teaching my mom computer

[noagname]

ok

so i am teaching my mom how to use windows xp and i need help.
She has never touched a mouse or a keyboard in her life.
it is hard to teach my mom things
what should i do?

Is there some free typing programing to teach her how to type.

thanks

 

[waggy]

and how is it sad?

 

[bctbct]

pics?

 

[SmoochyTX]

You need to find something that she's wanting to do on the computer. It could be to play games in Yahoo, or to chat, or send email, or whatever. Once she feels comfortable with that, she'll feel ready to learn something new.

 

[noagname]

pics of what

it is sad because
She has never touched a mouse or a keyboard in her life.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: waggy
and how is it sad?

It's sad his mom has to rely on a little puke of a son?

 

[Dritnul]

u can buy typing programs at most stores that sell software staples circuit city best buy etc

 

[Syringer]

My mom never touched a computer before a few years ago, and she knows how to email people now.. we all got to start somewhere.

 

[noagname]

ok i will try to find something she likes but she want to know the over all idea of using a computer

 

[iamaelephant]

I find starting with email to be the best - people are usually content to use nothing but email until they are more comfortable with their PC. Gather some friend's and family's email addresses and tell her to go nuts. Email is really quite novel when you first learn to use it.

 

[akshatp]

It can be very frustrating trying to teach an older person how to use a PC/mouse for the first time. My advice would be to find a local class that she can attend to learn basics. Once she has that down, you can teach her more of the stuff that she wants to learn.

 

[noagname]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: waggy
and how is it sad?

It's sad his mom has to rely on a little puke of a son?

dude you got problems that is mean

 

[bctbct]

Originally posted by: noagname
pics of what

it is sad because
She has never touched a mouse or a keyboard in her life.

are you new here?

pics of your mom

 

[neutralizer]

Order her video professor

 

[noagname]

nice ideas

thanks

 

[Steve]

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing

 

[noagname]

Originally posted by: bctbct

Originally posted by: noagname
pics of what

it is sad because
She has never touched a mouse or a keyboard in her life.

are you new here?

pics of your mom

i am not that new
and i will not be giving pics of her

 

[bctbct]

seriously you should probably teach her the things not to do like giving out personal information, spam, scams.

Turn her loose on shopping sites and she will figure it out.

 

[noagname]

k

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: neutralizer
Order her video professor

this is actually not a bad idea.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: noagname
pics of what

it is sad because
She has never touched a mouse or a keyboard in her life.

So what? she has never touched a mouse or keyboard. has she had a reason to?

thats not sad. at least she is trying to learn something new. I t hink thats great.

to call her sad is well..sad.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Tell her to just hold off on the lessons until the weekend when Ankit can help her

 

[akshatp]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: noagname
pics of what

it is sad because
She has never touched a mouse or a keyboard in her life.

So what? she has never touched a mouse or keyboard. has she had a reason to?

thats not sad. at least she is trying to learn something new. I t hink thats great.

to call her sad is well..sad.

I dont think he called his mom sad.. I think he was referring to the situation.

 

[skyking]

In my area, local organizations have free classes for the general public. In that environment, she could see some of the possibilities.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: akshatp

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: noagname
pics of what

it is sad because
She has never touched a mouse or a keyboard in her life.

So what? she has never touched a mouse or keyboard. has she had a reason to?

thats not sad. at least she is trying to learn something new. I t hink thats great.

to call her sad is well..sad.

I dont think he called his mom sad.. I think he was referring to the situation.

either way its not nice and disrespectful.