Should I get my father an iPod or a Zune (caveat: he wants an FM tuner)? [more inside]
posted by thebazilist on Mar 5, 2009 - 13 answers

Two questions, really: specifically, how can I get my aunt with vascular dementia to recognize that she needs help and can no longer live alone? And generally, I'm looking for blogs and support forums on dealing with people with dementia. [more inside]
posted by mygothlaundry on Dec 2, 2008 - 9 answers

With the holidays coming I find my inability to tolerate some family members and listen to the inane chatter that fills the room. I am often visually unhappy about the situation. How can I tolerate such gatherings in a way that at least makes it appear I'm not so unhappy? (Bonus points if I'm ACTUALLY not so unhappy). [more inside]
posted by arniec on Dec 1, 2008 - 28 answers

How can two elderly people SAVE money by switching from a disconnected, analog lifestyle, to a connected, digital lifestyle? [more inside]
posted by mhuckaba on Sep 24, 2008 - 8 answers

Internet safety for beginners. Where do I find a simple guide to print out for my techno-phobe father? [more inside]
posted by giraffe on Aug 22, 2008 - 8 answers

I gifted my family a Wordpress blog (it's all up and designed and everything). I want a virtual center for our family that now spans the globe and can't get together often. However, how can I get the older coots to not only understand WHAT a blog is but how to use it. They use the interwebs. But only to look up the goofy stuff old people like - like when Murder She Wrote is on. Or to hate on George Bush. But not so much to interact. More inside. [more inside]
posted by tkchrist on Dec 23, 2007 - 14 answers

Help me find the name of a graphic novel, in which a naive elderly couple deal with the aftermath of an atomic bomb. . . [more inside]
posted by changeling on Dec 15, 2006 - 12 answers

Are old people's (particularly men's) ears and noses as large as they seem? Or is it some sort of age-based illusion? And if my eyes do not deceive me, why are they that way? [more inside]
posted by jckll on Sep 20, 2006 - 18 answers

Good gifts for a loveable curmudgeon? [more inside]
posted by Gucky on Jul 27, 2006 - 20 answers

Why do old women all have the same curled, shellacked, dandelion puffball hairstyle? It seems no matter what the current style is for younger people, or popular style from their own youth, they end up with that.
posted by pieoverdone on Jun 5, 2005 - 16 answers