Unlike McCain, many seniors depend on the Web

User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 3 vote(s)

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain R-Ariz. answers question during an Associated Press interview in New York Saturday July 19 2008. (AP PhotoCarolyn Kaster)
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., answers question during an Associated Press interview in New York, Saturday, July 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

(AP) -- If Sen. John McCain is really serious about becoming a Web-savvy citizen, perhaps Kathryn Robinson can help. Robinson is now 106 - that's 35 years older than McCain - and she began using the Internet at 98, at the Barclay Friends home in West Chester, Pa., where she lives. "I started to learn because I wanted to e-mail my family," she says - in an e-mail message, naturally.


Full story »
All News summaries from Technology news
All News summaries for July 20, 2008
Goto Archive PhysOrg Forum Goto Archive Video Goto Archive Editorials Goto Archive Free Magazines Goto Archive Newsletter

News Archive