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COMPUTER KING SENIOR CITIZEN PAGE
Many senior citizens have come to the WEB late. Many have been seduced by the allure of E-Mail and keeping in contact with far flung members of the family, but they don't realize that there is more awaiting them. Our goal in this page is to organize sites that are oriented to senior citizens and are useful. Since no one can remember all the good web sites, we will put them on this page as soon as we know about them. Please let us know of your favorite site. write to: comking@computerking.org
It is a pretty sad
day when you have to go online to protect yourself from the incompetants working for the FDA and USDA. The data you
find here could save your life.
DISCOVER EAST TENNESSEE
DiscoverET.org is the nonprofit community network and regional Web portal that connects
people and resources in
ABOUT.COM
Each month more than 29 million
people visit About.com. Whether it be home repair and decorating ideas,
recipes, movie trailers, or car buying tips, our Guides offer practical advice
and solutions for every day life. Wherever you land on the new About.com,
you'll find other content that is relevant to your interests. They sponsor 500
interest specific web sites with an expert for field of interest. Check out their video
library, it is awesome.
PART
"D" CALCULATOR FOR MEDICARE
Starting January 1, 2006, new
Medicare prescription drug coverage, called "Part D", will be
available to everyone with Medicare, regardless of income, health status,
or how you pay for prescription drugs today. The prescription drug
coverage is insurance provided by private companies that have been approved by
Medicare. Medcenter in
PATH TO DRUG PLANS
If your over 65 like me and are confused about Bush's prescription Card
check this out !
The Access to Benefits Coalition™ (ABC) is dedicated to ensuring that
Medicare beneficiaries with lower incomes know about and can make the best use
of all available resources for reducing the costs of prescription drugs,
including the new Medicare approved drug discount program and Medicare Part D
(starting in 2006). Coalition members share an interest in helping close to 7
million Medicare beneficiaries (including both those aged 65 and over as well
as younger persons with disabilities who qualify) find the public and private
prescription savings programs they need to maintain their health and improve
the quality of their lives.
INTEGRITY MEDS
Many programs exist to help our citizens that cannot afford their medication? It is not
widely publicized, but has been available for some time now and is actually
government mandated. This is sponsored by major
HELPING PATIENTS
Helping Patients brings together America’s pharmaceutical companies,
doctors, patient advocacy organizations and civic groups to help low-income,
uninsured patients get free or nearly free brand-name medicines. Its mission is
to increase awareness of and enrollment in existing patient assistance programs
for those who may be eligible. Through this site, Helping Patients offers a
single point of access to more than 275 public and private patient assistance
programs, including more than 150 programs offered by pharmaceutical companies.
Check this out depending on your circumstance, your medications could go from
30% to 50 % discount to FREE. This site is a gateway to a large number of
drug companies.
MEDICINE EXPRESS
Low Cost Maintenance Drugs. Medicine Express was designed by Charles
Bell to help our senior citizens or anyone who does not have any
prescription coverage and are having trouble financially obtaining their
medicines they need. When I lost my prescription coverage, by accident I found
out that I could get my medicines from
I'm doing
what the government could not or would not do!
CONSUMERS UNION
Consumers
FREECYCLE.ORG
If you are a senior citizen, chances are pretty good you have a load of
things you should get rid of. If your like the rest of us you would like
to give this excess to someone who could use it. You can also
obtain stuff as well as get rid of it. Everything is fair game . Books,
lawnmowers, tools etc.
This is a great way to clean out a garage. Please don't tell my wife.
There are over 500,000 people into freecycling. Save the landfills
and help the environment . There are local freecycle groups you can
tap. It's FREE STUFF and who doesn't like FREE
STUFF. Click here to go to the
Knoxville Freecycle Group ==> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecycleKnoxville/
1200 Members and climbing.
FACTCHECK.ORG
Political Facts checked here A product of the Anneburg Foundation. Get
the straight political skinny assuming facts matter to you. During a heated
political campaign they will email the data to you. check this site out ...you
won't be dissapointed.
URBAN LEGENDS REFERENCE PAGE
Uban legends cover everything from free money from Microsoft to
Alligators in your sewer. This is a quick way to get the down and dirty
information. Senior citizens seem to be targeted for
scams. Welcome to your corner of urban legends sanity on the World Wide
Web! Named by Time magazine in March 2002 and again in June 2003 as one
of the
Stages of Development in your Grandchildren
The first three years of life are the most important. This will give you the stages of development from age 0 to three in an easy to use matrix. This will refresh your memory if it been years since you had young children. Very good site for young mothers. You can dazzle your kids with current knowledge that is priceless. Enjoy.
Savings Bonds for your Grandchildren
The newest thing is the "I BOND". I Bonds are a new
type of savings bond designed for investors seeking to protect the purchasing
power of their investment and earn a guaranteed real rate of return. I Bonds
are an accrual-type security--meaning interest is added to the bond monthly and
paid when the bond is cashed. I Bonds are sold at face value--you pay $50 for a
$50 bond--and they grow in value with inflation-indexed earnings for up to 30
years. The key word here is inflation indexed. The "I"
bond now pays more than the E bond.
FIND
TUTORIALS
This site has links to over 3600 how-to-guides. The vast
majority 2400 are computer and internet related topics. Outside the
technical topics you will find you will find tips on how to shop for car
insurance and a host of other useful subjects. They are scouring the
internet to find more topics so check it out frequently. A great place to
get a variety of information .
SENIOR HEALTH
This is a site maintained by about.com on senior health. As always
they will be loads of links , articles, chat groups etc. Check it out
every few weeks for news that you can use. Don't forget the third leading
cause of death in
SENIOR LIVING
This is a site maintained by about.com on senior living. As always
they will be loads of links , articles, chat groups etc. Check it out
every few weeks for latest news that you can use.
Healthfinder
Get tips on choosing a health plan, a doctor, a course of treatment,
or a long-term care facility from the Department
of Health and Human Service's Healthfinder service . Healthfinder
also provides the information on the latest health research, different illnesses,
and a host of medical resources designed to help families stay healthy.
For Grandparents AARP
This is a pretty neat site for grandparentsput together by AARP. They
also have discussion groups about subjects oriented to
grandparents. A really delightful site. Full of good resources.
Grandparents
Online (Toys for Kids)
Grandparents Online is the toy store that brings shopping-from-home convenience
to anyone who has access to the Internet! Our easy-to-navigate web site
offers a variety of quality products with a special emphasis on
creativity, learning and discovery. Check it out !
SENIOR DISCOUNTS
This site is not flashy , but you can give it your state and
find out what discounts are available to you. It is also handy if you are
visiting another state to find out about senior oriented discounts at your
destination. The only discount that's not available is the one you don't
know about. Happy savings!
SENIORS.COM
Great articles oriented to seniors and they cover the range of health ,
living travel and learning. One of the neat things was that their
articles were in large type. Try it out.
THIRDAGE.COM
This site covers everything from computers, pets and travel. They also
offer daily activities. They seem to be more web oriented than most.
LIFE EXTENSION FOUNDATION
If you don't plan on getting old , don't look at this site. This
a super site for keeping up with cutting edge scientific methods to slow and
reverse aging. There are a lot of good ideas you can get from here.
Rumor has it that many medical practitioners die prematurely at 58,
most from taking the generally accepted medical advice of the time. The
internet is giving you the chance to do your own research and extend your
lifetime. Live long and prosper.
Find Pension Benefits Owed You
Is it possible that you or someone you know may be owed pension
benefits without knowing it? The Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation reunites people with missing pensions, and features an online
Pension Search Directory that allows you to find benefits that may be owed to
you.
Plan
For Retirement With SSA
Begin planning for retirement by computing your estimated Social
Security benefits online at the Social Security
Administration . SSA's home page also provides information on
obtaining a Social Security number as well as information for employers
on reporting earnings.
Find the
Veterans' Medical Center
Find the Veterans' Medical Center nearest you, and find out what benefits
you may qualify for, with help from the Department of Veterans'
Affairs
EAST TENNESSEE VETERANS HONOR GUARD
The East Tennessee Veterans Honor Guard provides Military Honor Guard
Graveside services to any deceased honorably discharged veteran of any military
service of the
Learn About Your Medicare Benefits
Learn about your Medicare benefits, get information about nursing
homes in your area, or report suspected Medicare fraud through the Health
Care Financing Administration's web page. HCFA also provides an on-line version
of the Medicare & You 2000 handbook.
ELDER CARE
Start here if your having trouble finding elder care for an aged loved
one. The data bases on this site are easily sorted by location, and detail.
There are more than 70,000 elder care facilities nationwide.
FINANCIAL LEARNING.COM
Want to learn about financial matters? Even though GE sponsors the
site, this is a place to find to-the-point information and advise on how to
better manage your taxes, investments and money. They also have a great
self directed online financial planning course. Great advise on looking
out for IRA blunders. They also have online tutorials. Who needs a
university course when you got this as close as your keyboard.
GOVSPOT.COM
A few years ago only the federal government had deceent sites. Now the
number of government site have proliferated on a federal,state and local
level. Govspot.com is a great clearing house site for all these
agencies. It is also a place for news about agencies and also a place to get
that govmint job. Check it out
FIRSTGOV
The official search engine of the government, FirstGov consolidates
20,000 government web sites and arranges them
into 16 categories. Browse the links in Money and Taxes to search for unclaimed
money, learn about the public debt and find the value of savings bonds. In
Healthy People, find Child Health Insurance Applications,
vaccination information and veterans' health care. In the
Environment and Energy section, learn how to save energy in your
home and find air quality forecasts. In the top left-hand corner,
you'll find featured subjects, such as e-filing your taxes.
AUCTIONS FOR GOVERNMENT GOODIES
Who sells luxury cars for thousands less than any dealer?
Who offers boats, planes, houses and jewelry for unbelievable
prices? The government, that's who. Each year, millions of
dollars in possessions are seized, repossessed or ordered in surplus by
the