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6 Travel Tips with Smartphones

Are you planning a trip out of the country? Let’s talk about precautions you should take so you don’t come home to a smartphone bill that’ll ruin your vacation after-glow. 1. Call Your Cell Phone Service Provider (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, etc.) – Before traveling overseas call your cell phone service provider and ask what packages […]

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15 Days, 22 Events – Join me in Florida

I’ll be speaking in Florida from March 7th through March 21st. Take a look at my schedule and see if our paths can cross. If not you, maybe a digitally-challenged friend or family member could benefit by attending. March 7, 2016 – 12:30pm How to be Smart with Your Smartphone and Tablet – Friendship Center […]

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My 4 Favorite Travel Gadgets

I want to stay organized, feel at home, and leave nothing behind when I travel. Having been out of commission for a few months recovering from being hit by a car, I’m very thankful to be on the road (or in the friendly skies) again promoting the newly revised “Is This Thing On?” A Friendly […]

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WHERE TO FIND ABBY IN SEPTEMBER…

Well, I’m wounded but not broken from being hit by a car in June. It’s time to get back on the road and spread the good word – helping people conquer their fears of technology. If you see me in an airport please offer to lift my suitcase or carry a box of books. I’ll […]

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Where To Find Me In February And March…

I’ll be speaking in Connecticut, Oregon, and up and down the coast of California in February and March. Come and join me or send your digitally tentative friends and family.

March 27, 2014 – 11:00am

Safely Surfing the Web – A talk and book signing at Covenant Village Mount of Miguel, 325 Kempton St Spring Valley, CA – RSVP 877-591-9521

March 26, 2014 – 11:00am

Safely Surfing the Web – A talk and book signing at The Samarkand, Santa Barbara, CA. – RSVP 877-776-2572

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May Day! Let Me Help With Your Digital Distress…In May

May, for me, is spring flowers and 16 talks in 7 states. If you know a digital immigrant in NY, CT, NJ, CA, CO, IL, or MI who needs help crossing the digital divide, send them my way!

May 29, 2013 – 2:00-4:00PM

Social Networking 2.0 – Beyond the Basics – A talk with The Transition Network at The Senior Planet Exploration Center, 127 West 25th Street, NYC. (This is a private event.)

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Where To Find Abby and “Is This Thing On?” in November…

If you know of anyone in Connecticut, New Jersey, or New York, I’ll be visiting there in September and October. Send them my way for some computer demystification!

Here’s my schedule:

November 30, 2012

To speak at Bronx Age-Friendly Day. Details to come.

November 28, 2012 – 2:30PM

How to Navigate the Ever Changing Landscape of Technology and Social Networking – A talk and book signing at the Senior Planet Exploration Center, 127 West 25th Street, NYC.

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Where To Find Abby and “Is This Thing On?” in September and October

If you know of anyone in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and/or Texas, I’ll be visiting there in September and October. Send them my way for some computer demystification!

Here’s my schedule:

October 27-28, 2012

Speaker at Texas Book Festival– Austin, TX. Details to come!

October 25, 2012 – 9:30am

How to Navigate the Ever Changing Landscape of Technology– A talk and book signing at the Bridgewater Public Library, 1 Vogt Drive, Bridgewater, NJ.

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Where To Find Abby and Is This Thing On? in July and August…

If you know of anyone in Connecticut, New Jersey, and/or New York, I’ll be visiting there in July and August. Send them my way for some computer demystification!

Here’s my schedule:

August 25, 2012 – 11:00am

How to Navigate the Ever Changing Landscape of Technology– A talk and book signing at the David M. Hunt Library at 63 Main Street, Falls Village, CT.

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Where To Find Abby and “Is This Thing On?” in May…

If you know of anyone in Denver, Los Angeles, San Rafael, Sacramento, San Diego, New Jersey, and/or New York, I’ll be visiting there in May. Send them my way for some computer demystification!

Here’s my schedule:

May 26, 2012 – 5:00PM

How to Navigate the Ever Changing Landscape of Technology – A talk and book signing at the Singles Conference, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 4195 Camino Del Rio South, San Diego, CA.

May 26, 2012 – 11:00am

How to Navigate the Ever Changing Landscape of Technology – A talk and book signing at the Channel Islands PC User Groups, 1500 Temple Ave, Camarillo, CA.

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