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Senior Citizen Cell Phone Plans to Consider

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Some cell phone plans are much better suited for seniors than others. Plans that allow senior citizens to get help when on the go and contact their loved ones at home are ideal. And the technology of the phone is not necessarily all that important if the price is discounted accordingly.

Great Call

Easy to use cell phones and plans is what Great Call offers. Some of their phones also include medical alert buttons, great for seniors. The plans often have a lot of call hours and not as much data, which is what senior citizens are looking for. Coverage is Verizon, so you know that you will be able to get a signal no matter where you are in America. Starter plans include 200 minutes for $14.99/month (2018).

Jitterbug

The Jitterbug 5 is a big seller for Jitterbug as the company provides phones that are really easy to use. The speaker volume is great and the screen is bright and easy to see. 5 Star Medical Alert is available for medical emergency issues. Jitterbug Touch is an option for Seniors that want something a little more complex. And for $40 a month, users can get 100 MB of data per month. If you only want calling, then their plans are similar to Great Calls, starting at $14.99.

Apple’s Backdoor and the Government

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Apple doesn’t want to let Big Brother (Government) into your iPhone through a backdoor in the phone security. The Obama administration is trying to force Apple to allow the government to access phones that have security features enabled. Apple CEO Tim Cook is going to appeal a court order to allow the government into the iPhone of a radical Islamist who shot dead a number of co-workers in San Bernardino California earlier this year.

Uber To Introduce US Food Delivery App

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UberEats will deliver the food you want ( On Demand Food Delivery) from local restaurants quickly using their vast number of their registered car drivers, in 5 to 15 minutes. The app takes your location and gives you options in your area. The app and delivery will not cost the customer anything either, how is that possible? According to the service, restaurants and customers love the service.

Microsoft Ends Support for Browsers Older Than IE 11

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Microsoft is ending their support for Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10 in the middle of January 2016, only providing technical support and updates to IE 11 and Edge. So if you are using one of the older versions of the browser, you could become infected by Malware/Spyware more easily than if you are running one of the newer editions. They are free, so there’s no reason to not upgrade unless your operating system will not support them. Then you really need to consider upgrade your whole system. Windows 7, 7.1 and 10 will all run Internet Explorer 11. Find the downloads on the TechNet Microsoft Internet Explorer page.

If you open an older version of the web browser this week you will receive a message telling you to upgrade. There will also be one last patch distributed to update all virus protection prior to ending support.

Choosing The Best Ways to Purchase Mario Kart Versions

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Super Mario Bros has to be one of the most classic video games in the world. Since it was introduced in the old version of the Nintendo game console, Super Mario never seems to lose its popularity. Even though now we have a plethora of more impressive video games from numerous video game developers, Super Mario Bros and its various versions are still in high demand in the market. Today, it is really glad to know that we are provided with more impressive Mario games. Not only that we can still play the 2D Super Mario games with the same classic background story, the game provider has also introduced Mario Kart with their latest racing versions.

Where to Play Mario Forever Online for 2015

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What could be more enjoyable and fun after a long and stressful day at work or at school than playing your most favorite game right on your desktop? It does not have to be a very complicated game with a sophisticated graphic performance that requires high specs from our computer and video card. A simple 2D game like Mario Forever can be a perfect choice to kill your stress and you can download it easily from a trusted source like CNet.com. If you like to find out more information about where to play Mario Forever online, feel free to read the rest of this article.


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Many times, the games with high specifications tend to cause us more stress since we have to prepare with higher computer requirements and overcome escalating difficulty levels. Nintendo’s Super Mario 3 : Mario Forever does not present a complicated story with incredible graphics, yet it has managed to become one of our favorites for many years. The Flash version is great for most PC home computers. This popular game has come up with a number of variations like Mario Forever, Super Mario Flash, Super Mario Strikes and Super Mario World. More interestingly, you can now play these fun games online or with a simple download. Mario Forever has turned out to be among the most played Mario games online to date. Plus its easy to get started as the controls are the basic arrow keys on the keyboard and getting the Mario character to jump is done by pressing the space bar.

Things Bit.ly Can Do That Are Awesome

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Bitly can monitor the click stats and shares on your shortened urls. You’ll know how your links are performing and how they have been shared.

You can use different shorteners depending your feelings about the link. Use luvit.me for links that you love. Use loath.es for links you do not like.

Bundle up your links by yourself or with a group of colleagues. The lists can be private or they can be public. Comments are allowed on the individual links and also on the bundle of links for additional meta data.

Google Play Games App Allows Recording and Publishing to YouTube Gaming

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YouTube Gaming has brought game recording and publishing to the Google Play App on Android. Users are now able to record their favorite game moments and save them to YouTube all from their mobile devices. The goal of Google is to increase the amount of gaming video on YouTube that will also be available to view on the companies recent YouTube Gaming app. the amount of gaming video watched online has dramatically increased and some YouTube gaming channels are watched as much as celebrity channels.

Currently live streaming of game play is not available on YouTube but the company plans to offer that feature some time in the near future.

John Brennan’s AOL Hacked eMails Posted Online

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US Torture policy emails created by CIA director John Brennan have been posted by WikiLeaks online. A teenager hacked into his account and took the emails before passing them along according to reports. Also posted is Brennan’s security clearance application which contains many personal details. US Policy on Iran is also a topic discuss in the emails released today.

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