Boomers Getting Old!

I was just over at youtube and saw this.    Yep, I think all boomers can relate or are beginning to relate to this.

Skype - A Great Tool For Boomers

I have to mention this as Skype has made a huge difference to my life. Its really opened the world up for a very minimal cost. Here is some info I posted over at www.BabyBoomerLifestyle.com

What would I do without Skype! I was fortunate enough to come across it in the ealy days, pre eBay buyout and have been using it ever since for all my national and international calls.

Skype is now one of the longest VoIP providers around and was developed by the guys who developed Kaaza - the music sharing program some years ago.

The huge up take of Skype in the past few years must be due in part to the ease of use and installation. This for a technophobe like me is a must. Within minutes of the download and selecting a username, you can be chatting with family or friends on the other side of the country or indeed the world.

The only small hiccup you might have is that to talk for free the person you wish to speak with must also have the software and a username as Skype is a peer-to-peer system. You call the username and not a number from your little control panel on the screen.

For the full story click here.

Deep Vein Thrombosis - DVT

DVT is becoming a bigger issue as more older people travel.   

Below are a couple of things that can happen when flying......

* The central blood vessels in your legs can be compressed, making it harder for the blood to get back to your heart.
* Muscles can become tense, resulting in backaches and a feeling of excessive fatigue during, and even after your flight.

For more information and a video click here.

Baby Boomer 60s Timeline

I just posted an interesting timeline of the 60s over at www.babyboomerlifstyle.com

Here are some of the main events;

1960 - Lasers invented

1961 - Berlin Wall built to stop East Germans fleeing to the West

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Russian Yuri Gagarin becomes first human in space

1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis

First Person Killed Trying to Cross the Berlin Wall

Marilyn Monroe Found Dead

1963 - President Kennedy assassinated

Martin Luther King Jr. Makes His “I Have a Dream” Speech

Click here for the full 60s timeline