tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post564014775963043667..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: DIGITAL WORLD ADAPTATIONJoaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-22861259805755583642012-06-14T19:19:13.360-07:002012-06-14T19:19:13.360-07:00Oh, it's fabulous. And I have got to put in a ...Oh, it's fabulous. And I have got to put in a plug for the Kindle Fire vs. the I-Pad. The Fire is so handy I'm going to get rid of the netbook and just take the Fire when I travel. The I-pad is klutzy and doesn't play Flash, which is a big drawback, I think. I believe Amazon is coming out soon with a device intermediate in size between the I-Pad and the Kindle, which might be very Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621439195920479957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-65648912942344561902012-06-08T16:57:37.448-07:002012-06-08T16:57:37.448-07:00actually working on producing e-books has changed ...actually working on producing e-books has changed my view almost 180 degrees. i no longer think the e-book will mean the END of beautiful print books. rather, I think they will mean an EXPLOSION of titles! we can publish books without having to pass them through the sniffy (white male, mostly) gatekeepers at the big publishing houses. i mean, GURLS can publish their own books and market them, Xtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-74120180291404146822012-06-08T15:27:22.253-07:002012-06-08T15:27:22.253-07:00I have some idea of what's out there, but am f...I have some idea of what's out there, but am far from being all that knowledgeable about it all. I've just discovered some of what I was suggesting could be possible for others needing augmentative assistance may actually be available.<br />I'd welcome coming to my area a continuing education class (we're required to have so many units for regular licensing and certification)on joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-43550643847807279732012-06-08T05:10:34.973-07:002012-06-08T05:10:34.973-07:00Wow. As usual, you're on top of all the digita...Wow. As usual, you're on top of all the digital stuff available. You're a great role model in so many ways, and now that includes acceptance and mastery of the new technology. I fully support senior residences having free wireless all over. When I think of my brilliant friend Lida stuck in her otherwise wonderful assisted living place (one of the best locally) without internet access, I Xtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-21632941513739822712012-06-05T15:58:34.382-07:002012-06-05T15:58:34.382-07:00It's gratifying to learn how many fully mature...It's gratifying to learn how many fully mature adults, thought to be backward in technology matters by some youngsters, are using and benefiting from all the new gadgets. I like your ideas for innovations. Hope they can be developed into even more useful hardware and software.Dick Kladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793395712483278104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-76576861040150836172012-06-04T15:55:49.427-07:002012-06-04T15:55:49.427-07:00Hattie, I have a desktop, laptop, netbook, digital...Hattie, I have a desktop, laptop, netbook, digital camera (I should use more frequently for photos to blog,) cell phone, land line, 3 portable phones, older antenna TV with converter box(by choice, preferred over cable/satellite 'cause such a large choice of programming here.) I still keep CDs, LPs, 78s, VCRs, DVDs and players. I think I need to downsize. Oh yes, did I mention my battery joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-30526288787592763182012-06-04T15:15:00.400-07:002012-06-04T15:15:00.400-07:00Joy, I think speech synthesizers offer so much pro...Joy, I think speech synthesizers offer so much promise as their quality increases. I think of how they could technically evolve for those with visual and/or motor deficits. Individuals with such limitations could merely speak to a computer and the computer could talk back, answering a search question, or reading to the listener a list of the various sites from which they could choose. There mayjoaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-10738002277047117212012-06-04T14:53:14.908-07:002012-06-04T14:53:14.908-07:00How fascinating. You really go into this in detail...How fascinating. You really go into this in detail.<br />At age 72, I love my gizmos, which include a desktop computer, a netbook, a Kindle reader, a Kindle Fire, an I-Pod Nano, a digital camera and a regular type cell phone. Oh and also transmitter earphones, which have gone a long way toward restoring my pleaure in watching films. I use these electronics mostly for my pleasure, for writing andHattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-90982110689269974602012-06-04T14:51:46.571-07:002012-06-04T14:51:46.571-07:00I think my husband would have really enjoyed using...I think my husband would have really enjoyed using the computer, too. Glad your husband does. A radio business would have been quite important in that heyday. I recall my uncle had a "radio room" in his house where he liked to tinker fixing the technical equipment of the day when I was quite young.<br /> <br />Am glad to hear retirement facilities where you live have Internet joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-24677657124965480872012-06-04T13:59:42.019-07:002012-06-04T13:59:42.019-07:00Thanks for your comment. Your experience confirms...Thanks for your comment. Your experience confirms my belief about the benefits of computer use for individuals encountering the challenges sometimes associated with the effects of some medical issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-77446827204112922232012-06-04T11:44:12.173-07:002012-06-04T11:44:12.173-07:00My 95-year old mother-in-law was using her compute...My 95-year old mother-in-law was using her computer daily up until about three years ago when her eyesight got very bad and she really had problems seeing the keys and typing properly. She absoluely hated giving it up, and I honestly think it kept her alert and in touch with all that was going on around her. She truly misses it and the communication she had with all of her family through it. Joy Des Jardinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893445642606862131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-13631918949769160672012-06-04T09:25:49.974-07:002012-06-04T09:25:49.974-07:00My 82-year old husband uses a lap top almost every...My 82-year old husband uses a lap top almost every day. He learned how to use it after I started blogging. I think these modern electronic gizmos are wonderful. David repaired radios for a living way back when, and now is digitally wired. Seems to work well for him. We have yet to try Skype. <br /><br />I noticed most of the retirement facilites around here have Internet arrangements. It is schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-24055457215409607982012-06-04T07:35:25.657-07:002012-06-04T07:35:25.657-07:00Your blog is very interesting. Yes, with a little...Your blog is very interesting. Yes, with a little help older people can become very adapt at using computer and other electronic devices. I will be 90 in November. <br /><br />In 1999 my husband was recovering from brain surgery and had become quite depressed. I bought Web TV and he soon learned to use it and e-mail his sons and friends. He was able to use it up until a few months before he Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com