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Views & ReViews on Digital Gadgets For Us Baby Boomers!

What do you use to connect to the Internet and/or friends?

August 13, 2014 Posted by | Baby Boomers, Education-related, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Microsoft, Technology | 1 Comment

A Thermostat that LEARNS ?? !!

  No, I do NOT sell these nor do I own any of their stock (WISHES!!) … I just installed NEST and it’s learning how I like my temperatures day AND night! It does SO much more than a thermostat: Continue reading

August 14, 2012 Posted by | Baby Boomers, Education-related, gadgets, iPad, iPhone, Technology | Leave a comment

Best Golf App Yet!

 It cost me $29.99 at the App Store and it rivals the $300-$400 devices some of my golf buddies carry. L O V E IT! If you golf, you really ought check this out! Better still, get one for Dad for Father’s Day. Check developer’s site: www.shotzoom.com I’ve used it for a few months now and it Is amazing. When I arrive at a course, I start the app. the first thing it does is checks the immediate area (using its GPS) and displays a list of “local” courses. I have five nearby and it hasn’t failed yet to display the course, accurately read yardage (bunkers, hazards, OB, water). It enables you to keep score AND, if you’re really hardcore techie-golfer, you can email the scores to the others in your foursome directly from the app. There’s more – I’ll get to it later. FORE!

June 17, 2011 Posted by | gadgets, GPS, iPad, iPhone, Technology | , , , | Leave a comment