As I wander around the shops or streets, or sit in restaurants or cafes, many people are more connected to their iPhones or iPads, tweeting, or checking emails or Facebook or other social media connections, often forgetting to talk to each other. Worrying or excited about how many followers they have, rather than how many face-to-face…
Today I read an article in the weekend paper in New Zealand about something called iGuilt. I had not heard of iGuilt; maybe I have seen iAnger having previously been mildly addicted to using technology, but not guilt! This addiction was relatively short-term, and occurred when I upgraded my phone to an Android version of…
After re-reading and spending time thinking about many of the comments made in response to many of my blogs, I have been thinking a lot about blogging, and what the point of it is. It is a way to express, to create, to educate, to inform, and to heal. It is free. It is up to…
These bloody things, they spring themselves upon us, completely out of the blue, and there seems to be no way of predicting when. Try as we might, my husband and I feel helpless to know what to do, not only to try to predict them, but to try to stop them or prevent them. The burden…
At the ADI London conference I chaired a session about using technology to enhance the lives of people living with dementia, which could easily be applied to memory loss caused by any neurological problems or disorders, including aging. The four titles were 1) Simple technology solutions, 2) What is technology?, 3)You take the high tech,…
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