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kumaryu · 06-15-2012, 10:43 AM

My 80 yr old mum has been using the following setup for the last 4 years.

ISP: A 3 Mobile boradband connection (USB). GBP10 per month with 1GB/mo data allowance. This is plenty for email and normal browsing requirements (w/o videos and music.)

PC: An old IBM Thinkpad X40
Laptops are better since its self-contained and an accidental disconnection of the power supply does not damage the computer.

OS: Linux (Ubuntu)
Although Linux systems are not immune to malware, they are very uncommon in general use.
The UI was customised to mimise clutter. Skype and browser launches automatically.
The browser is set up w/ iGoogle as the "Home Page". Widgets in iGoogle gives access to most commonly accessed sites and services.
Reverse remote access (for support) w/o user intervention.

Prior to this, she was using WinXP. Linux requires almost no support allows better customisation to facilitate clean minimal desktop. We tried iOS and Android tablets but the heavily modal interface is extremely confusing and difficult to adjust to.

06-15-2012, 10:43 AM	#31
kumaryu Zealot Posts: 105 Karma: 222128 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Carteya Guadarranque, Andalucia Device: PRS-300, Kobo: Touch, Glo, Arc, Aura, Glo HD, Nexus7, nergy Pro HD	My 80 yr old mum has been using the following setup for the last 4 years. ISP: A 3 Mobile boradband connection (USB). GBP10 per month with 1GB/mo data allowance. This is plenty for email and normal browsing requirements (w/o videos and music.) PC: An old IBM Thinkpad X40 Laptops are better since its self-contained and an accidental disconnection of the power supply does not damage the computer. OS: Linux (Ubuntu) Although Linux systems are not immune to malware, they are very uncommon in general use. The UI was customised to mimise clutter. Skype and browser launches automatically. The browser is set up w/ iGoogle as the "Home Page". Widgets in iGoogle gives access to most commonly accessed sites and services. Reverse remote access (for support) w/o user intervention. Prior to this, she was using WinXP. Linux requires almost no support allows better customisation to facilitate clean minimal desktop. We tried iOS and Android tablets but the heavily modal interface is extremely confusing and difficult to adjust to. Last edited by kumaryu; 06-15-2012 at 10:45 AM.