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I would feel lost and empty without a computer, my life and work has been computers. The first computer that I worked with in the 1960s was the IBM 1401 & 1403 using punch cards and tape. Also the IBM 7074 and the 360 later a massive mainframe system. I had one of the first TI 99-4 computers at my home in 1980. I have been involved with computers my entire adult live for work and recreation.
additional uses of my computer......listening to music through SiriusXMradio.com
listening to music through youtube.com
using TWITTER to follow the world of JAZZ, literary world, worlds of art and artists, poetry, articles on health, books, ideas, paintings, articles on exercise, food
For the first time, half of adults ages 65 and older are online
As of April 2012, 53% of American adults ages 65 and older use the internet or email. Though these adults are still less likely than all other age groups to use the internet, the latest data represent the first time that half of seniors are going online. After several years of very little growth among this group, these gains are significant.
Overall, 82% of all American adults ages 18 and older say they use the internet or email at least occasionally, and 67% do so on a typical day.
Once online, most seniors make internet use a regular part of their lives.
For most online seniors, internet use is a daily fixture in their lives. Among internet users ages 65 and older, 70% use the internet on a typical day. (Overall, 82% of all adult internet users go online on an average day.)
After age 75, internet and broadband use drops off significantly.
Internet usage is much less prevalent among members of the “G.I. Generation” (adults who are currently ages 76 and older)1 than among other age groups. As of April 2012, internet adoption among this group has only reached 34%, while home broadband use has inched up to 21%.
Seven in ten seniors own a cell phone, up from 57% two years ago.
This is 2012 data so it is reasonable that usage has gone up
Games, paying bills, banking, shopping, social networking, writing, editing, photography and it's enhancement and cataloging, collecting music, sorting and making playlists to download to external device or Bluetooth, research, making PP vacation albums identical to the real ones, printing labels, letters, books/stories, archive, and the list goes on and one and on.
It's not a question if I use a computer. The question is how many do I use.
Computer 1; Spread sheets, word, chess, digital photos (not connected to internet).
Computer 2; E-mail, internet surfing, Forums, You tube, internet purchases.
Computer 3; Banking and financial only and nothing else.
Computer 4; Wife's computer, E-mail, internet surfing.
Computer 5; Old computer I use as back-up internet use.
I also have spare monitors, key boards, all the different cables,
That is a great idea for number 3. I think we will implement that in the near future. I have a couple of computers that can fit that bill.
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