- There is a website for travelers who have complaints at hotels, resorts, car rental companies, cruise lines, airlines or a horror story to tell. The site also provides money-saving tips, information on travelers' rights and on pending legislation effecting travel. This is a FREE service!
- Guidelines for puchasing energy efficient products and help to choose an energy supplier has a website.
- There is a website to download and install updates to your OS when and if they are available.
- A
collection of shareware for Win98 is a resource for themes, utilities,
internet and network files on a website.
From the August Newsletter
This month our Newsletter
has many web-site suggestions to help you. Try them and you might like
at least one of them.
Mixing
prescription drugs and over -the-counter medications can cause unpleasant
reactions. You can find detailed explanations of what you are taking, side
effects and what to avoid by clicking on a drug
information web-site and enter all the medications you are taking.
Do
you remember the birthday, anniversary and other important dates of family
and friends? You can be reminded via e-mail if you register with a reminder
service that will tell you to buy orsend
a card
Your
car needs an oil change regularly.You
can get a free reminder service via e-mail by registering the year, make
and model of the car you drive.
ALERT!
A
web-site will notify you when your investments reach a specified
price or when it's time to mail your bills.
Do
you get Spam? It's not something to eat...only mass distributed e-mail
messages that you don't want. Now there is a site that enables you
to forward your spam to the FCC for investigation and send electronic messages
to your Congressional representative. TheSpam
Recycling Center
will
thank you with a $5 coupon off your next online shopping center.
Summer is over. Time to start
new projects and explore new web-sites.The following should pique your
curiosity.
It's
back to school time! For information on computer
classes
on campus or "on line", Miracosta College is convenient and available.
When you need help on "fix-it"
problems, the web has solutions, suggestions and answers. Try it!
Toll
free telephone numbers for businesses and organizations are available
on the web. Search the directory; you'll find what you want.
The
world is at your finger tips with the internet. Who will open it for you?
Internet
Service providers
(ISP) are numerous, and there is a web site to help
you decide which one is best for you.
Beware
of those who try to play on your fears related to the computer and its
transition to the year 2000. The web has a scam
alert for information on possible Y2K scams.
This month we have many helpful hints. Those that have links to upgrade and update are as follows:
Browsers...
If you use Netscape Navigator or Communicator, and would like to have the latest version 4.7, it can be downloaded (or if you prefer contact Rex and he has a CD-ROM available). Netscape patches and service packs are available for download also.
If Microsoft Internet Explorer is your favorite browser, Internet Explorer 5 offers easier and faster access to your favorite sites and can be downloaded. If you want to check on which Explorer version and service pack will work with your computer, you can download that information.
Cookies!
Do you worry about them? You can have control over online privacy with software that is available for free downloading. (or better yet, use the disk in the Computer Room)
Luckman's Anonymous Cookie for Internet Privacy is a free utility allowing you to ensure your online privacy! As you know, when you surf the Internet, companies are free to collect information about you without your knowledge (such as your name, phone number, credit card number, bank account, and so on) which may be stored on your computer in a file that has come to be known as a "cookie". Cookies can be created whenever you customize a home page, complete a questionnaire, enter information in a text box, register a product, or order a product online. Whatever information is collected is stored on your computer in a cookie file. And until now, every time you access a Web site, the owner of that site has the ability to scan your disk and take your cookie information to use (or sell) as they see fit. It is a serious threat to your privacy.
With Luckman's Anonymous Cookie for Internet Privacy, your privacy is being restored. This unique utility allows you to disable all cookies stored on your computer at will. For example, you may want cookies enabled whenever you launch your browser so it can restore your customized home page. Then, when surfing the net, you may want to disable the cookie so other organizations do not have access to your private information. The Anonymous Cookie provides total privacy by hiding personal information from outside sources. It's the ultimate privacy tool that no Internet user can afford to be without.
Download it from this site (thanks to Rex) and install on your computer now!!!
Operating Systems Upgrades:
Windows 95 service packs, updates and year 2000 patches are available by downloading.
Windows 98 users can get information on the Second Edition by downloading.
Antivirus
Packages
1. Norton Antivirus: if you have this, you can download free updates.
2. McAfee VirusScan: current users can click on the download link on McAfee's home page for the latest version.
3. Dr. Solomon's Antivirus:
offers
information on a total defense package with download
updates.
- Our web sites this month
satisfy many diverse interests. Curiosity, travel, personal information
and fun. Take your pick and click a link.
If
you want to get in shape before
or after
the holidays, there
is an easy way to get help. You can register your present weight and your
target weight to get a recommended daily calorie intake. Sample menus are
also available.
Bargain hunters
can connect with a catalog liquidation
site or click for free sample products.
Medical
information on any subject, as well as a list of medical orgnizations
can be downloaded.
For fun with crossword puzzles, try this link, because it also gives you help and answers.
The
world is at your finger tips. This site has photography and interactive
opportunities that will please you by the folks at National Geographic!
Do
you need to know currency exchanges for travel, investment or just information?
Download
direct to a site or Yahoo will provide
the rates.
...and last but not least...Check out Mom and Baby Panda from the San Diego Zoo at their 24-hour Web-Camera!!
After
Santa leaves, you can continue to shop on the net for all those wonderful
things you still need and want.
Certificates from Department stores and specialty boutiques.
Music of every kind at good prices.
Greetings for the holidays and the rest of the year are available on the web.
More greetings.....and
Still more greetings!
Booksof
every description and at discount prices available with a click of your
mouse.
Shopping made easy from 50 vendors
and excellent customer service.
More shopping with good prices.
Disney
has an online store.Try it and get a discount on
all your purchases.
Coupons and rebates
can save you money.
More coupons!
A service that will permit you to get a phone call while you are on the web when you have just one telephone line.
If you have tried any or all of the above links, let us know about them, and we will report your experiences at a future time. E-mail me at lungeo@adnc.com.