For Seniors: Use Webcams
Webcams are small video cameras that can transmit your picture to somebody in an online chat, video call, or group meeting. Webcams can also be used to capture short videos for posting online or sharing [more…]
For Seniors: Use Skype to Make Calls Online
Skype lets you make phone calls using your Internet connection and a technology called VoiP (Voice over Internet Protocol). Calls to other users of Skype are absolutely free, even if the other person is [more…]
For Seniors: Schedule Events Using the Internet
If you're planning a party, celebration, or other event, using the Internet and an online event planning website can make the complicated event planning process much easier. You know what an annoyance [more…]
For Seniors: Send Electronic Greeting Cards
If you can't send a card to a loved one in time for their birthday or anniversary, send an electronic greeting (e-card) instead. E-cards often contain animations and music. Perhaps less personal than sending [more…]
For Seniors: Share Videos and Photos Online
The ability to share photos and videos online is a wonderful way to connect to others. Upload videos or photos to an online sharing site, then share them with your friends and family via e-mail or through [more…]
For Seniors: Understand Social Networking
Social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Eons are a great way for you to connect with others online and share your thoughts, images, and activities. Although you may think kids [more…]
For Seniors: Sign Up for a Social Network
Social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Eons are a great way for you to connect with others online. The signup process for most social networks is similar, so to guide you through [more…]
For Seniors: Invite Friends to Your Social Network
After joining a social network such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Eons, invite friends to join you. After you connect with friends on a social network, you can use it to share your activities, thoughts [more…]
For Seniors: Create a Social Network Profile
When you join a social networking site such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, or Eons, you create a profile using your personal information. Some profile information is required by the social network, while [more…]
For Seniors: Explore Online Dating
Many seniors are making connections with others via online dating services. In fact, online dating can be a good way to gradually get to know somebody [more…]
For Seniors: Explore Twitter
Twitter is a microblogging service that lets you see the ideas, opinions, news, and happenings of the people you know or admire. Twitter also lets you share your thoughts and ideas as well. Although tweets [more…]
For Seniors: Laptop Security and Safety
Your laptop and its data must be kept safe and secure. Your laptop's operating system (such as Microsoft Windows) has security features built in. Security flaws in the operating system might become exposed [more…]
For Seniors: Share Videos and Photos Online
The ability to share photos and videos online is a wonderful way to connect to others. Upload videos or photos to an online sharing site, then share them with your friends and family via e-mail or through [more…]
For Seniors: Options for Keeping Windows Updated
Microsoft often release updates to Windows, both to fix problems and to deal with new threats to security. You can update Windows easily when needed, and updating Windows is a good way to secure your data [more…]
For Seniors: Manually Run Windows Update
Microsoft often release updates to Windows, both to fix problems and to deal with new threats to security. Use Windows Update automatically or manually to search for these updates to Windows, and to install [more…]
For Seniors: Restrict Websites in Internet Explorer
To restrict the websites that display in Internet Explorer (IE), you can designate trusted and restricted websites. You might limit websites in IE to prevent your children or grandchildren from accessing [more…]
For Seniors: Enable the Windows Firewall
A firewall keeps outsiders from accessing your laptop via the Internet or other network. Windows allows you to easily set up a firewall to protect your laptop from intruders. A firewall essentially verifies [more…]
For Seniors: Set Up a Password for Your Windows Laptop
Set up a password on your computer account so others can't access your programs and files without entering that password. Passwords should contain a mixture of upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and [more…]
For Seniors: Protect Against Viruses and Spyware
The best way to protect your system against viruses and spyware (malware) is to install an antivirus program. Easily check your Windows laptop for an antivirus program, and if one is not installed, you [more…]
For Seniors: Lock Up Your Laptop and Prevent Theft
To prevent your laptop from being stolen, you can literally lock it in place as you might lock a bicycle to a pole. Locking your laptop can prevent thieves from walking off with it when you have to leave [more…]
For Seniors: Utilize a Fingerprint Reader
Fingerprint readers use biometric technology to identify you by a unique physical characteristic. A finger print reader scans your finger after you start your laptop and place your finger on it. If the [more…]
For Seniors: Protect Your Laptop from Damage
Laptops are not fragile things — they can take some abuse. Sill, you should protect your laptop from damage whenever possible in order to secure your data and keep it safe from harm. There are some simple [more…]
For Seniors: Use a Service to Find a Lost Laptop
Laptops are lost or stolen on a frighteningly regular basis. Luckily, there are programs and services that you can use to find a lost laptop when that happens. [more…]
For Seniors: Shut Down a Nonresponsive Windows Application
Sometimes in Windows, an application may freeze and become nonresponsive. If a program no longer responds to keypresses or mouse commands, you may need to force that program to shut down. [more…]
For Seniors: Start Windows in Safe Mode
Windows' Safe Mode is a limited starter mode you can use to investigate and eliminate problems. When Windows starts in Safe Mode, it makes active only the files and drives necessary to start Windows. If [more…]
