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ANSWERS
- www.ask.com - Ask Jeeves - get answers to just
about any question.
- www.askme.com - Get answers from real people, on
just about any subject. Over 60,000 volunteer experts.
Become an expert.
- http://EzineArticles.com/
- Articles on just about every subject you can imagine.
BOOKS
- http://amazon.com
- Biggest
on-line source for books, will do searches for
hard-to-find/out-of-print books.
- http://www.audible.com - Purchase popular audiobooks,
download or audio streaming. 16 categories.
BUSINESS
CARS
- www.autonation.com - New cars, used cars, research
your next vehicle.
- www.autoweb.com - Find a new or used car in your
area. Extensive auto troubleshooting, maintenance, and
repair sections.
- www.carfax.com - Get accident, salvage, flood, odometer,
owner history of any used car. $14.95 per single car,
$19.95 for unlimited two month use.
- www.hwysafety.org/vehicle_ratings/ratings.htm
- Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety - vehicle safety ratings.
- www.insweb.com - Get
comparative premium quotes from major insurance
companies. Must provide violation and claim history for
past five years, which may be difficult to compile.
- www.kbb.com - The Kelly Blue Book of used
vehicle values.
- www.nada.com - The NADA book of used vehicle
values.
COMPUTERS
DINOSAURS
EDUCATION
- www.cyberu.com - On-line tuition courses from national
universities, institutes, and colleges.
- www.fathom.com - On-line partnership of world-renowned
universities, libraries, and museums. You can interact
with faculty and curators through interviews, articles,
lectures, and discussion forums. Pursue a topic in more
and more depth, or take off on a tangent.
- www.learningplanet.com - Many learning/teaching
activities, many subjects. For pre-school through 7th
grade plus. Some free, some require membership
($39.95/year).
- www.ratemyprofessor.com - Student ratings of professors
and instructors for many (most?) colleges and
universities.
- www.thinkquest.org/library - The ThinkQuest Library of
Entries is the collection of educational web sites
designed by participants in the ThinkQuest Contests.
Teachers and learners can explore a multitude of topics.
Excellent source for home schooling.
- www.thirdage.com - Free on-line courses on many contemporary
subjects.
ENCYLOPEDIAS
- www.britannica.com - 76,000 articles (use the Search
feature). The vanguard of on-line encylopedias.
- www.encarta.msn.com - 16,000 abridged articles,
dictionary, world atlas.
- www.encyclopedia.com - 14,000 articles from the Concise
Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Easy to use.
- www.infoplease.com - Encyclopedia, dictionary,
almanacs, entertainment, sports, kid's stuff, news.
- www.internetoracle.com/encyclop.htm - Links to many reference sources.
- www.kalama.com/~mariner - Links to many reference sources.
- www.libraryspot.com - Links to many reference sources.
- www.loc.gov - Library of Congress. A LOT of
stuff.
- www.refdesk.com - Links to many reference sources.
ENTERTAINMENT
- www.imdb.com - Movie database. Latest releases.
Synopses of movies. Search for movies by name, by
actors/actresses.
FIND
- www.home.netscape.com/netcenter/yellowpages.html - Find business addresses and
phone numbers.
- www.infospace.dogpile.com/_1_4KE7ULT041CNNM1__info.dogpl/index_ppl.htm - Find a person in the white
pages, anywhere in the U.S.
- www.bartleby.com/100 - Over 52,000 famous quotations.
By author or by subject.
- www.ussearch.com - Find a person, background searches, court
records, search about me.
- www.whitepages.com - Find a person, business, website by name,
address, or phone number. Find area codes, zip codes,
E-addresses, web sites.
- www.xrefer.com - Looking for a word, person, fact, or
quotation? This site searches thousands of entries in
dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, Who's Who, and
many other reference works from world's leading
publishers.
FOOD/COOKING/RECIPES
FUN STUFF
GENEALOGY
GOVERNMENT
- app.ny.frb.org/sbr - Calculates present savings bond values
based on face value and month/year purchased.
- www.firstgov.gov - Gateway to federal, state, local and
international government sites, government services.
- www.framed.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/lookup_zip+4.html
- Look up zip code
for a business and its address.
- govworks.com - Government auctions, jobs, officials, web
sites. National, state, county, and city governments. Pay
taxes, fees, tickets, licenses, government utility bills
online.
- www.house.gov - U.S. House of Representatives. E-mail your
representative.
- www.ifccfbi.gov - The Internet Fraud Complaint Center
(IFCC) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime
Center (NW3C). Report attempts to defraud via the
internet or telephone.
- www.loc.gov - Library of Congress. A LOT of
stuff.
- www.senate.gov - U.S. Senate, links to senator websites,
voting info, committee memberships, committee schedules,
Senate schedule.
- www.cpsc.gov - U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, safety info, report unsafe products.
- www.usmint.gov - The United States Mint Website. The story
behind each of the 50 state quarters. The golden dollar.
- www.utahlegislators.org - Find your representatives--to
the Utah Legislature and to the U.S. Congress. E-mail and
postal addresses. Phone numbers.
HARDWARE (COMPUTER)
- www.cnet.com - Electronics, computer stuff,
software, Internet stuff
HELP/SELF-IMPROVEMENT
- powerinyou.org - A peer-to-peer, heart-to-heart program designed to help young people deal with various obstacles through mentoring from older students who have worn similar shoes.
- www.foundationforchange.org - A non-profit organization dedicated
to helping girls and women overcome eating disorders.
- www.harmonytrainings.org - The Great Life Foundation is an educational training company whose purpose is to provide experiential trainings that will assist you in taking on your life and assist you in coming to the knowledge of who you truly are. By creating a safe environment, you learn how to have your life work on new levels you never thought possible. We are not a religion or political organization and do not seek endorsements from religions or organizations. Our training is designed for people committed to having their lives work better.
HISTORY
- www.thehistorynet.com - Gobs of historical articles,
stories. Research source for history reports.
- www.ushistory.org - This site's mission is to bring American
history to life on the Internet.
HOME AND GARDEN
- www.bhg.com - House & Home, Food, Garden,
Crafts, Family. Home Improvement Encyclopedia.
- www.butlersguild.com/guests/general/stain_removal.html - Removing stains.
- www.doityourself.com - Building & Remodeling,
Repair, Decorating, Outdoors, and Finance.
- www.dulley.com - Jim Dulley's syndicated newspaper
columns. Order"Update Bulletins" covering about
every imaginable home improvement subject, $2.90 each.
- www.hometime.com - 13 categories of home improvement
projects.
- www.housenet.com - Home Improvement, Lawn & Garden,
Decorating, Remodeling, Entertaining, Sewing, Real
Estate, Savings, and Shopping.
- www.improvenet.com - For more serious projects that may
require a contractor. Provides recommended contractors.
Free personalized assistance throughout the project.
- www.oldhouseweb.com - Devoted to remodeling and restoring old
homes.
- www.todayshomeowner.com - Kitchens, baths, additions,
gardens, repair, electrical, plumbing, heating, cooling,
and more.
'HOW TO' SITES
- www.dulley.com - Jim Dulley's syndicated newspaper
columns. Order"Update Bulletins" covering about
every imaginable home improvement subject, $2.90 each.
- www.howstuffworks.com - Detailed expanation of how just
about anything works.
- www.ehow.com/home/home.asp - How to do just about anything,
and buy the stuff you need to do it.
INSURANCE/MONEY
- www.Autoinsurancesaving.com - Shopping for auto insurance? Let AutoInsuranceSaving.com find the cheapest car insurance rates from several car insurance companies for you. Request a free auto insurance quote.
- www.findmyannuity.com - Learn about investment options,
track investment values.
- www.findmyinsurance.com - Free price comparison service
gives access to 175 companies/550 policy plans for term
life insurance.
- www.insure.com/complaints - Insurance company ratings,
premiums.
INTERNET
JOBS
- www.brainbench.com - The leading Web-based skills
testing and certification service. Certifications in
computer application software, health care, financial and
business skills, and written languages.
- www.careerjet.com - An employment search engine for the United States. It allows you to search a large number of jobsites in one go, thus saving you the trouble of having to go to each site individually.
- www.careers.yahoo.com - Job search, post resume on line.
- http://www.employmentguide.com - Jobs listed by career fields and
by employers. Other job search resources.
- www.flipdog.com - Over 50,000 employers, post resume on
line.
- www.headhunter.com - Job search, post resume on line.
- www.homefair.com/calc/salcalc.html?NETSCAPE_LIVEWIRE.src=homefair
- What you would have to make
somewhere else to have the same lifestyle.
- www.hotjobs.com - Job search.
- www.jobdirect.com - Where students and employers click,
designed for graduating college students.
- www.joboptions.com - Job search, search by employer, post
resume, job alerts sent to your E-mail.
- www.jobs.com - Job search, post resume on line.
- www.ldsjobs.org - Find jobs through the LDS Church.
- www.momsnetwork.com - Dedicated to offering the tools,
resources and networking that work-at-home moms need in
balancing the important areas of their lives.
- monster.com
- Over 400,000 job postings,
post your resume on line.
- http://statejobs.utah.gov - Current Utah State job openings.
Online application.
- www.usajobs.opm.gov - Official job site of United States
Federal Government.
- www.utaheducationjobs.com - Educational jobs in Utah.
- www.utahjobline.com - Jobs in Utah, easy to use. Includes Utah
jobs from other employment agencies.
KID'S STUFF
- www.beritsbest.com - Links to many other kids sites.
- www.bonus.com - SuperSite for kids.
- www.boyscouts.com - Official site of the Boy Scouts of
America (BSA).
- www.crayola.com - Inside Crayola.
- www.kenkids.com/proceed/index.htm - KEN - Kids Educational Network.
- www.kidscom.com - Lots of fun stuff for youngsters.
- www.kidsvista.com - Research library and portal serving
students, parents, and teachers.
- www.learningkingdom.com - Every day there is a new fact,
word, person, history event, holiday/event, and quote.
- www.meritbadge.com - Complete BSA merit badge and advancement
requirements.
- www.nationalgeographic.com/kids - Wild critters, amazing facts,
cartoon factory, geobee challenge, fun & games, try
this, bookworm, family xpeditions.
- www.netreader.com/kidweb - Kid Web!
- www.scitoys.com - Great science toys and projects using
(mostly) common household materials.
- www.yahooligans.com -Yahoo's site for kids. Games, homework,
chat, news, sports, weekly links to cool sites, parents'
guide, teachers' guide, more.
- www.yucky.com - Yuckiest site on the Internet.
LAW, LEGAL STUFF
- www.hometownattorneys.com - Find the attorney you need.
- www.mycounsel.com - Practical legal advice for common legal
questions - Family Law, Landlord/Tenant, Personal Injury,
Real Estate, Refunds/Complaints, Employment Law, Traffic
Tickets, Wills/Trusts, More.
- www.prairielaw.com - Helps the average person understand laws
pertaining to work, home, health, and finances. Find a
lawyer. Ask an expert.
- www.thecomplaintstation.com - Provides a central location to
file complaints or research previous complaints. You can
complain about issues related to products, services,
medicine, employment, get rich quick scams, diets or
pills that don't work or cause side effects, or any issue
you can think of.
- www.thelaw.com - Aims to help the average citizen
understand the law. Research legal topics. Find a lawyer.
Chat with a lawyer. Get legal forms.
LDS
- www.handcart.com - Information on the Willie and Martin
Handcart Companies and on their rescue.
- www.lds.org - The official site of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Church doctrine,
current news, family resources, more.
- www.lds.org/pef - The Perpetual Education Fund of the LDS
Church.
- www.providentliving.org - Helps for Church leader, Health,
Social/Emotional strength, Education, Employment,
Resource management, Food storage, Caring for others.
PORTALS/GATEWAYS (Lists
of web sites)
SCAMS, URBAN LEGENDS, ETC.
- hoaxbusters.ciac.org - Hoaxes, dire warnings, threats.
If you get a warning E-mail requesting you to forward to
everyone--don't.
- www.snopes.com - If you suspect a story might be an urban
legend (bizarre stories that are passed along as the
truth) check this site. Many urban legends, hoaxes,
scams, etc.
- www.tafkac.org/ulz - Again, the latest on urban legends,
hoaxes, scams, etc.
- www.truthorfiction.com - Check out rumors, inspirational
stories, virus warnings, humorous tales, pleas for help,
urban legends, prayer requests, and calls to action to
see if they are truth or fiction.
SCIENCE
SEARCH ENGINES
(also see PORTALS)
SHOPPING (ON-LINE)
- www.aaasmcar.com - Extensive portal to shopping sites - just
about everything
- www.cnet.com - Electronics, computer stuff,
software, Internet stuff
- www.cyberebate.com - Get free stuff (after sending in rebate) -
click on 100% off. Lots of not-free stuff also.
- ebay.com - The premier auctioning and
bidding site on the Internet--for just about anything.
- www.goodamerican.com - A whole bunch of web shopping
links, listed by subject.
- www.priceline.com - Consumer shopping. Name your price,
they'll try to find it for you.
- www.ugetheard.com - Send a complaint or an applause letter.
Consumer ratings for many companies.
SOFTWARE
SPACE/ASTRONOMY
SPORTS
TECHNOLOGY
- www.AmericanRadioMuseum.org - Website of the American Museum
of Electricity and Radio, Bellingham, Washington.
Outstanding collection of hundreds of vintage radios and
electrical devices spanning the years from 1650 to 1950.
Click "news" to see calendar of upcoming events at the
museum.
- www.DailyTechNews.com - Latest technology news. From
world-wide sources.
- www.keveney.com/Engines.html - Illustrated/animated explanation
of workings of internal combustion, steam, and Stirling
engines.
- www.tvhistory.tv - History of television.
TRAVEL
- www.cheaptickets.com - Find the cheapest airfares
available.
- www.expedia.com - One-stop travel service, lowest published
air fares.
- www.11thHourVacations.com - Vacations, tours, discounted to
fill empty slots.
- www.familyfunforless.com - Really low air fares,
tours, cruises, hotels, condos.
- www.faraway.com - Vacation packages, tours, air fares,
reservations.
- www.fodors.com -
- www.hotwire.com - Up to 40% off published air fares.
- www.LastMinuteTravel.com - Vacations, tour discounted to
fill empty slots.
- www.lowestfare.com - Discounted air fares, below published
fares.
- www.mapquest.com - Get travel directions, route map,
distance, and time between any two addresses. Area maps
and city maps.
- www.nationalgeographic.com/destinations - Guide to national parks and
historical places in the U.S. and Canada.
- www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions - World, geography, atlas.
- www.oanda.com/convert/classic - Up to date currency conversion
rates for over 160 countries.
- www.PlacesToStay.com - Find hotels, resorts, bed &
breakfasts (B&Bs), inns, cabins, campgrounds in your
travel area (worldwide).
- www.site59.com - Specializes in planning discounted trips
at the last minute.
- www.smarterliving.com - Last-minute heavily-discounted
(sometimes) air fares.
- www.travelocity.com - One-stop travel service, lowest published
air fares.
- www.travelsaversonline.com - Resorts, cruises, tours,
packaged vacations, specials, area guides, flight tools,
travel aids.
- www.travelweb.com - 38,000 hotels and resorts in 180
countries. Prices, availability, specials, photographs.
- www.travelzoo.com - Searches the Internet for vacation
specials, including luxury, exotic, romance, and
adventure trips. Also lists airfare, lodging, car rental,
and cruise specials.
- www.viamagazine.com - A magazine for Western travelers.
Interesting places to travel to.
- www.zagat.com - Find restaurants, cafes, diners by city,
area, country, type of cuisine.
WEATHER
- weather.com - Enter city or zip code, get present
weather and five day forecast.
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