Thoughts and Considerations

Each month I try to provide reviews of various hardware and software
for your reading pleasure and buying knowledge, but many other things
took priority such as moving my office (oh, what an ordeal), defending
our budget (an annual nightmare), and preparing for a big meeting (a
major challenge every other month). Yet, I do want to take this
opportunity to share a variety of observations and reports.

For
example, I want to bring you up to date on our Long Term Care Computer
Quest. On the evening of July 29, Mark Snell and I had our first
meeting with the new computer group at Heisinger Bluffs Independent
Living Facility. They already have one PC in their Computer Room, and
we have placed two G3 iMacs in the assisted living and nursing home
parts of Heisinger which are awaiting Internet connections. We had a
great conversation about how we can help them organize their computer
club, expertise we can provide, and directions they can take.

Our
role will largely be as trainers, advisors and consultants (we need
more volunteers to help with this effort). Two other G3 iMacs have also
been placed at Adams Place nursing home (also awaiting Internet
connections). George Kopp and I picked up four more G3 iMacs from the
Mokane High School (where many were being surplused) which will be
upgraded with new software, and placed in new long term care locations
for resident use (any suggestions?). This is a very worthwhile effort
to help our senior citizens in institutions to stay in touch with their
friends and family which means a lot to them.