My dad is 79 years of age. He could never adjust to the digital world.

Something as simple as checking a hotmail account was out of his reach.

With his iPad he is able to:

- keep on touch with my expat brother

- see pictures of his grand kids on FB and emails

- catch up woth long lost fire do on FB

- read magazines without his glasses

...in general: just take part in the modern world as opposed to being an outsider.

If you pity him then your pity is misplaced because he is massively grateful to have a tool that enables him to commune with his kids and grand kids and to commune with us online.