SpeechBot -- An experimental index of popular us radio shows, based on state-of-the-art speech recognition technology. It currently indexes 3563+ hours of content from 3195 programs.
Emazing -- Offering Free daily tips on more than 100 different topics including the Internet, health & fitness, home repair, dieting, and cooking!
The Why Files -- Why is the sky blue? What is lightning? What are the states of matter? Does hot water freeze faster than cold? Why does a can of coke sink while a can of diet coke floats? Why do you close your eyes when you sneeze? Why do mosquitoes bite me more than my friends? Why do your feet stink? You get the picture.... Check it out!
RepairClinic -- Helps make it easier to fix your own appliances. Access to parts, expert help and tips on washers, freezers, microwaves and a wide range of other items.
How Stuff Works -- Have you ever wondered how the engine in your car works, or what makes the inside of your refrigerator cold? Then this site is the place for you! Lots of "how stuff works"...Simply amazing!
Dog.com -- The sanctuary for people to whom garfield is the worst thing to happen to the sunday comics. Enter your favorite breed, sign up for free e-mail, play fido-esque hangman games, download pooch screen savers, and more.
CyberPet -- Great resource for pet info both on & for pet fanciers, exhibitors, breeders, dogs, cats, clubs, rescue, products, services, publications, informative articles and much much more if you are looking for pet info...You're in the right place.
Pet Resources -- Successful pet owners are educated pet owners. Pet resources will help you learn more about your special family matters. Informative!
Net Pets -- This is a comprehensive research service for information on anything that barks, gurgles, meows, chirps and whinnies. Over 40,000 pages!
In Memory Of Pets -- Permanent memorial and tribute site for all beloved pets, that have past beyond life's gateway! So don't grieve alone, take the time to pay tribute to your pets..... For the love they gave you!
Learn2: The Ability Utility -- Tutorials on just about everything! Learn how to brew the pefect cup of coffee, fix a zipper, change a tire....You get the picture. Just about every subject is covered!
NewspaperLinks.com -- This is the ultimate gateway to u.S. Daily and weekly newspapers on the web. This easy to navigate site allows you to search by state, city or newspaper name.
Mapserver -- A free and new way to view, print and email topographic maps and nautical charts online from its web site. Whether you are planning a hike, going fishing, scouting for your next hunting trip, camping or going sailing, canoeing, kayaking...You name it...If it's in the outdoors, they have the right topographic map or chart for you free on the internet. For coastal areas, you can also turn on the split screen option and view the topo and chart side-by-side. It's that easy. Email it with a message for free. Endless possibilities.
AutoPilot -- Planning to travel? Check this out! Simply enter the cities and states of your origin and your destination and it will give you the exact directions you need to get you where you're going. You can choose a direct route or a more scenic trip. You can even tell it to avoid toll roads and tunnels. If it's a long trip and you would like a list of major hotels, restaurants, and special attractions along the way. It will give you that too.
DeLorme CyberRouter -- Trip-planning tool that lays out a driving route between two user-specified points in the u.S. Provides travel times and distances, detailed written directions, and maps.
Tiger Maping Service -- A project sponsored by the u.S. Bureau of the census. The goal of this service is to provide a public resource for generating high-quality, detailed maps of anywhere in the united states, using public geographic data.
How Far Is It? -- Enter any two cities and this site returns: the distance between the cites(as the crow flies); the direction you need to go to head from the first city to the second city; and maps and driving directions. It's easy, fast and comprehensive.
Maps On Us! -- Navigation made simple....All across the united states! Free online route planning and mapping service. Nice!
Quick Maps -- There are all sorts of map sites offering lots of specialized data. This site offers a collection of maps designed for simple reference. A collection of gif files showing most of the major geographic regions of the world. The maps aren't especially detailed but they download in a flash and can be saved for use on your own pages.
Map Quest — free maps, find a place, plan a trip, more!
JCS Zip Codes, Area Codes And City Search -- This site provides lookups of zip codes/ area codes/ cities/ states/ and counties. Distances are calculated between zip codes on request. The distances calculated are from approximate centers of zip code areas, and are "great circle" (direct) distances. Traveling distances will almost always be more. The site is offered as a public service.
Postinfo -- World address postal information service is an handy resource that lists the countries of the world alphabetically to include post offices, postcodes, postal rates, phone books, postal informations and even address management. Very nice and of course, free!
Worldpages -- Not only do you have access to 112 million white and yellow pages including toll-free numbers, you can also do a web search for 30 million url's, search email, make maps from addresses, and reach other features.
Zip to City -- Or city to zip. Plug in one, and the u.S. Postal service will give you the other.
eSafe Desktop -- A cutting edge, personal internet safety solution for individual pc users, at home or at work. The original anti-vandal solution includes complete anti-virus protection, a state of the art personal firewall and the anti-vandal defense system. Home users: you can download, free of charge, your full personal copy of esafe protect desktop product. [while this is a free download, it can be difficult to find the download page on this site, so be patient, and keep looking.]
Learn The Net.com -- A web-based tutorial for internet novices and a continuing source of educational and technical assistance for all users. Lots of good, basic info here folks.
webTeacher -- A self-paced internet tutorial that puts both basic and in-depth info about the world wide web just a mouse click away. Email, video conferencing, chat rooms, web page design, internet safety, and much more. Great resource.
Internet For Beginners -- All the basics and more here.
Virus Bulletin -- A comprehensive reference of computer viruses and anti-virus programs. Included are lists of viruses currently circulating in the world's computers as well as detailed info on some widespread viruses.
Hoax, Myth, Fraud -- A comprehensive listing of hoax, myth, fraud, chain letter and anti-spam sites including anti-vandal resources, articles and papers as well as cert alerts.
Computer Virus Myths And Hoaxes -- This is an excellent site to visit if you want to know whether or not a computer virus threat is real or a hoax.
clicVU -- Have you ever seen a banner ad that you wanted to store and view later, at a more convenient time? Register with them and when you see an ad you like, store the ad online at your clicvu account, and view it whenever you want. Free, easy, and private. It works with any browser and doesn't require a software download.
CyberAtlas -- Internet stats and more! It has sections devoted to: demographics, geographics, hardware, traffic patterns. Also, market information on: advertising, education, finance, professional, retailing, travel.
The Ultimates -- An index with twenty-five net services at your keyboard. Search resources from all over the net like phone books, email directories, and trip planners.
The ISP Database -- A comprehensive listing of internet service providers that offers detailed info on the rates and services of hundreds of companies. Users can search the database by company name or area code or choose advanced search options to find specific features. The isp database also includes articles on what to look for in an isp, how to choose a modem and how to get around the internet once you've connected.
The List of ISP’s — Choose from more than 4,000 ISP’s
AnyWho Toll Free Directory -- Search for toll-free numbers for companies located in the usa.
Internet 800 Directory -- Look up toll-free 800 or 888 (now 877) numbers issued by any long distance carrier in the United States.
Ancestors @ Ireland.com -- Genealogy guide for tracing irish roots.
Internet FamilyFinder -- From the family tree maker, one of the web's most useful tools for uncovering detailed info about people. It's a meta-search engine that searches the entire internet, genealogylibrary.Com and family tree maker's extensive databases. Its real strength lies in the searches it performs on its family archive cds. (These are family trees compiled by users of family tree maker software). A super resource!
GenoPro -- Free, high quality genealogy software. It will let you build your family tree in a comfortable way, drag and drop, add pictures, notes etc. It's a small download and you can share the family tree over the internet. It can even be edited from any browser.
FamilySearch -- One of the best genealogy research sites on the net is the new site from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormans to you) which already contains some 300 million names in two searchable indices. It also links you to advice on how to go about tracing your roots.
Online Genealogical Database Index -- Features A Massive Catalog Of Links To Genealogical Databases Searchable Through The Net, And It Is Also Linked To GenDex, Which Has More Than two Million Entries.
Community -- Online learning. The american association of retired persons (aarp) offers a wealth of information on the internet. News articles about the latest software, tips, and occasional tutorials.
Worldwide Seniors -- Free membership and e-newsletter. Seniors are one of the fastest growing age groups on the internet. This side offers interesting articles about rvs, computers, gardening, finance, health, travel, work, plus classifieds and friendship ads, online shopping, cool senior site links, community calendars, message boards, and weekly newsletters. Sign on and click the join button.
SeniorSite -- This site describes itself as a web community for adults 55 and older. There is a lot of health and recreation info on this site. The content is clearly presented and useful for novice or expert level computer user. Instructions on how to add a bookmark or favorite, and such, are very detailed. Chat areas are geared to senior interests and of course, it's free.
Age Of Reason -- From seniors on line with 5,000 links for the over-50's
SeniorLaw -- With an emphasis on legal issues for american citizens.
SeniorsSearch -- The best specialist search-based directory for seniors. This site took 6 months to develop, and has 70 categories and 100 sub-categories, all directly relevant to seniors.
The Administration On Aging(AoA) -- Federal agency now serving the needs of 43 million seniors, which with the
Aging Network leads the user to all the latest health, social, legal, and financial info.
Intelli-Dial-UP -- An internet connection tool which claims to speed up your internet connection by up to 5 times. This is done by tweaking the registry settings so that winsock runs more efficiently. There is even an advanced function where you can manually adjust the mtu, rwin, and ttl settings. The program is suitable for all speeds of modem. It is easy to use and is very user-friendly.
WebWasher -- Surf smarter, surf faster! This is a browser add-on that accelerates the navigation on the web. Removes advertising on web pages while you surf, filters pop-up windows,loads pages faster,saves up to 45% network bandwidth,detailed statistical functions.Easy installation.Does not modify any existing winsock dll or internet settings/registry. Requires less than 1 mb free harddisk space...Free!
AbsoluteTrivia.Com -- Excellent trivia site with search engine. Did you know....A rainbow can only occur when the sun is 40 degrees or less above the horizon? Or a donkey will sink in quicksand but not a mule? What else do you want to know?
Susie's Stuff -- Lots of information and cool site listings for everyone, hummingbirds, dogs, cross stitch, and more! Beautifully done. One of moke's acro buddies!
Haunted Links -- Here you will find links to ghosts, haunted, the unusual, and the unexplained.
The Rural Womyn Zone -- Dedicated to reaching the online community of rural feminists, this site has excellent links to many local and global womens issues. Topic areas include book lists, demographics, maps, rural libraries, domestic violence alternatives, sustainable agricultural, welfare reform, and health care needs. There's also a list of spanish language resources on violence against women.
Storm Central -- Weather hub covers 1,500 cities including forcasts, severe weather, weather news, "kid's weather", maps and images galore, weather cams, aviation conditions, the lastest on earthquakes and volcanoes, hurricanes and tornadoes, gardening, pollen and spore counts, and calculators!
Ask Jupiter -- A computer you can talk to on the phone for weather info. Jupiter is a conversational computer system that provides up-to-date weather info from the internet, and knows about 500+ cities worldwide. With it's vocabulary of over 2,000 words, it can answer questions such as "what will the temperature be in orlando tomorrow?" And "are there any flood warnings in the U.S.
Farmer's Almanac -- Ahh....The olden days! Visit the farmer's almanac online. Loads of interesting and amusing information here!
WorstCaseScenarios.com -- How to: escape from quicksand, wrestle an alligator, break down a door and hundreds more *worst case scenarios*. The survival info comes from the experts themselves: skydivers, pilots, navy SEALS, stunt men, demolition derby drivers, surgeons, and dozens more.
Ask an Expert -- Select from 12 categories with over 300 websites and email addresses where you can find experts who have volunteered their time and webpages that provide information. "Free and a great rescource!"
Mark's Apology Note Generator -- Men need help sometimes when it comes to making an apology to their ladies, so mark has come up with a form letter that let's you choose the groveling phrase that best suits your needs and then emails it to your better half. He also has a form letter for the ladies (kinda venomous)also.
Quotez -- Is there a quote on the tip of your tongue? You'll probably find it here. Over 5,000 quotations arranged by subject and author index.
Astrodienst Atlas Database -- Everyone knows their zodiac sign but now you can get much more astrological info for free! Visit astrodientst, their database contains over 250,000 cities! Just plug in the city where you were born, your birthdate and time. You'll get an extensive astrological chart showing you which planet is in which house and more...Free! "Interesting!"
vTuner -- Here's a site that will help you find internet radio stations to listen to. It has stations from all over the world listed.
J-Track Satellite Tracking -- NASA created J-Track so you could quickly and easily keep track of your favorite orbiting objects. J-Track lets you choose from a fairly large list of satellites. several are already selected on the front page.
TerraServer -- Did you ever wonder what your neighborhood or favorite place looked like from space? View a satellite picture of the place you choose. Too cool!
