Readers at Ric Ford’s Macintouch web site report that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requires a current version of Microsoft Windows software if you want to apply for disaster assistance online. Reader Gary Mullins:
My 90-year old mother sat out Katrina in her brother’s home next door in Diamondhead, MS, about eight miles from the Mississippi coast where the hurricane’s eye hit. They survived without injury but with massive destruction to their homes, and my mother has lost most of her possesions. I brought her to my home in California yesterday and this morning went to the FEMA website to register to start the assistance process.
To my dismay, our Federal emergency agency requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, and only IE 6, to use the website for disaster assistance.
Reader Todd Del Priore:
I tried the latest Safari, IE [for Macintosh] and Firefox, none work. Heaven help all the Mac users in the South… assuming they have power.
Macintosh users aren’t the only ones left out. Users of Linux, older versions of Windows, and other alternatives to Microsoft’s current operating system offerings are left in the lurch, too. IE 6 runs only on recent versions of Microsoft Windows.
FEMA’s web site includes a list of charities for those making donations to help the victims of Katrina. Sploid.com notes:
FEMA is directing Katrina donations to none other than the Rev. Pat Robertson …
FEMA has released to the media and on its Web site a list of suggested charities to help the storm’s hundreds of thousands of victims. The Red Cross is first on the list.
The Rev. Pat Robertson’s “Operation Blessing” is next on the list.
When I checked, Robertson’s operation had been moved down to third on the list.
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