Don't fear the tablets!!!

I hear a lot of people over 50 years old today exclaiming their fear that they won't be able to operate a tablet. It's true, they don't come with good manuals and your 15 year old niece may not do a good job of teaching you the basics. But....

Why shouldn't you fear the tablets?

1. You'll only do a few things on it. Look at picture above to see what you'll mostly do.
1. Browse the WWW
2. Email
3. Photos
2. They are harder to misconfigure or get a virus on than a desktop or laptop.
3. Most things (other than typing) are easier on a tablet.

What you have to do when you get it home:

1. Connect it to your wireless network.
2.  Set up your email account.
3. Enjoy! (from couch, waiting room or bed).

What more can you do?

• Play games.
• Read e-books.
• Facebook
• Watch videos, including HBO and Showtime.

Should you get an iPad or one of the other ones (Droid/Kindle)?
For most people, I recommend an iPad mini. Small, powerful and easiest to use, the iPad mini is the best choice except for:

• Those that want the lowest priced tablet.
• Those that are mostly going to be reading Amazon e-books on their tablet. For this I recommend the various Kindles.
• You can read e-books on any tablet, but the process can be more seamless on a Kindle.
• Note: The Kindle is often a pretty bad tablet for anything other than managing and reading e-books.
• Those that want to tinker, configure and pave their own way on their tablet.

 So don't fear the tablets. Other than typing on the touchscreen, they are your friend. If you end up doing a lot of typing on your tablet, you can buy a reasonably priced ($30) bluetooth keyboard.

Happy Computing!!!