silver surfers save money - but who helps them to start surfing??

alanq

chesky369 wrote: »

what the hell is w'n'w for heaven's sake?

A compass point between West and North-West?

Savvy_Sue

alanq wrote: »

A compass point between West and North-West?

Surely that would be WNW or West by North West, never saw it with ' marks!

I have no idea either ...

Bronnie

chesky369 wrote: »

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I still have problems with my new mobile phone which seems to have things I have absolutely no idea how to do - what the hell is w'n'w for heaven's sake?

Web n Walk..........mobile internet

Savvy_Sue

Bronnie wrote: »

Web n Walk..........mobile internet

Why? Just WHY? Isn't it bad enough to be addicted to MSE at home, can't I even walk around without surfing now? :rotfl:

Errata

Web and walk :eek: I think we need to go back to the days when people who used mobile phones in public were sneered at. Fat chance :rotfl:

hethmar

I am currently trying to get my 86 year old uncle on line as he is very interested in family history research. He was using a computer long before I was But its the actual sorting out of a server and so on that seems to worry older people. My own big worry with very elderly using the net is that they may be more vulnerable to phishing scams than the younger more world weary ones.

But certainly on my other forums we have some people in their late 80s who are well savvy and give us "youngsters" puter advice

Edinburghlass_2

Radio2 is running a promotion this week, I heard Ken Bruce mention it this morning about viewing and listening via computer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/

Bronnie

i think w'n'w is quite old , 5 years or so I think (??).

Mobile internet is a way of life for loads of people, we can't be Luddite about it, cos it's here and being used by millions!

I see the young staff in my work use it in their breaks to check the footie scores, dip into facebook, check out what's on at the cinema , use the GPS application, check the balance in their bank account and so on. It's a part of the way they live their lives most definitely!

moneylover

Libraries, libraries, libraries all the bigger ones run courses
Mine, Essex Libraries, does 4 or more sessions free and of course, in virtually all libraries computer use is freefor up to one hour per day. And enjoy the use of free subscription databases eg Ancestry to uncover your past!

Newly_retired

What's the betting some of these will be closed after the spending review.