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Re: A digital divide of usability

Chris Riley — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:33:52 -0000

Hi Son & others
Yep I am nearly 60 and still have an open mind

My big issue with Google Chrome - BTW I do not have my Favourites aka Bookmarks- older generation or should I say younger generation included - opened all the time I am browsing & my resoloution is set to 1280x760 now I can afford a larger monitor

Whoops back to the Big Issue with Chrome - I was unable to keep "Favourites" open when I chose - the other issue - text size on some pages - IE7& allows you to set a default size - Chrome - sure you can change when on a particular site but reverts back to their sizing the next time you open

Yes I do have a sight problem but not that BAD - as yet no Labrador

My biggest whinge is these people who set up sites with black backgrounds and white or red text!!!! May look "pretty" but a pain in the neck to read

That is why I like IE7 with Google as my home page - No Frills - Tab Browsing which I love & the options to choose how I see it plus if I want to keep My Favourites open I can

Love Mum

Re: A digital divide of usability

smperris — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:27:42 -0000

I have noticed that a lot of the people in the 50+ age bracket in my workplace (small to medium sized government Department) do the exact same thing with IE. Personally I hate having any sidebar inside my browser and I don't understand it at all.

I do find it interesting that it really seems to be a generational thing but I can't for the life of me think why that would be the case.

Re: A digital divide of usability

ncaitan — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:00:02 -0000

I'm happy to see that somebody actually wonders about those things as most tech bloggers don't.

Re: A digital divide of usability

kadesoto — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:38:55 -0000

My mom does the same thing. Whenever I see her browsing, I say, "What do you have that bookmark bar open for! Why are you cutting down your available space like that?"

Ah well.