Technology

By Tim Poor

For everyone who has endured the humbling experience of repeatedly asking kids and grandchildren how to use their smartphones or tablets, AARP Alaska and the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) have a solution. Volunteer professors will offer a free half-day technology workshop at the UAS Juneau campus on Thursday, May 11.

Recently, on a Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas, a group of AARP Nevada volunteers joined the members of the UNLV Solar Decathlon team to help build the perfect home for seniors of the future.

Click on a link, answer a call from “tech support,” or even taking a Facebook survey can lead to you being scammed.

Looks what’s coming to Nashua on May 13: FREE hands-on workshops for those who want to get the most out of their iPads.

Looks what’s coming to Concord on May 10: FREE hands-on workshops for those who want to get the most out of their iPads.

AARP members are invited to register for FREE to the sixth annual Innovation@50+ LivePitch event where they can learn about and provide real time feedback on new technology designed to meet the needs for people over 50. The event will take place Wednesday April 12 (8:30am-6:30pm) and Thursday April 13 (8:30-4:00pm), 2017 at the Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd. in Mountain View, CA.

In partnership with CCBC (Community College of Baltimore County) Senior Institute, the CCBC Foundation, and Baltimore County Public Libraries, AARP is presenting a way to increase your independence through technology. Do you know someone in the Baltimore County area without any computer experience, but who has the desire to learn? Then this is the class for them!

By Cynthia Pasquale

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