my bro's computer in the basement (he doesn't use internet banking).
Honestly there's not much of a concern plus I mentioned the area they live in, there's really nobody around that side of the city that I'd say would be technically driven to do something like this. The homes are all built in the 50's/60's and 3/4 of the people on my mom's street are retired, hell the whole neighbourhood is almost 'retired'.
I'm just hoping that it's nothing to 'hard' for them to learn how to use. Seems pretty straight forward to me. Planning to hit up FutureShop when it opens this morning then read the manual (nothing else better to do today at work) and setup tonight after work.
My brother is hearing impared and is planning to use the computer for instant messaging to her via Yahoo Messenger (or the like) and possibly also using a webcam. That would be it. He's not really into computers at all, just very basic internet use and games like Simcity, etc.
There is nothing else worth anything on either machine as far as anything 'confidential'.
My mom does do internet banking but I'm assuming that because her machine will be wired right to the router, it'll be more 'secure' then say my bro's computer in the basement (he doesn't use internet banking).
Honestly there's not much of a concern plus I mentioned the area they live in, there's really nobody around that side of the city that I'd say would be technically driven to do something like this. The homes are all built in the 50's/60's and 3/4 of the people on my mom's street are retired, hell the whole neighbourhood is almost 'retired'.
I'm just hoping that it's nothing to 'hard' for them to learn how to use. Seems pretty straight forward to me. Planning to hit up FutureShop when it opens this morning then read the manual (nothing else better to do today at work) and setup tonight after work.