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By: mads bastrup

mads bastrup — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:10:30 +0000

i,m, the bast

By: Jatopian

Jatopian — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:38:37 +0000

So, um, why are we assuming old people are automatically incompetent?
No one needs this. If they can’t figure out email attachments, they probably can’t figure out a bunch of other things this software won’t handle.

By: BillW50

BillW50 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:14:50 +0000

Yes Purr (#54), FastStone does monitor your keyboard. That is how it works when you press the PrtSc key with or without other keys. All programs that monitor the keyboard for hotkeys are keyboard loggers. Otherwise they would be worthless. Windows itself also is also a keyboard logger. ;-)

By: fancyface

fancyface — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:53:28 +0000

I got it so I could send pictures to my niece who is 10. It installed fine. I put in my used name and password but all it does is spin and spin. I even left it over night to see if it would go through but nothing. When I hit send a box pops up that says photos for grandma and then a ok button. If I hit the button it stops and gives me a error. If I don’t hit the button it just spins. Guess I will take it off. It doesn’t work for me

By: Robin des Nandor

Robin des Nandor — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:17:54 +0000

Good designed interface…

By: Don

Don — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:21:11 +0000

The program refused to auto-detect my email server settings and would not accept the correct server settings manually even though I had no trouble sending test messages to myself using Thunderbird.
This program definitely needs some help.

By: SH

SH — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:55:42 +0000

With the program Picasa (which others have mentioned) you can also email from within the Picasa program using either Google email or your own email. Mine is set to use Yahoo so I don’t know how other emails work with Picasa. Mainly I do use Gmail to email my pics from Picasa, and I don’t have to upload them to google’s site.

By: Downrev

Downrev — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:48:44 +0000

I do not like, no … I really do not like (I despise,detest, abhor, etc.)programs which with no warning modify what is loaded into my memory when Windows boots, and then does not uninstall cleanly or easily but instead says “some program elements can not be removed …”.
The program does not explain and it is very difficult for non techy users (grandmas) to reboot the machine after uninstall to unload the .dll file then find the installed folder and delete it. I love GAOTD, don’t think this one’s up to their standards tho…

By: Purr

Purr — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:39:10 +0000

Hey Ballpeen (#22) I know that you and others like to spam FastStone products here, but I think it would be wise to advise people to utilize some threat alarm programs first. Everything I’ve tried from FastStone sets off my utility alarms about the software logging keystrokes. Needless to say, it gets ripped out of my system in a flash.

Keystroke loggers? We really don’t need to be promoting them on a GAOTD site, now do we? Would the forum admins like to comment on this?

As for today’s program. too bulky, too childlike, and won’t work on the majority of email programs (web-based). Might be good for the few who need it, but it’s not something I want or need today. Looking forward to the next pitch, GAOTD, thanks!

By: RosnSC

RosnSC — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:26:54 +0000

computer; I am our resident computer ‘tech’, at that.

#18 and #24 – grayfox and copmom – you tell her ’sister’…lol…!! I don’t know why people are still ‘ragging’ on grandmas, but they do. Even the media tells you that this or that product “ain’t your grandma’s’…whatever”. They either think we grandmas are (in different respects) stupid, or that what we like is stupid to like.

#26 – Rick – great idea, although there are other online photo storage/display services one can use as well such as Photobucket and Webshots.

#51 – GAOTD Fan – I imagine you mean well, but nonetheless, most of us grandmas really don’t need a pep talk about learning new things like a computer, i.e. Now granted, there *may* be some of the much older ones (say, over 70 years old) who don’t know as much about a computer, but us younger ones do. Besides all that, that is really just a stereotype as a lot of younger folks (like my husband) hardly know *jack* about how to use a computer. Heck, I have taught my boys how to do things on a computer that they wouldn’t have known, otherwise.