Rita Farrell owns her own business, considers herself to be a bright middle-aged woman and enjoys research.
Technology is an altogether different and intimidating beast.
Farrell doesn t even own an ATM card. But soon, she may take the reigns away from her grown daughter and maintain her business Web site. This year, Farrell and other Coachella Valley older adults are taking beginning computer classes from Computer U at several local senior centers. Throughout the nation, more adults older than age 50 are purchasing computers, taking courses and connecting to the Internet. Computer U co-founder Russ Beckner said the reason for the interest is simple.