Have you been finding it difficult to bridge the generation gap between you and your grandchildren or younger people in general?
I teach basic computer skills to Senior People on a voluntary basis in their homes, and at a local computer centre and the main question always seems to be, show me how to email my grandchildren.
On top of the generation gap we also have the problem of so many families being split up in different parts of the country or across the world.
One of the most basic skills to bridge the gap is emailing. If you join the younger generation and use their way of communicating, the gap is very quickly forgotten.
If you have a mobile phone finds out how to send text messages, another communicating skill seniors are not using. Its cheap and it works.
Most of you will have a built in Email in your computer such as Outlook Express. This is connected to your ISP (Internet Service Provider). Setting it up is very simple but you will need some information from your provider. Phone them and ask for it and then fill up the form and your away.
Another way and I think a better one, is to have an email that you can log into on any...