Japan is a cool place to visit. I have found ways to help you enjoy your trip without worrying about the cost of phone calls, instant messaging (including texts), emails, and internet access while you are in Japan. Without access to a Japanese phone or SIM card, a key concern for travelers has … [Read more...] about How to Minimize Communication Costs While Traveling in Japan
Last Minute Holiday Gift Picks
Looking for a last minute Christmas or Hannukah gift? Here are a number of tech gifts that you can have delivered on time - or at least allow you to notify them that the gift is on its way. Tech Stocking Stuffers from the iTunes Store These gifts may be low-cost, but they show others … [Read more...] about Last Minute Holiday Gift Picks
How and Why to Use iWatermark+ for Your Photos and Art
Every day photos with unknown sources are shared on social media and blogs. Most of the people posting these photos without credit do not do so with malicious intent. They have found a nice image that they want to share with their friends or readers. The image makes their point. I have written at … [Read more...] about How and Why to Use iWatermark+ for Your Photos and Art
Waterproof iPhone Case Lifeproof Review and Tips
Protecting your phone from water during outdoor activities is challenging, especially during the summer months when many of us are active around pools, the beach and more. In my home state of Hawaii, many people choose to live here because they love the water. It's a water centric kind of place … [Read more...] about Waterproof iPhone Case Lifeproof Review and Tips
Christmas Tech Gifts
Looking for the last minute perfect Christmas Gift? Here are our BoomerTechTalk recommendations for this year. LifeProof Cases and Holders for iPhone and iPad If your loved one spends any time near water, they will love these products. In Hawaii, they are indispensable. But anywhere people, … [Read more...] about Christmas Tech Gifts
Build Your Personal Brand With These Books
Invest in yourself this holiday with some smart reading. The holidays are an excellent time for self-improvement as work quiets down for many of us. As you learn and reflect, you may realize you need to update your bios on your social media platforms, especially LinkedIn and GooglePlus. APE … [Read more...] about Build Your Personal Brand With These Books
Social Business Savvy Boomers Make the Best Leaders
Boomers that are Social Business savvy have an advantage in business as employees or owners. Smart companies promote and recruit executives who are not just capable, knowledgeable managers but who also have proven online influence. Only a short-sighted company puts the social reputation of their … [Read more...] about Social Business Savvy Boomers Make the Best Leaders
Tech Gifts for Grandparents Day
Grandparents day was launched in the USA in 1978 when Jimmy Carter pronounced it a national holiday. Apple does not yet recognize it in their iCal so perhaps it is mainly a gifting holiday. But if you would like to recognize your grandparents who have been so kind to you or your kids, here is a nice … [Read more...] about Tech Gifts for Grandparents Day
What You Can Learn About Internet Safety from Weiner
You can learn from your mistakes. Boomers know that. We have had plenty of life experience to learn from. You can also learn from the mistakes of others. What can we learn from Congressman Weiner's mistakes? Nothing you put on the internet is private. This does not mean avoid the internet. It … [Read more...] about What You Can Learn About Internet Safety from Weiner
How to Set Up a Google Alert
Google alerts are useful for tracking your personal reputation (your name), your product, your brand, your competitors, your website name and topics of importance to you. You can even track your children's names** to discretely check on what they are up to on-line, to the extent their names appear … [Read more...] about How to Set Up a Google Alert
