Animoto.com is an online do-it-yourself video production program so easy your grandchildren could absolutely create their own videos. It’s effortless and affordable. We found it fun and quick enough that the shortest attention span can hold out during the production process.
For free trial use go to the site and clicked on the get started [...]
Computers
DIY do it yourself high definition videos CHEAP
Computers
Head into cloud computing with Google Docs
There’s a FREE online productivity suite that uses none of your system’s resources and requires no download. Google Docs is fun to explore and to play with. If you want to jump on the bandwagon and get some of the larger programs off your own harddrive, in other words, go for cloud computing, start with [...]
Digital Life
Google Chrome browser revisited – a safe and reliable choice
Google’s web browser, Chrome, is now in version 4.0.249.89. I like it, especially in view of IE’s recent problems. Gurus and pundits are advising people to use IE only when absolutely necessary since it’s security credibility roughly resembles Swiss cheese. It’s full of holes and that can cause you problems.
There are seven or eight really [...]
Digital Home
Your Digital Grandparent talks about every day technology for baby boomers
Here are some of the best posts from your Digital Grandparent. We make every day technology comfortable for baby boomers – or for anyone else.
Professional bookmakers take on Apple and other tablet computers. Who will win the consumer wars?
Save $1000 on home entertainment.
Should cell phones be permitted on commercial airlines?
You missed clean out your computer [...]
Computers
CES-electronics for baby boomers in 2010
Let’s take a quick look at CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, before it opens in Las Vegas and see what might be coming to consumers in 2010. Baby boomers are often early adopters, since we have some discretionary income and resources, and, of course, free time. But baby boomers, while we buy electronics and like [...]
Digital Life
Should passengers be allowed to use cell phones in flight?
People are taking sides on whether or not cell phone usage should be allowed on commercial airline flights. DigitalGrandparent has no opinion – we seldom fly. But your take on this is important so here’s a video from the Inflight Passenger Communications Coalition (IPCCC) to explain their point-of-view.
IPCCC Director Carl Biersak is the speaker in [...]
Digital Photo
Fine art fiber photo paper for ink jet printers
Digital photographers who still yearn for the old days of gorgeous printing papers and darkroom atmosphere will want to explore art-quality fiber papers available for ink jet printers. Exhibition quality fiber paper is made by several manufacturers for ink jet printers.
Some baby boomers consider ourselves very serious amateur photographers and today’s post is for those [...]
Digital Home
Baby boomers – FREE books for Internet download
A FREE site, Digital Book Index , looks better every day. Are we the last generation of readers? I’m a book nut. I read them, buy them, and review them. Now, I get them free, read them, and store them on digital shelf space.
We moved cross country three times in three years. I owned several hundred books [...]
Computers
FREE anti-virus is the best buy for most computers
Anti-virus programs by the major manufacturers are expensive and bloated beyond belief. The makers want to control your system to make their software seem more valuable. Antivirus programs can cause as much harm as do the bugs they cure. FREE software might be your best buy.
But if you dump anti-virus scanning from your computer, you [...]
Software Reviews
Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premier hit the consumer mark
Adobe’s latest consumer photo and video editing software package combines PhotoShop Elements, the latest light version of PhotoShop with Premier Elements – a video editor perfect for hobby-level videographers.
This latest boxed set retails at $119 to $150, depending upon whether you upgrade or start new. That’s a 25% savings over the separate programs. This time, [...]
