| The 50 plus crowd within the United States | | | | bought a home computer. I used it a lot and |
| didn't grow up using computers at school or | | | | as all things being put into use, the |
| within the work environment because in our | | | | computer slowed to a crawl. |
| early years the desktop computer and laptops | | | | |
| didn't in all actuality exist within the | | | | I'm lucky because somewhere in the process of |
| consumer marketplace. We have cell phones | | | | aging I found time to attend a technical |
| now that are smaller than the size of a | | | | trade institute where despite the fact my |
| cinder block and computers no longer require | | | | classmates thought I was a professor; I along |
| more square footage than a five room home. | | | | side of them learned to build a computer from |
| Yes, time has progressed and I'm proud to say | | | | the ground up. Some of the residual training |
| the fifty plus crowd my children seem to | | | | included troubleshooting the system and a |
| think are 10 days older than dirt; managed to | | | | resulting ability to keep it and my personal |
| adapt to the modern day technical advances as | | | | and financial information safeguarded from |
| well. | | | | intruders that come in the form of hackers, |
| | | | worms, Trojans, viruses, adware, etc., etc. |
| Computer use by our aging population revealed | | | | I learned to do a mass of little things to |
| in 2004 that 46% of those aged between 59 to | | | | keep it (the computer) optimized as well and |
| 68 now use and enjoy Internet access at home. | | | | these series of events; are things we all |
| Just over 76% of those within the ages of 50 | | | | need to learn to do. |
| and 58 use computers as a direct result of | | | | |
| computers being a common place necessity and | | | | Most people are clueless when it comes to |
| requirement to function or perform our jobs | | | | debugging, defragging, defusing this that or |
| within the modern day work environment. | | | | whatever it takes to keep the home computer |
| However, it must be noted using a work | | | | operating efficiently. But, the simple fact |
| computer and having to keep it optimized and | | | | of the matter is the tiny little things |
| safeguarded is usually the task of the | | | | necessary to keep the home computer optimized |
| resident wiz kid or a dedicated technical | | | | isn't difficult at all. I'm not into a lot |
| type (IT) staff. So what happens when the | | | | of physical activity anymore as age made me |
| home PC slows, crashes or is somehow | | | | realize; the only thing that doesn't hurt in |
| compromised? | | | | the morning when I get out of bed is the |
| | | | eyelids. I don't jog any longer and as far |
| As I see there are a number of emergence | | | | as I'm concerned; that animal the wife drug |
| repair tactics that can be implemented. | | | | home 180 years ago - can give itself a walk. |
| First and foremost is the panic call to our | | | | |
| children to come over and troubleshoot the | | | | I'm more into keeping the mind fit and |
| situation. After all, they have been using | | | | dedicate myself into contemplating important |
| computers since first grade and that pretty | | | | things such as how many fish I'm going to |
| much makes them an expert right? Once you | | | | drag home from the lake, if the dog is going |
| discover their ability to social network and | | | | to find its way home, how many Emails I'll be |
| post videos on Utube doesn't speed up the | | | | sending or receiving and most importantly; |
| computer the second option is; to research | | | | why it is the TV volume is set at 24 and |
| and find registry repair, spyware, adware and | | | | somehow comes on in the morning set somewhere |
| about 100 other software solutions that have | | | | around 38 or higher. I still don't know who |
| incremental probabilities of resolution. | | | | formats TV movies to specifically fit my |
| Last but not least the computer can be drug | | | | television set and why anyone would want to |
| into a service facility or a technician home | | | | take a prescription drug after listening to |
| visit can be scheduled that will ultimately | | | | all the accompanying warnings the commercials |
| cost as much as a 2d mortgage home loan. | | | | render. |
| Well, none of that has any source of good old | | | | |
| fashioned stubbornness and common sense. As | | | | As you have guessed I'm not into massive |
| I also see it ' there is always a solution in | | | | physical activity and as such will not be |
| the face of any and all problems. | | | | taking the time to come over to your house to |
| | | | show you how to optimize your home computer. |
| I remember that conversation at the plant | | | | The tech boys at work are out bar hopping |
| where something sounding a lot like a | | | | looking for their future wife and I know by |
| termination threat motivated me to actually | | | | now, your home computer is getting slower |
| start touching a computer keyboard way back | | | | than a piss ant missing 3 or 4 legs down it's |
| when. I still remember a series of training | | | | right side. (I'm not an anthropologist). |
| classes that I attended that were moderated | | | | Anyway in between Emails, articles, |
| by a technician that today wouldn't be | | | | electronic newspapers somewhere in the midst |
| allowed to have friends in his car let alone | | | | of my avid Internet surfing (which sounds |
| use a cell phone while operating a motor | | | | physical) I actually discovered the solution |
| vehicle. Seems to me he still had spit | | | | to your home computer woes. I discovered (as |
| behind his ears. But, putting all that | | | | you have) you didn't need to buy all that |
| behind, he did a really great job of teaching | | | | fixit software above and beyond the antivirus |
| all of us how to get around those old | | | | stuff. All you need is a series of home |
| computer operating systems proficiently. We | | | | videos that take you by the hand and teach |
| were ready to tackle Donkey Kong, Pong and | | | | you how to expertly optimize that little |
| any Atari game in existence buried in the | | | | computer operating system with an hours worth |
| home closet. That being a monumental | | | | of effort. Your computer will be up and |
| achievement I like many others actually | | | | running as if it was just plugged in today! |