Straightforward guide telling individuals what practical steps they should take to prepare for Year 2000 problems. Neither a doomsday prediction nor a candy-coated view, this book guides you through a reasonable and cost-effective series of steps to protect records, assets, credit rating, and identity from expected computer errors. Includes checklists of potential problems from the companies with whom you deal, and contingency planning checklist. Includes suggested letters to write to suppliers and others. Other sources tell you to obtain hard-copies of records - this book tells you what to do with those records: how to determine in advance if prone to problems, and how to recognize problem potentials before other people see them. Numerous "insider" hints to protect from whatever level problems ensue from the upcoming Year 2000 issue.
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Editorial Reviews
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Nearly everyone in the nonprimitive world is beginning to grasp the importance of the snowballing Year 2000 furor, and authors and publishers are matching the evolving mania step for step with a growing array of titles. Taking the "what if" scenarios of Edward and Jennifer Yourdon's Time Bomb 2000 (LJ 2/15/98) one step further, Morris, a former CPA and businessman, favors the action-plan approach, advocating specific interactions with the IRS, the Social Security Administration, employers, banks, savings and loans, credit unions, mortgage companies, etc., all with the bottom-line objective of educating even the skeptics among us on how to protect our personal assets, identity, and credit. Whether or not Morris is really just Chicken Little in an independent small business owner's disguise is fodder for the caveat emptor set: Doomsdayer or prophet, he does a nice job of organizing and presenting his case. For computer and personal finance collections.?Geoff Rotunno, "Tri-Mix Magazine," Goleta,
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The so-called millennium bug, which will cause unprecedented numbers of computer failures at the turn of the next century, has been in the news a lot lately. Most people know that it exists, but are unaware of the extent of possible damage. This book points out areas affected by the year 2000 problem not considered by many people, such as potential failure of the Global Positioning System used in air travel navigation, and errors in the functioning of microprocessors used in car, elevator, nuclear power plant, microwave oven and VCR controls. In an easy-to-follow conversational style, J. R. Morris points out how the millennium bug affects you personally. Much of the advice for protecting yourself is sound. Morris recommends keeping careful records of assets, medical visits and charges, taxes and utility bills. However, some of the text is a bit alarmist: "Some people may conclude that they need to quit their job because they think their employer may not be prepared, and therefore go out of business-economists are saying this may happen to 20% of all US companies." The author makes no attempt even to suggest that these people may be going too far. He even suggests that one might hole up in a cabin in the woods with enough food, water and money to last for a month. While no one actually knows what will happen when the year 2000 rolls around, it is not all that likely that life in the next century will be like life after nuclear holocaust as depicted in movies such as Road Warrior. While the failures in this book are all possible, they are not all probable. The extremist view that sometimes appears here detracts from advice that is otherwise timely and prudent. -- From Independent Publisher
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Y2K eye-opener for everyone.,
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This review is from: Year 2000: Personal Protection Guide - How to protect your Assets, Identity and Credit from the upcoming "Millennium Bug" computer crisis (Paperback)
Individually we can't solve the world's Y2K problem but if everyone were to take the necessary actions for their immediate surroundings then major problems could be resolved quickly and efficiently if and when they do come up. By reading everything and anything about the Y2K problem helps the lone individual from being caught off guard. Many individuals are in a state of denial and won't know what to do even when a minute crises appears that could have been averted with minimal preparations ahead of time. This book is very informative while raising your level of conscientiousness without causing panic. It walks you through the history of the Y2K problem while giving tips on how to organize files and receipts. Included are form letters with a list of potential computer problem companies requiring them to respond to your request of what actions they are taking for the Y2K problem. Finally, concise, attainable lists of essential items in checklist form to have on hand is also comprised and included in the book. I highly recommend this book. It's written in simple terms while getting the point across. Don't leave any chip unturned.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Repetitive record-keeping recommendations,
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This review is from: Year 2000: Personal Protection Guide - How to protect your Assets, Identity and Credit from the upcoming "Millennium Bug" computer crisis (Paperback)
The author's main suggestion in this book is his concept of "document and proof." If you already keep your bank statements, cancelled checks, and copies of your tax returns, you don't need this book. Other suggestions include sending form letters to business and government agencies asking them what they are doing for Y2k and sending all Y2k and finacial correspondence certified mail-return receipt.
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An excellent guide to protecting yourself against Y2K crisis,
By A Customer
This review is from: Year 2000: Personal Protection Guide - How to protect your Assets, Identity and Credit from the upcoming "Millennium Bug" computer crisis (Paperback)
The true value of this book is helping you reduce the impact of the Y2K computer-based errors on your life, assets, and sanity. How? By using that old Scout motto: Be prepared.And just what strategy is suggested to accomplish this? Be able to prove that you really do exist, have property and other assets, own a bank account, or otherwise have things. And you need to be able to re-establish whatever relationships you have with organizations, companies, schools, or govermental agencies. Documentation and proof, the author calls this. What specific steps and procedures should you use to protect yourself: * Set your priorities regarding your protection strategy actions for specific organizations. * Start early and keep up with the Y2K news. * Use certified mail and return receipt services as an integral part of document and prove. * Retain exact copies of all correspondence you send and originals of all received correspondence. * Maintain your information in a specific location -- file it away. * Create a diary of your activities, making notes about what you are doing and when, including any verbal and written communications. * Create a calendar of what should happen and when, as a tickler to keep you ahead of the problems. * Assign a level of importance to everyone with whom you've had or will have dealings. * Develop a specific plan of what you will do -- and communicate this with your family. Morris then goes on to discuss specific things to do with the IRS, Social Security, governmental records, passports, identification cards, military records, memberships, employment records, banks, credit cards and debit cards, stock brokers and fund managers, mortgage companies, taxing authorities, legal records, health care, insurance companies, credit reporting agencies, schools and universities, automobiles, pets, personal computers, utilities, and more. The author says that problems will occur due to Y2K errors. How many and to what extent? No one knows. But it's ! better to be prepared than to react.
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