I must admit that the site of the AARP magazine in my mail is a bit of a downer. REALLY?  I’m old enough for AARP?!  Well, yes.  So I read the magazine. It often has excellent technology articles. Did you know AARP sponsors classes for iPhone and Android users? You don’t have to ask your smart-aleck grandchild for help using your smartphone!

The Dec/Jan 2016 issue of AARP’s newsletter has an intro to a medical records app. It is a free download that allows you to take pictures of medication bottles to build a med list. It also has a calendar that is shareable. So everyone who is involved in doctor visits, health changes, etc. can share the information easily.

Check it out at AARP.org/rxapp or text “aarprx” to 742864

check-in at participating businesses, that business donates $1 to a cause of your choosing. You also get coupons to use on your next visit. Click here for more information on this app.

Ever wonder how healthy/ socially responsible a product is before you buy it? GoodGuide can give you those answers.  When you download their app you can scan a product’s barcode to see its ratings.  For more information on GoodGuide visit their website here.

What better way to stay in shape and do good for a charity at the same time?

Charity Miles donates 10 cents for every mile you bike and 25 cents for every mile you walk or run. Just one more reason to get your daily exercise!

Click here for more information on the app

Did you know that the computing power that you aren’t using on your phone can be donated?  With the HTC Power to Give app it can.  When your Android phone is plugged in and connected to Wi-Fi you can help support researching cures for diseases like Alzheimer’s, AIDS, and cancer.  Click here for more information about this app.

Taking pictures for a good cause!

“Save the Children teamed up with Johnson & Johnson to create this app where your photo shares equal donations. You can donate up to one photo a day, and they will never be used for commercial purposes”

Download it here.

Looking for a new app that helps support a good cause?  With Feedie every food photo you share, from a participating restaurant,  a donation will be made to the Lunchbox Fund, which provides meals to students in rural South Africa.   Click here to download the app.