Tips & Tricks

Of Course it’s Easy to Bring Grandparents & Grandkids Together—Tech to the Rescue!

We haven’t seen our grandkids in Minnesota in seven months or our grandkids in Boston in four months. With travel restricted and social distancing in place, it is going to be a while longer before we see any of them face-to-face! Not the situation we or anyone else want. But fortunately, technology can help us…

Stay Connected During Social Distancing with Zoom

Zoom is a great way to connect with multiple people.  I have found it easy to use on both my iPad and and my MacBook Air.  Last night I successfully connected with three families across the country.  They were using either a Chrome Book or a PC. I tried to download the app to my…

Stay Connected During “Social Distancing” with FaceTime

“We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.” William James Helping folks stay connected through their digital devices has always been a major goal for us at BoomerTECH Adventures. Emailing, texting, Facebook and other Social Media, and video conferencing are all options for staying close to family…

Off-Facebook Activity Tool

Apps and websites share information about your activity on their sites with Facebook. Facebook uses this information to target you for ads that relate to your interests. Selling ads, of course, is a major component of Facebook’s business plan. Facebook has just recently made available to users a tool that allows for some management of…