Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors

For the 2009 Edition PDF and an online a summary of the benefits programs provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for which Veterans and their families may be eligible click here.

Click here for a list of applications and links to the forms for VA benefits that can be submitted online.

KCPL 24 Things Week 5

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Veterans May Get to Stay at Kentucky State Parks for Free

Kentucky lawmakers have approved legislation giving totally disabled veterans a free 3 day stay in state parks. Read the whole story here.

Accessibility Review

Just in time for Superbowl Sunday the AFB (American Foundation for the Blind) evaluates three popular sites:

NFL.com
ESPN.com
SI.com

for ease of use with a screen reader.

Bottom line SI.com scored more points than the others.

Read the all the reviews here.

Radioshackakistan

Jay Leno jokes about obsolete technology, audio tapes and finding old machines to play them.

Privacy and Facebook

The 3 Facebook Settings Every User Should Check Now

This in-depth article from the Technology section of the New York Times reviews and explains 3 key elements of facebook privacy settings:

Who Can See The Things You Share
Who Can See Your Personal Info
What Google Can See - Keep Your Data Off the Search Engines.

For someone new to facebook like me, it was very helpful for understanding who sees what and where they see it. The article concludes "it's time to be proactive about things and look out for yourself".