Eldy – empowering our older family and friends

A good part of my computer career has been working in cutting edge technology.

My first job as a computer operator was in the days when “computer” was a magic word. I loved showing family and friends around the Control Data 3200 at CSIRO behind Monash University. That computer is now in the Melbourne Museum!

I started working on Personal Computers (PCs) in the early days. I loved helping local families, kindergartens and small business become computer literate.

Now it is time to help at the other end of the scale – older people at risk of missing out on communicating with their younger friends and family becuase they

don’t have the computer skills
lack mobility

In my travels I came across Eldy “… software that turns any standard PC into an easy-to-use computer for people that have never used a computer before”. I have installed both single-user and multi-user versions and I am impressed. I think it is a perfect option to simplify the user experience for our older friends. Have a look at the Eldy web site, and contact me if you’d like to know more about it.