I have an elderly neighbor with an XP machine. He seldom uses it, but I
found that he can play solitaire under Games. He liked it, but not so with
checkers. The problem there is: 1. his ability to control the house, 2.
advertising pop-ups, and 3. the game seems to time-out after a few minutes.
I would guess the ads are not part of the XP distribution. Maybe a dose of
adware or some like tool?

Any game suggestions for him or disabled people?
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W. eWatson

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>

"W. eWatson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have an elderly neighbor with an XP machine. He seldom uses it, but I
>found that he can play solitaire under Games. He liked it, but not so with
>checkers. The problem there is: 1. his ability to control the house, 2.
>advertising pop-ups, and 3. the game seems to time-out after a few minutes.
>I would guess the ads are not part of the XP distribution. Maybe a dose of
>adware or some like tool?
>
> Any game suggestions for him or disabled people?
> --
> W. eWatson
>
> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>
> Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>
>

I don't know Nevada City, but Google Earth shows something that
looks a lot like a mall where Broad meets highway 49. With luck,
there will be somebody there with racks of ten-dollar games
collections, at least one of which will offer a number of board
games including checkers and others. First, find out what games
your neighbor has enjoyed in the real-board-and-real-pieces world.
He might enjoy something he's never heard of before in one of
these collections, of course.

In Canada, I'd look for a big chain drugstore or a big stereo store.
Your mileage may vary.

W. eWatson said this on 2/20/2009 11:51 PM:
> I have an elderly neighbor with an XP machine. He seldom uses it, but I
> found that he can play solitaire under Games. He liked it, but not so
> with checkers. The problem there is: 1. his ability to control the
> house, 2. advertising pop-ups, and 3. the game seems to time-out after a
> few minutes. I would guess the ads are not part of the XP distribution.
> Maybe a dose of adware or some like tool?
>
> Any game suggestions for him or disabled people?

Not sure what "disabled" means.
This is an old game of 4ufree. Its was hard to google and find a
working copy. I've had this for years and like it. Its a 4 player
game but one person can play it. I has no speed or time limit to it.
Its the card game sevens. You start a suit with a 7, each player
going around tosses a card. If you are the highest you win the hand.
You go until all cards an played. The idea is not to get certain
cards, so basically you try to always have the lowest card. Hint, if
you play a 2 of hearts, and no one has any hearts, you have the highest
card and win. Hearts are bad!!!. So it more of a mind game if
that's okay.

Has he tried spider solitaire. Its built into XP. I like that one for
no brainer. And freecell is another one I like. But then again,
depends on their ability. I tell my clients to play solitaire to learn
how to use the mouse, but that seemed to be your first complaint above
(if that's a typo and you didn't mean controlling the house like in
Vegas).

Good luck.

Try "Bookworm", by POPCAP

"W. eWatson" wrote:

> I have an elderly neighbor with an XP machine. He seldom uses it, but I
> found that he can play solitaire under Games. He liked it, but not so with
> checkers. The problem there is: 1. his ability to control the house, 2.
> advertising pop-ups, and 3. the game seems to time-out after a few minutes.
> I would guess the ads are not part of the XP distribution. Maybe a dose of
> adware or some like tool?
>
> Any game suggestions for him or disabled people?
> --
> W. eWatson
>
> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>
> Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>
>
>

Elderly people sometimes have trouble double clicking. If that is the case,
try having him right click/open.

Anti-Malware 1.33, which can be downloaded from here:

http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes...dlPid=10997763

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Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"W. eWatson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:xKLnl.20845$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have an elderly neighbor with an XP machine. He seldom uses it, but I
>found that he can play solitaire under Games. He liked it, but not so with
>checkers. The problem there is: 1. his ability to control the house, 2.
>advertising pop-ups, and 3. the game seems to time-out after a few minutes.
>I would guess the ads are not part of the XP distribution. Maybe a dose of
>adware or some like tool?
>
> Any game suggestions for him or disabled people?
> --
> W. eWatson
>
> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>
> Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>
>

"Ron Badour" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Elderly people sometimes have trouble double clicking. If that is the
> case, try having him right click/open.
>
or go to Control Panel>Folder Options and set up "single click"
While you are in CP, go to mouse and set up a larger pointer

Anthony Buckland wrote:
> "W. eWatson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:xKLnl.20845$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I have an elderly neighbor with an XP machine. He seldom uses it, but I
>> found that he can play solitaire under Games. He liked it, but not so with
>> checkers. The problem there is: 1. his ability to control the house, 2.
>> advertising pop-ups, and 3. the game seems to time-out after a few minutes.
>> I would guess the ads are not part of the XP distribution. Maybe a dose of
>> adware or some like tool?
>>
>> Any game suggestions for him or disabled people?
>> --
>> W. eWatson
>>
>> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
>> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>>
>> Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>
>>
>
> I don't know Nevada City, but Google Earth shows something that
> looks a lot like a mall where Broad meets highway 49. With luck,
> there will be somebody there with racks of ten-dollar games
> collections, at least one of which will offer a number of board
> games including checkers and others. First, find out what games
> your neighbor has enjoyed in the real-board-and-real-pieces world.
> He might enjoy something he's never heard of before in one of
> these collections, of course.
>
> In Canada, I'd look for a big chain drugstore or a big stereo store.
> Your mileage may vary.
>
>
Yes, Mtn. Pastimes. I know it well, and the owners are really into games,
puzzles, and magic. A good place to shop in our two neighboring small cities.

He's not a typical board game player, and has virtually no one to play with.
I had hoped when he got a Nintendo Wii that he would play it alone for
exercise. Nope. If someone doesn't challenge him to golf, it sits.

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W. eWatson

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>

Big_Al wrote:
> W. eWatson said this on 2/20/2009 11:51 PM:
>> I have an elderly neighbor with an XP machine. He seldom uses it, but
>> I found that he can play solitaire under Games. He liked it, but not
>> so with checkers. The problem there is: 1. his ability to control the
>> house, 2. advertising pop-ups, and 3. the game seems to time-out after
>> a few minutes. I would guess the ads are not part of the XP
>> distribution. Maybe a dose of adware or some like tool?
>>
>> Any game suggestions for him or disabled people?
>
> Not sure what "disabled" means.
> This is an old game of 4ufree. Its was hard to google and find a
> working copy. I've had this for years and like it. Its a 4 player
> game but one person can play it. I has no speed or time limit to it.
> Its the card game sevens. You start a suit with a 7, each player
> going around tosses a card. If you are the highest you win the hand.
> You go until all cards an played. The idea is not to get certain
> cards, so basically you try to always have the lowest card. Hint, if
> you play a 2 of hearts, and no one has any hearts, you have the highest
> card and win. Hearts are bad!!!. So it more of a mind game if
> that's okay.
>
> Has he tried spider solitaire. Its built into XP. I like that one for
> no brainer. And freecell is another one I like. But then again,
> depends on their ability. I tell my clients to play solitaire to learn
> how to use the mouse, but that seemed to be your first complaint above
> (if that's a typo and you didn't mean controlling the house like in Vegas).
>
> Good luck.
See my post to just above yours for other details. I'll take a look for
freecell. House? That's funny. Yes, mouse. I consider him disabled, because
he has limited abilities with his hands and needs a walker to get around
now. If he plays with the mouse long enough, he can get the hang of it.

If spider solitaire requires others on the net, that probably isn't going to
work. I noticed that checkers had that feature, and turned if off to let him
play against the computer. My worry with the pop-up ads and any network play
is that he will get confused. He's definitely got a good mind, and reads
large prints often. He's also very hard of hearing, 90+.

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W. eWatson

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>

franktee wrote:
> Try "Bookworm", by POPCAP
>
> "W. eWatson" wrote:
>
>> I have an elderly neighbor with an XP machine. He seldom uses it, but I
>> found that he can play solitaire under Games. He liked it, but not so with
>> checkers. The problem there is: 1. his ability to control the house, 2.
>> advertising pop-ups, and 3. the game seems to time-out after a few minutes.
>> I would guess the ads are not part of the XP distribution. Maybe a dose of
>> adware or some like tool?
>>
>> Any game suggestions for him or disabled people?
>> --
>> W. eWatson
>>
>> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
>> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>>
>> Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>
>>
>>
It sounds interesting. He does like to read.

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W. eWatson

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>

olfart wrote:
> "Ron Badour" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Elderly people sometimes have trouble double clicking. If that is the
>> case, try having him right click/open.
>>
> or go to Control Panel>Folder Options and set up "single click"
> While you are in CP, go to mouse and set up a larger pointer
>
>
Yep, I introduced that to him some time ago, but then because of an
operation some months ago, he's been out of touch with the computer. I'm
trying to ease him back into it all.

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W. eWatson

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>