Walking into the Downtown Senior Center, visitors are immediately embraced by a bright smile. Its source is Camille lester, unofficially known as "Big Deal Camille." A native of San Francisco,... read more →
Not having a computer at home nor wanting one, James Johnson, a regular user in the computer lab, makes incremental advances each day towards his poetic creations. He comes equipped... read more →
Robert Boyd, also known as International Red, was living (and may still be) at the Ambassador Hotel, a six-story, 134-room single-room-occupancy (SRO) hotel at 55 Mason Street in the Tenderloin district.... read more →
John Gambaccini got his start with his computer skills education back in 1997 when Glide Memorial offered a free course on basic computer applications. More than 30 years ago, a... read more →
Dorothy Quock has long been a dedicated leader at the YWCA Chinatown Computer Learning Center. A native of San Francisco and a speaker of Cantonese, she is keen on social... read more →
At first glance, Robert Chau, 77, doesn't appear to be your typical power Android user.From cleaning his Android app cache to customizing the homescreens of his launcher, Robert uses his Samsung Galaxy S5 in an amazingly... read more →
Two months ago, Xiu Ping had never touched a computer in her life. If you would've asked her about Apple, she would've replied (in Cantonese), "Fuji or Washington?"Fast forward to... read more →
While many people take computers for granted, many seniors do not have computers or digital devices at home. Gene Woo is one of them. An 80-year-old Chinese-American senior citizen, Mr.... read more →
Mr. Fong, an elderly Chinese man, has been coming regularly to the Richmond Senior Center computer lab for a few months. He found out about the lab while having lunch... read more →
Sylvia was introduced to the Aquatic Park Computer Lab by her friend Sid. She had used a computer previously but really hadn't had time to get to know much about... read more →