Computers for Seniors

Who is this page for? Chanches are you a person who was introduced to computers by necessity. There are many of people who are similar to you. You are probably retired or close to retirement. Your job never required you to use computers, but now that everyone around you is using a gadget, you want to learn too.

In the next few months, we will be adding specific tutorials to get you to use computers more efficiently. Who knows, you might like it and grow to become an expert, also known as "geek" in the computer jargon.

If you are reading this page, someone has showed you how to use the internet. We will explore the concepts about navigating through the web without getting into trouble in the future. Today, lets learn how to shut down the computer you are using without worrying that something is going wrong. For now, we will focus on Windows operating system. There is a pretty good chance that it is the system that you are using if you are in front of a screen attached to a box that makes subtle fan-like noise.

If you look at the lower left hand corner of the screen, there is a button that either says "Start" or looks like a round button with four coloful squares. Believe it or not, you will click "Start" button to finish you computer use. You are right, it would make sense to put a "Finish" button next to "Start" button, but that's the way those things are made. After clicking "Start" button look for words that say "Turn off your computer" or variation of thereof. You think you are done? No, not yet. You still have to click "Turn off" button. Now, please be patient. The screen may stay the same for a few moments. Eventually, the computer will shut down. There is a chance that a window will come on saying that something is still running or not responding. If that happens, click "end now" of variation of the thereof.

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