Text Size
The ABC has released an exciting 3D documentary site covering the history of the Gallipoli landing, personnel, military hardware and campaign overview.
This website is a chance for you to see just what the Australian soldiers experienced during the first 24 hours at Gallipoli. There are interactive maps, which you can use to see the situation faced by the troops, from both perspectives.
Living so far from home can make you feel out of touch and uninformed. The internet can help you stay connected but where do you start?
If you’re looking to stay in touch with the news and politics from the UK, then look no further than the following YOURLifeChoices favourite sites:
www.thirdage.co.uk – keeping you up-to-date with health, wealth, travel and work from a UK perspective.
www.thepensionregulator.gov.uk – providing information and assistance with issues you may have with UK company pensions.
www.britishpensions.org.au – fighting for the rights of UK pensioners living in Australia.
news.bbc.co.uk – no-one beats Auntie Beeb when it comes to delivering factual and up-to-the-minute news stories
Whether you want to play against a friend or by yourself, there are many websites offering free games.
Yahoo Games
With over 40 free online games to choose from, Yahoo Games is a great place to play with friends or meet new people through knowledge and skill.
Facebook
With a large number of games on offer to members, all free, you may find yourself logging in daily to check your animals in Farmville or play a challenging game of Bejeweled.
Pogo
Offering a large range of free online games to play against players from all around the world, Scrabble, Mahjong, Jigsaw Hunter and Sudoku are a few of the games here.
YOURLifeChoices
Offering new puzzles daily and a busy Meeting Place, YOURLifeChoices has a number of games to keep you entertained for hours.
The internet is a useful tool for finding ways to save money. YOURLifeChoices has five handy sites that could put a few more dollars in your pocket.
If you’re looking for a gift or to replace a household item, then searching store-offer catalogues is a great way of finding the best deal. In the interest of saving trees, viewing the catalogues online is quick and easy. www.lassoo.com.au
Grocery shopping is a chore that many of us can do without. Larger supermarkets offer online shopping, where you can order exactly what you need, without being tempted by other goodies. There is a delivery charge but this can often be offset by the money you save. If online shopping is not for you, then why not create your shopping list online through the store’s website and head to the shops to buy only what you need.
www.coles.com.au
www.woolworths.com.au
When trying to cut costs, whether it’s servicing your car, getting your carpets cleaned or eating out for a special treat, discount coupons are a great way to access special offers. There are quite a few sites around that offer a coupon search and the ability to print coupons online. Below are a few to try:
www.smartsaver.com.au.
www.clevercoupons.com.au.
www.whypayfullprice.com.au.
Bank fees – a necessary evil or just money thrown down the drain? By making sure you have the best transaction account for your needs, you could save yourself hundreds of dollars each year. Compare what other banks are offering, ask your bank if they can match the best and, if not, make the switch. Compare transaction accounts by visiting www.canstar.com.au.
Of course, spending so much time online will have an effect on your broadband costs. Make sure you’re on the best plan for the downloads you use. www.broadbandguide.com.au.
http://www.travbuddy.com/widget_map.php
Chart your past and future journeys and play travel games on this fun site.
http://mytravelmap.googlemashups.com/
Google anywhere in the world and zoom in with a click to get up close and personal in your favourite destination
You look at the pictures online and they’re fabulous, but when you check in at your hotel, the reality of what you’re faced with is far from acceptable. Sound familiar?
TripAdvisor gives honest, reliable and up-to-date feedback from ordinary travellers who experienced the highs and lows of your intended travel destination. Being able to avoid any nasty surprises on your one annual holiday or that longed for weekend away, is priceless, and the information is free. Once you’ve registered, you can plan your trip, share your travel stories, connect with other travellers and receive a free Enewsletter.
Anything that makes your holiday one to remember, for the right reasons, has got to be worth a visit. For more information, visit TripAdvisor.
AboutSeniors also has a few other handy sites that you should visit before finalising your trip:
Wego: for those researching a trip or just armchair travelling. Lists useful information from over 100 sites, ensuring you have a good, overall opinion before booking.
Adioso: gives you details of flights with a simple search, no need to be too specific.
Solo traveller: full of useful tips for those who don’t have a travel partner or quite simply want to head off on their own.
Fed up of getting to the end of a jigsaw puzzle only to find a space and no more pieces in the box? Online jigsaw puzzles are a surefire way of dealing with frustration over lost pieces.
Most people appreciate the ways in which the internet can make life easier, online banking, shopping and keeping in touch to name a few but having fun online is one of the best uses for your PC. Doing crosswords, sudoku, tetris and solitaire can distract many people for hours at a time. Now you can even complete jigsaws online, helping to keep your mind active and hands busy.
Playing games online is a great way to get over the cravings of giving up smoking and trying to stop unhealthy snacking, having something else to think about will stop you thinking about your next cigarette or snack. In addition, as they’re more often than not free, online puzzles are a great way to pass the time without spending money. The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has online puzzles, ranging from easy to hard, which change frequently.
To try your hand at an online jigsaw puzzle, visit the AARP.
The internet has given us access to many new and exotic foods and recipes but is also a great source of information on how to cook and eat healthily, cheaply and quickly.
Whether you’re looking for a local dish to serve at a dinner party or a quick 10 minute meal to whip up for the family, we’ve trawled the internet to come up with our top five food sites:
1. www.bestrecipes.com.au
2. www.abc.net.au
3. www.aussiecooking.com.au
4. www.10minutemeals.com.au
5. www.lifestylefood.com.au
Common sense should help keep our home safe from fire but a gentle reminder never goes amiss.
Check Your Hotspots is a fun and interactive website that helps you make sure your home is fire safe this winter. You can enter the Hotspot House for a graphic view of where fires are most likely to start and how they can be prevented and the winter fire safety checklist is a useful tool for keeping safe.
Many grandparents are now carers for younger members of their families so use the site to teach grandchildren simple but important fire safety rules. Remember, it’s sometimes the simplest of mistakes that cause the most damage.
For more information, or to check your home hotspots, visit Check Your Hotspots.
Few of us will spend the whole of the Olympics glued to the television and even less of us will make it to Beijing for the games, so how do you keep up-to-date with who is winning what?
Whether you’re a sports fan or not, you won’t be able to escape the coverage of the Olympic Games over the next few weeks. If like us at AboutSeniors, a snap-shot of what’s going on is enough for you, here are some of our favourite Olympic websites.
The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Wikipedia 2008 Summer Olympic information
Whether it’s boiling the kettle, watching TV or driving to work, everything we do these days is measured in the amount of carbon we emit. Now you can calculate how much you damage the environment.
Even the type of food we eat has an impact on the amount of damage we do to the environment, with our carbon emissions. If everyone did just a little, then we could make a difference.
A new carbon neutral website explains the benefits to be gained from reducing emissions, not only to the environment, but to our general day-to-day living, including reduced fuel and energy bills. Understanding how much carbon you produce is the first step to making a change, once you see how much pollution you produce, you can’t help but fail to be ashamed.
See how much your daily life impacts on the environment and find out what you can do to help keep the planet green.
Love it or hate it, golf is one of the most popular past times in the world, played by the young, and the not so young!
Australian Senior Golfer is a new website geared towards keeping the more mature golfer up to date with all that’s happening in the world of caddies, plus fours and the nineteenth hole. Offering news, tips, golf travel and more, the site is suitable for all golfers but does cater specifically for golfers in the 45 plus age group.
Wether you’re a seasoned pro or looking to take up golf as a post-retirement past-time, find out what’s new for the senior golfer.
The website nowwearetalking.com.au, has a new election section highlighting different parties policies.
This site gives you the chance to join online discussions and find out the latest news on all things related to Telstra and the telecommunications industry, And now includes a dedicated page for coverage of telecommunications policy, so you can read each political party’s plans for the future of this important industry – one which affects all families now and will do certainly do so in years to come. On nowwyouaretalking.com.au, you’ll also find video and podcasts, independent blogs and interviews with independent experts. And of course, there’s the chance to make your comments and have your say in the forum. Go there now
Memories of yesterday's delicious foods with over 700 old time recipes collected from family writings and cutouts with sprinklings of Australian family humor, poetry, icons, history, and more.
Go there
An online mapping site that allows you to search for locations and get directions to where your going.
Go there
Convert just about anything to anything else - including speed, currency and food measurements.
Go there
Baby boomers can use Microsoft Windows XP to customize their computers and counter the effects of age-related difficulties with vision, hearing, and dexterity. If you rack up enough birthdays, sooner or later you’re going to experience some loss of vision, hearing, or physical dexterity. The accessibility features in Windows XP make it easy to resolve most age-related computing problems without additional software or devices.
Go there
Cartoon courtesy of Brian Basset and Microsoft Corporation
Smilies, or emoticons, are symbols and characters from the keyboard used in emails to show feelings. The commonest smiley is ; ) to show a smile and a wink. (You have to look at them with your head on its side.) Another common one is 
to show a smile with eyes and a nose, and, without the nose : ) Show unhappiness with this one :-( There are over a 1000 of these so go to Smilies Unlimited to find out more:
Go there
Some larger PC user groups are listed. There are many local ones.
If you have problems with a Microsoft product, you may find a solution in the Knowledge Base which you access through their support services.
Go there
Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association Inc (ASCCA) - a non-profit organisation linking computer clubs for Seniors. ASCCA advises and supports existing clubs and helps with the establishment of new clubs. The association has produced a development kit which provides a blueprint to begin a club. ASCCA also undertakes liaison with governments and other organizations on behalf of its members.
Go there
Brisbane Seniors Online - a voluntary organisation set up to help the over 50s in the Greater Brisbane Area learn the basics of computers and the internet.
Go there
Community IT Group Inc - a fully volunteer based group, located in The Parks Community Centre at Angle Park, South Australia. If you are over 40 and don’t know anything about computers, or if you have one but don’t how to use it then then this group is for you.
Go there
Cyber Seniors provides assistance to seniors who are just starting out upon their internet journey - links, contacts and more.
Go there
Darwin Seniors Computer Club. For all seniors over the age of 55 living in Darwin or anywhere in the Northern Territory of Australia, this club is run and maintained by voluteers.
Go there
Seniority.co.uk was launched on 1 June 2000 in answer to the demand for a fun, interactive and regularly updated site full of quality content created by and for the 50 (ish!) online audience in the UK and beyond.
Go there
Seniors-On Line is an incorporated, non-profit organisation, staffed entirely by unpaid volunteers. Based in Adelaide, South Australia, SOL specialises in introducing people in the over 50 age group to computing through a well tested, innovative and very user friendly teaching program.
Go there
SLMSeniors.com - Not just another seniors web site, here are real people helping seniors everyday. You’ll find lots of help and information for your PC questions and problems, and more of what seniors want on the Web. SLM stands for Software Learning Mall.
Go there
VICNET - empowering all Victorians in the information age with the capabilities to freely publish, share and find online information and to participate in virtual communities both locally and globally
Go there
Microsoft’s Internet Gaming Zone - Play bridge online for free. Includes getting started info, playing tips, game help and different levels of tournament.
Go there
Advertisement
