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A Gift for Dad of Presto. Wow.

Peter R. — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:39:47 GMT

A “gift for dad” chronicled through an Amazon.com review by S. Johnson in Dallas, Texas. This person captures the benefit of Presto’s email machine for seniors better than anything we could say.

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NEWSFLASH: Ecumen signs agreement to bring Presto to seniors

Peter R. — Tue, 17 May 2011 16:08:40 GMT

Ecumen & Presto Services sign agreement to bring computerless email to Ecumen customers. Read more about it on the Presto CEO blog: here.

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Presto adds additional outreach to form a "virtual community" to help families.

Peter R. — Mon, 02 May 2011 19:02:21 GMT

Today Presto is launching a new “virtual community” helping transform how families communicate, engage and entertain each other and their friends to create a better quality of life. We call this a “virtual” community because unlike traditional online communities like PrestoPlace, we aren’t using only one online platform to achieve our goal. We will combine the best of Facebook, Twitter, the Presto Blog, and Presto’s websites in addition to PrestoPlace.com to create a holistic experience that brings value to families. We are kicking off this launch with a photo contest just in time for Mother's Day. This contest is all about you, and Mom. You can be a contest entrant, or a judge, it’s up to you. If you wish to enter, you can win $100 worth of flowers for Mom from high-end online florist Calyx & Corolla. All you have to do is post a photo that celebrates motherhood on the Presto Facebook page “wall” (located at: http://www.facebook.com/prestoservices ) and “share” with your Facebook friends asking them to vote for your entry. The photo that receives the most “Likes” will win. It’s that simple. The contest ends Friday May 6th, so post your entry soon! If you want to...

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Automatically deliver a photo-a-day from Facebook to Presto

Peter R. — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:19:23 GMT

PrestoPlace members have asked if we could develop a way to more easily get photos to their Presto Printing Mailbox users. That easier way is now here -- announcing a new free service: Presto DailySmile™ which lets you deliver a photo-a-day from Facebook or your computer to a Printing Mailbox. If you are a Facebook user, just tag photos from your albums or those you have access to, and they will automatically be added to a DailySmile "Photo Queue." Photos from that queue are then automatically delivered to your Presto user one per day. For people who don't use Facebook, just upload photos from your computer at the Presto DailySmile website ( http://www.PrestoDailySmile.com ) and they likewise will be delivered one per day. Facebook users who use Facebook Mobile will be able to add photos to their queue from their cell phones. And, you can even subscribe to certain albums which will post any added photos directly to the DailySmile Photo Queue. It's tremendously easy to set up a week's, month's, or year's worth of photos and once you set it, you can almost forget it (because you get daily delivery confirmation emails and an out of photos alert email)....

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Why Presto and Doctor Marion developed "Elder Apps" for iPhone.

Peter R. — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:31:55 GMT

Sometimes an idea comes along that just makes so much sense that it takes on a life of its own. A number of months ago, I was meeting with Craig Caryl and Marion Somers Ph.D. (a.k.a. Doctor Marion) of Elder Health Resources of America, Inc. We were talking about the synergies between our two businesses and what a need there is in the U.S. for solutions like Presto, and experience like that amassed by Doctor Marion over 35+ years as a geriatric care manger. We also were talking about the economy and how business had changed, requiring new innovative ways of working together to get things done. At that point in the conversation, a phone rang and both Craig and I reached for our Apple iPhones. After a shared smile and the obligatory discussion of our favorite apps, it dawned on us. We started talking about the possibilities of combining Presto's expertise in software development with Doctor Marion's expertise in elder care to provide expert advice to family caregivers when and where they need it most--on their smart phone. Right then and there we decided to work together, leveraging each organization's strengths to bring something new and very much needed...

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What to do if you have a problem Presto customer support cannot fix

Peter R. — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:14:14 GMT

PrestoPlace is now two years old, and I've noticed a number of things while browsing through the posts tonight. When reading the daily newspaper, most of the news is bad. Just as there is little impetus for a newspaper editor to write about things that are going well, there is little point in conversing in a forum like this if you're not looking for some kind of assistance. I've done my best to contact each and every PrestoPlace poster with a problem to get them back up and running (thanks to my expert customer service staff at the office). Unfortunately, people viewing PrestoPlace posts do not always see the resolution to the problem, just the frustration prior to the fix. So, I thought I would give instructions as to what to do if you have a problem with Presto. 1) Self-Help on Presto.com Start by visiting http://help.presto.com and seeing if there is an answer to your problem within Presto's online help system. 2) Contact Presto Customer Support They are open 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday and can be reached at 800-919-3199. They have online tools that can diagnose what is going on with your Printing...

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