Useful links:
As a service to all avid readers of this page I began, in January, 2003 to produce each month at least one site
which I thought was really worthwhile and/or fun. These are now archived year-on-year and may be accessed by clicking on the year of your choice, viz: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
In addition, the Easingwold U3A computer group has accessed a large number of useful sites.
They too are archived. Recently six very useful utility programs have been added.
To see them click computers. There is also a link to Usenet groups ...
Now for 2008 (our website's sixth year) ...
September: A very new site (published last week) has finally put everything together relating to
care issues and funding for the elderly. You can find it here.
Now, here are some more conventional - but still very useful - links ...
(a) Local:
(b) U3A:
(c) Sites for the Over 50s:
(e) Miscellaneous
(f) On the next page is a large number of search engine links. To access these please click here.
Alternatively, (or, like many of us, additionally) you might like to joint the Easingwold U3A virtual computer group. Ring John Kilburn on 01347 824227 for details (it doesn't involve attending any meetings) or use the email address at the foot of this page.
August: Both the NHS and government web sites have come a long way since we first provided an NHS URL in 2003. This refurbished and greatly updated site is set to expand over the next few years to give all sorts of information which the government claims will enable us all to make meaningful choices.
July: I got my free TV licence this month! Ironically, it arrived just as I have begun to experiment with watching TV on my computer. It is much more flexible, and also lets you see later something you missed. Here are some main links:
B.B.C.,
I.T.V.,
Channel 4 , and a non-specific one,
Online T.V. However, if you prefer the traditional media, you might like to look at the Times newspaper reports for the last 200 years ...
June: Two very different but interesting/useful sites this month. Firstly, a new approach to web communication: twitter and then a memo style utility: EverNote . (The basic version is, and remains, free, but after the trial version is expired you have to pay if you want to continue to use all the bells & whistles).
May: Having recently urged our computer group to use other search engines besides Google, it may seem slightly perverse to offer here some search tips to use Google more effectively. Nevertheless, its use can be greatly enhanced by following these 'advanced search'
procedures.
April: Two very different sites which I hope will interest you this month. Firstly, there have been some important changes to income tax and capital gains tax in the budget. You will find them 'in a nutshell'
here. The other is a very interesting experiment by Penguin Books to tell stories on the web. The way they do it is fascinating. Do have a look here.
March: Just over a year ago (see February, 2007) I mentioned blogging. This is short for web logging, i.e. writing some sort of diary or opinion on the internet. Most are exceedingly boring, but some are very interesting indeed. Thankfully, some public-spirited individuals produce lists where much of the dross has been eliminated. Here is one of the best.
February: A site surely with something to interest everyone. Have a look at our national archives. (Incidentally - some of our members tell me they have followed up on last month's "free insulation" link and are actually being given cost-free roof and wall insulation).
January: We're all hearing dire stories about financial problems, both nationally and personally.
To start 2008, here's a useful site which offers no fewer than fifty ideas for saving your hard-earned
cash .
P.S. No sooner had I added the foregoing to the website than a really useful link became available. If you, or your
friends, relations, acquaintances are over seventy, you are eligible for free home insulation worth up to £600. It's
all part of the Government's grandly titled Carbon Emissions Reduction Target Scheme. Click
here
for details.
(d) Grandparents - Here are five different sites all dealing with the difficult art of grandparenting: