Archive for March, 2006

Creating A Game

March 31, 2006

Every once in awhile my mind wanders into the game craze. I see it everywhere. Kids of all ages with a game in their hand and seemingly completely enthralled. If games are really that popular, why not create one, right?
Right. But I believe mine will have a twist or three. First, it’ll cost about 20 [...]

A Resource by Medical Librarians

March 28, 2006

This particular site provides information on what seems like almost every known malady and it is completely free. Like all sites, you are still advised to do your own research and due diligence. Maybe this site will be your impetus:
http://healthweb.org

Community College’s Community Service Department

March 27, 2006

This is a neat way for seniors to pick up a few bucks, give something back to the community and, maybe, even start a new career. All a person really needs is knowledge in a particular field s/he is willing to teach others.
Every city, town, village, hamlet with a Community College has a department called [...]

Junk Fax Remedy

March 25, 2006

Junk faxing is not the problem it used to be. However, some people never get the word and keep sending out unsolicited faxes. A federal law passed in 1991 makes this activity illegal and gives the consumer standing to sue AND collect damages.
We put a report on: http://www.senior2senior.org/freereports.html detailing a way to stop the faxes [...]

Debt Validation

March 24, 2006

We recently had a question about debt validation. Specifically, the writer wanted to know if they were using a credit repair organization (their term) to help them get their debts resolved would the CRAs respond to a request originating from the credit repair organization for investigation of a disputed entry on their credit report. In [...]

Resources to find doctor’s credentials and complaints

March 23, 2006

A very nice lady sent me an email in which she made these statements:
“A site that would be good for all seniors and their caregivers would be one that would lead you to a review of the doctors or the site that list if they are in good standing or whatever the medical profession has [...]

Resources for Seniors

March 21, 2006

This blog is all about resources for seniors, that is, immediately useable resources. And, tell me, what’s better than immediately useable and free at the same time?