{"id":13412,"date":"2010-12-02T09:52:09","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T08:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=13412"},"modified":"2025-07-02T02:07:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:07:33","slug":"make-computers-easier-to-use-for-the-elderly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/make-computers-easier-to-use-for-the-elderly\/","title":{"rendered":"Make computers easier to use for the elderly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every time I go back home I try to convince my Mum to buy a laptop and start using Internet, but she always rejects my offer with the same excuse: \u201cIt\u2019s too difficult for someone my age<\/em>\u201d. Though I do know people who are already in their seventies and use computers every day,\u00a0 many people at that age find those awful machines just too complicated. This is where Eldy<\/strong><\/a> comes in handy.<\/p>\n

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Eldy replaces the standard Windows desktop with a special interface, designed for senior users, with large buttons and text, and a colorful mouse pointer that stands out on the screen. The buttons take you to basic Internet activities<\/strong>, such as checking your email, browsing the web, chatting with other people and watching online videos.<\/p>\n

The Useful Buttons<\/strong> in Eldy includes shortcuts to the Documents<\/strong> folder in Windows, the Notepad and also Skype<\/strong> \u2013 which is a good thing, since Skype is probably the most used app among the elderly in order to keep in touch with their kids all over the world.<\/p>\n

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Eldy features a step-by-step configuration wizard that makes it very easy to set up; in fact, you can get your parents or grandparents involved in the process of configuring the program, so that they familiarize themselves with the program \u2013 and also with using a keyboard and a mouse!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every time I go back home I try to convince my Mum to buy a laptop and start using Internet, but she always rejects my offer with the same excuse: \u201cIt\u2019s too difficult for someone my age\u201d. Though I do know people who are already in their seventies and use computers every day,\u00a0 many people … Continue reading “Make computers easier to use for the elderly”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2011,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-13412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t