The family got my grandma a Kindle Fire HD for her birthday, and I have the weekend to load it up with apps before mailing it off to her. I know positively zip about the Kindle, and I'm looking for recommendations and tips.
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posted by phunniemee
on Apr 11, 2013 -
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I want to eat like it's 1909 and have no idea how to plan meals. I will learn to cook. Does anyone have advice and/or resources for me?
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posted by Urban Winter
on Aug 9, 2012 -
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I need a great mother's day gift for my new baby's wonderful grandmas.
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posted by bq
on Apr 22, 2011 -
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I'm taking my 65 year old Grandma to Vegas. She's never been. How can I make this the best trip ever?
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posted by Marinara
on Feb 24, 2011 -
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Trying to buy a digital photo frame for my mother-in-law. Question has been asked before on AskMe but this is the 2010 version and of course my special snowflake details are included within.
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posted by caution live frogs
on Nov 28, 2010 -
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How can we get my grandma from overseas to the US as painlessly as possible without spending $$$$$ amount of money?
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posted by joyeuxamelie
on Oct 30, 2010 -
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Grandmother in a nursing home. Elderly grandfather caring for her and denying help from others. Grandma not getting the care she needs. What can we do?
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posted by blackcatcuriouser
on Oct 29, 2010 -
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What webcam/video chat setup would you recommend, if you had to set one up for a technophobe grandma, in order to let her see her grandchildren?
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posted by kristin
on Aug 30, 2010 -
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Replacing my laptop, and planning to give current laptop to my 85 yr old mother so she can email and chat with me, her grandchildren, and her great-grandchildren, and receive photo's. Is ubuntu a viable OS for her?
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posted by batikrose
on Jul 1, 2010 -
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Help me identify a song my grandmother with Alzheimers sings sometimes: "Where are you going Ronaldo? I go to Las Vegas"...
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posted by TimeTravelSpeed
on Feb 22, 2009 -
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My terminally-ill grandma is in a hospital that is dirty, poorly staffed, and crowded. My family wants to move her to another facility. She has 2-8 weeks to live. Hospital staff has been unreceptive to our requests. How can we get grandma transferred to another facility?
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posted by Ostara
on Oct 14, 2008 -
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Apron Filter! Where can I get a really nice (pretty, well-made)
waist apron for my beloved Nana? Catch - must fit UK size 20-22!
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posted by cardamine
on Oct 4, 2008 -
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2 used laptops: what to do with them? One will be new to me (from my wonderful girlfriend), one will be new to my grandma (from me)
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posted by whiskey point
on Apr 8, 2008 -
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My grandma recently gave me $500 to buy something lasting to remember her by. My first thought was watch, but I have a watch, so I am hoping for good suggestions of lasting items in that price range (I like ebay). I would like something unique, but maybe there is something that all men should own that I am just not thinking of.
posted by ouchitburns
on Jul 10, 2007 -
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I'm trying to get my parents set up with high-speed cable Internet on top of their cable TV service. They're in the Tucson, AZ burbs and their cable provider is Comcast. Google searches return "broadband resellers" who offer special deals (e.g. free cable modem+free router+$19.95/mo for six months) that don't appear on Comcast's official site. Are these resellers legit? Has anybody used them? Anything I should be wary of?
[Comcast offers a combined cable/phone/internet package, but that's not available to my parents since digital phone is not yet supported where they live.]
posted by ldenneau
on May 21, 2007 -
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Weird thing I found. Any idea what it is? Possibly a coin or button or.... Has some bird on one side... the other side has a ???
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posted by LadyBonita
on May 15, 2007 -
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My 87 year old grandmother is in the midst of decline suffering from Alzheimer's and now believes she needs to go to work each day. She lives across the street from my folks, but has taken to 'escaping' and wandering all around town.
Has anybody heard of/seen/used any type of "Grandma LoJack" device to track her down, or better yet, send out an alarm when she gets too far from a base unit in the house? (I.e. if she walks more than 50 yards from the kitchen or something an alarm would go off at my folks house or it would make a phone call.)
She's got an ID bracelet now with an 800 number on it, but that's only good when/if they find her.
posted by GernBlandston
on Jul 8, 2005 -
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