What? Another website aimed at boomers? What's this one all about? Well, here's a mental checklist for you.
If you're in that sought after demographic called the Boomer then this blog may be for you.
If you're intimidated by technology then this blog may be for you.
If you cringe at the thought of having to go into an electronics store to buy a PC, digital camera, a printer, a hard drive etc. etc. then this blog may be for you.
If your children or grandchildren roll their eyes when you tell them that you want to know more about technology then this blog may be for you.
If you are tired of information overload written in "geekspeak" (ie terms and phrases that are crushingly technical) then this blog may be for you.
If you wonder why technology companies never use people who look over 30 to advertise their products then this blog may be for you.
If you fit in at least 2 of the above categories then this blog is probably for you.
If you put a tick beside everything, then this blog is definitely for you.
The purpose of thesavvyboomer.com is to help unravel the world of technology for "boomers" or anyone else who has been too busy working and living the past 3 or 4 decades. If you're under 40, you are going to find the information here probably too simple or not technical enough for your needs. We're going to try to deal with the information on technology, software, the internet and products such as digital cameras, PDA's, mp3 players etc in a way that will inform but not intimidate you.
Why are we going to do this? It's simple. There are very few websites that address this area. You can find literally thousands of blogs dedicated to boomers that cover areas such as investing, retirement communities, real estate, health care, dating (yes online boomer dating-we'll talk about it in a future article), travel etc etc but I only found a couple that are dedicated to technology for boomers. And since I'm a boomer myself and my friends are always asking me for help in this area because of my high tech background, I figured, what the heck!
So this blog will be dedicated to the areas of consumer and high technology as they relate to computers,the internet and associated consumer electronics. At this point, we aren't going into audio/video such as TVs, DVD players, cell phones etc (other than cameras and mp3 players) but that's not to say we won't in the future.
Take a look at this article on another website about technology for boomers. It tells me that companies are finally starting to realize that boomers have the ability to become tech-savvy.
Finally, please bear with me. I am learning as I go. If you are a blogger checking me out, I'm new to this so if I'm doing something wrong,let me know. I'll be linking to other boomer type blogs soon so that boomers can see what else is being written about and by us.
Great idea for a blog!
Posted by: Rhea | October 18, 2006 at 10:15 AM
practical & elegantly-designed blog you have
- another fan, Kare, SavvyHer
Posted by: Kare Anderson | December 06, 2006 at 10:43 PM
Please check out my site:
Senior's Guide to Computers
http://www.seniorsguidetocomputers.com
Posted by: Jeffrey Mayer | April 06, 2007 at 07:35 PM
Love what you're doing! Looks like you've made some great strides since launching last year. I'm trying to get a new blog started that's targeted not just at Boomers, but our entire society, to change the way we think about aging. What you're writing about is right up my alley. If it's okay I'd like to add you to my list of blogs that are changing aging.
Happy blogging-
Dr. Bill Thomas
Posted by: Dr. Bill Thomas | October 24, 2007 at 10:12 AM
Hello! I love your writing. I hope you don't mind but I posted your article on "If Band Treated Us...". I gave you credit for the writing and posted a link to your site. Please let me know if this is acceptable to you. Again, thanks for the chuckle.
Posted by: Notary Public | December 04, 2007 at 02:32 PM
Hello, TheSavvyBoomer
Glad to learn of you from BoomSpeak.com. I'm working on tech education for older folk too, at InterfaithTechAssociates.org. I figured the best way to improve the use of digital communication in communities of faith, so that they can use IT for peace, is through Web literacy education. So, I give local workshops and help communities of faith establish simple and inexpensive websites. I'll publish a blurb about The Savvy Boomer in the next online newsletter of my presbytery. Best wishes!
--TCDavis
Retired Pastor, self-taught cyber-surfer, and interfaith peacemaker
http://www.interfaithtechassociates.org
Posted by: TCDavis | December 09, 2007 at 11:34 AM