We had a wonderful vacation in far-away upstate New York, near Canada. Interestingly, every person — all six of us — brought along our technology tools. Our cottage held six people ranging in age from 57 to 87, six laptops, one iPad, one Kindle, a Blackberry, and five cell phones. In order to charge everything … Continue reading
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iPad for Dad, #9 – Guest Posting from Dad!
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iPad for Dad, #8 – Quick Update and a Few Resources
A quick update, because I have not visited my parents all week. We’ve talked on the phone and chatted via email, but I need use care and not to make Dad feel too much pressure. He is an eager learner, but not quite at the speed that I would like him to move. As a teacher, … Continue reading
iPad for Dad, #7 – YouTube Rocks!
Saturday featured another in-person iPad lesson. Dad now has Comcast e-mail down cold — only a bit more practice is required. So we started with serious editing techniques so he can avoid deleting so many letters and words to make a single correction. As on my iPhone, it’s necessary to click after a word and … Continue reading
iPad for Dad, #6 – Choosing an iPad
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iPad for Dad, #5 – Telephone Tutorials
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iPad for Dad, #4 – Learning Curves
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iPad for Dad, #3 – After the First Lessons
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iPad for Dad, #2 – Getting Started
I took the iPad to my parents’ house on Monday. I live about 100 miles away, so Dad and I worked together exploring the iPad while keeping in mind that we will be apart for a couple of weeks. Of course I will provide technical help by phone. He is intrigued and interested and tried most of … Continue reading
As Our Parents Age So Do We 