Before the Mobile and Internet age, most households had both local telephone directories and local advertising directories to find out local contact information of services on offer. There were also 'Pink Cards', A4 size printed advertising sheets that were put through your door which displayed local numbers to businesses in the area, but all these have now ceased to exist.
I wanted to not only replace these and once again provide the information you need close to hand, but also to greatly improve on them, and have something that is easy to access whether at home, at work, or outside in the street, and with much more than just telephone numbers. Woo has quick and simple access to Emergency information and contact numbers of the services you may need in a hurry, such as Hospitals, Doctors, Dentists, Schools, along with numbers of other services that you may need quickly such as plumbers or electricians.
I wanted the tools we often need together in a place we know we can find them, So WOO has many useful tools such as converters and calculators, always at hand in it's 'Useful Desktop Tools Menu.
The webpages go much further than the old printed directories, they utilise videos and pictures, and nearly everything you see on screen is a clickable link that will give you even further information, Click on a name and it will take you directly to the contact number or even to a website.
Coming from a Heath orientated background, I was aware that sometimes those with problems or issues do not know where to turn to, unaware that there is a lot of help and assistance available and WOO was the right place to discreetly guide them to it. Hopefully being a first step in finding the support they need to help begin a recovery.
The WOO Portal is not just a simple list of information, it is a place to trust,
it is an experience, it is a place to go to, and a place to be involved.
There are links to a wide range of topics, from Health, Safety, Personal well-being, to special sections that enable you to access TV or Radio. Others cover hobbies, or offer advice and help, some even show you how to do things by video.
But in creating this useful site, and as a computer user myself, I was aware that people are wary of opening websites, and they do not want to download memory hungry 'apps' or use up valuable computer or device disk space, So I decided to create it as a website, safe and accessible to all.
Not requiring Logon information, email addresses or passwords, and not saving any personal information that others use to flood you with advertising or phone calls. Nothing is ever downloaded to your device, no cookies, no hidden programs or nasty viruses.
The only thing I suggest, is giving the user the option of creating just a small (2kb) shortcut on their desktop, or saving the website address to their browsers favourites list or bookmarks, to instantly bring the site and information to view when it is needed.
WOO is optimised for and best used on a computer, although it works on any device.
With buttons to press for the many links, a larger screen makes it easier to use.
If you like WOO and find it useful, then please share the link with others, or send us a small review, give thumbs up, a like, or rate us on Google.
Some of the content and especially the videos used in the creation of the site, was made, and is owned by others. Woo takes no credit for this, and all credit is given to the original creators.
WOO tries to ensure the information is always accurate and up to date, but in the case of third-party content can not guarantee it.
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