Thursday, March 11, 2010

Seniors rule


Seniors are really embracing all aspects of technology and their attitude should encourage us to support this generation that has come into the deal pretty late. My 70 year old Mum is texting and it's just that in between message that we can send to each other between calls that says I'm part of your world as she knows how busy I am. It's ok if you are technically challenged, there is always someone around to help and if you do embrace it and want to learn there is a whole host of tools that can support you. I think grandkids especially the teens are the best teachers for grandparents and even younger as all 5-10s are pretty clued up. They like being the knowledge banks for a change.
Check out our new Dynamic Learning suite of programs on the LMG website under Education Programs which teaches you computer use from the beginning as well as the Microsoft Office programs and then tests you once you become more proficient. I think it's great and easy to use. You can access it from the comfort of home or come into the library, just using your membership card and follow the instructions. The other great database is Ancestry and I know how popular that is with Seniors especially as they try to get the family history done and find out some new things about their ancestors. The Ancestry database can only be accessed in the library but it is so addictive that you will want to keep using it as it has so much genealogical information. There is a whole other world that is waiting.....jump in

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