What will it fill your dad with?MurphCID wrote:The thought of my dad with an iPad fills me with fear.
iPad is an excellent choice.
and sometimes it really is that simple.
What will it fill your dad with?MurphCID wrote:The thought of my dad with an iPad fills me with fear.
Many people want an actual keyboard with tactile feedback. Typing on an iPad is pretty horrible.Habitual wrote:iPad is an excellent choice.
All I meant to say to the OP is don't impose his "fear" upon his father.Moem wrote:Many people want an actual keyboard with tactile feedback. Typing on an iPad is pretty horrible.Habitual wrote:iPad is an excellent choice.
IPads are the solution to some problems, but certainly not all.
Fair enough! But even if you're right... it might be useful if people can give their parents IT support now and then. I'm sure glad I don't need to help anyone with their iProducts... because I'd be hopelessly lost in the woods.Habitual wrote: All I meant to say to the OP is don't impose his "fear" upon his father.
What I heard was "I don't know iPad" so I'm scared of my father using one.
I could be wrong.
Habitual wrote:What will it fill your dad with?MurphCID wrote:The thought of my dad with an iPad fills me with fear.
iPad is an excellent choice.
and sometimes it really is that simple.
MintBean wrote:Murph,
As someone with an 80 year old father myself (and having just spent a day handling a backlog of 500 emails he's not read one of 'but was planning to'), a big question to ask yourself is, does your Dad use the computer responsibly, or does he click about, fiddle with things and break them? If the first category, I think Mint would be ideal for him. If the latter, maybe something with Chrome OS would be better (although I have no experience with it).
Petermint wrote:Cinnamon -> Preferences -> Accessibility. Everything you need. Most desktop distributions of Linux have the same accessibility to comply with an agreed standard, a project that started back in 2004.