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Useful Apps Club for seniors, boomers, older adults.

The "Useful Apps Club"

Unlock the potential of your smartphone or tablet to improve your life.

The Useful Apps Club is for older adults and Boomers who have a smartphone or tablet (or are thinking of getting one) and need help to turn it into a useful tool. We are focused on finding Apps that can change your life, and teaching you how to use them. .........Read more

Analysis & Exploration: Driving, Transport

Get A Ride Anywhere - New Options for Older Adults

This article is about some exciting new alternatives that make getting from point A to point B by car much easier than in the past for those who don't want to, or are not able to, just jump in their own car. We consider Uber, Lyft, Flywheel, taxicabs, and recommend the best rideshare app for older adults. .........Read more

How to use Uber, the ride sharing App

We think ride sharing App's like Uber are a great new resource that can help older adults get around more easily. This article (with videos) will describe how to get a ride using the Uber smart phone application, after first downloading the App and setting it up. .........Read more

Getting around apps for seniors and older adults

The "Getting Around" App Portfolio

"Getting Around" is the first theme we are exploring in our "Useful Apps for Older Adults" initiative. Being free to get from one place to another when you want is a very important ingredient of an independent life. We think there are some Apps that can make that easier and more convenient. .........Read more

swivel car seat for elderly, car handle for elderly

Getting In and Out of Cars: Gadgets that Help

Our explorers have been trying out various gadgets that let them get in and out of cars more easily. We have explored a swivel car seat and a sort of extra "car handle for the elderly", known as either a Car Cane or a Handybar. .........Read more

Rideshare App Comparison

We set out to find the best rideshare App for older adults. Our comparison includes Uber, Lyft, and comments about the taxi App Flywheel. .........Read more

Explorer Discussions: Driving, Transport

Driving at Night, SRC discussion

Older adults experience various challenges with driving at night. This discussion focuses on vision related issues, and includes glare from oncoming headlights on glasses, and the difficulty of avoiding bright LED headlights which can cause adaption problems. .........Read more

Why We Want Driverless Cars

Explorer Pat notes that the campus fitness center is at the top of a steep hill and inaccessible to handicapped people who do not have electric carts. Explorers speculate why driverless cars might be the solution. .........Read more

Bus Safety: Marilyn's Inventions for Better and Faster Boarding

Explorer Marilyn describes her ideas for helping elderly or disabled persons more easily and safely board buses. .........Read more

Who Decides It's Time to Stop Driving? And How?

The Explorer Circle takes on the question of driving cessation from first-hand experiences with parents and personal observation. .........Read more

Now we can use Uber without a Smartphone

Explorer Helen reports on a service she found that will summon an Uber ride or a Lyft ride when called from a standard telephone instrument. .........Read more