{"id":44393,"date":"2026-03-01T17:29:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=44393"},"modified":"2026-03-01T17:29:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:29:20","slug":"old-person-simple-remote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=44393","title":{"rendered":"old person simple remote"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

straight from s.o.c. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

on pauls’ old people rmote\/tv difficulties\u2026
there are cusotm remotes, but usually they skew to the more complicated than simpler\/. he’s looking for a remote with less buttons, so just rthe miniimum required.
my idea of a smart\/dumb remote switchable might help, since the common mistake is getting hte more tinto a bad state that is difficutl to recover from, so instnaco n my av receiver remote if I waccidently press the audio fields change button the sound can get outright aweful, or if i change to radio fm input, etc,. or ht e buttons o ht erokeu that arwe greate for getting to a specific app 9netclics, etc0, but iue to haow rokue sells these buttons to the stramss, the buttons are fifferent on eahc remote i havee; condif,r. and i don;’t waht the spefic s in the remotes, and conat choose what they are, so i end of killing them by adding a small tab of etape on the internet contacts.
so, is there a programmable simpe remote?
might be doable on roku with roku app pn table or phone, but that has it’s own issues.
looking for somehtlike my macro deck on cheap androud table.
these seems to be a growing concerna s the {babay boomers) age out\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

which I fed into Gemini+: Simplifying Remote Controls for Senior<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

here’s some snip and such…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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