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Who knows though, I'd like to try it with one of my focus groups.]]>Nov 11th 2009 6:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/
I still get calls about how to open web pages and having to explain that bar with http:// is the one they want.]]>Nov 11th 2009 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/Nov 11th 2009 7:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/Nov 11th 2009 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/Nov 11th 2009 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/
As an interface this looks fine to me (I just looked at the screenshot) although my concern would be whether they can make the applications as easy as the start screen.]]>Nov 11th 2009 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/70 since I could walk. I never confused my mother and grandmother.]]>Nov 11th 2009 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/
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I like the idea. The only thing patronising I would see is the title "square one", which has the ability of being slightly condensing (beginner). Yes, they are beginners, "noobs", elderly or what have you, but I don't see how "main menu", "home" or other names couldn't have been chosen since they remove that implication (as little as it is)]]>Nov 11th 2009 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/Regards,
Dan
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I guess she's old so she has an excuse]]>Nov 11th 2009 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/Nov 11th 2009 8:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/
Sorry but it is not quite focused for old people.

a) BIG FONTS, for the heaven sake.
b) Clear concept, for most people EMAIL = MAIL, BROWSER = INTERNET (or see webpages) and so on.
c) funny and cheerful, old people loves color pastels.
d) Voices!.. some people fell a bit confuse to working in a machine that show only text.
]]>Nov 11th 2009 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.eldy.eu check it out, it's free and works on many OS's]]>Nov 11th 2009 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/
Don't get me wrong. I'm a fan of Ubuntu. But I have folks in their twenties who can't get a handle on OpenOffice. *sigh*]]>Nov 11th 2009 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/
I still maintain that if you take someone who has never used a computer before, give them two: one with Ubuntu and one with Windows, they will find relative ease in Ubuntu. Familiarity is not a synonym for ease of use, but rather a substitute.]]>Nov 11th 2009 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/
How I wish my grandparents could use Skype. Last I checked, my grandfather was using WebTV]]>Nov 19th 2009 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/Nov 11th 2009 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/
http://www.eldy.eu/]]>Nov 11th 2009 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/
Agreed that if you are setting it up for somebody else there is no particular need to buy a computer with it preinstalled, though.]]>Nov 11th 2009 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/Try a little research people!]]>Nov 11th 2009 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/valerie-singleton-wants-more-facebook-friends-promotes-linux-fo/Nov 12th 2009 1:31AM