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Computer Education and Automation!<\/p>\n
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I don\u2019t know about you, but like many current middle-aged Americans, I grew up and went entirely through school with no exposure to computers whatsoever. Oh sure\u2026. we had typing and writing class so we at least could be competent on a keyboard but, no computers. I remember being wowed by the first IBM Selectric typewriter. A speed-typing and self-correcting typewriter! It was an amazing machine but nothing compared to our current computer processing.
\nWhile attending university, I saw my first electronic calculator from Texas Instruments. The thing was the size of a shoe box but boy could it calculate! I was impressed! As the years passed, calculators got smaller and smaller until now they can be as small as a credit card or even just an app on your phone.<\/p>\n
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\nI try to keep up with all the changes in our new computerized world, but being an \u201colder\u201d adult, I often call my daughter to ask computer questions. I usually get a roll of the eyes and an additional \u201cOh Daddy, you should know this by now\u201d. Recently though, I must have really pulled a bone-head of a question because she told me I must have \u201cI. D. ten T disease\u201d<\/strong>. It took me a few seconds to figure out what she just told me but then I realized ID10T<\/strong> (spells IDIOT disease). Oh, the joys your children can bring you. After we had a good laugh, she assisted me with my current computer dilemma.<\/p>\n
\nPoint is, that as we progress through time, it\u2019s getting harder and harder to just keep up with changes in communication, TV, phones, computers, and all this electronic new age-jazz! It can hurt your brain just thinking about keeping pace with these new-fangled modifications! I recently purchased a new Apple2 watch and I feel like Dick Tracy in the old Sunday morning paper comics with his radio watch. What was once science fiction\u2026\u2026. is now a reality! Keeping up is becoming a full-time occupation!<\/p>\n
\nWell guess what? Each year there are changes to Medicare health plans, prescription drug plans, wills, trusts, financial planning opportunities, life insurance, and annuities in the ever-changing landscape of your retirement years.<\/strong><\/p>\n