1. An apparatus to aid the memory of persons experiencing memory loss, the apparatus comprising a simplified computer device having a first housing, a display screen carried by the first housing, an audio player carried by the first housing, and control circuitry carried by the first housing, the control circuitry being operable to control images displayed on the display screen and to control audio messages played by the audio player, the control circuitry being configured to establish a communication link with at least one other predetermined communication site on a network during operation of the apparatus, the control circuitry being operable to initiate retrieval of remote image files, remote text files, and remote audio files from the predetermined communication site, the simplified computer device further having a telephone handset coupled to the control circuitry, the telephone handset being movable relative to the first housing and operable to place and receive telephone calls, and a local input module coupleable to the control circuitry of the simplified computer device, the local input module having a second housing, a scanner carried by the second housing and operable to scan images of photos fed through the scanner to create local image files, a microphone carried by the second housing and operable to receive verbal statements to create local audio files to be associated with the local image files, and a keyboard carried by the second housing and usable to type text messages to be associated with the local image files.
1. An apparatus to aid the memory of persons experiencing memory loss, the apparatus comprising a simplified computer device having a first housing, a display screen carried by the first housing, an audio player carried by the first housing, and control circuitry carried by the first housing, the control circuitry being operable to control images displayed on the display screen and to control audio messages played by the audio player, the control circuitry being configured to establish a communication link with at least one other predetermined communication site on a network during operation of the apparatus, the control circuitry being operable to initiate retrieval of remote image files, remote text files, and remote audio files from the predetermined communication site, the simplified computer device further having a telephone handset coupled to the control circuitry, the telephone handset being movable relative to the first housing and operable to place and receive telephone calls, and a local input module coupleable to the control circuitry of the simplified computer device, the local input module having a second housing, a scanner carried by the second housing and operable to scan images of photos fed through the scanner to create local image files, a microphone carried by the second housing and operable to receive verbal statements to create local audio files to be associated with the local image files, and a keyboard carried by the second housing and usable to type text messages to be associated with the local image files. 23. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the telephone handset is coupled to the control circuitry of the simplified computer device via a wireless communication link.