Comment Leave be for now? (Score 1) 826
I know for a fact that its beneficial for people to at least start using computers at a young age. I started tinkering around with computers when I was 9... I got into the habit of 'messing around till it works', which sadly seems to work better than using manuals. Anywho, I can figure stuff out, or make things work alot quicker than alot of my friends who have taken courses to learn how, I can also adapt quicker to different scenario's because of this. My brother started teaching himself to program even before all this, and even without any University, he's a high-paid programmer for a big company that flies him all over the world.
But you've got to watch it. If they do reports, play games, do some chatting online with friends, no matter what age they do this at, as long as its supervised (which it sounds like it is) then its all good learning. And THEY are doing it, so they must like it, which means they will learn it quicker than if you force it on them.
Changing to a different OS might fix problems like software crashes and the like, but from personal experience, its alot more confusing to use than windows. Unless your prepared to learn how to use it well enough to do EVERYTHING for them (at least for the first little while) then you'd best to stay with windows. So you have to reboot it every few days. At least when your not rebooting, they can install programs they need, and basically figure out how to get around.
On a side note, there are only 2 people at my office that know seemingly anything about computers. We've both used them for numbers of years. Everybody else didn't. Everyone else (and i'm meaning EVERYONE else, whether same age or twice as old) haven't a clue about them. At all. As in we get called to 'fix' the BSOD. They can't even remember a simple cold boot process.
Ha. I think i've rambled enough. Sorry about that folks. But seriously, as long as they don't use it JUST for chatting all the time, then it should be fine... no matter what OS they use. just don't change stuff on them in the middle of it all.
Now excuse me. I must go put more arthritic cream on my 22yr old fingers.
KIDDING ;)
But you've got to watch it. If they do reports, play games, do some chatting online with friends, no matter what age they do this at, as long as its supervised (which it sounds like it is) then its all good learning. And THEY are doing it, so they must like it, which means they will learn it quicker than if you force it on them.
Changing to a different OS might fix problems like software crashes and the like, but from personal experience, its alot more confusing to use than windows. Unless your prepared to learn how to use it well enough to do EVERYTHING for them (at least for the first little while) then you'd best to stay with windows. So you have to reboot it every few days. At least when your not rebooting, they can install programs they need, and basically figure out how to get around.
On a side note, there are only 2 people at my office that know seemingly anything about computers. We've both used them for numbers of years. Everybody else didn't. Everyone else (and i'm meaning EVERYONE else, whether same age or twice as old) haven't a clue about them. At all. As in we get called to 'fix' the BSOD. They can't even remember a simple cold boot process.
Ha. I think i've rambled enough. Sorry about that folks. But seriously, as long as they don't use it JUST for chatting all the time, then it should be fine... no matter what OS they use. just don't change stuff on them in the middle of it all.
Now excuse me. I must go put more arthritic cream on my 22yr old fingers.
KIDDING
