YOURLifeChoices has found the best Broadband, Wireless and Dial-up Internet Plans for Seniors! Did you know that there are many different Web Browsers on the market for you to use for free? If your STILL using Internet Explorer, why not try out Mozilla Firefox or the new release from Google, Google Chrome!

Find free Wireless Internet

With over 600 free wireless hotspots Australia wide, chances are there is one near you!

The growth of the wireless hotspots over the last two years has been extremely evident in Australia, with many companies putting in their own free hotspots to attract customers to buy their products. The main player worldwide in pushing free wireless internet has been McDonalds, whom I have used in countries such as America, Canada, Germany and Russia, to name a few, for free wireless internet. Almost every McDonald’s restaurant in Australia is equiped with free wireless internet, great for those grey nomads wanting to keep in touch with friends and family on the road!

Sydney – 190 free hotspots
Melbourne – 185 free hotspots
Brisbane – 80 free hotspots
Perth – 58 free hotspots
Gold Coast – 32 free hotspots
Adelaide – 31 free hotspots
Canberra – 15 free hotspots
Hobart – 11 free hotspots
Darwin – 3 free hotspots
Alice Springs – 2 free hotspots

Find a free wi-fi spot in your area.

Tips for faster web browsing

When it comes to the world of web browsing, speed is everything. But to catch up with modern technology, Webmaster, Drew, has compiled a list of 20 hints for faster browsing.

Faster web browsing is what everyone is looking for. Software companies spend millions of dollars to ensure that the average computer user can browse at optimum speeds. With revolutionary technologies including ADSL2 broadband and WiFi internet making it possible for people to access the internet wherever and whenever they want, it makes sense that we humans must catch up.

Both Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox have a number of keyboard shortcuts, or ‘Hotkey’s’ that enable us to keep up with the speed of the online software. So Webmaster, Drew, has compiled the 10 best shortcuts for each respective web browser, to ensure the next time you go online, you’re off in half the time.

Internet Explorer

10. To Select all items on a webpage use CTRL and A.
9.  To Copy a selected item to the clipboard use CTRL and C
8. To Open the FIND box to search the current document use CTRL and F.
7. To Open a new Explorer window use CTRL and N.
6. To Close the current Explorer window use CTRL and W.
5. To Print the current page/document use CTRL and P.
4. To Open the Favourites utility use CTRL and I.
3. To Refresh the current page/document use CTRL and R. Also you can use the F5 key.
2. To Open the IE search utility use CTRL and E.
1. To Add the current page/document to your favourites use CTRL and D.

Firefox

10. CTRL + T opens a new Firefox Tab
9. CTRL + C copies the selected text to the Windows clipboard
8. CTRL + H opens the webpage History sidebar
7. CTRL + F find text within the current webpage. Also CTRL + G finds more text within the same webpage
6. CTRL + N opens a new Firefox window
5. CTRL + I open the Bookmarks sidebar. Also, CTRL + D bookmarks the current webpage
4. CTRL + W Closes the current Firefox Tab or Window (if more than one tab is open)
3. CTRL + R reloads the current webpage
2. CTRL + M opens your mail program (if you have one) to create a new email message
1. CTRL + L Places the cursor into the URL box ready to type a website address

For more of Webmaster Drew’s tech tips on using Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox more efficiently, click YOURLifeChoices simple short cut.

Free Google operating system

Google has announced it will launch Chrome OS, an operating system set to rival Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS, by the middle of next year, which is going to cost nothing!

The Google Chrome OS will come complete with Outlook, Word and other Microsoft software. With the introduction of Chrome OS on the market next year, it is expected that Microsoft products will need to be lowered in price if they want to maintain their 90% worldwide market share for the operating systems market.

This announcement is extremely beneficial for consumers with Windows 7 operating system being released October 22nd 2009, the sales price is tipped to be “affordable”.

Ultimately, the Google Chrome OS system is expected to be targeting laptops and other netbooks that currently run extremely slow on Windows Vista and are mainly used for work, email, internet surfing, word processing and photography.

Read more on Google’s plans.

Connect and save

Technology is constantly advancing but this often costs us more each year. AboutSeniors Webmaster, Drew, details a viable option for cheaper internet and phone deals.

TADAust, a leading provider of technology for the elderly, veterans and people with disabilities, offers great deals on all types of internet plans, mobile phone plans and even home phone plans

Dialup internet from $6.60 per month
Broadband internet from $29.95 a month
Home phone from $19.95 a month
Mobile phone from $1.00 a month -