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The following University of Missouri Extension web site links are provided to help you prepare for and deal with the Year 2000 (or Y2K) problem.  Click here for our Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure Notice.

Table of Contents (click link below to go to that section)
new.gif (111 bytes)Where Were The Glitches?
Recent News Articles 
Extension and University Sites
Government Sites
Organizational Sites
Commercial Sites
Software

new.gif (111 bytes)Where Were The Glitches?
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Y2K Glitch List by Michael Hyatt - He chronicles Y2K glitches as they occur.
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Center for Y2K & Society - Reports on Y2K problems that appear to have affected (or continue
to affect) the United States.
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Y2K Glitch List by Gary North - He posts the latest info on Y2K glitches as they are reported.

Recent News Articles
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) updated.gif (1754 bytes)Year 2000 Press Clippings from Around the World - updated daily
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) November 22, 1999 - Federal Government Report Card (FINAL) on Y2K Compliance (Rep. Stephen Horn)

Extension and University Sites
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Are You Year 2000 Ready? - 21-frame slide show (Click here to download 358KB PowerPoint file)
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) How to Check a Computer for Year 2000 Readiness - This method protects your data
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Safe Drinking Water in an Emergency - How to prepare, purify and store drinking water
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Stocking an Emergency Food 'Survival Pantry'
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) For the Unprepared: Home Heating in an Emergency
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) How Could Y2K Affect Your Farm? - Excellent resources from University of Minnesota Extension
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Select the Right Portable Generator - Virginia Cooperative Extension site
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Cooperative Extension Y2K Community Outreach
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Let's Talk Y2K about Agriculture - South Dakota State University site lists compliance status of agriculture software
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Y2K - The Millennium Time Bomb - University of Florida site
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Year 2000 Issues for Higher Education - Lots of links to university sites here
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Y2K Resources from Oregon State Extension - Good links to information for families, businesses, farms, ranches and agencies
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Y2K Media Watch Project - Click on the "Y2K Watch" link, which covers social aspects of media coverage to influence people's Y2K beliefs & actions

Government Sites
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Missouri Year 2000 Call Center - Provides Y2K awareness information for Missouri residents, businesses, organizations & governments.   Or call 1-877-661-4925 for free workbook.
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) FEMA's Year 2000 Contingency and Consequence Management Planning - A Guide for State and Local Emergency Managers
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) FEMA's Y2K Consumers Guide - This 4-page newsletter also available free by calling 1-888-261-6214
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Y2K Frequently-Asked Questions about Consumer Products - Safety answers from Consumer Products Safety Commission
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) U. S. Federal Government Gateway for Year 2000 Information Directories
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) U. S. Department of Agriculture Y2K Page - Info about our food supply, or call 1-888-872-4925
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) U. S. Department of Education Y2K Help for Schools - Click on the "How To" link
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) U.S. Small Business Administration Y2K Help - good help here or by calling 1-800-872-5772
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) National Institute of Standards and Technology Y2K Web Site - good business help & free testing software
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Y2K Help Center for Small Business - an excellent self-help toolkit here, or call 1-800-Y2K-7557
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Global Positioning System (GPS) Date Rollover Issues - U.S. Coast Guard site has links to GPS manufacturers
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) U.S. Government General Accounting Office Year 2000 Computing Crisis
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Federal Reserve Board Y2K Page
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) FDIC Y2K Brochure - FDIC answers banking questions regarding the year 2000 computer bug
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Texas Guidebook 2000
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) What You Should Know about Y2K - Good summary from King County, WA Office of Emergency Management
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) California Water Resources Board Y2K Links - Information for waste dischargers
 
Organizational Sites
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) American Red Cross and The Year 2000 - They have a good list for your preparedness kit 
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) PC Year 2000 Alliance - Check Y2K compliance of major brands of computer hardware & software (ends March 10)
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) Year 2000 Page
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Squashing the Millennium Bug - A Y2K Compliance Guide for K-12 Education

Commercial Sites 
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Y2K Compliance Database -  covers autos, computers, finance, healthcare, appliances, utilities, many others
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center - has an online assessment survey to assist businesses in determining the status of their Y2K readiness
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) How-To Survival Library - site covers construction, energy, water, food, gardening and medical information
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Guide to Everything You Need To Know About Y2K - excellent site from Yelm, WA, with links to Y2K status reports from top experts
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) "Installing A Backup Generator" - from Popular Mechanics magazine
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Agriculture and Year 2000 issues - from Successful Farming magazine
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Time to Act: The Year 2000 Bug and Agriculture - Canadian site covers processing, commodities, equipment, much more
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) The Year 2000 Information Center/Millennium Bug
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Microsoft Year 2000 Resource Center - now has Product Analyzer for Windows95 and Windows98
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) IBM's Year 2000 page
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Microsoft File Manager Shows Incorrect Date for Year 2000 or Later - Get the patch here
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Lawsuit hits Intuit on lack of Quicken Y2K compliance
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Everything2000
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Robert Hilliard's Year 2000 Date Crisis Page (ends March 1)
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) Watch out for the Y2K Bug - Humor...You may need it!

Software
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) IBM's Year 2000 Evaluation Tool Instructions     Click here to download 72KB software file.
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) NSTL's Y2K Testing Tool Instructions     Click here to download 13KB software file.
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) PC Magazine's Y2K Tester      Click here to download 124KB software file.
bullet-blue-tiny.gif (529 bytes) McAfee's Y2K Tester       Click here to download 84KB software file.

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