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Ed Brazee is co-founder of BoomerTECH Adventures with colleagues Jill Spencer and Chris Toy. BoomerTECH Adventures helps fellow boomers develop their digital expertise while modeling and encouraging compassion, honesty, fairness, respect for diversity, and adherence to ethical behavior. Using Technology in this day and age is much more than knowing what buttons to push!
Millions of boomers use technology and most want to advance their skills and knowledge. Often not given credit for tech knowledge, the truth is that boomers are eager learners and use technology to learn, create, and communicate.
BoomerTECH Adventures enthusiastically provides information and expertise in the form of digital courses, a membership site, how-to videos, a blog, and social media resources to help our clients.
Ed is professor emeritus of Education at the University of Maine where he taught for 25 years. He was also publications editor for the Association for Middle Level Education, and directed a highly regarded summer institute for teachers.
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Recent Content
This short video demonstrates the difference between folders and albums in your Apple Photos app. Use both to organize your pictures.
This short video dem…
This short video demonstrates the difference between folders and albums in your Apple Photos app. Use both to organize your pictures.
Learn how to use several iPhone/iPad symbols — degree symbol, currency symbols, and inverted punctuation for Spanish.BoomerTECH Adventures (boomertechadventures.com)
Learn how to use sev…
Learn how to use several iPhone/iPad symbols — degree symbol, currency symbols, and inverted punctuation for Spanish.BoomerTECH Adventures (boomertechadventures.com)
The holiday gift shopping and giving season is here again…how did that happen? We often participate in gift exchanges, sometimes called Yankee swaps, with family and friends. One never knows who wi…
The holiday gift sho…
The holiday gift shopping and giving season is here again…how did that happen? We often participate in gift exchanges, sometimes called Yankee swaps, with family and friends. One never knows who will end up with which mystery gift, so we’re always on the lookout for fun, interesting, and inexpensive gifts appropriate for whomever might end up with it at the end of the whole process. Here’s a list of 6 techie Yankee swap items that we at BoomerTECH Adventures wouldn’t mind ending up with at the end of the exchange. It is getting chilly outside. How about a way to stay warm and enjoy yo…
Some of the best gifts to give are those you’ve made yourself! Here is an opportunity to use your tech skills to offer unique and valued gifts this year. These ideas use technology you already have …
Some of the best gif…
Some of the best gifts to give are those you’ve made yourself! Here is an opportunity to use your tech skills to offer unique and valued gifts this year. These ideas use technology you already have (or can easily borrow) to make thoughtful and well-regarded gifts using that most precious commodity, your time! As thoughtful as they are, you can have tons of fun putting these gifts together. None of these ideas are platform dependent and can be done on whatever type of device you have—smartphone, tablet, or computer. The best thing is that these ideas are as applicable for children as adults…
Our iPhone cameras are pretty amazing. The newer the phone, the more things you can do! Here are three features to try out before the holiday season. 1. Portrait Mode You can choose among natural li…
Our iPhone cameras a…
Our iPhone cameras are pretty amazing. The newer the phone, the more things you can do! Here are three features to try out before the holiday season. 1. Portrait Mode You can choose among natural light, contour light, studio light, stage light, stage light mono, and high-key light mono. You have to play around with the options to find the ones you like best. I think the stage light mono is the most dramatic.Here’s a hint for when you use stage light. A round circle will appear around the subject. Wait for the circle to turn yellow before you tap the shutter.2. Check out these option…
Bison grazing in a loop video from an iPhone camera Live image.
Bison grazing in a l…
Bison grazing in a loop video from an iPhone camera Live image.
This video is an example of turning a Live photo from an iPhone camera turned into a short bounce video.
This video is an exa…
This video is an example of turning a Live photo from an iPhone camera turned into a short bounce video.
Here are some age-related statistics related to our vision:1 in 10 people over 50 have an early form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). 3 in 10 folks over 80 have an early form of age-rela…
Here are some age-re…
Here are some age-related statistics related to our vision:1 in 10 people over 50 have an early form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). 3 in 10 folks over 80 have an early form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Glaucoma affects over 3,000,000 Americans. By 2030, it is estimated over 4,000,000 American will suffer from glaucoma symptoms. Older adults (over 60) are six times as likely to have glaucoma. 24,400,000 folks over 40 have cataracts. By age 75, 50% of Americans will have cataracts.Sources: https://ece.hsdm.harvard.edu/news/glaucoma-awareness-essential-health-agi…
Screenshots taken on your iPhone are very useful. How to take a screenshot; where to find screenshots once you have taken them, and; a number of uses of screenshots are shown in this video.BoomerTEC…
Screenshots taken on…
Screenshots taken on your iPhone are very useful. How to take a screenshot; where to find screenshots once you have taken them, and; a number of uses of screenshots are shown in this video.BoomerTECH Adventures assists Boomers and Seniors who want to learn more about their iPhones, iPads, Macs, and iWatches. And the latest technology in general.See us at boomertechadventures.comYouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1rS22ccn11gtOXY2yp1yRwor write to ed@boomertechadventures.com
There I was…on a bus, halfway to Boston’s Logan Airport when I discovered I didn’t have my phone. Panic! I was going to be gone for two weeks and needed to communicate with people. Fortunately, …
There I was…on a b…
There I was…on a bus, halfway to Boston’s Logan Airport when I discovered I didn’t have my phone. Panic! I was going to be gone for two weeks and needed to communicate with people. Fortunately, Concord Trailways busses have Wifi and I had my iPad. I opened the the app Find My and immediately located my iPhone.There it is was back home in Lisbon Falls, and there was me on I-95 approaching the Massachusetts border. Fortunately, a quick text to a friend and my phone was in the mail for two-day delivery. As you can see from the image above, the Find My app tells me where my current devices…
This 5 minute video will walk you through how to choose video settings on your iPhone.Thank you so much for watching, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
This 5 minute video …
This 5 minute video will walk you through how to choose video settings on your iPhone.Thank you so much for watching, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
This video is a quick review of how to use Siri, and it provides some example of what Siri can do for you.
This video is a quic…
This video is a quick review of how to use Siri, and it provides some example of what Siri can do for you.
The TIPS APP that comes with every iPhone, and iPad is a serious way to learn all about your Apple device.Tips on navigating your iPhone with information about Getting Started (protecting your info…
The TIPS APP that co…
The TIPS APP that comes with every iPhone, and iPad is a serious way to learn all about your Apple device.Tips on navigating your iPhone with information about Getting Started (protecting your information, setting up the essentials, and personalizing your iPhone), Discover More, and Photos and Camera are currently on my phone.Organized by Collections that change regularly, this is a simple and easy way to learn how to use your iPhone and iPad.A special bonus feature in TIPS is access to your iPhone User Guide, but the tips are what you really want!BoomerTECH Adventures assists Boomers…
Yesterday at breakfast in a small cafe in Eastport, ME (the easternmost city in the continental U.S.) a gentleman at an adjacent table was fidgeting with his new smartphone while his tablemates were g…
Yesterday at breakfa…
Yesterday at breakfast in a small cafe in Eastport, ME (the easternmost city in the continental U.S.) a gentleman at an adjacent table was fidgeting with his new smartphone while his tablemates were giving him all sorts of suggestions on how to make it work. Not wanting to intrude on their conversation but wanting to offer some help, I suggested that he watch a YouTube tutorial on his computer and learn how to use his new phone from the tutorial. If his new phone was an iPhone I would have suggested a number of resources that BoomerTECH Adventures have made for our friends and clients with a f…
BoomerTECH Adventures YouTube Channel offers you dozens of free instructional videos to help you learn to use your iPhone, iPad, Watch, and Mac computer. And to solve those pesky tech questions that d…
BoomerTECH Adventure…
BoomerTECH Adventures YouTube Channel offers you dozens of free instructional videos to help you learn to use your iPhone, iPad, Watch, and Mac computer. And to solve those pesky tech questions that drive you crazy!Boomers constantly upgrade their knowledge and skills about their devices. We provide expert guidance and personalized resources to develop your competence and confidence using Apple devices.Tired of searching for random YouTube videos to answer your questions? Then SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel on this page so you don't miss any of our new, easy-to-use and understand videos.…
Bring a flower inside. Place it on a dark background and let the fun begin! Focus, adjust exposure, zoom, click, and you’ll be amazed at how easy great results can be.BoomerTECH Adventures assists…
Bring a flower insid…
Bring a flower inside. Place it on a dark background and let the fun begin! Focus, adjust exposure, zoom, click, and you’ll be amazed at how easy great results can be.BoomerTECH Adventures assists Boomers and Seniors who want to learn more about their iPhones, iPads, Macs, and iWatches. And the latest technology in general.See us at boomertechadventures.comor write to ed@boomertechadventures.com
Did you receive an email from Apple telling you that My Photo Stream will shut down July 26? The second part of the message said to use iCloud Photos from now on. Many of our clients did and wondered …
Did you receive an e…
Did you receive an email from Apple telling you that My Photo Stream will shut down July 26? The second part of the message said to use iCloud Photos from now on. Many of our clients did and wondered about the implications. Here are several FAQ and answers. What is My Photo Stream? My Photo Stream is a feature on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac that stores images you take with your devices. If I took photos with my iPhone, they naturally showed up in my iPhone Photos app. When my iPhone was on the same WiFi network as my iPad and Mac, they would also appear in the Photos apps on those devices. As o…
You can isolate and lift an item out of an iPhone/iPad photograph, and then copy and paste into a Facebook post, Pages document, a Notes entry, or other location. It's a really cool skill to learn, an…
You can isolate and …
You can isolate and lift an item out of an iPhone/iPad photograph, and then copy and paste into a Facebook post, Pages document, a Notes entry, or other location. It's a really cool skill to learn, and it only takes a couple of minutes to master! Watch, learn, and do!