It's hard to believe that Aretha Franklin died a year ago today. She sang especially for AARP members in this video, bit.ly/2KKRulW #RIPAretha

On our homefront, bit.ly/2zlH4Uw, tonight: Which is better for you: iPhone or Android? bit.ly/2zlH5b2 via Marc Saltzman and AARP

If you're in the market for a new TV, smartwatch or winter wear, make out your shopping list before this weekend. New taxes on more than 4,000 Chinese imports start Sept. 1, and U.S. consumers will pay, bit.ly/2MIAv75 via craasch and AARP #China #tariffs

If you've decided against online banking because of the potential for account hackers, you can't inoculate yourself that easily, Marc Saltzman says, bit.ly/2LtieYz, bit.ly/2LCQ39N #fraud #scam

The best way to protect yourself online is to use a password manager, says Marc Saltzman, bit.ly/2LsfjPA via AARP

In a parking lot with 50 shades of gray #cars can you find your vehicle? James R. Healey found 8 models for 2020 that pop, and they're probably available in gray, too, if you're into that, bit.ly/2NRttgm #newcar

Apple is expected to announce its next generation of iPhones on Tuesday, but did you know about these 10 things — actually more — that your present Apple phone can do right now? bit.ly/2Q09puN via Marc Saltzman and AARP

Need a little Tech 101? Marc Saltzman has written a nice how-to that walks you through the steps to make a FaceTime call, including substituting the newer Memojis for your face and including up to 30 of your friends and family on that same call, bit.ly/2li0Ywt via AARP

I'll bet a lot of parents are doing a happy dance now after Robert F. Smith broadened his gift to Morehouse College College 2019 graduates. He's giving money to retire the parents' student loan debt in addition to students' debts. Here's Aaron Kassraie's story, bit.ly/RobertFSmith, via AARP

Nine states and the District of Columbia now have state-level paid family leave laws, which can be a financial lifesaver to caregivers. Not all are in effect yet. Learn more here, bit.ly/PdFamilyLeave via AARP

If you think that SUVs are the modern-day version of the family station wagon, think again. Some turbo-charged models may look staid, but step on the gas and they're quite frisky, says James R. Healey via AARP, bit.ly/turbo-suvs

Did you miss last night's Hispanic Heritage Awards at Kennedy Center? Don't worry. PBS will broadcast it Oct. 11. Below, Eugenio Derbez holds his award for film, which AARP helped sponsor, after the ceremony, bit.ly/HispanicAwards… via Carlos João Queirós and Jamillah Echeverria

The anniversary of the 1929 stock market crash, which ushered in the Great Depression, is in 2 weeks. Even though the Great Crash happened 90 years ago, today's investors still have a lot to learn from those mistakes, John Waggoner says, bit.ly/1929marketcrash via AARP #stocks

Veterans who have faced traumas from America's wars are learning to control their PTSD through writing, songwriting and filmmaking programs such as @VeteransWriting, bit.ly/PTSDwriting via Tim Wendel and AARP #mentalhealth

Rising veterinary bills can take a dent out of your budget. But you don't have to agree to everything your vet tells you, aarp.org/home-family/fr… via Deborah Schoch and AARP

Finally, the answer to a question I've been wondering for the past 10 years: Can I ever become fluent in a foreign language? You can if you study diligently, speak it often — and live the dream of moving where it's spoken, aarp.org/health/brain-h… via Tanya Bricking Leach, AARP

A well-intentioned post of your grandkids on Facebook or Instagram is the start of their permanent digital record, something that they ultimately can't control, aarp.org/home-family/fr… via John Quain and AARP (Twitter wants me to tag the people in this Getty Images illustration)

This is a new YouTube channel for the Virginia-based nonprofit Connect Our Kids, youtube.com/channel/UCcl4S…. They're looking to get to the 100-subscriber mark. Learn more about why below. And thank you.