Share Everyday Moments With Mom This Mother's Day

Thursday, March 1, 2007

Share Everyday Moments With Mom This Mother’s Day (NAPSA)—Momis the heart of the family, so it is important to show her how special she is throughout the year. This Mother’s Day, give mom thegift of sharing everyday moments, like photosof the kids, invitations, and the latest family news that she otherwise might miss. Sending an email may be a convenient option for staying in touch, but whatif mom doesn’t have a computeroris not online? According to a recent Pew Internet & American Life survey, nearly 65 million American adults are not online, and only 26 percent of Americans age 65 and older go online. Manyof these adults are mothers and grandmothers. A simple, new technology that enables users to receive email and photos without the need for a computer or Internet connection could make the ideal Mother’s Daygift. Most grandmothers cannot get enough of their grandchildren, and are always asking for more stories and pictures. The Presto Service and HP Printing Mailbox (www.presto.com) enables techsavvy family and friends to keep regular, close contact with grandma—through the convenience of using their own email accounts. Presto makes it easy for grandmatoreceive notes from the grandkids and photos of Saturday’s soccer game, or baby’s first steps. Only those on the Presto Friends List can send to her, eliminating spam. The Presto Service converts regular email and photo attachments into Presto Mail—beautiful, easy-to- A new service lets users receive email and photos without a computeror Internet connection. read color printouts that are automatically delivered to the HP Printing Mailbox on a daily schedule, just like letters. “My grandmother doesn’t have email and is hard of hearing, so communicating with her used to be difficult. But now, Presto keeps my grandmother in the loop and she enjoys hearing about all of the little things, like when it snowed at our house or what we had for dinner. We even useit to plan get- togethers and shopping days—and she is tickled pink,” said Annette Isaac, granddaughter of 93-yearold Marjorie. Mom always appreciates flowers and candy, but maybeit’s time for something new this Mother’s Day. A simple way to show her how much her family loves her every day may just be the perfect gift. “Everyone except my mother was getting email, and that made her feel left out,” said Pam Stueb- gen, mother and caretaker. “Now she can get email and photos from her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and she brags to her friends about it—she saysit’s like magic!”

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