Web tip of the week, July 27, 2015

http://www.howcast.com/

Instructions from experts on things like building book cases, cooking and many other activities

Web tip of the week, July 20, 2015

https://www.privacyrights.org/

This website is all about empowering consumers and protecting privacy.

Web tip of the week, July 13, 2015

One useful Google tool is the command that allows one to find similar websites. For example, if you love Lifehacker.com, then you can find similar sites by typing the command: related:lifehacker.com

Web tip of the week, July 6, 2015

http://www.skyscanner.com/

This is a travel search engine that scans the web for as many worldwide flight, hotel and car-hire offers available.

Submitted by Jack Batterson

Web tip of the week, June 29, 2015

http://agebb.missouri.edu/fmktdir/view.asp

The Missouri Farmer's market directory.

Web tip of the week, June 22, 2015

http://www.aaaai.org/home.aspx

See this for information on asthma and allergies

Web tip of the week, June 15, 2015

http://nihseniorhealth.gov/

This site was developed by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) both part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

There is a wide range of topics, videos, and training materials for seniors.

Web tip of the week, June 8, 2015

https://www.mlanet.org/for-health-consumers/medspeak

See the section on health consumers. There is a section that translate medical terms into a language that consumers can understand. Also there is a list of top health websites according to the Medical Library Association

Web tip of the week, June 1, 2015

http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/index.cfm

This offers information on medications from a reliable source and offers direct links to FDA safety recalls, Medline plus, clinical trials, PubMed. One can search both human and animal drugs by name, NDC code or by drug class or set ID

Web tip of the week, May 25, 2015

http://kidshealth.org/parent/

According to the introduction, this source provides "KidsHealth also provides families with perspective, advice, and comfort about a wide range of physical, emotional, and behavioral issues that affect children and teens."

The section "First aid" and "pregnancy and baby" are two that might be of special interest.

 

Submitted by Jack Batterson

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/

Take a look at Truman Library's online exhibits and the books that are available at the gift store.

BONUS TIP:

With the large number of auto recalls, I wanted to remind everyone about this tip I shared in 2012:

http://www.safercar.gov/

Get email alerts when your car is on the recall list. (Source: Clark Howard)

Submitted by Jack Batterson

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/

If you are looking for an offbeat place to travel, try this website.
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http://www.dailyrotation.com/

Daily Rotation allows you to select a handful of news sources, and see their top headlines every day. Follow Daily Rotation on Twitter!
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http://birds.audubon.org/birdID

A nice online guide that has multiple pictures of each kind of bird including sound recordings, range maps and more.
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http://www.foodnetwork.com/

Enter the search term "picnics" and get some ideal picnic recipes for your upcoming picnics.
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http://www.manualslib.com/

Read more than 1.5 million product manuals to a wide variety of products.
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https://www.justpark.com/

Search for a parking spot and then book it. Simple!
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http://tvnweather.com/live

This map allows you to see where the bad weather is and allows you to follow the tornado chasers. You can also follow the tornado chasers on Facebook and Twitter.
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