Our Longevity Explorers like to seek out useful Apps and share them with each other and with you.
We are looking for Apps that can help make life as we grow older a pleasure not a burden.
Amazon has developed a simplified grocery shopping system that works very well with their Echo Show devices with a built-in touch screen. I wanted to see if it would work for people with poor vision. The results were good.
You are experiencing problems ordering groceries online from apps that are not designed for a person who is blind or has low vision. Even when you tried screen readers such as Apple VoiceOver, you found that using it to read entire web pages designed for sighted persons very frustrating.
I wanted a solution to “forgetting” things I had put in the calendar. I found a useful app to help with this, and here is a review of it. Like many of us, my day to day living is largely reliant on a calendar, via my iPad, iPhone or Android smart phone, to notify me when … Read more
By Explorers: Susan Karplus, Lynn Davis, John Milford, Rich Selph. Dec. 2020. “Once you are a grandparent, almost nothing seems as important as interacting with your grandkids, and helping them and their parents as much as you can.” But, if you can’t visit, or live a long way away, how do you maintain the … Read more
As I mentioned in the introduction to “My Internet Enabled Life, you can see the world while sitting at your PC in your own house or apartment. Here is a list of websites that offer an amazing assortment of places to visit, theater performances to watch, TV series, and movies.
Wishing for new sights and sounds, I purchased an Xbox One X this week. Realizing that I was more into games in the 1980's and have been left far behind since, it's quite a leap to try the Star Wars game that was included in my package. Space Invaders and PacMan were all the rage … Read more
As we socially distance during this time of stress, it is only natural for each of us to think about & be thankful for our true blessings, our family, friends, & the many things in the world around us that make life worth living. Some of you may write these down in a journal. About … Read more
Ever thought “I need to make some new friends: There should be an app for that”? A group of Longevity Explorers and design students brainstormed the features they would like to see in an “App to Make New Friends” at an intergenerational design workshop at the 2018 Stanford Centre on Longevity Design Challenge. … Read more
Here is an overview of useful Apps for people with Low Vision. This is a companion piece to the article by Marlena Chu from the UC Berkeley School of Optometry on Low Vision Aids. It includes Apps for the iPhone and for Android devices. This overview was collated by Ashley Katsikos, OD, and updated by Marlena Chu, OD. … Read more
Art: “Anyone for Tennis” by Caroline Mustard using iPad Pro, the Procreate App and the Apple Pencil. How to Transform your Mobile Device into a Digital Canvas or Sketchbook! I’ve been teaching people, especially those close to my own age, how to use their iPads, iPhones and Android devices creatively since I fell in … Read more