How I Taught iPad to My 96-Year-Old Neighbor

When I worked as a technical writer, I wrote manuals for new software programs and also created courseware for senior citizens who had a different framework for learning. When dealing with older adults, you have to understand how they learn. Several years ago my neighbor who lived to be 106 …

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Why Robots Can’t Write and Talk Funny

In an effort to make reading long form articles easier, a publisher is using a voice to text emulator. My friends have noted on my articles that the emulator has a British accent because the publication is British. When I write, I write in American English and then I convert …

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