RVers Trending to Tablets

Last year it was eReaders.  It seems that RVers couldn't get enough of Kindles and Nooks.  Rvers, especially the retired ones, are avid readers and can't get enough books.  Although, I have been teaching how to use computers, I spent a great deal more time, then previously, talking about reading technology.  I remember after one of the classes a majority of the attendees went out and purchased Kindles and asked that I teach the same class again the next week.

It seems now though that using technology for just reading is not enough. RVers want to surf the web, get email and access Facebook.  Reading is still a big part of what they want though.  At the last couple of outings of our Ontario Trillium Traveller (OTT), people took advantage of the low price at Costco and sprung for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.  

I spent part of our outing helping set up the tablets and teaching folks how to use it.  The funny thing is that the first thing they wanted to do was get books on to their tablet but what they spent most of the time doing was reading and responding to their email and surfing the web.  

After reading, getting email, and browsing the web the most popular uses were Games (Solitaire, Sudoku, Crosswards), Skype for communicating with loved ones and weather apps.  Music and Movies were also high on the list.  

We ended the instruction session browsing apps on the Google Play Store and everyone seemed very excited and wanted to spend time exploring new horizons.