The Savvy Boomer

Attitudes of Seniors and boomers on Aging in Place-Part 2

Here are the key findings for boomers to go along with yesterday's key findings for seniors.  (click on each graphic for a sharper image.)

Why do they call them the Red Sox?

See any red sox on these players?

Attitudes of Seniors and boomers on Aging in Place

This is the title of  a very extensive study I recently received from   Clarity, a Division of Plantronics, Inc. which is the leading supplier of amplified telephones, notification systems, assistive listening devices and other communications devices for the aging population.  Below are the key findings for Seniors.  I will post the Key findings for boomers tomorrow.  If you want a copy of the entire report (157 pages in PDF format), email me at the address on the left side of the blog.

(Click on the graphics for sharper image)

This is not my picture.

Recently I have received a couple of emails asking me if this is my picture next to the post written by Mark (Going Like Sixty) on the Boomspeak website.  Nope, that's not me, just a picture they used beside the text where Mark quoted me.  Anyway, it's a great site and I agree 100% with Mark's post, so go and have a look at both.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Jeff Francis first Canadian to win a world series game

You read it here first, about 15 hours before the game even started.  I'll be celebrating too hard along with the rest of Canada to post anything after this becomes a reality so I thought I'd just get it over with now. 

Congratulations Jeff.

UPDATE:

SOX 13  ROCKS 1-OOPS!!

Wobzip useful online file uncompressor

A common way of sending several files on the internet is to compress them into one file with a program like Winzip or WinRAR.  Unfortunately if you receive a file like this in an email attachment or off a web site, you may not have the appropriate software to extract them into their original file format and unless it's a critical file, you probably don't want to spend the money on a program that you only use occasionally.  Now you can use Wobzip which will uncompress the most popular types of software online for you.  It does warn it is still in testing mode but I tried a few files and they all worked.  Be patient if the file is large, remember it has to upload it from your system first.  It can also convert files directly from a website thereby saving you the hassle of downloading it.  Definitely a useful tool.  Click on the logo.

Sleeping problems as you age

I sometimes hear people my age complain about a lack of sleep.  For some reason, I have few problems with sleep and so I wondered why I also wasn't experiencing these problems as I age, not that I mind not having sleep problems.  Then I read in the New York Times today that pain and illness is a factor in sleeping less and sleeping less then causes more ailments and the longer you sleep, the less sensitive you are to pain.  Geez, if that isn't a vicious cycle, I don't know what is.

That's all very interesting but it doesn't really tell us what to do to break that cycle.  I guess you just have to stay in good health as you age so you can sleep better, so you can stay in good health etc etc.  Hmmm, while I learned something new about the causes, I really didn't learn anything new about how to avoid sleep problems other than stay healthy.  Our health declines as we age and all we can do is try to minimize it, easier said then done.

to NYT story

Blackberry 9000 leaked

We recently decided that our business required at least 1 phone with push email.  After an evaluation, we decided the well known Blackberry was going to be the choice with the WorldWide model 8830.  Having used an older Blackberry with a larger keyboard previously, the 8830's smaller keypad was a concern but the tradeoff was the new small size and worldwide usage capability along with outstanding clarity and RIM's reputation for stable products.

But hold the phone, (literally) the Blackberry 9000 that is being shown on dozen of different websites now may be the answer.  No keypad means a touch screen interface like iPhone.  So we'll be putting off our purchase now hoping that the 9000 design and early 2008 release rumors are accurate.