From the monthly archives: June 2011
Kay Collier, Resident of Willow Valley Retirement Communities, Lancaster PA, remembers growing up during World War II and writing to a pen pal in England. She recalls the tremendous excitement of waiting for responses and the anticipation of future correspondence to a person she had never formally met. Before retirement, Kay spent [...]
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Duke Detjen, a resident of Willow Valley Retirement Communities, is co-founder of the Resident Music Theory Club. Duke, previously a professional electrical engineer and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Madison, became interested in music performance at an early age. Like many of his fellow music theory [...]
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By Martin Klaver
I watch more and more free TV and video online, either at the computer or on TV with Roku or AppleTV. Most is not live but recorded. The day may come when I do not need cable or satellite, nor its cost, though there is now a charge for some online offerings.
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By Martin Klaver
Bookmarks get you there fast.
Bookmarks are pointers to pages or websites or even programs like word processors. Bookmarks lead the way to easier computing. They can also direct documents to EMail, Facebook, Evernotes, for future reading, and newly to Kindle, iPhone, and iPad.
The idea is to get [...]
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I think every senior should carry a smart cell phone but not need to pay the exorbitant monthly fees for way less than satisfactory digital service.
High fees do not guarantee good performance. Very often I cannot find a nearby 3g or 4g tower or even service at all. Two Android phones [...]
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Why is cloud computing the buzz word these days, and why should we care?
Cloud computing is running your applications, such as word processing, from afar, the cloud. The cloud consists of all those other computers out there and their interconnections.
In cloud computing you, and many others, run your work from [...]
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There arrived the other day a prototype computer of the future (below). Evaluating the very nice MacBook-Air-like Google CR-48 prototype laptop got me thinking. What would the computer of the future for seniors look like?
Well, it would simply address many of the concerns I deal with in helping seniors use computers. Seniors, by [...]
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Scott R. Summy of Willow Valley Retirement Management, Lancaster PA, believes in the peace of mind that a Continuing Care Retirement Community can provide to its Residents. With over 34 years of industry experience, Scott understands the true value of a CCRC lies not only in the full access to levels of care but in a the [...]
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