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The links below are those that specific members feel would be of value to the entire membership.  Links get added to this page when a member brings the link to a monthly meeting and presents it to the membership. The links will remain on this page until the end of the calendar year. At that time, all links will be deleted and we will start over again. 

 

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Audio/Video:   Return to Menu
Yahoo! - Broadcast: http://broadcast.yahoo.com/home.html - offers a wide variety of on-demand audio and video content, from space shuttle launches to full-length movies.

Computer Clubs:    Return to Menu
Surfside Beach Users Group: http://www.sbugonline.com/ - a sister computer club just North of us. They hold their meetings in the evening.

Genealogy:    Return to Menu
American Family Immigration History Center: http://www.ellisisland.org/ - research passenger records from ships that brought immigrants thru Ellis Island 1892-1924.

Genealogy.com: http://www.genealogy.com - provides the tools and resources to create your family tree.

Ancestry.com: http://ancestry.com/ - search via Social Security numbers, census, military records, etc. A good site to track down ancestory via parish records in the UK.

Government:    Return to Menu
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Publications, Forms and Instructions: http://www.irs.gov/forms_pubs/index.html

South Carolina Dept. of Taxes Publications, Forms and Instructions: http://www.sctax.org/frames/framefast.html

USA Senate Contacts:

http://www.senate.gov/contacting/index_by_state.cfm

USA House Contacts:
http://www.house.gov/writerep/

Help Sites:   Return to Menu
An information and self-help resource for, and by, widows and widowers. Topics covered include grief, bereavement, recovery, and other information
http://www.fortnet.org/WidowNet/

Online Photo albums:   Return to Menu
After you've found your ancestors, share photos of them with family.
GatherRound.comSM: http://Gatherround.com/ - unfortunately, this Kodak site will discontinue service at the end of October. However, Kodak is teaming up with Ofoto (See below)

Ofoto:  A site where you can upload photos into an album for sharing with your friends and relatives. It is password protected. http://www.ofoto.com/Register.jsp?UV=573819196795_20099901203&US=0

Search engines:    Return to Menu
Intelligent Solutions for the New Information Age: http://copernic.com/ - obtain fast, relevant results from 80 search engines, filter out irrelevant info & dead links, preview documents.

Google: Many members consider it a good search engine. http://www.google.com

Technology links:   Return to Menu
The Kim Komando Radio Show: http://www.komando.com/ - computer and Internet tips and tricks.

Great Glossary of computer terms - http://web14.compaq.com/mypresario/glossary/index.asp?list=A

Memory upgrades: From Crucial.com - http://www.crucial.com/ - get the highest quality memory and factory-direct savings with no hassle.

Cookie software: Various software programs to manage cookies. http://www.cookiecentral.com/software.phtml?type=pc

Device drivers: Having problem with one of your devices drivers, check out - http://www.drivershq.com/

Telephone access:   Return to Menu
Dialpad Communications, Inc.: http://dialpad.com/ - Enjoy huge savings on long distance charges by using your PC or Mac to call any phone in the world.

Senior Training:   Return to Menu
SeniorNet offers a wide variety of discussion groups in many subject areas: http://www.seniornet.org

Travel:   Return to Menu
Expedia Travel: http://www.expedia.com/ - traveler tools: flight status, airport information, fare tracker, currency converter, mileage tracker, driving directions, restaurants and more.

Travelocity.com: http://www.travelocity.com/ - go virtually anwhere, fare watcher, deals, etc.

Weather:   Return to Menu
Weather for Active Lives on Intellicast.com: http://intellicast.com/ -travel planner, personal allergy profile, driving, good site to learn whether the weather is clear for your golf game .

Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.html - issuing watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous tropical weather.

 This page was last updated on 08/22/02