Greetings! I found something new and fun this week that I thought might interest you. Would you like to see an aerial view of your home on the Internet? Click here to go to the website. Once you get there, click in the box beside "Where." Type your street address, city, state and ZIP. Then click the Local Search button. You will see a map of your area with your home indicated by a "1" in a blue box. To see the aerial view, look to the top left of the page and click "Aerial photo." Directly below "Aerial photo" is a bar with a minus (-) and plus (+) button. Click the plus button to zoom in on your home.
| Age is just a number |  | I love working with senior citizens and I especially love their "can-do" attitude. Eloise Phelps, a resident of Aspen Village in Denver, exemplifies that attitude. I've never heard her say "I'm too old to learn." She's 94 years young and loves using her computer. A native of North Carolina, she still carries a trace of that lovely southern accent. She uses Google to help residents of Aspen Village find the words of poems they've forgotten. She enters a line of the poem they remember and Google finds the entire poem which she prints and presents to the person. To stay in shape, she walks to the grocery store and because she's in such good shape she does not use a walker. What an inspiration to us all. You go, girl! |
| B&B of The Month | | Are you looking for a quiet retreat not far from Denver? The Mountain View B&B at Indian Hills is the place for you. The hosts, Graham and Ortrud Richardson, are warm, outgoing people who welcome you to their home with open arms. We enjoyed a room with a LARGE jacuzzi and the breakfast was plentiful and delicious. Ortrud is German and I believe Graham is English. During our visit Ortrud shared her story of her life and escape from East Germany. Their website mentioned that The Fort restaurant wasn't far away so we enjoyed a wonderful dinner there on our way to the B&B. As the fall colors spread across Colorado, Mountain View B&B is a wonderful place to enjoy them. |
| Tip of the Week | | Many of you have signed up for the FREE Tip of the Week. It's not too late. If you haven't done so, send me an e-mail and ask to be added to the list. If you have missed any of the tips, click here to go to my special site where all of the previous tips are listed. Simply click on the tip and then scroll down to read it. You can also print the tip to keep handy in a notebook. |
| Deceased/Do-Not-Contact List | | Are you still receiving junk mail or telemarketing calls for a family member who is deceased? This must be very upsetting. The Direct Marketing Association recently created a service where you can register the information for deceased persons and for a $1 fee (paid online by credit card) their information will be removed from all direct mail and telemarketing lists. Do not be concerned about giving your credit card information online to this site. It's a secure site and your information will be protected. |
| Recycling Old Computers | | If you have purchased a new computer you may be wondering how/where to get rid of your old equipment -- especially the hard drive, since that's where any personal information may be stored. Here in the Denver area you may contact Executive Recycling. They recycle individual parts (monitors, printers, copiers, etc.) and also destroy hard drives. No matter where you live they provide shipping information for you to send your hard drive to them for destruction. Their rates seem very reasonable. |
| Mailing Labels for Holiday Cards | | The holidays are fast approaching and if you spend hours hand addressing holiday cards, I can save you los of time. If you already have my book, Taming Your Computer -- The Simple Basics, turn to pages 70-71 to learn how to create mailing labels in Microsoft Word. It's so easy to do, and next year you simply open the label document and change the addresses of those friends and family members who have moved during the year. Have you checked out the free sample lessons on my website? These are sample lessons from my book. Click here to look at them. You can even print them out. Click here to check out my revised website! |
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