Teri's CyberTips February 2017

TRICK #1 YOUR OWN EFFICIENCY EXPERT - ON CALL 24/7 How'd you like to have a personal efficiency expert at your beck and call 24/7?  The NY Times and USA Today have noticed this neat program. PC World says that it is  " -- simply the best time management app we've ever tested.." This neat program:  1. Sets alerts to let you know when you spent a certain amount of time on an activity.  2. Logs highlights showing what you accomplished during the day.  3. Blocks distracting web sites allowing you to choose a maximum amount of time for its activation each day.  4. Tells you how much time you spend on email and in meetings.  These folks give you the answers.They keep your nose to the grindstone - in an unobtrusive and informative way. And - the complimentary version provides globs of valuable personal time management information. If you like it a lot you can get a beefed up version for a few shekels.  Click Here for This Cyber Trick We are pleased to be of service to our friends and to provide you with these monthly CyberTips. We are always current on ways to expand our normal high standards of service with the very latest internet and other cyberspace strategies and tools. Please contact us with any questions regarding our services. Our contact information is below.

TALK TO ANYONE IN THEIR LANGUAGE! Now you can sit at your desk - or hold your smart phone up and carry on a direct conversation with folks all over the world - in their language. This one is worth checking out. Microsoft provides this as a desktop service and as a smart phone app -- without cost. There have been several improvements and updates to this program but this is a complex technology and you can expect more updates to keep up and make the product even more user friendly. If you do business or socialize across language barriers, this is a program that calls for you to test, become familiar with and track. It will give you a good look into the future of worldwide communication. Click Here for This Cyber Trick

HELP AT A DIFFICULT TIME It's not easy when someone close to you is getting ready to leave this earth. At times like these you and your loved ones can use as much help as possible. This non-profit provides a resource guide and toolkit that are excellent starting points. They provide ideas, inspiration and information on thorough and effective end-of-life preparation. You will also get help with your priorities along with help so your loved ones can clarify and honor your end-of-life preferences. A values worksheet offers questions to consider when making decisions and preparing documents concerning healthcare preferences. There are also forms to inform your physician or other care provider of your consent to or refusal of certain specific therapies.  In addition, you will also get help preparing an advance directive which outlines end-of-life priorities ("who will speak for me") This is a very helpful resource that most people will find helpful sometime in the future - (hopefully way down the road). Click Here for This Great Place

A FRAUD ASSISTANT FOR YOU! Good old AARP has good stuff for seniors - and often for everyone. Their tips for protecting yourself against the rising tide of fraud are here at this great place. You can check in at your convenience to get timely tips and sign up for watchdog alerts that will keep you constantly informed on emerging threats -- delivered right to your in box. You will also receive prevention tips based on thousands of hours of interviews with both con artists and law enforcement officials. They even maintain a Fraud Watch Helpline that provides this service to everyone - member or not. There is a direct toll free number at the site that will connect you with the AARP Fraud assistance call center. Click Here for This Great Place