Computer Coaching for Seniors Ottawa Canada
The problem with a lot of webpages is that they are designed for people who can see. A person who is sighted has no problem surfing the internet because he/she can easily click with their mouse or read the area on a page that is interesting to them.
Someone who is blind or has problems seeing may use a screen reader to tell them what is on the webpage. However, because webpages are not a simple structure there are many links and objects he/she needs to bypass or Tab before he/she can get to the part they are interested in. This can be very frustrating.
I found one interesting text browser called Webbie. It is a windows only application which works with the Internet Explorer Browser.
What's nice about this program is the navigation. You can skip links to get to the next content. You can move up or down the text page using arrow keys. You can list links from a webpage and you can crop a page so that only content is displayed.
You can download Webbie here.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Online Grocery
Computer Coaching for Seniors Ottawa Canada
Imagine avoiding traffic and long line ups and having your grocery delivered to your doorstep.
Well this can be a reality through online grocery.
In Ottawa, Loeb Glebe lets you order groceries online.
In Toronto, you can try Grocery Gateway
Imagine avoiding traffic and long line ups and having your grocery delivered to your doorstep.
Well this can be a reality through online grocery.
In Ottawa, Loeb Glebe lets you order groceries online.
In Toronto, you can try Grocery Gateway
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Surfing in Public: Part 2 Security
Computer Coaching for Seniors
It is a beautiful day in Montréal and you find yourself and Charlie eating breakfast in a café on St. Denis. Charlie picked this place because it was a WiFi-Hotspot (a place where you can connect to the internet if you have a device that can transmit and receive wireless signals using WIFI).
However, the tranquility of the day is disturbed by a minor dispute that you and Charlie are having.
"But Charlie I can't believe you did that well on your XYZ funds"
"Karl you always doubt me. Here I will logon to my trading account at Bank of Ottawa and show you"
"Charlie it is not important. I believe you. Besides it is not safe to access your accounts here"
And there it was the annoying look of tech superiority that Charlie gave when it came to his computer knowledge.
"Karl you are timid. Trust me I know what I am doing"
You (Karl) were right. When you surf in public you cannot guarantee that the network you are connected to is secure. This goes for wireless or for wired connections. The only place you can guarantee security is in your own home.
Best practice is to not access private data or do financial transactions on a public computer or while surfing in public with your own computer.
If you are using a public computer like in a library you should also think about erasing stored data that the browser collects (like cookies or your surfing history). Below are steps in which you can erase "Private Data"
Internet Explorer
1. Click "Tools/Options"
2. Click "Delete Cookies" button
3. Click "Clear History" button
4. Click "Delete Files" button. A pop up window will appear. Checkmark "Delete all offline content" and click the "Ok" button
Firefox/Opera
1. Click "Tools/Clear(Delete) Private Data"
It is a beautiful day in Montréal and you find yourself and Charlie eating breakfast in a café on St. Denis. Charlie picked this place because it was a WiFi-Hotspot (a place where you can connect to the internet if you have a device that can transmit and receive wireless signals using WIFI).
However, the tranquility of the day is disturbed by a minor dispute that you and Charlie are having.
"But Charlie I can't believe you did that well on your XYZ funds"
"Karl you always doubt me. Here I will logon to my trading account at Bank of Ottawa and show you"
"Charlie it is not important. I believe you. Besides it is not safe to access your accounts here"
And there it was the annoying look of tech superiority that Charlie gave when it came to his computer knowledge.
"Karl you are timid. Trust me I know what I am doing"
You (Karl) were right. When you surf in public you cannot guarantee that the network you are connected to is secure. This goes for wireless or for wired connections. The only place you can guarantee security is in your own home.
Best practice is to not access private data or do financial transactions on a public computer or while surfing in public with your own computer.
If you are using a public computer like in a library you should also think about erasing stored data that the browser collects (like cookies or your surfing history). Below are steps in which you can erase "Private Data"
Internet Explorer
1. Click "Tools/Options"
2. Click "Delete Cookies" button
3. Click "Clear History" button
4. Click "Delete Files" button. A pop up window will appear. Checkmark "Delete all offline content" and click the "Ok" button
Firefox/Opera
1. Click "Tools/Clear(Delete) Private Data"
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Surfing in Public: Part 1 Wifi Hotspot
Computer Coaching for Seniors Ottawa Canada
Eastern Canada was beautiful and now you are at your last stop Montréal.
Charlie brought his notebook with him on the trip because he loves to surf the web whereever he goes. He heard that there were a few Wifi Hotspots in Montréal and he wanted to try them out.
Of course the first question that comes to your mind and most people's mind is "What is a Wifi Hotspot?"
Wifi is a means by which you can connect to the internet through a wireless signal. Your portable computer like your notebook or your handheld computer (PDA Personal Digital Assistant) needs a card to transmit and receive a Wifi signal but you also need a physical location that connects you to the internet . This location is called a "Hotspot". A Hotspot can send your wireless signals to the internet and return the responses back to your computer.
Some Wifi Hospots lets you surf for free and some require a membership which cost money.
In the next part we'll talk about the security issue while surfing in public.
Eastern Canada was beautiful and now you are at your last stop Montréal.
Charlie brought his notebook with him on the trip because he loves to surf the web whereever he goes. He heard that there were a few Wifi Hotspots in Montréal and he wanted to try them out.
Of course the first question that comes to your mind and most people's mind is "What is a Wifi Hotspot?"
Wifi is a means by which you can connect to the internet through a wireless signal. Your portable computer like your notebook or your handheld computer (PDA Personal Digital Assistant) needs a card to transmit and receive a Wifi signal but you also need a physical location that connects you to the internet . This location is called a "Hotspot". A Hotspot can send your wireless signals to the internet and return the responses back to your computer.
Some Wifi Hospots lets you surf for free and some require a membership which cost money.
In the next part we'll talk about the security issue while surfing in public.
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