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“I’ve fallen and I Can’t get UP”
By Randy D (the tech guy)
Many of us have heard this phrase be-
fore, but now we are at that age where
this can really happen to us. There are
many alternatives to getting help and
one that I have recently run across is
the Frist Alert Big Button Phone with
Safety Pendant.
This phone features three one-touch keeps for
automatic emergency dialing, plus an emer-
gence remote pendant to wear in case of a fall,
break-in or other emergency. Simply press a
button on the pendant to dial a stored contact
and play you own pre-recorded emergency
message. Best of all there are no monthly
fees! The phone features 3—number speed
dial, oversize keys making easy to read with- day, the 24th, at 2pm ok?” Doesn’t it seem that
out your glasses, talking dialer keys, digital
clock, indicator LED lights and smartphone.
Phone plugs into an AC outlet. Pendant battery
included.
First Alert Big Button Phone with Safety Pen-
dant sells for $79.99 @ Walmart and Sharper
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Do I need a
smartphone?
By Phil Sorrentino,
Contributing Writer, The Computer Club,
Florida
http://scccomputerclub.org
Philsorr.wordpress.com
philsorr (at) yahoo.com
Many of you have already answered this ques-
tion in the affirmative. But for those of you who
might still be on the fence, here are a few
thoughts that might help make the decision.
1. Contact information is always available. Put
a phone number in your contact list and never
have to put that phone number in again. Phone
numbers in your phone can be synchronized
with the contacts in your email software. With
an Android phone, the phone numbers come
directly from the contacts list in a Gmail ac-
count. The phone numbers will always be
available and they will be backed up, so when
you change phones (phone disaster or new
phone envy), the contacts will show up on your
new phone. No need to reconstruct or transfer
your phone numbers. Addresses are also han-
dled in the same way.
2. Your Calendar is always available. How
many times have you been asked “Is Thurs-
every doctor’s office visit ends with that ques-
tion? Well, with your calendar available on
your phone, you can easily answer the ques-
tion and propose an alternative, if need be. Not
only can you see your appointments on the
calendar, but you can see appointments on
other calendars, if you link them. You can easi-
ly see your appointments and your significant-
other’s appointments, so that a good decision
can be made. I even have a calendar with im-
portant dates like birthdays and anniversaries
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