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  3. So, I started to volunteer in our local community centre to help (mostly) elder people with their computer and smartphone problems.

So, I started to volunteer in our local community centre to help (mostly) elder people with their computer and smartphone problems.

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  • Chris 🦑 > FOSDEMS Chris 🦑 > FOSDEM

    So, I started to volunteer in our local community centre to help (mostly) elder people with their computer and smartphone problems.

    It's fascinating. We have people there up to their 90s and they are all every open for change.

    We remove ad ID's from phones, change default browsers, switch from MS Office to #Libreoffice.

    And for next time I already have a date with an elder lady to switch her old Windows 10 laptop to Linux Mint.
    And she is not the only one!

    What a time to be alive.

    Melissa BearTrixM This user is from outside of this forum
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    Melissa BearTrix
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    @sturmsucht

    Just be careful of those treats ... Giggles

    Great work ... Hugz

    Hugz & xXx

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    • Chris 🦑 > FOSDEMS Chris 🦑 > FOSDEM

      So, I started to volunteer in our local community centre to help (mostly) elder people with their computer and smartphone problems.

      It's fascinating. We have people there up to their 90s and they are all every open for change.

      We remove ad ID's from phones, change default browsers, switch from MS Office to #Libreoffice.

      And for next time I already have a date with an elder lady to switch her old Windows 10 laptop to Linux Mint.
      And she is not the only one!

      What a time to be alive.

      Ben Royce 🇺🇦 🇸🇩B This user is from outside of this forum
      Ben Royce 🇺🇦 🇸🇩B This user is from outside of this forum
      Ben Royce 🇺🇦 🇸🇩
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      #11

      @sturmsucht

      everyone thinks Chris is doing a great thing

      but we all know he's after some of Grandma's cooking, some free food, and to steal recipes!

      🤭

      just kidding

      Chris: you're awesome

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      • Chris 🦑 > FOSDEMS Chris 🦑 > FOSDEM

        So, I started to volunteer in our local community centre to help (mostly) elder people with their computer and smartphone problems.

        It's fascinating. We have people there up to their 90s and they are all every open for change.

        We remove ad ID's from phones, change default browsers, switch from MS Office to #Libreoffice.

        And for next time I already have a date with an elder lady to switch her old Windows 10 laptop to Linux Mint.
        And she is not the only one!

        What a time to be alive.

        smegS This user is from outside of this forum
        smegS This user is from outside of this forum
        smeg
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        @sturmsucht I switched my grandparents to LibreOffice in maybe 2010? My grandfather wrote his attempt at a memoir as a .odt file. I cherish it

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        • Chris 🦑 > FOSDEMS Chris 🦑 > FOSDEM

          So, I started to volunteer in our local community centre to help (mostly) elder people with their computer and smartphone problems.

          It's fascinating. We have people there up to their 90s and they are all every open for change.

          We remove ad ID's from phones, change default browsers, switch from MS Office to #Libreoffice.

          And for next time I already have a date with an elder lady to switch her old Windows 10 laptop to Linux Mint.
          And she is not the only one!

          What a time to be alive.

          J This user is from outside of this forum
          J This user is from outside of this forum
          Henry III
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          @sturmsucht Great work. As an older person myself I have turned to IT as a means of keeping the brain active. Dumping MS and migration to #Ubuntu on my laptop has felt quite liberating. As has ordering a @jolla phone. I don't have the patience to do what you do though!

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          • J Henry III

            @sturmsucht Great work. As an older person myself I have turned to IT as a means of keeping the brain active. Dumping MS and migration to #Ubuntu on my laptop has felt quite liberating. As has ordering a @jolla phone. I don't have the patience to do what you do though!

            Nuwagaba GiftN This user is from outside of this forum
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            Nuwagaba Gift
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            @johnhenrythe3rd
            Have you thought of making a network of old people facing the same challenge to find a solution for it?

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            • Chris 🦑 > FOSDEMS Chris 🦑 > FOSDEM

              So, I started to volunteer in our local community centre to help (mostly) elder people with their computer and smartphone problems.

              It's fascinating. We have people there up to their 90s and they are all every open for change.

              We remove ad ID's from phones, change default browsers, switch from MS Office to #Libreoffice.

              And for next time I already have a date with an elder lady to switch her old Windows 10 laptop to Linux Mint.
              And she is not the only one!

              What a time to be alive.

              Barry Cook  🇨🇦B This user is from outside of this forum
              Barry Cook  🇨🇦B This user is from outside of this forum
              Barry Cook 🇨🇦
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              @sturmsucht - for better or worse, its the older generation who created the technology the younger crowd take for granted.
              You're welcome.
              They may not know how certain products work or are installed now, but they're keenly aware of what it means to have it.

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              • Nuwagaba GiftN Nuwagaba Gift

                @johnhenrythe3rd
                Have you thought of making a network of old people facing the same challenge to find a solution for it?

                J This user is from outside of this forum
                J This user is from outside of this forum
                Henry III
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                @nuwagaba2 I haven't. I quite enjoy the quiet time if I'm honest. I find it relaxes me. Perhaps something for the future?

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                • J Henry III

                  @nuwagaba2 I haven't. I quite enjoy the quiet time if I'm honest. I find it relaxes me. Perhaps something for the future?

                  Nuwagaba GiftN This user is from outside of this forum
                  Nuwagaba GiftN This user is from outside of this forum
                  Nuwagaba Gift
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                  @johnhenrythe3rd
                  Yeah, I have something for the future. It's about my community project which is trying to create a future without hunger. Can I share with you more about it?

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                  • Chris 🦑 > FOSDEMS Chris 🦑 > FOSDEM

                    So, I started to volunteer in our local community centre to help (mostly) elder people with their computer and smartphone problems.

                    It's fascinating. We have people there up to their 90s and they are all every open for change.

                    We remove ad ID's from phones, change default browsers, switch from MS Office to #Libreoffice.

                    And for next time I already have a date with an elder lady to switch her old Windows 10 laptop to Linux Mint.
                    And she is not the only one!

                    What a time to be alive.

                    Highlands & Islands GreensH This user is from outside of this forum
                    Highlands & Islands GreensH This user is from outside of this forum
                    Highlands & Islands Greens
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                    @sturmsucht 🏆 Heroic work!

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                    • Chris 🦑 > FOSDEMS Chris 🦑 > FOSDEM

                      So, I started to volunteer in our local community centre to help (mostly) elder people with their computer and smartphone problems.

                      It's fascinating. We have people there up to their 90s and they are all every open for change.

                      We remove ad ID's from phones, change default browsers, switch from MS Office to #Libreoffice.

                      And for next time I already have a date with an elder lady to switch her old Windows 10 laptop to Linux Mint.
                      And she is not the only one!

                      What a time to be alive.

                      CathyBikesBookC This user is from outside of this forum
                      CathyBikesBookC This user is from outside of this forum
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                      @sturmsucht that's awesome

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