Senior News Line: Finding the information you need

We don’t always need to have the answers to questions on the tip of our tongue. Whether it’s things we knew long ago and have forgotten, or if it’s information about our current world, sometimes it’s enough to know where to find that information.

Check seniorsbluebook.com for a whole library of information. Whether it’s articles or video, use the dropdown menus to look for information on healthy aging, elder law and so much more.

When your grandchild wants to know the lyrics to the song you used to sing in high school and you only remember the first two lines, fear not.

Do an internet search for the name of the song, or even type in the first lyrics that you do remember. It’s sure to pop up.

All of us have words we’ve never been certain how to pronounce. Again, pull up a search engine and type in the word you want and “pronounce.”

And if you need translations from a foreign language? Type into the search box “translate (name of foreign language) to English.” Then copy and paste the foreign words into the box. English will appear in the box next to it.

Look at thirdage.com for a collection of information on fitness, family, food, health and more.

If you want to beef up your internet skills, start with seniorsguidetocomputers.com for good information on the basics, doing email, online security and saving your data.

The site includes links to 300 YouTube how-to videos and is run by a guy with 40 years of computer experience.

Bookmark several different search engines on your computer: Google, DuckDuckGo and Bing are well known ones that you can trust.

Once you get used to looking up information, you’ll be all set for any question that comes up.