There are more than 76 million people in the United States that are between the ages of 45 and 63 -- Baby Boomers! Many of those people didn't get any real hands-on computer use until they were in their 20s or even their 30s! Can you imagine? And for those who are even older, using a computer, even in today's ubiquitous email, text messaging, and chatting, is a bit confusing.
For that reason and probably because these folks represent a huge piece of the economy and have a good chunk of disposable income (provided they didn't lose it all in the recession), a new web site has been launched to appeal to them. It's called the Floh Club, named after Florence Henderson (Carol Brady on the Brady Bunch TV show). It's a telephone-based technical support service for older adults who may have questions about setting up, configuring and using computer hardware and install software or who may need a computer repaired or de-virsued. Members can also ask questions about digital cameras, MP3 players.
The service is available seven days a week between 8 a.m. and 2 a.m. Eastern Standard Time by subscription.
- annual subscription: $250/year
- monthly subscription: $25/month
- repair, tune-up and protect which includes anti-virus: $60 flat
- one-time educational package: $50 flat
I'm not a baby boomer, but I'm also not the go-to gal if a computer a breaks down. I mean, sure, I can fix a paper jam in the printer and restart my Mac when once a year it acts up. But where do non-Baby boomers/non-Mac user take their computers? (I just go to the Genius Bar at the Mac store and Voila my problems are solved!)
I guess there's Geek Squad, right? I checked their web site and prices start at $49.99. You do the math, old timer.
Tags: Computer Monitors, Computer Networking, Computer Peripherals, Computer Software, Computers,
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