Comments on: Go Computer: Made for Grandma

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:06:06 +0000

This brings to mind a recent conversation I had with my mother-in-law. She just bought a new laptop — and I have no idea why she needs one — so she was trying out its various features. One day, she decided to write — err, type — a letter for her granddaughter. She called me in to ask for assistance regarding alignment. She had so many indentations in her letter, and being unfamiliar with Microsoft Word, I could not help her. She was surprised since she knew that I was always working with my laptop. When I told her I do not use Word at all, she was surprised. “Where do you write all of your notes and articles?” So I said, “I work online so I pretty much do my stuff on the internet.”An she says, “Can I write on the internet too? Where do I write there? On the blank spaces next to the ads?” Apparently, “internet” to her means “Yahoo” — since I recently put up an email add for her there. Grandmas and laptops are the cutest pairs!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 20 May 2011 22:17:26 +0000

This is definitly a rip off for senior citizens. Besides its cheap hardware that they charge 800 for they are charging 20 a month. Basically all it is, is firefox with an easier to use zoom button. You can’t really use anything else but firefox. Recently we cancelled the 20 a month service because my grandma became ill. They basically lock up your computer and when we called they said they would covert it to regular windows. So now we got netbook computer as a desktop?

By: Christie

Christie — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:56:59 +0000

Great title for this article! I couldn’t have said it any better!

By: Rugged Depot

Rugged Depot — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:19:53 +0000

Is this for real? It does make a lot of sense though. I have spent hours trying to teach my mom how to use the laptop she purchased, and until now, she still has Post-its all over her screen to guide her on how to check her emails. Plus, she complains all the time about how small the letters in he screen are. This computer would surely work great for her!

By: z71guy66

z71guy66 — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:19:49 +0000

I’m going to get my Mom either an Ipad or a slate HP this year. It’s cheaper than the go computer with more technology and it will be just as simple to use with touch screen. No keyboard and no mouse.

By: Apple Annie

Apple Annie — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:28:30 +0000

I heard about this computer from my friend, who is not a ‘computer’ person. She asked me a dozen questions I could not answer about the GO COMPUTER, but she also gave me the web address.

One of her main reasons for wanting a computer is to ‘do’ her photographs. I used to take her digital camera picturess off of her camera floppy and put them on a CD. I also would email them to her son, and print copies for her. But my camera’s floppy is stuck inside the slot, so I can’t do hers any more, and my printer is not working as well.

So, my question is: Can she download her photos, and email them to her son and get a printer and print them out without too much trouble using the GO COMPUTER?

Thanks for any information.