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The New Seniors Guide to Computers
The Senior's Guide to Computers group offers step-by-step, plain English instructions for the Windows PC. It's perfect for those who don't want to study for a degree in computer science in order to use their computer.
The only stupid question is the one that isn't asked.
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WELCOME TO THE NEW SENIORS GUIDE TO COMPUTERS
Bits? Bytes? MP3s? RAM? Internet? Email? Windows? CPU? CD-Rs? DVD-Rs?
Do any of the above terms seem confusing?
Does looking at them give you a dull pain between your ears?
Does sending an email seem like a major accomplishment?
If you answered "yes" to any of the above questions then this group is for you. For those of you who are entering the information super highway late in life and have children or grandchildren who know more about computers than Perdue knows about chicken, then check out "Senior's Guide to Computers". It's also perfect for computer beginners of all ages!
Senior's Guide to Computers is designed to teach senior citizens, kids, moms and dads all about computers. Learn the ins and outs of personal computers with examples, pictures, videos and descriptions actually written in easy-to-understand English.
Numerous articles will cover every area necessary to turn your computer from a $1,000 paperweight to a valuable tool for productivity, communication, business, entertainment and much more.
Topics covered:
The Basics:
An overview of the main parts of a personal computer (PC) as it relates to your own physical office.
Accessibility:
How to set up a computer for individuals with vision and other disabilities.
* Accessibility Wizard
* Color Vision Deficiency
* Keyboard setup
* Magnifier
* Monitor setup
* Mouse setup
* Narrator
* On-Screen Keyboard
* Utility Manager
* Voice Recognition Software
Backing up your data:
Probably the single most important task you'll perform.
* Benefits of offline storage
* External hard drives
* Making copies of your personal data to CDs and DVDs
* Making images of an entire drive
* Reviews of different backup software
Email:
* Email programs
* Email attachments
* How to handle spam
* Phishing schemes
* Safe email practices
* Web-based email
Hardware:
* CD/DVD burners
* Hard Drive storage
* Keyboards
* Memory
* Mice
* Monitors
Internet:
* Web Browsers:
* Connection types:
* Safe surfing
* Search engines
* Settings
Security:
* Anti-spyware software
* Anti-virus software
* Hardware Firewalls
* Online banking
* Online shopping
* Software Firewalls
* Windows Service Pack 2
* Windows Update
* Windows user accounts
Software:
* Financial
* Free alternatives
* Office Suites
* Photo Management
Do any of the above terms seem confusing?
Does looking at them give you a dull pain between your ears?
Does sending an email seem like a major accomplishment?
If you answered "yes" to any of the above questions then this group is for you. For those of you who are entering the information super highway late in life and have children or grandchildren who know more about computers than Perdue knows about chicken, then check out "Senior's Guide to Computers". It's also perfect for computer beginners of all ages!
Senior's Guide to Computers is designed to teach senior citizens, kids, moms and dads all about computers. Learn the ins and outs of personal computers with examples, pictures, videos and descriptions actually written in easy-to-understand English.
Numerous articles will cover every area necessary to turn your computer from a $1,000 paperweight to a valuable tool for productivity, communication, business, entertainment and much more.
Topics covered:
The Basics:
An overview of the main parts of a personal computer (PC) as it relates to your own physical office.
Accessibility:
How to set up a computer for individuals with vision and other disabilities.
* Accessibility Wizard
* Color Vision Deficiency
* Keyboard setup
* Magnifier
* Monitor setup
* Mouse setup
* Narrator
* On-Screen Keyboard
* Utility Manager
* Voice Recognition Software
Backing up your data:
Probably the single most important task you'll perform.
* Benefits of offline storage
* External hard drives
* Making copies of your personal data to CDs and DVDs
* Making images of an entire drive
* Reviews of different backup software
Email:
* Email programs
* Email attachments
* How to handle spam
* Phishing schemes
* Safe email practices
* Web-based email
Hardware:
* CD/DVD burners
* Hard Drive storage
* Keyboards
* Memory
* Mice
* Monitors
Internet:
* Web Browsers:
* Connection types:
* Safe surfing
* Search engines
* Settings
Security:
* Anti-spyware software
* Anti-virus software
* Hardware Firewalls
* Online banking
* Online shopping
* Software Firewalls
* Windows Service Pack 2
* Windows Update
* Windows user accounts
Software:
* Financial
* Free alternatives
* Office Suites
* Photo Management
about 1 month ago
Recent Messages
just got this warning
TWO SUBJECT LINES TO BEWARE OF:
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY.
READ AND HEED.
I just verified this with Snopes and it is REAL. ALSO WENT TO TRUTH OR FICTION AND IT'S on their site also.
& nbsp;
PLEASE INFORM EVERYONE
Emails with pictures of Osama Bin-Laden hanged are being sent and the moment that you open these emails your computer will crash and you will not be able t o fix it!
If you get an email along the lines of 'Osama Bin Laden Captured' or 'Osama Hanged', don't open the attachment.
This e-mail is being distributed through countries around the globe, but mainly in the US and Israel
Be considerate & send this warning to whomever you know.
PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS:
You should be alert during the next days:
Do not open any message with an attached file called 'Invitation' regardless of who sent it.
It is a virus that opens an Olympic Torch which 'burns' the whole hard disc C of your computer.
This virus will be received from someone who has your e-mail address in his/her contact list, that is why you s hould send this e-mail to all your contacts.
It is better to receive this message 25 times than to receive the virus and open it
If you receive a mail called 'invitation', though sent by a friend, d o not open it and shut down your computer immediately.
This is the worst virus announced by CNN, it has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever.
This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there is no repair yet for this kind of virus.
This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where the vital information is kept.
SEND THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY.
READ AND HEED.
I just verified this with Snopes and it is REAL. ALSO WENT TO TRUTH OR FICTION AND IT'S on their site also.
& nbsp;
PLEASE INFORM EVERYONE
Emails with pictures of Osama Bin-Laden hanged are being sent and the moment that you open these emails your computer will crash and you will not be able t o fix it!
If you get an email along the lines of 'Osama Bin Laden Captured' or 'Osama Hanged', don't open the attachment.
This e-mail is being distributed through countries around the globe, but mainly in the US and Israel
Be considerate & send this warning to whomever you know.
PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS:
You should be alert during the next days:
Do not open any message with an attached file called 'Invitation' regardless of who sent it.
It is a virus that opens an Olympic Torch which 'burns' the whole hard disc C of your computer.
This virus will be received from someone who has your e-mail address in his/her contact list, that is why you s hould send this e-mail to all your contacts.
It is better to receive this message 25 times than to receive the virus and open it
If you receive a mail called 'invitation', though sent by a friend, d o not open it and shut down your computer immediately.
This is the worst virus announced by CNN, it has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever.
This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there is no repair yet for this kind of virus.
This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where the vital information is kept.
SEND THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW
Unsuccessful SP3 Installation
I have tried to install Windows SP3 twice after having downloaded it and all of its components, but each time during the installation process I get a message that says it has been unsuccessful and that it will remove what has already been installed, which in fact it does.
I'm not too concerned about this since I have SP2 and as I understand, SP3 is primarily a compilation of many updates and patches that have occurred since SP2 was introduced.
Any thoughts about this?...The odds are that I will no longer try to install SP3 as it seems like a real waste of time.
I'm not too concerned about this since I have SP2 and as I understand, SP3 is primarily a compilation of many updates and patches that have occurred since SP2 was introduced.
Any thoughts about this?...The odds are that I will no longer try to install SP3 as it seems like a real waste of time.
New member flunks utube
Hi,
Glad to find your group and must ask for help on my first post. I have two major issues that make it necessary to get a grip on my computer skills. Thanks in advance for any efforts directed towards me.
The first: I want to publish some footage about my favorite charity and their activities on May 9 & 10 in Newport Beach. Nice charity run completely by older volunteers-none with computer skills. I blogged about it, Come on down to Newport Beach, May 9 & 10. Now we would like to put some footage on utube and I just don't have a clue-none of us do.
Second: I just found out I have identity theft involving much more than money-someone is renting apartments, etc. under my name and using part of my name to establish credit.
Really, one is critical now. Two is really important long term and I might not have protected myself properly.
Thanks again and so happy to find this group on eons!
Goody
Glad to find your group and must ask for help on my first post. I have two major issues that make it necessary to get a grip on my computer skills. Thanks in advance for any efforts directed towards me.
The first: I want to publish some footage about my favorite charity and their activities on May 9 & 10 in Newport Beach. Nice charity run completely by older volunteers-none with computer skills. I blogged about it, Come on down to Newport Beach, May 9 & 10. Now we would like to put some footage on utube and I just don't have a clue-none of us do.
Second: I just found out I have identity theft involving much more than money-someone is renting apartments, etc. under my name and using part of my name to establish credit.
Really, one is critical now. Two is really important long term and I might not have protected myself properly.
Thanks again and so happy to find this group on eons!
Goody
Users warned of IE7 lock-in with XP SP3
This is from Techworld at www.techworld.com
Users warned of IE7 lock-in with XP SP3
By Gregg Keizer, Computerworld (US)
Microsoft has warned users updating to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) that they won't be able to downgrade from Internet Explorer 7 to the older IE6 without uninstalling the service pack.
The warning first appeared in a post Monday to a company blog written by the Internet Explorer (IE) development team. Microsoft released Windows XP SP3 to Windows Update as an optional download on Tuesday.
"If you choose to install XP SP3, Internet Explorer 7 will remain on your system after the install is complete," said Jane Maliouta, an IE program manager, in the blog entry. "Your preferences will be retained. However, you will no longer be able to uninstall IE7. If you go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, the Remove option will be grayed out."
The inability to downgrade to IE6 after installing XP SP3 was by design, said Maliouta, because the service pack includes newer versions of the old browser's files. If Microsoft had allowed users to revert back to the pre-SP3 version of IE6 - the one saved on users' PCs when they upgraded to IE7, and until now what was used to back out of the newer browser - Windows would have ended up in a "mixed file state," Maliouta said.
"This state is not supported and is very bug prone. To ensure a reliable user experience, we prevent this broken state by disabling the ability to uninstall Internet Explorer 7," she said.
Users who want to retain the ability to downgrade from IE7 to IE6 should uninstall the former before upgrading to XP SP3. Once Windows XP has been updated to SP3, users can then install IE7. That process allows for reverting to IE6 in the future.
"The restriction on uninstalling only applies to when you install a Windows Service Pack release on top of a standalone IE release," Maliouta said.
If Windows XP SP3 has already been installed, the only way to return to IE6 is to first uninstall the service pack. At that point, IE6 can be restored on a PC that's been updated to IE7.
Microsoft released IE7 in October 2006; it was the first major update to Internet Explorer since August 2001, when IE6 went final.
The newer browser has not been able to usurp IE6, particularly in businesses, where it remains Microsoft's most popular browser. According to a survey released in late March by Forrester Research, only 30 percent of corporate Internet Explorer users had switched to IE7 by the end of 2007. IE6 accounted for nearly all the remaining 70 percent.
Maliouta also outlined how Windows XP SP3 upgrades affect in-place copies of IE6 and IE7; in both cases, she said, the currently installed browser remains undisturbed by the update.
However, users who have installed IE8 Beta 1 - a preview of its newest browser that hit the streets two months ago - will not be offered Windows XP SP3, according to Maliouta, again because of possible instability problems.
"We strongly recommend uninstalling IE8 Beta 1 prior to upgrading to Windows XP SP3 to eliminate any deployment issues," she said, "and install IE8 Beta 1 after XP SP3 is on your machine."
Users warned of IE7 lock-in with XP SP3
By Gregg Keizer, Computerworld (US)
Microsoft has warned users updating to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) that they won't be able to downgrade from Internet Explorer 7 to the older IE6 without uninstalling the service pack.
The warning first appeared in a post Monday to a company blog written by the Internet Explorer (IE) development team. Microsoft released Windows XP SP3 to Windows Update as an optional download on Tuesday.
"If you choose to install XP SP3, Internet Explorer 7 will remain on your system after the install is complete," said Jane Maliouta, an IE program manager, in the blog entry. "Your preferences will be retained. However, you will no longer be able to uninstall IE7. If you go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, the Remove option will be grayed out."
The inability to downgrade to IE6 after installing XP SP3 was by design, said Maliouta, because the service pack includes newer versions of the old browser's files. If Microsoft had allowed users to revert back to the pre-SP3 version of IE6 - the one saved on users' PCs when they upgraded to IE7, and until now what was used to back out of the newer browser - Windows would have ended up in a "mixed file state," Maliouta said.
"This state is not supported and is very bug prone. To ensure a reliable user experience, we prevent this broken state by disabling the ability to uninstall Internet Explorer 7," she said.
Users who want to retain the ability to downgrade from IE7 to IE6 should uninstall the former before upgrading to XP SP3. Once Windows XP has been updated to SP3, users can then install IE7. That process allows for reverting to IE6 in the future.
"The restriction on uninstalling only applies to when you install a Windows Service Pack release on top of a standalone IE release," Maliouta said.
If Windows XP SP3 has already been installed, the only way to return to IE6 is to first uninstall the service pack. At that point, IE6 can be restored on a PC that's been updated to IE7.
Microsoft released IE7 in October 2006; it was the first major update to Internet Explorer since August 2001, when IE6 went final.
The newer browser has not been able to usurp IE6, particularly in businesses, where it remains Microsoft's most popular browser. According to a survey released in late March by Forrester Research, only 30 percent of corporate Internet Explorer users had switched to IE7 by the end of 2007. IE6 accounted for nearly all the remaining 70 percent.
Maliouta also outlined how Windows XP SP3 upgrades affect in-place copies of IE6 and IE7; in both cases, she said, the currently installed browser remains undisturbed by the update.
However, users who have installed IE8 Beta 1 - a preview of its newest browser that hit the streets two months ago - will not be offered Windows XP SP3, according to Maliouta, again because of possible instability problems.
"We strongly recommend uninstalling IE8 Beta 1 prior to upgrading to Windows XP SP3 to eliminate any deployment issues," she said, "and install IE8 Beta 1 after XP SP3 is on your machine."
Reformat
Hi Jeff,
A while back you suggested that I learn how to reformat my own system - I'm wondering if you have those directions posted - as I'd sure like them.
Advance thanks!
Glenda
A while back you suggested that I learn how to reformat my own system - I'm wondering if you have those directions posted - as I'd sure like them.
Advance thanks!
Glenda
ssl
Hi. I am going to start out with a stupid question. How do I set the SSL? I have done it but can't remember how.Help!
x ing out
In order to close a web site which is on the screen I have to click on the x in the right hand corner or right click on the site name on the menu bar and then click "close". At times I may get a tremor or have some visual difficulty lining up the mouse arrow. Is there any way I can make a shortcut so I can delete a site by pressing just one keypad key? Thanks.
Questions and Answers
I am a bit confused, where do you find the answers to questions that others ask, some are what I would like to know such as, how do you copy and paste, embed, and reformate your own computer. I can find the question, but not the replies to them.
Thanks
Thanks
A newbie to this group
Joined eons in Nov.2007. Have made many friends in serious groups as well as fun stuff.
Purchased a Dell PC in 2002, Windows XP. Didn't know beans about Microsoft or anything else. I got frustrated at hearing on TV, "For futher information, go to ".......com." That was why I got the Dell.
Stopped working in 1993 when Word Perfect was in, and some sort of e-mail was coming in.
Had a Dell tech guy show me my free 2 hours into. After that, it was up to me & yearly trips to the repair store or monthly calls to some help line in India.
Members in other groups as well as my friends were kind enough to share tips and help me.
Pretty good now. Would like to esp. know more about using all options on Microsoft Word.
Hope to help people here and make new friends
Purchased a Dell PC in 2002, Windows XP. Didn't know beans about Microsoft or anything else. I got frustrated at hearing on TV, "For futher information, go to ".......com." That was why I got the Dell.
Stopped working in 1993 when Word Perfect was in, and some sort of e-mail was coming in.
Had a Dell tech guy show me my free 2 hours into. After that, it was up to me & yearly trips to the repair store or monthly calls to some help line in India.
Members in other groups as well as my friends were kind enough to share tips and help me.
Pretty good now. Would like to esp. know more about using all options on Microsoft Word.
Hope to help people here and make new friends
What is missing at AARP?
Aloha,
Have you visited www.aarp.com ? Do you visit their site as much as eons-or more?
Thank you,
Peter
www.mauiagewave.com
Have you visited www.aarp.com ? Do you visit their site as much as eons-or more?
Thank you,
Peter
www.mauiagewave.com
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