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I made this page in order to have a good place to put lessons, links, and more for my clients. The links are ones to help seniors find useful web sites about Bowling Green, Kentucky, and also about travel sites, hobby sites, and other interesting national sites, like news sites, weather, sites, and free radio sites.

These link suggestions are ones that I personally like. There are so many great possibilities for fun and useful information on the internet. I will be putting more useful links here later on.

ABOUT THE LINKS HERE:

I use most of these links personally. Let me know if you like them. Also, please let me know about other ones that you recommend for this page. Look on the right hand side and begin at the top to find free helpful sites, like sites to help you brush up on your typing skills, for instance.

Then look on the left hand side below the navigation chart (go-to buttons) for more great links.

There are some very interesting sites on this page to help you get connected with other seniors or just explore on your own. Let me know which ones you like, or let me know if you find other ones I should add to this page.

 

 

I have my own business helping people learn their computers and software. I explain more about my business and how I help people with their computers on my tutoring page and my business pages.

The links here will help with learning your computer, computer online safety, travel, tutorials, and many other subjects. I have put links here to help you surf the web, pursue hobbies and interests, join groups, connect with other seniors, take classes, find good vacation spots, avoid mistakes, go shopping, make recipes, and more.

MORE ABOUT ME

You can learn more about me by going to the About Me page. I have lived in Bowling Green, Kentucky now for over 20 years. I am originally from Shorewood, Wisconsin. I have been both a graphic designer and a teacher full-time.

Now I have my own business helping others learn computers PLUS I buy and sell on Ebay, Craigslist, Amazon, BluJay, and ECrater. I have a resume posted on Yahoo.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR COMPUTER, OR JUST WOULD LIKE SOME HELP OR ADVICE:

Please feel free to contact me anytime between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Central if you have a question or would just like a little help or support. Just leave a message for me if I am busy, and I will call you back ASAP. I can direct you to the very best people to help you - - point you in the right direction - do some research for you - talk to you on the phone - or perhaps help you in person.

You can also phone me for an appointment if you live in the Bowling Green area or nearby. I have a FAQ Page with some Frequently Asked Questions that you may find useful, too.

Here are some great lessons online:

AARP Basic Web Lessons

The AARP lessons really look good. I am a member of AARP and I'm glad to see them doing this. See the links at the right for more great links and sites to help you learn your computer.

Also see the Free online classes at About U. and the SeniorNet course links to the right.

COMPUTER SECURITY AND PASSWORDS

IMPORTANT: you should review your computer security at all times.

PASSWORDS: It is also important to set up accounts with hard-to-hack passwords. An example of that would be a password with both letter and numbers in it. I personally make a different password for each place I go and put it in a notebook, so I don't forget it.

SECURITY FOR YOUR COMPUTER:

Do you have a firewall and an anti-virus program? You really need one of each. Some combine both in one package. If you don't have these programs, you can check them out for free before you buy them.

HERE ARE SOME FREE TRIAL DOWNLOADS of Security programs for Mac and PC computers

Norton Internet Security 07 for PC

NetBarrier free trial for Mac (Intego)

Doorstop X Firewall: requires OS X

Doorstop X Security Suite for Mac: requires OS X

MY WEB PAGE LINKS:

My business pages

Suggest a good link site

New - sign my guestbook!

CONTACT ME

This and all other web pages here are copyright 2007, E. Sheppard, Betsy's CGC

 
MY PRIVACY POLICY - I take your privacy very seriously. I will NEVER sell your name to anyone or put you on a mailing list unless you request it. You can contact me to put your name on my mailing list for updates or a free newsletter here. You will always be able to take your name off of the newsletter at any time.

© 2007, Willowtreemoon Graphics/Betsy's CGC.

Contact the webmaster with any ideas, free lesson plans, or broken links. Thanks!

This site updated 3-12-08

KEYBOARD REFRESHER (free)

Peters Online typing course

SENIOR LINKS AND SITES

NEW! Reelgeezers film reviews on YouTube

The Internet Public Library Senior Section

The Senior Something Site (links)

Senior links from Pend Oreille library

Wired Seniors

Top 30 mistakes made by Mac users

Seniors Guide to computers (PC)

The Suddenly Senior site

The Third Age site

FREE CLASSES

Free online classes at About U.

SeniorNet web courses

AARP Basic Web Lessons

INTERNET SAFETY AND SPAM

How to report spam and find out the real sender of emails:SpamCop

Home Computer Security

Symantec Senior Safety online article

How to surf anonymously

Prevent Identity Theft on the Internet

LOCAL LINKS (In Bowling Green and Kentucky)

BGAMUG - The Bowling Green Microcomputer Users Group

WKU Distance learning at ReachU

The Bowling Green City site

Bowling Green Public Library

Bowling Green weather at the Weatherbug site

Fountain Square Players

Kentucky Virtual Campus

Kentucky Virtual Adult Education

Kentucky Services for Seniors at Ky.gov

Craigslist for BG, KY

Live 365 Radio Site

YouTube

Make a web page using Bravenet Services (free)

Photobucket - Free video and Image Sharing Service

Microsoft's Clipart Pages

A really fun site:

**The Daily Kitten**

Get free clipart and photos

My bookselling page

Books I'm reading

About collectibles

Ebay links and tips

Teacher Links page

Genealogy links

Native American Genealogy links

Some more links

HELP OTHERS

60 or over? Checkout the Elder Wisdom Circle site. Younger? You can get advice there.

TRAVEL SITES

Elderhostel

Intervac Home Exchange site

Shop for Cruise deals

RECIPE SITES

Recipe Zaar

15 more great recipe sites

 

Put your

photos online

Get your own

internet address

Use Geocities

and have a

website there

Get an ICQ

address

MISC.

Good

Housekeeping

Magazine -

(careful - must click

off ad at

top right)

 

 

 

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LEARNING

YOUR COMPUTER

The AARP How To

Tech Guide online

Computers Made Easy

for Senior Citizens

The Barebones

Tutorial on web surfing

Finding Information

by UC Berkeley


How to be a Webhound

at Maricopa.edu

SENIOR GROUPS

AND

NEWSGROUPS

The Seniors with

Computers

MSN Group SeniorswithComputers

@groups.msn.com

Wired Seniors have a question/answer

area, plus a

pen pal area http://www.wired

seniors.com/

EMAIL

FREE

EMAIL SITES:

Yahoo

AOL

Hotmail

Stop Unwanted

Emails

Sending Effective

Emails

Encrypt your email

Connect with

other seniors

at the AARP site

Download

an ebook

Use an

online dictionary

Get Directions

on Mapquest

Connect with

old classmates -

fee-based, but

worth it.

Sometimes new

members get

a free tryout.

Discover

Google Maps

online

Visit the

Hubble Site

Buy your

favorite songs

(Mac users, just

click on

your ITunes

program to

buy songs,

too...)

Check out

MySpace

Discover

YouTube

Go to Craigslist

Get a job on

Monster.com

Take some

fun quizzes

 

 
WELCOME - ABOUT ME - FREE LESSON PLANS - FREE ART AND PHOTO LINKS - MY STUDENT TEACHING PAGES - SCHOLARSHIPS - THE INTERNET GUIDE FOR SENIORS - SEO FOR BEGINNERS - WRITING - PROJECTS - EXPLORING LINKS - GENEALOGY - BOOKS - SPOTLIGHT PAGE/EBOOKS - EBAY TIPS - THE TECHNOLOGY PAGE - MY BUSINESS PAGE - TUTORING - BOOKSELLER CENTRAL - MY BUSINESS F.A.Q. - KENTUCKY JOB SEARCH SITES - MY BLOG - HELP OTHERS - ARCHIVES