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Other uses for the computer

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butt warmer

a WiFi enabled pictureframe supporting RSS to push pictures.

 

additional tools for seniors with little or no computer experience who want to use e-mail, the Internet, and create letters and files. and includes Microsoft Works Suite 8, games, prescription software, and QualiLife Word, Mail, and Surf. Color printer included.

Planning ahead with Windows Calendar
Stay on top of birthdays and appointments and be reminded before they happen.

 

Promising learning possibilities for elderly computer users are online learning courses [15]

and, when learning computer skills, environments in which young and old users are mixed

[16].

Interestingly, computer use may raise the declining level of cognitive and motor ability of

elderly people. This is made clear in studies such as [16], in which the effect of computer

games on elderly people is examined. Next to being a new recreational activity, playing

computer games was shown to positively affect information processing, reading,

comprehending and memory. It can also result in a faster reaction time, and an increase in

attention span and hand-eye coordination [16]. This in turn can help these people in their daily

lives [16]. As an additional effect, playing computer games gave nursing and support staff

clues about physical and mental disabilities that had not been identified before [16].

These computer games should comply with certain requirements, such as certain visuals and

immediate feedback from the game in order to stimulate learning abilities, and have to be

carefully selected based on these requirements and the desired effect the game should have.