Free a Senior From Technology Hassles Today
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Technology can help seniors without driving them crazy. You’ve just got to do a little friendly setup and send them on their way. After all, that’s part of the reason they had you in the first place. Built in tech support. Here are a few easy tips. The Cloud to the Rescue : The Cloud may sound like some ominous …
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Back to School for Moms and Dads
I know what you’re thinking: not another back-to-school shopping list! Moms and Dads, you’ve probably had an eyeful of what to buy for the kids this season. But this one’s for you: a few suggestions for staying cool, calm and connected during back to school season. Cozi: Face it. School life revolves around the calendar. One of the most respected …
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Back to School High Tech Rules: Part One – The Mobile Phone
As summer draws to a close, it’s time to think about the inevitable return to school. For today’s parents that means thinking about technology, specifically cell phones and smartphones, as much as new pencils and notebooks. Here are a few tips to get you started. Make some rules. Many schools already have rules about mobile phone usage. The most typical …
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Free Classes to Help Seniors Learn Tech
I stumbled across this site the other day: www.gcflearnfree.org. The program is sponsored by Goodwill Community Foundation International to offer learning opportunities ranging from reading to math, but the technology section is particularly good. From Facebook to Pintrest, online banking to Skype, anyone who wants to improve their technology literacy skills can benefit.
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You Are Your Own Brand so for Pete’s Sake, Deal With It
I first talked to Patrick Ambrose while he was still a student at Syracuse University, working on the earliest version of BrandYourself. Ambrose and his co-creators saw first-hand how otherwise good kids were getting bad reps from silly social networking mistakes. The idea behind BrandYourself is to create a service to surface the good stuff about their online reputations but …
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A Few of My Favorite Tech Things
Mom.me blogger Jenna Burch asked me for a few of my favorite things when it came to kid’s tech toys. Jenna ran with it and produced this lovely and thoughtful article.
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The Space Shuttle Enterprise and the Smart TV: Unlikely Friends
Confused about the future of the television? No more so than the people who are building it. Research states that more than half of households in North America and Western Europe will be connected to the Internet through their television sets within five years, but how they’re going to connect is anybody’s guess. Today, the majority of people who use …
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Video Game as Art
I stopped by the Art of the Video Game at the Smithsonian in DC last week. The exhibit took viewers on a waltz through video gaming from Atari to Xbox. While the kiosks were ok, the conversations that these machines evoked were positively marvelous. Dads turning to their young kids, and telling them about their early Pong experiences with that badge …
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Growing in LeapPads and Bounds
The original Leapad looked like a talking book and was introduced in 1999. A lot of kids cut their reading teeth on these books . Your book could read you a story, or you could or use the attached stylus to press on a word or sentence to hear with a mere tap of your pen. Pressing on pictures yielded …
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Got Ideas to Keep Seniors Independent? There’s a Contest For That
Put on your high tech thinking caps: the HelloAgain Challenge is asking you to share your ideas for the future of senior-centric mobile phones, phone accessories and applications. And it just kicked off this week. You don’t need to be a techie to enter. Ideas from seniors, caregivers, or other consumers are all welcomed, with no technical expertise required. Judges …
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