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High Definition TV is Coming February 2009 Do you have a TV in your home that works with the help of “rabbit ears” or a rooftop antenna? If so, you should be aware of an important change in broadcasting coming in February 2009.If you receive free TV using an antenna and your TV is not digital, you need to take action sometime before February 17, 2009 so you can continue to receive programs after that date.What’s this about? The Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 requires TV stations to stop broadcasting in analog and to broadcast only in digital after February 17, 2009. The digital transition will provide a better viewing experience for consumers and help emergency responders protect your community. The Act created the TV Converter Box Coupon Program for households wishing to use their analog TVs after the transition. The Federal government is offering US households up to two $40 coupons to help pay for the cost of a certified converter box. TVs connected to cable, satellite, or other pay services do not need a converter box to receive programs after February 17, 2009. What do I need to do? For each analog TV you own, you need to decide before February 17, 2009 how you would like to get programming after the change to digital.What are my options? 1. Buy a converter box that will plug into your current TV, 2. Buy a TV with a digital tuner, 3. Connect the analog TV to cable, satellite or other pay service. More information can be found online at: Health Related Web Sites: The following Web URL's May help you find useful information related to the quality of hospitals, doctors and nursing homes around the country. Identity Theft Information: The following Web URL's will provide useful information related to Identity Theft, Americas fastest growing crime. Someone's identity is stolen every 79 seconds. Think you're not at risk? Unfortunately, you are!
You need to find out how to protect yourself. Check these web sites: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/idtheftmini.htm For more information, click here. If you don’t have access to the Internet, call 1-877-ID-THEFT, the FTC’s toll-free ID Theft Hotline.
E-Mail Hints and Information: The use of e-mail has become so common, everyone is at least familiar with the concept and terminology. Most people have their e-mail account with their Internet Service Provider (ISP) like RoadRunner (tampabay.rr.com) or Verizon (verizon.net). While this is convenient, it means that if you ever change your ISP, you will lose you e-mail address and have to notify all of your friends and relatives that you have a new e-mail address. As an alternative, consider using one of the free/low cost e-mail providers like Yahoo.COM, MSN.Com, Hotmail.Com, or Gmail.Com which offer web based e-mail as well as client based services. The web based service has the added value of reducing the chance of downloading a virus or worm to your machine. They also provide large amounts of storage for your e-mail, some starting at 1 gigabyte. In addition, you can access your e-mail from anywhere using the web based service. More information to come.
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