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75-Year-Old Helps Police Arrest the Men Who Came for Her $25,000
You know the pop-up. It takes over the whole screen, usually in a color scheme best described as emergency, and announces that your device has been compromised and you must call this number immediately. Most days you close it, mutter…
The Average Age on This Team USA Roster Might Surprise You
Quick question. When you picture the athletes who get chosen to represent the United States, wear the flag, and fly across the country to face off against another nation, what do you see? Probably not a 70-year-old woman on her…
Computer Help for Seniors: Free Resources and Where to Get Support
Getting computer help as a senior shouldn’t require knowing someone technical or spending a lot of money. Free computer help for seniors is available through public libraries, Senior Planet from AARP, volunteer organizations, and other community programs. Paid in-home help…
The 80-Year-Old Who Wrote Her Own Rap (and Let the Internet Find Out)
There’s a certain birthday math that kicks in around a certain age. You blow out the candles. Someone makes a joke about the fire marshal. You smile politely, eat the cake, and quietly accept that the “surprises” left in life…
8 More Big Tech Myths Busted
Reader’s loved our first article about tech myths (9 Big Tech Myths Busted). So we’re back with more! 🥳 Turns out we weren’t even close to being done with tech myth debunking. Oh no, friend. That was just the warm-up!…
The Most Tech-Savvy Room in the Building Is the Assisted Living Center
Somewhere in an assisted living center right now, there’s a group of residents who can do something that would make their grandchildren slowly lower their phones and say, “wait… how did you do that?” They can identify a bird from…
Voice Commands for Every Voice: Adapting Smart Speakers for Hoarse Throats or Soft-Spoken Seniors
Have you ever found yourself locked in a shouting match with a plastic cylinder (i.e. Alexa) on your kitchen counter? You just wanted to set a simple six-minute timer for your pasta. You ask nicely. The cylinder does nothing. You…
She Built Abi to Comfort Herself During Lockdown. Now Grandparents Want One
When you hear the words “AI robot in a nursing home,” your brain probably jumps to one of two places. Either it pictures something out of a Black Mirror episode. A cold, blinking metal box, calculating exactly how soon you’ll…
The Invisible Walls: Why the Internet Keeps Treating You Like You’re 96
Have you ever hopped online to buy a simple pair of hiking boots, only to watch your screen fill up with ads for walk-in bathtubs, “final expense” insurance, and medications with side effects scarier than whatever they’re supposed to treat?…
Seattle Grandmother Turns Pike Place Into Her Personal Music Video Set
You know that feeling when you’re walking through a busy public place — maybe a market, maybe a mall — and a song you love comes on overhead? For about half a second, you think: I could just start dancing.…
