Thank you, John best regards Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Mills" <johnmills@btinternet.com> To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 9:22 AM Subject: Fw: Help to get computer novices into transcribing >I dont know where your volunteers live but many adult learning institutions > run computer classes > specifically for the older person, perhaps they might like to try them. > Obviously they have computers > and this would help them in all tasks, not just FreeBMD. > > John Mills > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Coleman" <jeff.coleman@ntlworld.com> > To: <FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 8:14 PM > Subject: Help to get computer novices into transcribing > > >> I have now had several volunteers, who appear from comments to be perhaps > in their 70s or so, who have not really coped with the computer aspects of > transcribing, like what is a file, or a folder, how to drag windows to > change size and shape, how to keep several windows open, etc. This has led > in some cases to their giving up., despite initial enthusiasm. >> >> I wonder whether someone can recommend a 'beginners computer use' web >> site > which could be linked to from the Transcribers' page and the 'Join Us' > page. >> >> Or is there a syndicate co-ordinator out there with a track record of > success who can advise how to get novices up and running? >> >> (cross-posted to give the DISCUSS list something to discuss ;-) ) >> >> Jeff >> >> >> ============================== >> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> > > > ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== > Need to get a fast answer to your transcribing problems? Go to the > Transcribers Knowledge Base at http://FreeBMD.RootsWeb.com/vol_faq.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Dear Jeff From your e-mail I take it that you are not sure of my profile, so here goes: I am 100% computer literate, I am 34 years old, I live in Johannesburg, South Africa. I am willing to give it a go. Regards Fritz -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Coleman [mailto:jeff.coleman@ntlworld.com] Sent: 22 November 2005 01:27 PM To: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Help to get computer novices into transcribing Thank you, John best regards Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Mills" <johnmills@btinternet.com> To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 9:22 AM Subject: Fw: Help to get computer novices into transcribing >I dont know where your volunteers live but many adult learning institutions > run computer classes > specifically for the older person, perhaps they might like to try them. > Obviously they have computers > and this would help them in all tasks, not just FreeBMD. > > John Mills > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Coleman" <jeff.coleman@ntlworld.com> > To: <FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 8:14 PM > Subject: Help to get computer novices into transcribing > > >> I have now had several volunteers, who appear from comments to be perhaps > in their 70s or so, who have not really coped with the computer aspects of > transcribing, like what is a file, or a folder, how to drag windows to > change size and shape, how to keep several windows open, etc. This has led > in some cases to their giving up., despite initial enthusiasm. >> >> I wonder whether someone can recommend a 'beginners computer use' web >> site > which could be linked to from the Transcribers' page and the 'Join Us' > page. >> >> Or is there a syndicate co-ordinator out there with a track record of > success who can advise how to get novices up and running? >> >> (cross-posted to give the DISCUSS list something to discuss ;-) ) >> >> Jeff >> >> >> ============================== >> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> > > > ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== > Need to get a fast answer to your transcribing problems? Go to the > Transcribers Knowledge Base at http://FreeBMD.RootsWeb.com/vol_faq.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== List archives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429

I run the NWL Syndicate and I help my new people on a one to one on MSN Messenger or Yahoo a bit time consuming but it works Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fritz" <fritzvdb@mweb.co.za> To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 11:56 AM Subject: RE: Help to get computer novices into transcribing > Dear Jeff > > From your e-mail I take it that you are not sure of my profile, so here > goes: > > I am 100% computer literate, I am 34 years old, I live in Johannesburg, > South Africa. > I am willing to give it a go. > > Regards > Fritz > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Coleman [mailto:jeff.coleman@ntlworld.com] > Sent: 22 November 2005 01:27 PM > To: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Help to get computer novices into transcribing > > > Thank you, John > > best regards > Jeff > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Mills" <johnmills@btinternet.com> > To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 9:22 AM > Subject: Fw: Help to get computer novices into transcribing > > >>I dont know where your volunteers live but many adult learning >>institutions >> run computer classes >> specifically for the older person, perhaps they might like to try them. >> Obviously they have computers >> and this would help them in all tasks, not just FreeBMD. >> >> John Mills >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jeff Coleman" <jeff.coleman@ntlworld.com> >> To: <FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 8:14 PM >> Subject: Help to get computer novices into transcribing >> >> >>> I have now had several volunteers, who appear from comments to be >>> perhaps >> in their 70s or so, who have not really coped with the computer aspects >> of >> transcribing, like what is a file, or a folder, how to drag windows to >> change size and shape, how to keep several windows open, etc. This has >> led >> in some cases to their giving up., despite initial enthusiasm. >>> >>> I wonder whether someone can recommend a 'beginners computer use' web >>> site >> which could be linked to from the Transcribers' page and the 'Join Us' >> page. >>> >>> Or is there a syndicate co-ordinator out there with a track record of >> success who can advise how to get novices up and running? >>> >>> (cross-posted to give the DISCUSS list something to discuss ;-) ) >>> >>> Jeff >>> >>> >>> ============================== >>> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >>> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >>> >> >> >> ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== >> Need to get a fast answer to your transcribing problems? Go to the >> Transcribers Knowledge Base at http://FreeBMD.RootsWeb.com/vol_faq.html >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> >> > > > ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== > List archives > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta > rgetid=5429 > > > ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== > FreeBMD Transcribers homepage > http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/vindex.shtml > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >