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Monday, March 17th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed

Even Grandmothers Can Do It!

There may still be a few of you out there who are apprehensive of
purchasing a laptop computer either because of cost or lack of
knowledge. But with today’s laptop computer being more affordable and
the technology making them easier to use, you need not be. In just a
minimal amount of time, with the all the new user-friendly prompts, one
could become another computer geek. There is even a computer laptop rental option for those who don’t want to spend the money until they
have tried to navigate around a computer on their own. Being a
grandmother, with my children and grandchildren living and traveling to
various parts of the world, I found it necessary to overcome my fear.

The hardest part of my introduction to the laptop computer was to
learn how to hook up and manipulate an external mouse, punch a few
buttons on the keyboard, and basically, to just turn the machine on.
It’s hard for some folks to believe, but the computers of this
generation almost run themselves! Read on to discover for yourself just
how little computer knowledge most of these machines actually require.

Even being completely new to the computer I was able to use it
without even knowing what the mouse was for or how to use it. I went
the computer laptop rental route prior to the purchase a computer. I
found one that was set up to operate on voice command. Voice command
software allows users to tell a computer what to do and the computer
responds by fulfilling the user’s commands. Although it’s pretty new
and still under development, voice directed technology has already
infiltrated consumer service related systems.

Have you ever paid a bill by phone? Instead of speaking to a human
being, chances are that you spoke to a computer that not only responded
to what you said and followed the commands that you gave it, it also
asked you for more information such as your full name or credit card
number. In this case, a person (such as myself) operated a computer
without even knowing it!

Does the computer novice still need more incentive to sit down with
a laptop computer without knowing how to use one? Imagine a computer
that is set up to operate on touch command. Actually, one does not have
to imagine, it is already available and has been for several years.
Touch command software allows users to literally touch objects on a
monitor with their finger to tell the computer what to do. Known as
“kiosks,” these programs are already in use world wide at ATM machines,
employment centers, and in health monitoring systems. Most people have
used the ones at department stores when checking out wedding or baby
gift registries. Neither a mouse or a keyboard is required. A computer
user only needs to touch various boxes on a screen to input information
onto the computer. The programming behind such technology is extensive
and advanced, but to the end user, it makes the use of a laptop
computer less intimidating and just plain easy. With a little research
you may find a computer laptop rental available with this technology.

These illustrations are just a couple of example of how far computer
technology has grown, and how far we have pushed “user-friendliness” to
its limit. So much of today’s software is designed to accommodate the
new laptop computer user. Anyone can get connected to the Internet
wirelessly, send an email message, and download an MP3 file within the
first few hours of purchasing a personal PC or possibly using a
computer laptop rental. Don’t be afraid to take the plunge, even a
grandmother like me is able to go online, access her e-mail and print
photos!

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