and Favorite Web Sites
Last Revision: 3/1/2010
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Search Engine, People and Places: Mapping - Find any place in the world. Topographical view. Name: Google Earth URL: http://earth.google.com/ FREE USA Directory Assistance Name: 1-800-Free411 (1-800-373-3411) or 1-800-YellowPages (1-800-935-5697) URL: http://www.free411.com/ and http://www.yellowpages.com/ USPS Zip Code Directories Name: USPS City State / ZIP Code Associations URL: http://www.usps.com/ncsc/ Travel, Lodging, Traffic & Weather: Mapping - Find any place in the world. Roadmaps all countries. Name: Windows Live Local URL: http://maps.live.com/ Road Trip based on drive time from a zipcode Name: Travel Now - Road Trips URL: http://www.travelnow.com/index.jsp?pageName=rtHome&cid=1 Weather - Worldwide realtime Name: The Weather Channel URL: http://www.weather.com/ Weather - Current Jet Stream Maps serving North America Name: CRWS Background Information: Jet Stream Maps URL: http://virga.sfsu.edu/crws/map_info/jetstream_info.html Weather - Track Hurricanes - Interactive Map Name: Hurricane Tracker URL: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7845030/ Nationwide Road Conditions Name: Road Watch America Direct URL: http://rwa.metronetworks.com/rwa/rwdirect.htm Real-Time Traffic Congestion Maps Name: TANN - Traffic Advisory News Network URL: http://traffic.tann.net/ Flight Time Calculator, Airplane Specification, Airport/Airline Codes Name: Airlines, Airplanes and Airports URL: http://www.airportcitycodes.com/ Source for airplane seating and in-flight services information Name: SeatGuru - Your Enlightened Guide to Airline Seating URL: http://www.seatguru.com/ Plot Great Circle distances - airport to airport worldwide. Observe aircraft range from any airport. Name: Great Circle Mapper URL: http://gc.kls2.com/ Airfares across all major airlines. Need to create simple login/pwd. Name: ITA Software AirFare Shopping Engine URL: http://matrix.itasoftware.com/cvg/dispatch/ Airfares across all major airlines. Name: Booking Buddy URL: http://www.bookingbuddy.com/ Airline In-Flight Tracking - location on earth, speed, etc. Name: Airline Flight Status - over 700 airlines, Passenger, Freight/Cargo URL: http://airtravelcenter.com/flight-tracker.htm World Airport Database - Know your way around plus off airport transportation Name: World Airports Database. Here is the home site travel directory. URL: http://www.tyzo.com/suppliers/airports.html Hotels and Lodging in New York City - Better prices than Expedia Name: New York Guide URL: http://new.york.hotelguide.net/ Car Rental Agency Database - National and local agencies in each city. Name: Car rental discounts & rental car directory online URL: http://autorentalguide.com/ Foreign Country Currency Conversion - Current exchange rates Name: OANDA Currency Converter and Financial Forecasts URL: http://www.oanda.com/ Language Converter - sentences and web sites Name: FreeTranslation.com - Free Translation from English to Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and Norwegian URL: http://www.freetranslation.com/ World Statistics: World Climate - Weather statistics, average temperature, rainfall and forecasts. Name: USA TODAY - World weather almanac URL: http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/worldcli.htm World Time Zones, Calendar - Current times around the world. Print calendar for any year. Name: The World Clock URL: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ Print a Calendar Name: Free printable PDF Calendar 2008-2009 URL: http://www.pdfcalendar.com/12-weeks/ Current time in U.S. time zones accurate to 0.2 second (does not read your PC clock). Name: The offical U.S. time URL: http://www.time.gov/ World Geography facts, maps and Country stats. Wish I had this in High School! Name: Geographic.org - Geography, climate, countries, Maps, Flags, Population URL: http://www.geographic.org/ World Geography facts - another good source Name: Graphic Map's, World Atlas - Countries Cities Territories Dependencies Continents and Oceans. URL: http://www.graphicmaps.com/geoquiz/thelist.htm Point-to-Point Distance Name: How Far is it URL: http://www.indo.com/distance/ World Atlas - Geographic, Political, Physical resources & detailed info Name: Map Machine - National Geographic URL: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/ Astronomical Data - Sunrise/Sunset times any place/day plus much more. Name: U.S. Naval Observatory - Astronomical Applications Department URL: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/ Astronomical Data - Sunrise/Sunset, Solar System, Constellations Name: Heavens Above URL: http://www.heavens-above.com/ World Facts: World Facts Name: The World Factbook Master Home Page URL: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html City/Urban Areas/World Population and facts Name: City Population URL: http://www.citypopulation.de/ World Population Statistics Name: Population Reference Bureau URL: http://www.prb.org/ World City Population Statistics Name: City Population URL: http://www.citypopulation.de/ Global Incident Map updated every 420 seconds Name: Global Incident Map Displaying Terrorist Acts, Suspicious Activity, and General Terrorism News URL: http://www.globalincidentmap.com/home.php First & Last names - frequency of occurrence Name: Search Names Files From 1990 Census URL: http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/namesearch.html Census Bureau - everything and anything Name: U.S. Census Bureau Home Page URL: http://www.census.gov/ Who's dead, who's alive Name: Dead or Alive? URL: http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/ Best Places to Live Name: BestPlaces.net - City info, data, stats URL: http://www.bestplaces.net/ Our World and the Universe: Photos of notable places in the Universe Name: Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive - View Earth At Night - Earthlights URL: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html Move through Space Name: Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics and You - Powers Of 10: Interactive Java Tutorial URL: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/ Our Solar System Name: Views of the Solar System URL: http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm Nuclear Bomb Simulation in your neighborhood Name: The American Experience | Race for the Superbomb | Nuclear Blast Mapper URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/amex/bomb/sfeature/mapablast.html Realtime Earthquake Data #1 Name: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.html Realtime Earthquake Data #2 Name: List of Recent Earthquakes for California and Nevada URL: http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/quakes.big.html Realtime Earthquake Data #3 Name: Recent Earthquakes for Los Angeles URL: http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Maps/Los_Angeles.html Financial and Consumer Empowerment: Best Bank Loan/Investment/Credit Card Rates Nationwide Name: Bank Rate Monitor URL: http://www.bankrate.com/ Stock/Mutual fund quotes, history, ratings. Side/side comparison of funds. Name: Excite Money & Investing. URL: http://money.excite.com/ Mutual Fund Ratings Name: Morningstar - Independent fund opinions and analysis URL: http://www.morningstar.com/ Fortune 500 Company Databases Name: Fortune 500 URL: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/index.html Calculators Name: Free Online Calculators URL: http://www.free-online-calculator.com/ Mortgage Calculators Name: Mortgage Calculator & Financial Calculators URL: http://www.mortgageloan.com/calculator/ Consumer Action Center Name: Team Clark Howard - Ways to pack more punch in your wallet and empower yourself! URL: http://www.clarkhoward.com/ Consumer Empowerment Name: Benjamin Dover At His Best! URL: http://www.bendover.com/ Analyze your Salary - What should you be earning in your profession? Name: WorkPlace Channel URL: http://www.salary.com/ How your Charity Contribution Dollar is $pent Name: Charity Navigator - Guiding Intelligent Giving - Charitable Donations URL: http://www.charitynavigator.org/ IRS, Business and Insurance: Better Business Bureau Name: Better Business Bureau URL: http://www.bbb.org/ IRS Name: IRS - Income Tax Forms, Publications and Instructions URL: http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/ Insurance Company Ratings Name: INN URL: http://info.insure.com/ratings/ Insurance Company Ratings Name: A.M. Best URL: http://www.ambest.com/ News and Dictionary/Reference desk: News sites Name: CNN and FoxNews URL: http://www.cnn.com/ and http://www.foxnews.com/ Read article when your keywords are spoken on TV Name: TVEyes, we're watching while you're not! URL: http://www.tveyes.com/ Reference Desk Name: Merriam-Webster Online - Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Encyclopaedia URL: http://www.m-w.com/ Mil-Std Document Library Name: ASSIST-QuickSearch URL: http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/fsc_quicksearch.cfm English, Math, Sciences and Games: Have a Math Problem - K-12 and beyond? Let a student answer it. Name: The Math Forum - Ask Dr. Math URL: http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ Guide to Grammar and Writing Name: Guide to Grammar and Writing URL: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm Physics, Math, Chemistry, Science, Biology, Mechanics Name: Georgia State University link to all the Sciences - formulas, laws, etc. URL: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html Word games and reference sites Name: Word Play URL: http://www.wolinskyweb.net/word.htm Create and Print a greeting card Name: Free Printable Cards for almost any occasion URL: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/acCategory?lc=en&cc=us&extcat=cards The ultimate Flash Game site Name: Sean's Site - links to all kinds mind bending games URL: http://www.steinauf.us/ Legal and Federal Government: Law Dictionary Name: Duhaime's Law Dictionary URL: http://dictionary.law.com/ U.S. Congress Name: C-SPAN Congressional Glossary URL: http://www.cspan.org/guide/congress/glossary/glossary.htm U.S. Federal Agencies Name: U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory URL: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html Send your U.S. House of Representatives e-mail Name: Write Your Representative URL: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml Food, Drugs, Health, Nutrition Database: The Ultimate Recipe site - ethnic foods, beverages, health foods plus much more. Name: Mimi's Cyber Kitchen URL: http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/ Family favorite recipes Name: Susan's Private Recipe Collection URL: http://iral.freeyellow.com/recipes/ Drug Encyclopedia Name: Welcome To RxList URL: http://www.rxlist.com/ Food Nutrition and Composition Database Name: Nutrient Data Laboratory URL: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/ Health Conditions & Diseases, Procedures & Tests, Drugs & Medications, Prevention & Wellness Name: HealthCenterOnline - For Your Heart Health URL: http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/heart-health/ Ailments explained with Cures that have worked Name: The Doctors Journal - Article Index URL: http://www.doctorsexercise.com/journal/ Your Computer Tech - Is it a Virus, Hoax or Urban Legend?: Computer Hardware Guide Name: The PC Guide URL: http://www.pcguide.com/topic.html Compare Processor Performance Name: CPU Charts - Tom's Hardware URL: http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html Compare Intel Processor Specifications Name: Intel Product Comparison Chart URL: http://compare.intel.com/pcc/default.aspx?familyID=1&culture=en-GB Search for answers to your computer problem Name: Google Groups URL: http://groups.google.com/ Computer Tech Info Site Name: ExtremeTech - Deep technology content for the IT community URL: http://www.extremetech.com/ Computer Virus Myths - determine if YOU are spreading a myth Name: Vmyths.com- Truth About Computer Virus Myths & Hoaxes URL: http://www.Vmyths.com/ Tall stories and other fairy tales not worth disseminating Name: Urban Legends URL: http://www.snopes.com/ Product and Store Reviews: Consumer Product Reviews Name: Consumer Product Reviews URL: http://www.consumerreview.com/ Digital Cameras, Photography, Scanners, Printers Name: The Imaging Resource! URL: http://www.imaging-resource.com/ Digital Camera Review #1 Name: The Digital Camera Resource URL: http://www.dcresource.com/ Digital Camera Review #2 Name: Digital Camera Reviews and News: Digital Photography Review: Forums, Glossary, FAQ URL: http://www.dpreview.com/ Store Reviews From Customers- Camera, Computer and Electronics outlets Name: User Evaluations of On-Line Computer Hardware Vendors URL: http://www.resellerratings.com/ Improve your photographic skills Name: Top 10 Tips for Great Pictures URL: http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317&pq-locale=en_US Consumer Product Price Comparision and On-Line Classifieds: True Price Comparison including tax and shipping charges to your zip code. Many consumer items. Name: NexTag - Compare prices before you buy URL: http://www.nextag.com/ True Price Comparison including tax and shipping charges to your zip code. Name: PriceGrabber.com - The Smart Place to Start your Shopping URL: http://www.pricegrabber.com/ Store Coupons - No Spam or signup. Name: Deallocker - Free Coupons, Printable Coupons & Coupon Codes Online at DealLocker URL: http://deallocker.com/ Compare On-Line Bookstore prices Name: All Book Stores URL: http://www.allbookstores.com/ Classified/4 Sale Name: Craigslist URL: http://www.craigslist.org/ Ask Anything: Discussion Forums - computing H/W and S/W Name: CNet Help URL: http://reviews.cnet.com Ask An Expert - Free Q&A on many topics Name: AllExperts URL: http://www.allexperts.com/ Search ALL Newsgroups - See if others have an answer to your question or have the same problem Name: Google - The Source for Internet Newsgroups! URL: http://groups.google.com/ Ask a U.S. Capitol question Name: Capitol Questions URL: http://www.cspan.org/questions/ Residential House Wiring: Computer Software: Freeware - This is the best freeware site with respectable reviews I've ever visited! Name: Gizmo's - Gizmo's List - The Best Freeware Reviewed and Rated. Gizmo's Tech Support Alert URL: http://www.techsupportalert.com/ Shareware - Over 100,000 downloadable products Name: Simply The Best URL: http://www.simplythebest.net/shareware.html Shareware - Another good source Name: ZDNet Downloads - Download shareware, freeware, demos and more URL: http://downloads.zdnet.com/ ISP's and Web Hosting: Dial-up Internet Service Providers directory Name: ISP Directory for the United States and Canada URL: http://www.findanisp.com/ Free and Cheap Dial-up Internet Service Providers directory plus more Name: Freedomlist - Free ISP directory URL: http://www.freedomlist.com/ Web Host Search Name: Web Host Directory URL: http://www.hostsearch.com/ Video and Audio Chat Conferencing, dial telephone numbers from USB phone or PC, outstanding video and audio quality. Name: Skype - The whole world can talk for free URL: http://www.skype.com/ Check your POP3 E-mail from any web browser Name: mail2web URL: http://www.mail2web.com/ A one-time e-mail address when you don't want to give out your primary e-address Name: Mailinator URL: http://www.mailinator.com Free - Submit your web site to multiple search engines Name: BuildTraffic.com | URL Submitter - 40 sites URL: http://www.buildtraffic.com/cgi-bin/submit/urlsubmitter.cgi Connection Speed and Internet Security: Your Internet Connection test - This is the best most trusted site for your true connection speed. Name: Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test URL: http://www.speedtest.net/ Optimize your internet connection speed. Name: SpeedGuide.net - TCP Optimizer - No installation. Just set connection speed then click Optimize. URL: http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php Internet Security Test Name: Shields Up! -- Internet Connection Security Analysis URL: https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 Your Cable Modem and ISP - System Information, Startup Procedure, Signal Downstream/Upstream, CPE connections, Log Name: Cable Modem Web Page URL: http://192.168.100.1/ Your IP address Name: What is my IP Address? URL: http://www.whatismyipaddress.com/ Outlet shopping and Bridal Registries: Nationwide Outlet Directory Name: Outlet Bound-Online Guide To Outlet Stores & Outlet Centers URL: http://www.outletbound.com/ Bridal Registries across multiple stores Name: WeddingChannel URL: http://www.weddingchannel.com/ Automobile Resources - new and used: Autos New/Used Dealers, invoice, comparisons, Edmunds, Kelley Bluebook, resources Name: Auto Dealer Databases, Classified and Auto Resource Links URL: http://www.dock.net/ira/links.html Public Databases: World's Most Wanted People Name: The World's Most Wanted - Fugitives and Unsolved Crimes URL: http://www.MostWanted.org/ Public Records Databases Name: Search Systems - Largest Free Public Records Database Collection URL: http://www.searchsystems.net/ Unclaimed Property Databases Name: NAUPA | State UP Offices - Unclaimed Property URL: http://www.unclaimed.org Check out the health report on your favorite restaurants before your next night out. Name: HealthInspections - Your Source for Restaurant Inspections URL: http://www.healthinspections.com/ How it works: Interactive [Graphic] Tutorials - Human Body, Automobile, Computer Name: Inner Learning On-line URL: http://www.innerbody.com/ How it works Name: How Stuff Works! URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/ How to do anything Name: eHow - Who things get done URL: http://www.ehow.com/ Movies, TV, Music: All Movie Site - movie roots Name: All-Movie Guide URL: http://www.allmovie.com/ Your Local Movie Theatre Guide - schedules and purchase tickets on-line Name: MovieLink URL: http://movies.aol.com/ Your TV Guide - set zipcode, cable, local or satellite Name: Yahoo TV Listings URL: http://tv.yahoo.com/ City Guide - Entertainment, Restaurants, Events, Hotels, Movies, Businesses plus more! Name: The city guide to Entertainment, Restaurants, Events, Hotels, Movies, Businesses URL: http://www.citysearch.com/ Music Midi Search Engine - Find a midi Name: MIDI Search Engine URL: http://www.musicrobot.com/ Music Database - Search on Album, Artist and Song - view all album song titles Name: Gracenote - CDDB Album Info URL: http://www.cddb.com/ Song Lyrics Name: Music Lyrics URL: http://www.onlylyrics.net/ Top 40 hits from 60's thru 90's, artists and music history Name: top 40 music archive URL: http://top40.about.com/musicperform/top40/library/blarchives.htm A Music Montage - Requires RealPlayer Name: The History of Rock & Roll Time Sweep, 1981 (44:45) URL: http://www.reelradio.com/gifts/horrts2.html#horrts2 Another Music Montage - Requires RealPlayer Name: The WABC Musicradio Music Remembrance - December 7, 1960 until May 10, 1982 (37 Min) URL: http://www.musicradio77.com/remembrance.html Worldwide Radio Station database Name: Live Radio on the Internet - Listen to the World on your PC! URL: http://www.live-radio.net/
Pop / Rock:
Perth, Western Australia http://www.96fm.com.au
Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China (Light Rock, Pop, News of the region) http://www.icrt.com.tw/
Wellington, New Zealand (Light Rock) http://wellington.thebreeze.co.nz
Classical Music:
Seattle, Washington http://www.king.org/listen/index.aspx
Talk Radio:
WABC 770 AM - New York, New York http://www.wabcradio.com KFI 640 AM - Los Angeles, California http://www.kfi640.com/main.html KABC 790 AM - Los Angeles, California http://www.kabc.comp
are welcome.