Older people need not apply

The internet is a real life-saver for elderly shut-ins who may not have any contact with the outside world, save for the emails they receive and the visits from kids/grandkids who flock to the computer to keep up with their own social media updates.

I've noticed, however, that the diminished eyesight and impaired hand-eye coordination which is common in elderly users requires that desktop resolutions are set much lower than the computer and monitor are capable.

I know many people who prefer to use 800x600 resolutions on their screen; and some that even continue to use 640x480. Much of today's software cannot work properly on that lowest resolution, but most software still functions adequately at 800x600.

Today, Microsoft announced that their next version of Windows will not function properly on computers using less than 1024x768 resolution. This will make it difficult for seniors who purchase a new computer to get the most out of it. We'll just have to wait to see how Microsoft implements their impaired vision feature before I make any other comments.

Here's the article.