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Catch Up On the Olympics With a Few Apps

Posted on 08/2/2012 by Suzie Mitchell | Technology | Comments

TechnologyHey, Olympics fans. Not around a TV? NBC isn’t broadcasting live? Have I found an app for you: the Reuters Olympics app. I’ve tried all of the apps made for the Olympics. This one outshines the others—by far. It is full of the best live photos and magic moments captured by the Reuters photographers. I prefer using this on my iPad rather than on my smartphone because it is a bit easier to navigate and the picture resolution is so …

Easy Peazy Apps for Online Story Telling

Posted on 08/1/2012 by AARP Illinois | All the news that matters for Illinoisans over 50. | Comments

Your LifeI feel silly introducing myself every week…but there are three of us here on the Illinois Communications Team and you never know which of us you’ll get so…this post brought to you by Jenn! If you’re like me – you marvel at how fast technology is moving, you revel in all the time you save when you find the perfect app, and sometimes you feel absolutely panicked by the sheer number of digital tools out there. I’m one of those “try any …

App of the Week: Coupons Gone Digital

Posted on 03/29/2012 by Suzie Mitchell | Technology | Comments

Money & Savings | TechnologyBy Suzie Mitchell Clipping grocery coupons has been a Sunday morning ritual for me since I was a young girl. My Mom and I, armed with our sharp scissors, would scour the weekly coupon sections searching for our favorite brands. We cut the coupons, placed them in piles according to product type, and then put them in the special envelope marked “Groceries” in big red letters. I didn’t shop with my Mom, so I’m guessing she remembered to take her …

I Hate Doctor’s Office Forms. (There’s An App for That.)

Posted on 03/20/2012 by Suzie Mitchell | Technology | Comments

TechnologyBy Suzie Mitchell How many times do you find yourself in waiting room of the doctor’s office filling out forms that ask you for the list of medicines you take regularly? If you are like me, you say to yourself, there’s the cholesterol one, what’s that called again? How many milligrams? It’s pink, I know that. Then there is the three that make up the cocktail for migraine prevention…hmm. There’s the little white one I take twice a day, and …

Smartphones Everywhere! Except…

Posted on 03/1/2012 by Beth Carpenter | AARP Blog Author | Comments

TechnologyIt’s official. Data from 2011 shows the United States joining a few other countries in majority adoption of smartphones over so-called “feature phones.” What about AARP members? According to new data out this morning from Pew Research, 16% more of American adults 45-54 and 9% more of adults 55-64 now own a smartphone, compared to 18% of the 18-24 year olds. Except… only 2% more of those over 65 have a smartphone. Have you made the switch? If not, what’s holding …

Apps Every Boomer Should Know: A Roundup

Posted on 02/17/2012 by Suzie Mitchell | Technology | Comments

TechnologyThe following is a guest post from Suzie Mitchell. Boomers are lovin their smartphones. Take a look around a local coffee shop at mid-day and you’ll see throngs of Boomers reading and punching away on them. Check out all of the tables and sometimes you see two or three Boomers together, all on their individual smartphones—doing what we chastise our kids for doing—not talking to each other. “I love my smartphone, my 60 year-old sister-in-law says. “I use it while …