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What Gets Better As We Age?

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Aging brings a new awareness of limitations. Physical and health-related issues are part of the reality of living. Just a few years ago, things we could do without much strain are more difficult. We must work harder to remain fit and energetic. At the same time, several aspects actually improve. In meaningful ways, our life can become richer and easier as we turn each page of the calendar. LIfe's experiences help us in very important ways. As we move through the last few days of the first month of a new year, let's look at some of the things that tend to get better as we age: 1. We are less concerned with comparing ourselves to others.  By now, we know ourselves well enough to stop constantly comparing ourselves to others. We know there are people who are better looking than us, have more money or fame than we do, are taller, or thinner, more athletic or smarter and there is nothing we can do to change those differences. Importantly, we care less about any of that as measures o

Friendship and Retirement: Not a Simple Combination

Maybe it was because I worked for myself for so many years. Maybe it was because I tried working for big corporations and found I didn't play well in a big sandbox. Maybe it is just part of my personality. Whatever the reason, I never had very many close friends.  My business as a consultant required lots of acquaintances: clients, industry contacts, friendly competitors, and suppliers. But, those were not the type of relationships that led to enduring friendship. Because I was on the road for many days each year, I never developed many close friendships on a social level at home, either. My wife will admit she wasn't much better. Unfortunately, I carried that situation into retirement. If Betty and I wanted to do something with another couple, we would scramble to think of who to invite. Usually, that meant we would involve family, or do things as just the two of us. One unexpected benefit of blogging was the start of several on-line, virtual, friendships. Regular readers beca

iPhone Keeps Restarting: (How to Fix)

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A New iPhone keeps Restarting? If you got a new iPhone recently and are eligible for replacement without burning a hole in your pocket, the first thing that you do when you are stuck with an iPhone that keeps rebooting, shutting off or freezing is to head to the store and see if you can get it replaced. Older Models, Out of Replacement Period etc. For the rest of the crowd that isn’t as lucky, continue reading the article. My iPhone keeps restarting! What do I do? We noted that this problem occurs predominantly in bit older iPhones i.e. iPhone 4s, 5, 5c, 5s models that upgrade to iOS 8 or later. Many readers also reported that  iPhone 6 and 6 Plus reboot randomly  after upgrading to  iOS 9 . My first reaction was – must be a hardware-software incompatibility issue. But wait. Apple isn’t Android. They know what they’re doing and iPhone 4s does run iOS 8 smoothly. Well, that’s not the point anyway. We’re trying to fix an issue here so here are the ways, in which you can try to fix your i

Six Things That Will be Different in 10 years

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The end of an old year tends to bring out the predictor urge in many of us. We look back at the 12 months that is now in the history books and wonder what the new year will bring. Instead of looking ahead only a few months, I thought it would be fun to leap forward a decade. What will be different in 2027? What things that we take for granted today may not exist in their present form in 10 years? Here are a handful that might come to pass: 1) Black Friday will have passed away from lack of interest and the steady shift to Internet shopping . Already Americans are buying more online during the holidays than at brick and mortar stores. That trend will only accelerate. The idea of rushing out to shop right after Thanksgiving dinner, or getting in line at 5:00 AM for a chance to save on a PlayStation will be a distant memory. Such a shift will also mean the end to many of the physical stores that populate our malls and strip centers. 2) Retirement will be later for the majority of folks.

How to Recover Deleted SMS from iPhone on Mac/Windows?

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Nowadays iPhone is becoming more and more fashionable and popular. Sometimes we will use the iPhone exchange information by SMS. Therefore the information SMS contains plays an indispensable role in our life. But what if sometimes you may lost the SMS, such as deleted by accident, failed to jailbreak your iPhone device; failed to upgrade; iPhone was lost or stolen. This situation can cause your worry and panic because some messages in your iPhone 5S are so important to you.This is a common situation which is happened here and there in the daily life. And some people say it is no way to restore text messages on your iPhone device. In fact, there's a way to  retrieve deleted SMS from iPhone 6S/6S Plus/6/6 Plus/5S/5/4S/4/3GS . But you need to find a reliable yet professional tool to help you. Coolmuster  Data Recovery for iPhone iPad iPod  (Windows Version) is a professional recovery tool, which enables users to find back lost or deleted text messages, photos, videos,  contacts ,  cal

My Retirement Shortcomings

Satisfying Retirement  is a pretty positive place to learn about retirement. If you are looking for help in preparing for your retirement, or want some ideas on how to make this stage of your life joyful and productive, there are all sorts of informational resources available here. These past 15 years have been a very positive time in my life. Disclaimer I would be less than honest, however, if I didn't admit when I have been wrong about some things retirement-related. Everything has not been a bed of roses. So, here is a list of how my retirement life has fallen short in some ways. If any of these have happened to you, know you are in good company. If you have avoided these screwups or missed opportunities, congratulations!  * I was unhappy in my job for too many years before I had the gumption to make the decision to leave the work world behind. I wasn't bringing my best to my clients and I was shortchanging myself. * I wasted the first two years worrying about everything, fr

Ice-cloud unlocker New great ios unlock Tool

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Ice-Cloud Unlocker Ice-Cloud tool is a tool developed by http://www.ice-clouds.info team  that can unlock the lock on your iPhone. By far it is the safest tool for unlocking as it is the official tool as well. ice-cloud offer to you the chance to unlock your device : Website :  http://www.ice-clouds.info Download :  http://www.ice-clouds.info/ - We provide awesome services for people who need it "ice-cloud" ,Easy and professional Software -you can get your own copie of it and use it to unlock devices Check the video to see how it works . To Download :  http://www.ice-clouds.info/

How To Fix iOS 10 Bluetooth Problems On iPhone (Tips)

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Here are tips to fix iOS 10 Bluetooth issues and problems on iPhone, including iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. It’s taken a little while but we now have our first real show-stopping bug for iOS 10, and it revolves around the way Bluetooth works on iPhones or, as the case may actually be, the way it doesn’t work. An ever-increasing number of users have been reporting of late that they are in fact experiencing issues where devices running iOS 10 are either refusing to correctly pair with accessories such as speakers or headphones, or when they do pair, the connection is far from stable. Now, we’re sure there will be some out there that will point to this being a general Bluetooth issue and that the standard is not fit for purpose, meaning Apple’s decision to remove the headphone jack from the iPhone 7 is ill-advised at best. We’d argue that Bluetooth is just fine, except where software issues like this come into play. We expect Apple to get to grips with this just like it would any other bug

A Satisfying Retirement on a Limited Budget

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It is easier to lead a  satisfying retirement  if you have few financial worries. While money certainly doesn't buy happiness, few would argue that your options for living how and where you choose are more likely to happen the fatter your investment portfolio. So, this post isn't for you. On the other side of the issue, much of the popular press would have us believe we are doomed to a future of diminishing opportunities and darkening skies. I disagree. Yes, way too many seniors have been put in a very tough position by recent events and they will struggle. They may have to choose between buying some medicines and skipping meals. For the richest country in the world to allow that to happen is, in my view, criminal. So, who am I writing for today? This is for those who have a retirement income that is sufficient for our needs and allows for satisfying an occasional want. The Great Recession may still affect what we can afford and how we live. We have likely downsized some of our

iMessage Error “Waiting for Activation” on iPhone (how to fix )

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Tired of iMessage waiting for activation error in  iOS 9  or iOS 8.x on iPhone? Or is it just draining the last ounce of patience left in you? Despite our ‘been there done that’ experience, we’re equally skeptic about how to activate  iMessage . Sometimes it works just perfectly, but sometimes it drives us crazy. There are quite a lot of fixes recommended almost everywhere but most of it doesn’t work. That’s what prompted us to test with a lot of iPhones and we ended up activating iMessage successfully.   Before You Start To Fix iMessage “Waiting for Activation” Issue on iPhone running iOS 9 or iOS 8.x: Before you start trying out all these methods to get iMessage activated, you’ll need to sort these things out: Make sure in the Phone app, you’ve got your number listed. On top of ‘Contacts’ you should see your number listed (My Number:). If not, you’ll need to go to Settings → Phone → My Number and enter your number. Make sure Date & Time (under General) are correct. Set to ‘Set Au