{"id":122383,"date":"2026-03-14T01:01:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T04:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/899308464"},"modified":"2026-03-14T01:01:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T04:01:49","slug":"at-102-years-old-dean-simes-might-be-australias-oldest-tech-help-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/at-102-years-old-dean-simes-might-be-australias-oldest-tech-help-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"At 102 years old, Dean Simes might be Australia&#8217;s oldest tech-help guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Article_layout__1pl0i\">\n<div class=\"ArticleHeadline_container__cAj5Q Article_head__D5qU4\" data-component=\"ArticleHeadline\">\n<div class=\"Article_headContent__PNoau\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"NewsContentLabels_labels__DoXtv\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleHeadlineTitle_container__f00HU Article_headTitle__EIGwR\" data-chartbeat-authors=\"[&quot;Declan Bowring&quot;]\">\n<h1 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP ArticleHeadlineTitle_title__A2dkr Typography_sizeMobile24__GzKLB Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_serif__qU2V5 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s\" data-component=\"Typography\">At 102 years old, Dean Simes might be Australia&#8217;s oldest tech-help guy<\/h1>\n<ul class=\"CardTagList_tags__dheC7 scrollbar_scrollbarThemed__kGZnS\">\n<li><span class=\"Tag_container__7_5W6 CardTag_container__uoMZ7\"><a data-component=\"AuthorTag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/declan-bowring\/13955438\" class=\"Tag_link__PE2t9 Tag_tag__TMEI2 CardTag_tag__2hWFV ArticleHeadlineTitle_tag__E9UOl CardTag_avatar__ThdKR CardTag_pill__w_eEQ\">\n<div class=\"Avatar_avatarSize24__Q0Lly Tag_avatar__QqmvB\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP CardTag_text__99Z73 Typography_typography__clrwy Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\" 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class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP CardTag_text__99Z73 Typography_typography__clrwy Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\" style=\"--mobileFontSize:0.875rem;--mobileLineHeight:1.25;--laptopSmFontSize:0.875rem\"><span class=\"ScreenReaderOnly_srOnly__bnJwm\" data-component=\"ScreenReaderOnly\">Topic:<\/span>Technology<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ArticleHeadlineTitle_meta__eYg46\"><time class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP ArticleHeadlineTitle_metaTimestamp__Ri6e7 DynamicTimestamp_displayDate__Y3t35 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_letterSpacedSm__V8kil\" data-component=\"Timestamp\" aria-hidden=\"true\" datetime=\"2026-03-14T04:00:00.000Z\"><span>3h ago<\/span><\/time><time class=\"ScreenReaderOnly_srOnly__bnJwm\" data-component=\"ScreenReaderOnly\" datetime=\"2026-03-14T04:00:00.000Z\">3 hours ago<\/time><time 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data-lazy=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure_caption__fS2lN\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\">\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Centenarian Dean Simes is president of Ku-ring-gai Council&#8217;s Computer Pals club.<!-- --> <cite>(<span>ABC Radio Sydney: Declan Bowring<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Article_layout__1pl0i\">\n<div class=\"ArticleWeb_article__jRLK1 Article_main__wLtNk Article_hasSidebars__HFpa0\">\n<div class=\"engagement_target__kiIVK ArticleRender_article__RdZk2\">\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">When seniors look for computer advice on Sydney&#8217;s north shore, they might be helped by a man who may be Australia&#8217;s oldest tech-support guy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Age is no barrier for 102-year-old Dean Simes, who runs the Computer Pals seniors computer club in Turramurra.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Mr Simes&#8217;s club teaches senior citizens how to use a variety of computer and smartphone functions such as Windows 11, Microsoft Excel and WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<p><span data-component=\"Loading\" data-print=\"inline-media\" class=\"Loading_loading__21MZU Loading_loading__EPOtN AudioMiddleware_loading__wRRwu\"><span class=\"Loading_spinner__zmkAw Loading_spinnerSize32__Z_XId Loading_spinnerColourBrand__CqEIF\"><\/span><span class=\"Loading_label__cTH1q\" role=\"alert\" aria-live=\"assertive\">Loading&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;People that join this club are having to live with the computer world more and more,&#8221; Mr Simes said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;When this club started [in 2000], XP was just coming out, and now we&#8217;re in Windows 11, and over the years there&#8217;s been a lot of changes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"EmphasisedText_emphasisedText__McMdj ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL\" data-component=\"EmphasisedText\">\n<blockquote class=\"EmphasisedText_quote__TE6kn\"><p>&#8220;<!-- -->You can&#8217;t avoid having to use a computer.<!-- -->&#8220;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK Figure_figure__xLyBy Figure_docImage__DSvk4\" data-print=\"inline-media\" data-component=\"Figure\" id=\"106379336\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/imageproxy\/106379336\">\n<div class=\"Figure_content__8xRH4\">\n<div class=\"FigureContent_content__GnImC\">\n<div class=\"ContentImage_ratio__0yYeG\">\n<div class=\"AspectRatio_container__FC_XH\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:1.5\" data-component=\"AspectRatioContainer\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/5aa33626b23a651f1480d2a8d031c1b7?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=3456&cropW=5184&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=575&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/5aa33626b23a651f1480d2a8d031c1b7?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=3456&cropW=5184&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=575&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/5aa33626b23a651f1480d2a8d031c1b7?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=3456&cropW=5184&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=575&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"two elderly people watch a projector screen at the front of a classroom\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/5aa33626b23a651f1480d2a8d031c1b7?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=3456&cropW=5184&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=575&ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure_caption__fS2lN\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\">\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Michael and Vera Last attended one of Dean&#8217;s classes to learn to use WhatsApp on Android.<!-- --> <cite>(<span>ABC Radio Sydney: Declan Bowring<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">When ABC Radio Sydney visited, Mr Simes was teaching Vera and Michael Last how to set up WhatsApp on their Android phones, using a lesson he drafted using AI, projected on to a big screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Ms Last, 94, remembers being good at computers while she was working, but feels she has lost touch in the years since.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;Things seem to deteriorate in my tiny mind, so I need all the help I can get,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">She and her husband say they never asked about Mr Simes&#8217;s age.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK Figure_figure__xLyBy Figure_docImage__DSvk4\" data-print=\"inline-media\" data-component=\"Figure\" id=\"106379376\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/imageproxy\/106379376\">\n<div class=\"Figure_content__8xRH4\">\n<div class=\"FigureContent_content__GnImC\">\n<div class=\"ContentImage_ratio__0yYeG\">\n<div class=\"AspectRatio_container__FC_XH\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:1.5\" data-component=\"AspectRatioContainer\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" 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https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/d6ef6a139257d236c9baecbae4de3c57?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=3456&cropW=5184&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=575&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/d6ef6a139257d236c9baecbae4de3c57?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=3456&cropW=5184&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=575&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/d6ef6a139257d236c9baecbae4de3c57?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=3456&cropW=5184&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=575&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"an elderly man and woman using their mobile phones sitting down\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/d6ef6a139257d236c9baecbae4de3c57?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=3456&cropW=5184&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=575&ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure_caption__fS2lN\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\">\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Dean&#8217;s age was never a consideration, Michael and Vera say.<!-- --> <cite>(<span>ABC Radio Sydney: Declan Bowring<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;It wasn&#8217;t a criteria,&#8221; Mr Last said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Bill Soper, the club&#8217;s secretary treasurer, says Mr Simes&#8217;s expertise was legendary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;All of us bow down to Dean&#8217;s knowledge of computers,&#8221; Mr Soper said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK Figure_figure__xLyBy Figure_docImage__DSvk4\" data-print=\"inline-media\" data-component=\"Figure\" id=\"106380280\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/imageproxy\/106380280\">\n<div class=\"Figure_content__8xRH4\">\n<div class=\"FigureContent_content__GnImC\">\n<div class=\"ContentImage_ratio__0yYeG\">\n<div class=\"AspectRatio_container__FC_XH\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:1.5\" data-component=\"AspectRatioContainer\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/e63275e2804a1d04a662861fb69aeda7?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=1080&cropW=1620&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=575&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, 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https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/e63275e2804a1d04a662861fb69aeda7?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=1080&cropW=1620&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=575&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/e63275e2804a1d04a662861fb69aeda7?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=1080&cropW=1620&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=575&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"a man gestures forward while sitting next to two elderly people\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/e63275e2804a1d04a662861fb69aeda7?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=1080&cropW=1620&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=575&ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure_caption__fS2lN\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\">\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Bill Soper (left) teaches classes at the Ku-ring-gai Computer Pals club.<!-- --> <cite>(<span>ABC Radio Sydney: Declan Bowring<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B heading_heading__kjfxC Heading_default__Z3p_p Typography_sizeMobile20__NUDn4 Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s\" data-component=\"Heading\">Computers a late interest<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Mr Simes had a career in the mining industry before becoming a consultant in the 1980s when he moved to Sydney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">He used computers in his work, but didn&#8217;t have one of his own until he bought one second-hand in his 80s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">When he retired, he wanted to learn more about computers and help others understand them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;When I first got my own hand-me-down computer, I found I was asking people for help,&#8221; Mr Simes said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK Figure_figure__xLyBy Figure_docImage__DSvk4\" data-print=\"inline-media\" data-component=\"Figure\" id=\"106379408\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/imageproxy\/106379408\">\n<div class=\"Figure_content__8xRH4\">\n<div class=\"FigureContent_content__GnImC\">\n<div class=\"ContentImage_ratio__0yYeG\">\n<div class=\"AspectRatio_container__FC_XH\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:1.5\" data-component=\"AspectRatioContainer\"><img 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fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/114305b7fb693750da79a61b78eac6d3?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=3456&cropW=5184&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=575&ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure_caption__fS2lN\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\">\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Dean Simes went to TAFE to learn more about using computers.<!-- --> <cite>(<span>ABC Radio Sydney: Declan Bowring<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;I needed to know more, so I did three years at TAFE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;[I] also had in mind that I could perhaps help others in this computer club [Computer Pals], which I joined.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Mr Simes is now president of the club. He also bought most of the club&#8217;s equipment on their behalf and is in charge of looking after it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">He teaches classes in using the internet, email and computer storage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Mr Simes is even across the growing plethora of AI search engines, which he says are useful, but only when you ask for very specific information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;If you ask a general question, you might find yourself down a rabbit hole chasing things that had nothing to do with what you want,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"EmphasisedText_emphasisedText__McMdj ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL\" data-component=\"EmphasisedText\">\n<blockquote class=\"EmphasisedText_quote__TE6kn\"><p>&#8220;<!-- -->You&#8217;ve got to be careful when you do this to make sure your question is as precise and limited as you can make it.<!-- -->&#8220;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B heading_heading__kjfxC Heading_default__Z3p_p Typography_sizeMobile20__NUDn4 Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s\" data-component=\"Heading\">Practice makes perfect<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Mr Simes understands some elderly people may want to avoid the technology, but says it is becoming harder to live in today&#8217;s world without using computers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">His advice to those struggling is to practice \u2014 but to practice the right thing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK Figure_figure__xLyBy Figure_docImage__DSvk4\" data-print=\"inline-media\" data-component=\"Figure\" id=\"106379412\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/imageproxy\/106379412\">\n<div class=\"Figure_content__8xRH4\">\n<div class=\"FigureContent_content__GnImC\">\n<div class=\"ContentImage_ratio__0yYeG\">\n<div class=\"AspectRatio_container__FC_XH\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:1.5\" data-component=\"AspectRatioContainer\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/49c40380a9cd49006a3c56aa7398e080?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=1600&cropW=2400&xPos=0&yPos=307&width=862&height=575&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/49c40380a9cd49006a3c56aa7398e080?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=1600&cropW=2400&xPos=0&yPos=307&width=862&height=575&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, 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https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/49c40380a9cd49006a3c56aa7398e080?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=1600&cropW=2400&xPos=0&yPos=307&width=862&height=575&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"An elderly man holding a framed award with a woman wearing red robes.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/49c40380a9cd49006a3c56aa7398e080?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=1600&cropW=2400&xPos=0&yPos=307&width=862&height=575&ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure_caption__fS2lN\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\">\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Dean Simes was named Ku-ring-gai Council&#8217;s Local Citizen of the Year in January.<!-- --> <cite>(<span>Supplied: Ku-ring-gai Council<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;It&#8217;s fun for perhaps playing solitaire for a bit, but apart from teaching you how to use the mouse, you don&#8217;t really learn a lot more,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"EmphasisedText_emphasisedText__McMdj ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL\" data-component=\"EmphasisedText\">\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;When \u2026 you&#8217;re shown how to do something, don&#8217;t just be shown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;Do it yourself, under supervision, go home and do it again and again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">His years of service helping the elderly understand technology have earned him recognition from Ku-ring-gai Council, which named him Local Citizen of the Year at a ceremony in January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;Dean is the &#8216;go-to&#8217; person for all tech issues,&#8221; Ku-ring-gai Mayor Christine Kay said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;Computer Pals is a wonderful community group empowering senior citizens to access digital technology and learn new skills.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B heading_heading__kjfxC Heading_default__Z3p_p Typography_sizeMobile20__NUDn4 Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s\" data-component=\"Heading\">Age is just a mindset<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Digital literacy advocate Jocelyn Brewer says many older Australians are not as confident with technology as younger generations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;People who are younger and growing up with emerging technology are more hands on,&#8221; said Ms Brewer, who founded Digital Nutrition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;No-one&#8217;s been taught how to be scam-aware \u2026 it&#8217;s often when things go wrong that you get some of this advice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Ms Brewer says it is important for older generations to engage with technology, in order to avoid being targeted by scams and online misinformation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;Anyone who accesses the internet \u2026 really needs to know not just the technical aspects of how to use it, but actually some of the psychological impacts and the risks around its use.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;Numbers and age is really a construct. 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