RetireHub Deep-Dive — Tech

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February 28, 2024

RetireHub Deep-Dive — Technology

In the first of our monthly deep-dives, we delve into everything tech. We feature the best apps, exciting new products coming to market, and to how to keep yourself (and your assets) safe online.

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App of the Month

Medisafe (4.7 stars, 86,000 App Store reviews)

Medisafe is an application that can help seniors manage their medication intake. It is smart-based, which helps streamline the medication taking process. It provides refill reminders as well as personalized medication. Moreover, it provides data about potentially dangerous medication interactions, so seniors can have peace of mind when taking new medications.

Medisafe is free to download, with a premium version being available for $7 per month. For seniors with memory issues, the app will automatically notify the user’s immediate caregiver in the event they forget to take their medication.

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Senior Tech News

Meet the 84-year-old Japanese app developer who inspired Tim Cook

  • Masako Wakamiya obtained her first personal computer at age 58, just ahead of her retirement from a bank. Little did she know that she was beginning a journey that would make her the world's oldest known iPhone app developer, at 81.

  • Now 84, Wakamiya calls herself an IT evangelist and encourages other seniors to use digital technology to enrich their lives. She writes books while spreading her message on the lecture circuit in Japan and abroad. Recently, she sat down with Nikkei to tell her story -- from that first PC to talking shop with Apple CEO Tim Cook -- and explain why we're never too old to learn something new.

Online Safety Tips For Seniors (by the National Security Alliance)

  • Know the red flags — To begin with, if anyone contacts you and insists on payment by a wire transfer or gift card, it’s a scam. End the conversation immediately.

  • Verify to Clarify— Be suspicious of emails, text messages, or phone calls that create a sense of urgency and require you to respond to a crisis or give sensitive information, such as your credit card number or bank account information. Don’t respond immediately. Hang up or walk away from the computer and contact a trusted source to verify the legitimacy of the request.

Top 3 Apps For RetireHub Members

Happy Color (4.8 stars, 2.8 million ratings): An adult coloring app that allows you to “paint by numbers,” which many RetireHub members credited as calming, enjoyable, and a delight to incorporate into their daily routine. It also has more than 20,000 free pictures to color.

Words with Friends 2 (4.6 stars, 685,000 ratings): One of the original viral apps, it’s another version of Scrabble that you can play against a computer, or someone else online. RetireHub members lauded its quick and easy gameplay.

FlightRadar24 (4.8 stars, 414,000 ratings): Considered one of the best flight and plane trackers out there, RetireHub members commented on how addicting it is to see a plane in the sky and check on where it’s going.

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