Pre-configuring Product for Parent’s WiFi
Here are some tips to make sure a new product you send to your parent can easily connect to their WiFi network.
What is it: Devices, Tools, Objects
Devices, Tools, Objects relating to better quality life as grow older.
Mobility Tech: Share Your Insights or Questions
Do you (or someone you care about) use any mobility tech — like cars, or bicycles? Or canes, walkers, or rollators? The Longevity Explorers are exploring mobility tech. We are interested in the inputs of the broader Tech-enhanced Life community too. Share what you know. Join the discussion. Mobility Tech: What Is It? Mobility Tech … Read more
Make Alexa Proactive: Create Routines
Alexa Routines are small pieces of software that you can easily create, and which can make an Echo active rather than passive.
In other words, instead of requiring your parent to initiate an interaction with Alexa, you can automatically trigger an interaction in response to some predetermined stimulus — for example, a motion, a time of day, or a spoken phrase of your choice.
How to Use Zoom on Echo Show
If you like using an Alexa device like the Echo Show, and want to join with others on a Zoom call using that device, now you can.
Need Help Making Alexa Useful
I am setting up Alexa for my parent who lives at a distance. I am unsure what features to include, or how to set it up so it is as useful as possible.
How to Use Alexa for Group Calls
On December 18, 2020, Amazon released an Alexa Group calling feature that allows up to seven (7) callers to be on the same Alexa call. Here is how to set it up and use it.
Alexa Questions & Answers
After writing several “How To” articles, relating to Alexa and related products, I have been getting quite a few questions about things I neglected to cover in those articles. This page is to collect some of the common questions, together with detailed “how to” answers. If you haven’t yet read the original articles, I would … Read more
Tablets with Simpler User Interfaces: Interview
After completing a comparative evaluation of products in the category we call “senior-friendly tablets”, lead reviewer Frank Engelman was interviewed by Richard Caro, co-founder of Tech-enhanced Life. See the live video interview below. Live Interview This introduction is a starting point for a more detailed deep-dive into these products at “Best … Read more
Ideas for Alexa skills or routines to keep my Dad engaged
I'm giving Dad a couple of Alexa Echos for Christmas (he has a big house and is hard of hearing). I'm trying to find some good skills and maybe set up some routines to get him to actually engage with the devices. I was thinkng of creating a morning routine that includes a greeting, the weather … Read more
Alexa Care Hub: How To Advice
Amazon has a new “feature” in its Alexa artificial intelligence (AI) — called the Alexa Care Hub. It has the potential to help quite a lot in a situation where you are worried about, or caring for, someone who lives at a distance, and on whom you can not just “pop in” yourself — like your … Read more