GB Items Related to Tag - technology
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Tech Minute: New Trends
Want to know where technology is heading in the coming year? Suzy Boe explains two of the hottest trends headed your way.
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Tech Minute: Geocaching
Hide and seek goes high tech! See how people are using cell phones and imaginations for one of the hottest hunts in the world: geocaching.
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GB Tech Minute: The Hype About Skype
Skype is free software that you download to your computer or mobile phone. So, what's with all the hype? Suzy Boe explains how this power tool can make sharing life's important moments simple and fun.
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Technology Rocks!
Did everyone see Dilbert in the Sentinel on December 29 2007? Well, right next to that little guy was a really cool plug for my "BABY" - OnTimeRx software! It read: Do you ever forget your pills? I used to, but not anymore, because I have OnTimeRx...
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Tech Minute: Augmented Reality
Explore some new technology that's changing the way we experience the world. In this Tech Minute, Suzy Boe introduces you to Augmented Reality.
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AARP Magazine - Medication Reminders R US!!!
Back in June of 2007, at the Mary Furlong Business Plan Competition in Silicon Valley, I met Susan Ayers Walker, the Technology writer for AARP. She is a very energetic and tech savvy lady. She liked what we're doing with our OnTimeRx Medication...
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GB Tech Minute: Custom Greeting Cards
Making your own greeting card has never been easier with today's do-it-yourself creative software. In this segment Suzy Boe walks you through the design principles of laying out your own greeting card.
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Tech Minute: Smart Pen
Technology is making it easier than ever to get more work done in less time. Suzy Boe takes a look at one tool that could change the way you do something as simple as taking notes!
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Gregory Carr
He was one of the leaders of the technology boom in the '90s, but these days he's making a living out of giving money away and he's passionate about making a difference.
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High Tech Helps in Sleep Disorder Testing and Treatment
With all the new ways of communicating you knew that it would eventually leak to the medical field. In sleep it has changed to allow us to perform studies and follow up with patients in a whole new way. Home sleep studies has come up with a whole...
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GB WebChat: Dan Beach
He's 73 years old and one of the coolest people we know. So we asked Dan Beach to hook up his Web cam and chat with us about rock and roll, technology, family and more.
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Tech Minute: Yelp!
Have a favorite restaurant? Spread the word! Have bad service at a nearby store? Let your friends and family know. Yelp! lets you post your reviews online and on your phone. Suzy Boe breaks it down.
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GB Tech Minute: Sharing Videos
Shooting and sharing video online is commonplace today. In this tech minute, Planet Digital's Suzy Boe discusses transferring, compressing and uploading your video to the most popular sites on the Web.
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Life After 50 column on WMKVFM.org ON INTERNET
WMKV 89.3 FM AND WMKVFM.ORG ON THE INTERNET “LIFE AFTER 50” COL FOR NOV.23-09 ON AIR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HELLO AGAIN. THIS IS ALICE...
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The Power of Technology
I think the Internet may be the most powerful tool in modern history. Like the computer, the cell phone, GPS and other high-tech breakthroughs that make it easier and more efficient to communicate with each other, the Internet breaks down any barriers...
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GB Tech Minute: Smartphone Apps
Got a smartphone but you're not sure what to do with it? Find out how applications, or apps, can make your life a lot easier.
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Otronicon: Interactive Technology for Everyone
When this event began, organizers thought it was a surefire way to attract the hipsters. It did! But nobody expected so many Boomers to crash the party! Just what is it that the industry has to offer? More than you think!
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GB Tech Minute: What's Twitter?
You can't go anywhere these days without seeing the ‘follow us on twitter' tagline. If you're still not sure about that little blue bird, this segment is for you. Suzy Boe introduces you to this red-hot mini messaging system.
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Tech Minute: Blogging for Business
Blogging is not just for your personal life anymore -- in this Tech Minute, Suzy Boe shows you how it can benefit your business!
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GB Tech Minute: Enhancing Photos
Looking for some simple options to make your photos shine? Dave Beatriz shows you some quick photo editing steps to make your snapshots come to life.
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Tech Minute: Pandora Internet Radio
It's streaming radio that fits your personal style! In this Tech Minute Suzy Boe will show you how you can get started using Pandora Internet Radio.
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The Growing Bolder TV Show: Death-Defying Fun
The GBTV Show goes in search of the death-defying rides, fantastic foods, toys and technology that will be turning up at an amusement park near you, and see why some of the biggest brains in the business are Boomers.
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Simon Wiesenthal
Born: Dec. 31, 1908
Died: Sept. 20, 2005
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Technology in Action
It's amazing how quickly the landscape of journalism can change -- you've probably seen that Growing Bolder and many of us on staff are embracing Twitter as a tool for meeting new people, hearing about cool stories, and spreading the GB philosophy.(If...
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GB Tech Minute: FlipCam
Funny or touching; family or strangers -- you can now capture moments in time with the flip of a camera. See how a tiny device allows you to share video and save memories forever.
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It's About State of Mind, Not Date of Birth
John Land is about to turn 89 and is the second-longest serving mayor in U.S. history. He's traveled a long way but is just a few feet from where it all began.
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Get Your Widget On
Guess who all the big brain technology gurus talked about at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas? You. This weekend, the CES hosted its first annual “Silvers Summit” to discuss how older Americans shop for and use consumer electronics.Several...
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A Death Blow in the Format War?
I''m a big movie buff, with 300 or so DVDs, as well as a very well-used Netflix subscription. I love High-Def TV and movies, but hesitated to buy into Blu-Ray or HD-DVD for fear of picking the wrong side in a format war. My family sided with BetaMax in...
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Why can't fathers and sons work together anymore?
Fathers & Sons- Why don't they walk the same career path anymore? by Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Have you noticed how rare it is these days for a son to follow in the same career path as his father? Up until...
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Inside-Outside Voices
2 Voices Seperated by 1 Generation Dear Growing Bolder Community:As I was talking to my son Brandon's girlfriend today I realized I ask her quite frequently "is this what is really going on out there?" Even though I am a therapist who sees a great...
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KK & Sal
For sisters KK and Sal, getting older didn't equal a life crisis – these girls turned to technology to turn themselves into the Midlife Gals.
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Cancer Risk
In our last chat we discussed a variety of issues related to disease disposition. While the environment plays a big role and one that we will want to dwell on at some length we have to recognize up front our own internal risk. Where does this risk...
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5 Questions With: Susan Benfatto
Susan Noel Benfatto says she wants to make movies for people "her age." So when she cast characters for her new movie, "Bingo Confidential," she only looked for people 40 years old and older.
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What Would Jesus Tweet?
When I saw this headline the other day: What Would Jesus Tweet?---it immediately caught my...
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I LOVE my LIBRARY!
I also love to write about it! My story was selected for inclusion in the Woman's Day archive for 2007. You can view it online at www.ilovelibraries.org.I sent the info to the Orlando Public Libray and they liked my story as well, so they posted it...
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What does KUTGW mean?
Call me old fashioned… or call me an anal English major… that thinks the world is severely...
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Swine Flu In Mexico: The "New" Bird Flu
We found an article about the latest big outreak, swine flu. Here is the information we got from an article published on Health Truth Revealed .comLINK:http://www.healthtruthrevealed.com/articles/07224711604/articleARTICLE: We knew this was coming. Even...
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Joe Kittinger
Decorated combat pilot Joe Kittinger has been pushing the envelope since he jumped out of a high-altitude balloon just past the edge of space. At age 80, he's still flying high and telling remarkable stories about his legendary life.
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Adventures of a Startup
So here we are – me, Marc, Bill and Jason – sitting in the lobby of our office building, looking for the next big Growing Bolder star. Our developers are some of the best in the business, but they need help. Now that we've launched the beta...
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Growing Bolder Twitters
I was a little late to the party but I’m beginning to develop an appreciation for the potential power of Twitter.Twitter is a tool that immediately gives anyone a voice on the Web. It allows you to “follow” the musings of anyone on Twitter and...
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BRING BACK THE PLEASURE OF READING TO YOUR BELOVED SENIOR
I was a prolific reader of both fiction and nonfiction up to about 10 years ago or so. At first,...
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Growing Bolder With Roger McGuinn
Follow Marc on Twitter When we arrived, Roger was running next door to deliver something to a neighbor. Camilla was hanging out with the window washers talking about Jesus. Just another day in suburbia -- except Roger and Camilla aren’t your...
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Robert Lutz
He's called "The Car Czar." Robert Lutz developed some of the biggest, baddest muscle cars in the world. He spent decades keeping major car companies in the black. Now, at the age of 75, he's determined to turn them green.
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Geezer on a Unicycle?
And the guy is fantastic! Watch this video and be AMAZED at what this guy can do, and find out how the 53 year old piano tuner became one of the most accomplished riders in the world!
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The Challenger Disaster, 24 Years After
It happened 24 years ago today. Do you remember what you were doing? Where you were? What you...
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Fail to Succeed
If you're worried about failure, don't. Embrace it. Failure can be an important step in the quest for success. Want proof? Take a look at this list of "failures."
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The Loss of a Dear Friend
For the first time in 109 years, 9 months and 5 days, Ruth 1898 is not on this earth. The oldest blogger in the world quietly slipped away. Her mind was crisp and clear to the very end. It’s not often you can say a 109 year old left this earth too soon,...
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More Motivation
The world is filled with doubters. Even men and women of vision have failed to understand a transformational idea. So, if you wonder why no one understands your vision -- this list of mind boggling quotes might make you feel a little better.
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Protecting kids from dangerous Media addictions
Dangers of Media “Riptides” Positive steps to protect kids from negative media exposure By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor, Certified Life Coach & Author If you live near an ocean, you know about riptides, which are highly dangerous...
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Day 78: Walter Mitty Goes to Sea
Roz Savage is a British ocean rower, author, motivational speaker and environmental campaigner....
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5 Questions With: Jackie Silver
She's aging backwards -- and boy, does she look good! Jackie Silver has a passion for helping others, and she's embracing all the high-tech tools that are available. See why she's still dreaming big.
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GB Goes to BarCamp
We're just square enough to admit that when we first heard about BarCamp we thought it was for people who want to learn how to mix drinks. Imagine our surprise when it turned out to be a tech "unconference." Find out what that means.
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Lance Ulanoff
Could you imagine reading for the next 501 years? Could you imagine living without your high-tech gadgets? Well, if you answered 'No' to both questions, you may have a problem. But PC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Lance Ulanoff may have an answer.
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Tech Rock
Rock and roll Hall of Famer Roger McGuinn is a serious techie. He's showing Growing Bolder how he saves hundreds a dollars a year by using his rolling Wi-Fi system to stay connected on the road.
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Teaching the Techies
Come along as GB's Marc Middleton and Bill Shafer are invited to speak to a computer club that's doing its part to get people over 50 online and plugged into the world.
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Pierre Khawand
With so many high-tech cell phones on the market, Pierre Khawand, author of "The Smartphone Experiment," explains how to make a smart buy.
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Come Play With Us!
From fast cars to talking water -- yes, you read that right -- we're showing you the coolest new games and rides at the annual International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions expo. You won't see this stuff anywhere else ... yet!
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Cathy Droz
If it has four wheels, Cathy Droz knows what it is, what it does and how to sell it.
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5 Questions With: Dave Knechel
You may recognize him from his unique profile picture, but if you dig a little deeper, GB member Dave Knechel has quite a story! See how he's overcoming obstacles and inspiring others to live their best lives.
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Inside the Folk Den
Since 1995, Byrds founder Roger McGuinn has worked to keep the legacy of American folk music alive. Every month, he records a song for his Grammy-nominated Folk Den project. This is an exclusive inside look.
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Growing Bolder and Breaking New/Old Ground on Twitter
Despite the fact that less than 10 percent of online adults over the age of 50 use Twitter, a live chat focused on 50+ America nearly reached the top of Twitter trends -- a real-time gauge of the most popular topics.
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Who's Got Game?
It turns out there's more than joy in the joy stick. Research shows that gaming is good for brain health. To see for ourselves, GB stopped by a video game cafe and discovered the new world of intergenerational gaming.











































