<VV> April commuique

[FrankCB at aol.com]

Ned,
    Our local club in northern NJ (NJACE) sends out the  electronic version 
of our monthly newsletter to our members that have high speed  Internet 
connections (and computers) and sends mail hard copies to the  rest.  Why can't CORSA 
do the same?  They could have lower yearly dues  to encourage receipt of the 
electronic version.  Plus it would arrive much  faster than the postal version.
    As far as people without computers, a friend of  mine (age 75) refused 
her kids' offer of a computer at Christmas time.   Instead, she bikes to the 
local public library where she uses one of their  computers to access her email 
on her free Yahoo account.  She prints out  any important messages (the first 5 
pages are free) and if any computer problems  arise, she tells the librarian 
as she's leaving the library.  So everyone  who can get to a modern library 
has access to a computer and the Internet.   By the way, this lady had no prior 
computer training  but now manages to access the Internet and read and respond 
to her  email.  If she can do it at her age, what's holding back  others?  
Most (if not all) public libraries have high speed  Internet connections.  In 
fact, before I had my DSL connection at home, I  would take my laptop into the 
library to download large files.  On  occasion, I've even gone to the library 
when it was closed and accessed  their Internet connection OUTSIDE the door of 
the library.  No break-in  required.<GGGG>
    Local schools are always offering adult courses on  simple computer use 
suitable for learning how to access the Internet so there's  little excuse for 
living exclusively in "the good ole days".
    Regards,
    Frank "old but not living in the past"  Burkhard     
 
In a message dated 4/12/2007 3:13:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
aeroned at aol.com writes:

As for  an electronic version of the magazine, that would be great for the 
members  that have a high speed internet connection. I can't even imagine how 
long it  would that to download a pdf of the mag via dial up. What would we do 
for the  members that do not have internet access? I know it might be hard to 
believe,  but not everyone is connected to the internet. I even know a few 
people that  don't even have a computer. And one final question, who's going to 
maintain  the web site and member only protection?


 



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