Links to Various Web sites

Table of Contents

  1. Maps

    1. Link Mapquest
    2. Link Google Maps
    3. Link Google Earth
    4. Microsoft
      1. Link Terra Server - w/ Lat Long
      2. Link Live Search (Virtual Earth)
    5. Link Yahoo.com (Data by Navteq)
    6. Link SuperPages - Yellow Pages (by MS)
    7. Link Concierge (by Google)
    8. Link Excite Travel - (by Map Blast)
    9. Link Maps.com (Maps on Us)
    10. Link Info Please state maps - major cities (by maps.com)
    11. Link Rand McNally
    12. Link Historic Topographic Maps
    13. Link Pages Jaunes - Maps and photos of France
    14. Link Trails - Make a topo map
    15. Link MyTopo - Make a topo map
    16. Link NC DOT's Traveler Information Management System - Maps and Road Problems
    17. Link Wake County and the City of Raleigh's Online Mapping Service
    18. Link Population and Household Data - 1970-2002 (RealEstateCenter)
    19. Old Maps
      1. Link www.sochistdisc.org
      2. Link www.hakluyt.com
      3. Link www.philaprintshop.com/cook.html
      4. Link coombs.anu.edu.au/~cookproj/home.html
      5. Link www.WalkingTree.com
      6. Link www.geography.wisc.edu/histcart
      7. Link www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/mellon
    20. Link Return to Table of Contents at the top of this page

  2. Meteorological Data

    1. Link Understanding your weather forecast
    2. Link The Foliage Network - Leaves Changing
    3. Link Atmospheric Optics - Rays & Shadows - Water Droplets - Rainbows - Ice Halos
    4. Several Weather Sites
      1. Link Today in Raleigh - Set of several maps and info on one page
      2. NOAA - Local Weather
        1. Link North Carolina NOAA Weather Discussion
        2. Link Cary forecast
        3. Link Cary Radar
        4. Link Raleigh, NC Forecast Discussion
        5. Link Raleigh Area Weather Discussion
        6. Link Graphical weather forecast table
        7. Link Current weather conditions at Raleigh Airport
        8. Link NWS Weather Cam in Raleigh on NC State Campus
        9. Link Raleigh Forecast Suite
        10. Link Raleigh Local Climate Data
        11. Link Site map
        12. LinkNexLab NC
        13. Link Raleigh Short Term Forecast Discussion
        14. Link Raleigh Area Forecast Discussion
      3. Link Raleigh, North Carolina - WRAL TV
      4. Link Weather Channel
        1. Link Radar at Weather.com
        2. Link Satellite at Weather.com
      5. Link Triangle Weather
      6. Link Bob's Weather Page - Links for NC
      7. Link Wunderground.com - The Weather Underground
      8. Link Weather Matrix
      9. Hurricane Data
        1. Link National Hurricane Center
        2. Link Central Florida Hurricane Center - Other Hurricane Links
        3. See UNISYS below
        4. Link Weather Underground Hurricane Forecast
        5. Link Hurricaneville
        6. Link Links to other hurricane web sites
      10. Link College of DuPage Next Generation Weather Lab
      11. Link UNISYS Weather - Satellite Images- Surface, Upper Air and Radar Data - Forecasts Models -10 day forecasts - Local Weather - Hurricane Data and History of all hurricanes - USGS Maps
        1. Link Temperature
        2. Link Radar
        3. Link Raleigh Forecast
    5. NOAA
      1. Link The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) is the world's largest active archive of weather data
      2. Link Weather, Warnings, Forecasts, Model Products, Climate information, Facsimile Charts, Observations, links to government web sites, documentation on meteorology, meteorological standards, Telecommunication protocols, WMO Abbreviated Headings, NWS organization, NESDIS Imagery, hydrometeorologic, hydrologic.
      3. Link Weather and Climate Sites
      4. Link NOAA Degree Day Statistics
      5. Link The Weather Calculator
      6. Link Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
      7. Link Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN) interfaces: Animated Graphics
        1. Link Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN) interfaces: Animated Graphics version (High speed Internet connections)
        2. Link Not Animated
      8. Link National Weather Service Homepages
      9. Link OSEI - Operational Significant Event Imagery team produces high-resolution, detailed imagery of significant environmental events which are visible in remotely-sensed data - Includes Fires
    6. NASA
      1. Link Geostationary Satellite Server
      2. Link TOMS Aerosol Hot Spots Page
    7. LinkUniversity of Michigan at Ann Arbor Weather Data Source
      1. Link Computer Model Forecasts (and Discussions)
      2. Link USA Weather
      3. Link 700 Weather Cams
      4. Link Weather Maps
      5. Link Radar & Satellite
      6. Link Travel Cities Weather page! From here, forecasts, current conditions, color satellite imagery, and radar are available for over 30 cities
      7. Link Numerous Links to other weather sites
    8. Link Penn State Real-Time Weather
    9. Link Forest Service - Stagnation maps
    10. Link World Wide Web Weather Interface (W-4), created and maintained by meteorologist Eric Luebehusen.
    11. Link Guidance on the Use of Models and Other Analyses in Attainment Demonstrations for the 8-hour Ozone NAAQS (PDF)
    12. Link Wind data at North Carolina - National Weather Service Meteorological Data Sets
    13. Link NC Meteorological Links - Satellite, Trajectories and other weather sites
    14. Link WRPLOT View
    15. Link Atmospheric Optics - Atmospheric refraction - Views of the Sky - Rays/Shadows - Water Droplets - Rainbows - Ice Halos - Aurorae - Clouds Link Links to others
    16. Link Return to Table of Contents at the top of this page

  3. Contacts: Environmental Orgs, Congress, Phone Numbers

    4.
    1. Environmental Associations And Organizations
      1. Link Environmental Protection Agency
      2. Link Directions to EPA's Research Triangle Campus
      3. Link Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA)
        1. Link Allegheny Mountain Section
      4. Link Clean Air World. Learn about air pollution, find the latest news and information on important air topics and link to governmental air pollution control agencies around the world
      5. Link State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators and the Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials (STAPPA/ALAPCO)
      6. Link Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
      7. Link Earth Share AND Conservation & Preservation Charities Federation and Member Organizations
      8. Link Sierra Club Link North Carolina
      9. Link Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
      10. Link North Carolina Public Interest Research Group (NCPIRG) - advocate for the public interest
    2. Congress
    3. Link Detail Data on Members of Congress - Biographies, Office Listings, and District Descriptions
  4. Phone Numbers of Public, Yellow Pages
    1. Link How to get a live person at 500 major companies' phone menus Link at small-scale companies
    2. Link FREE411.com 1-800-FREE411 is a free, nationwide directory assistance service. Catch - you get an ad which generally runs around 15 seconds.
    3. Link Several White Page directories at Library Spot
    4. Link White Pages at WhitePages.com
    5. Link White Pages at WhitePages.com
    6. Link White Pages on Yellowpages.com
    7. Link YellowBook.com
    8. Link Google Local (yellow pages)
    9. Link Superpages.com . GTE Yellow Pages and City Guide
    10. Link Companies Online
    11. Link Yahoo People Search
    12. Link Yahoo Yellow Pages
    13. Link AT&T AnyWho People Search
    14. Link Federal Phone Directory
    15. Link Switch Board
    16. Link Who Called Us
    17. Link Directory of UnKnown Callers
    18. Link Reverse Phone Detective
    19. Link Reverse Phone by whitepages.com
    20. Link phonespell.org - What does your phone number spell?
    21. Link phonetic.com - What does your phone number spell?
    22. Link Pipl people search
    23. Link ZABA search
  5. Other Contacts
    1. Link Medicare (1-800-633-4277)
    2. Link Social Security (1-800-772-1213)
    3. Link Fed World
    4. Credit report (lost or stolen credit cards
      1. Link Free Annual Credit Reports (NC in Sept 2005) - If you ask for a report from a different company every 4 months, you can get them throughout the year for free.
      2. Link Equifax 1-800 525-6285
      3. Link Experian (TRW) 1-800-301-7195
      4. Link Trans Union 1-800-680-7289
    5. Link Conference Call Services - Free or $0.10 per minute w/ 800 number
    6. Link Return to Table of Contents at the top of this page
  6. Reference Sources
    1. Link Reference Desk - (The biggest and best I have ever seen)
    2. LinkFinancial Calculators
    3. LinkUnit Conversion.org
    4. LinkOnline Conversion
    5. Link Reference Librarians' Index to the Internet
    6. Link Marylaine Book Dealers and Reference
    7. Link St Ambrose Univ - Best Info On Net (Their title)
    8. Link This file lists all counties and equivalent areas in the United States defined as of January 1, 1990, alphabetically by State with related codes. There are several codes shown: FIPS MSA/CMSA/NECMA code, PMSA, FIPS State and County, then State and County Name
      1. Link If not on census site
      2. Link Fips state and county codes only
      3. Link All Counties and CMSAs (FIPS Codes) with 1999 MSAs (with C/MSA codes not approved by Census, etc)
    9. Link State Abbreviations
    10. Acronyms and Abbreviations
      1. Link Air Programs
      2. Link Enhanced Monitoring
      3. Link From Blue Book
      4. Link DOE Ames Lab
    11. Link North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is replacing the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system
    12. Link ZIP Code look up
    13. Link Area Code look up
    14. Link File Extensions - database of file extensions and the various programs that use them
    15. Link US Postal Rates, Postage Calculator, Domestic Rates, Fees
    16. Link The Internet Public Library
    17. Link Calculator - Scientific, Finance, many others.
    18. Link Metric Conversions
    19. Time
      1. US Naval Observatory EST Clock (If clock stops, enter Control- F5 to refresh)
      2. Link National Institute of Standards and Technology CLOCK - TIME Link Clock using Java Link Clock without Java (In Netscape do View, Reload to update clock) Link Clock using Internet Explorer Link Another Clock Link Time Zone Conversion
      3. Link Time in Raleigh, NC (link to all other cities)
      4. Link Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
      5. Time by Phone - dial (303) 499-7111 for WWV (Colorado) This is not a toll-free numbers; callers outside the local calling area are charged for the call at regular long-distance rates.
    20. LinkDecimal to Minutes-Seconds Converter and Latitude And Longitude Lookup
    21. Link Univ. of Michigan Reference - Census etc
    22. Link 107 Congress - House Of Representatives
    23. Link 107 - Congress Senate
    24. Link Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
    25. Link Bartleby Library - Great Books Online
    26. Link 435 Mystery Audio CDs at Wake County Library, North Carolina as of Jan 16, 2006
    27. Link The Free Dictionary.com - English, Medical, Legal, and Computer Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, a Literature Reference Library, and a Search Engine
    28. Link Ask Dr. Dictionary!
    29. Link Misspelled Words, Names and Places
    30. Link Thesaurus
    31. Link Grammar Book
    32. Link An Elementary English Grammar
    33. Link text analysis tool
    34. Link Encyclopedia.com
    35. Link Meanings and Origins of Phrases, Sayings and Idioms
    36. Link Shmoop is a way to get into history, poetry, or classic literature. Developed by masters students and faculty at some of the country's top universities. The service is designed to provide students, teachers, and everyday readers with a resource to help them get engaged.
    37. Link Info Please Almanacs http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/frameset.php?frame1=talk
    38. Link Text to Speech - enter text, select a language and hear it spoken
    39. Translation
      1. Link Google language translation
      2. Link Translation.net - Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese.
      3. Link Free Translation - Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese.
      4. Link Travlang's Translating Dictionaries (many languages)
      5. Link Freedict.com - Translator for Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, and Swedish
      6. Link Balel Fish - Altavista
      7. Link SYSTRAN
    40. Link Auio Pronunciation of a Name (Pronounce Names)
    41. Link Audio Pronunciation Guide of Names (How to say that name)
    42. Link Currency Converter
    43. Link Barcode - Ultimate Product Search Engine
    44. Link True Cost of Driving
    45. Link Cost of Driving
    46. Link Military Alphabet
    47. Link How many people have your name?
    48. Link Check out Rumors to see if Truth or Fiction Link Urban Legends (Scopes.com)
    49. Tax valuation guide for goods donated to charity Link Salvation Army Link Fun With Taxes.com
    50. Link Return to Table of Contents at the top of this page
  7. Scientific Journals and Environmental Information
    1. Link Harvey Jeffries - information of interest on photochemistry
    2. Link Scientific Journals
    3. Link National Journal's Greenwire, The Environmental News Daily
    4. Link Large List of Environmental Web Sites
    5. Link World Resources Institute
    6. Link Earth Trends - World Resources Institute
    7. Link NC Green Power (improve North Carolina’s environment through voluntary contributions toward renewable energy)
    8. Link The Power Scorecard is a rating mechanism that assesses the environmental impact of different types of electric generation.
    9. Link Green-e.org lists energy providers certified to meet certain environmental and consumer protection standards
    10. Link Research green power programs at this Department of Energy Web
    11. Link Piedmont Biofuels
    12. Link Wake Co, NC, TRASH TAKERS online directory
    13. Link NC Swat-A-Litterbug Program 856-5700 or 1-877-DOT-4YOU (1-877-368-4968)
    14. Link Earth911 - Recycling Services
    15. Link Sierra Club in Raleigh
    16. Link Clean Air Visibility Rule - Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART)
    17. Green-Label Programs - These 15 green-label programs are recognized as good benchmarks by experts and retailers such as Green Depot and Office Depot.
      1. Green Seal (www.greenseal.org)
      2. Energy Star (www.energystar.gov)
      3. EPA Design for the Environment (www.epa.gov/dfe)
      4. WaterSense (www.epa.gov/watersense)
      5. Forest Stewardship Council (www.fsc.org)
      6. Scientific Certification Systems (www.scscertified.com)
      7. EcoLogo (www.ecologo.org)
      8. Greenguard (www.greenguard.org)
      9. Cradle to Cradle (www.c2ccertified.com)
      10. Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (www.epeat.net)
      11. Global Organic Textile Standard (www.global-standard.org)
      12. Biodegradable Products Institute (www.bpiworld.org)
      13. FloorScore (www.rfci.com)
      14. Totally Chlorine Free (www.chlorinefreeproducts.org)
      15. Carpet and Rug Institute's Green Label/Green Label Plus (www.carpet-rug.org)
    18. Link Return to Table of Contents at the top of this page
  8. Computer Information: Hardware, Software, Virus Software, & Help
    1. Information about Virus Hoaxes from:
      1. Link Hoax Encyclopedia - About.com
      2. Link List of hoaxes - Wikipedia
      3. Link Symantec
      4. Link McAfee
      5. Link Vmyths
      6. Link Urban Myths - Snopes
      7. Link Break the Chain - Stop junk e-mail and misinformation!
      8. Link DOE-CIRC provides the U.S. Department of Energy with incident response, reporting, and tracking, along with other computer security support. Has bulletins on computer security vulnerabilities and recommended actions.
    2. Anti-Virus Programs
      1. Expensive but Good
      2. LinkPC World Reviews of Antivirus Software
      3. Link independent comparatives of Anti-Virus software
      4. Link Symantec Virus List Link Test Security and Virus Check Free Link Intelligent Updater LinkPC World 2nd place (I use this one)
      5. Link McAfee Virus Recent Threats LinkVirus Glossary LinkTest Security and Virus Check Free
      6. Link PC World number 1
      7. Link Zone Alarm Link (2006 C/Net Award)
      8. Link NOD32 Antivirus Software
      9. 1 Month Free
      10. Link Panda Antivirus 2007
      11. Link Norton - Symantec
      12. Link McAfee VirusScan Plus
      13. Link Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0.2.621
      14. Link BitDefender
      15. Link NOD32 Antivirus Software
      16. On line Scan
      17. Link McAfee FreeScan
      18. Link Symantec Security Check
      19. Link Choose PandaTotal Scan
      20. Link BitDefender Online Scanner
      21. Link Trend Micro's FREE online virus scanner
      22. Link Virustotal analyzes suspicious files - free
      23. Free Program (I recommend buying a good AntiVirus program and firewall)
      24. Link List of free anti-virus software, spyware, firewalls etc
      25. Link PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition 3.1.2
      26. Link Avast Free Home Edition 4.7.1001 (not rated anywhere as good as Symantec, McAfee, etc)
      27. Link AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition Link AVG (not rated anywhere as good as Symantec, McAfee, etc)
      28. Link BitDefender 8 Free Edition (not rated anywhere as good as Symantec, McAfee, etc)
      29. Link Anti-Virus Guide (No idea of quality of site)
    3. Link Norton Safe Web - Check to see if a Web site is safe
    4. Link Message Labs Virus Information
    5. Link Security Watch Newsletters by PC Magazine
    6. Link Eraser (free) - good for deleting files from an old computer before giving it away.
    7. Link SpyBot Search and Destroy (finds protection against ad-serving software, Trojan horses, and other means of tracking your surfing habits) Free
    8. LinkHow to read email headers - learn who sender really is
    9. LinkRobtex - see if host name, URL, is black listed
    10. AntiSpyware
      1. Link Ad Aware (antiTracking software) Free
      2. Link Spy Sweeper (Webroot) $30    
      3. Link Spy audit (Free)   
      4. Link Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) Free for now
      5. Link Spyware and Adware Removal Help
      6. Link Anti-Spyware Guide
      7. Link List of Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites
      8. Is Sony's invasive DRM software running on your Windows PC? Choose Run from the Start menu, then type cmd /k sc querry $sys$aries If the response is STATE:4 RUNNING, you have the software running. If you see The specified service does not exist as an installed service, then the software is not running. If the XCP software is running, use your antivirus software to remove it.
      9. See your Internet Protocol address: Link ippages Link showipaddress Link plotip Link webyield
    11. Anti-Rootkit
      1. Link Rootkit Revealer - free
      2. Link Sophos Anti-Rootkit - free
      3. Link Panda AntiRootkit - Free
    12. Link Strider GhostBuster by Microsoft
    13. Link Bandwidth Speed Test Link CNET Link Speakeasy Link Toast.net Link Time Warner/Road Runner Link Speed test by OoKla - can save results Link Visualware (good comparison to others) - can save results
    14. Link DLL - Lost a DLL file? . Find it here
    15. Web-based PC vulnerability tests:  Link Shields Up   Link PC Flank   Link Sygate Online System Link Robtex - find you IP address, check if you are blacklisted (will be in red)
    16. Link Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
    17. Link Net Lingo - definitions of internet and texting terms
    18. List of File Extensions
      1. Link List of file formats
      2. Link Image file formats
      3. Link Windows commonly used file types.
    19. Online storage and file delivery services
      1. Link You Send It - send 100 MB files free
    20. Email
      1. Link Yahoo Mail
      2. Link Yahoo! Mail blog
      3. Link Fast Mail
    21. Link PC Decrapifier attempts to remove all of the crap on your new PC that you never asked for or wanted
    22. Startup Applications - What's running on your PC
      1. Link AnswersThatWork
      2. Link pacs-portal
      3. Link Startup Applications List
      4. Link ProcessLibrary.com: Free Process Information
      5. Link What Process
      6. Link Startup Application Knowledge Base
      7. Link WinTasks Process Library - The WinTasks Process Library contains information about all common Windows processes and is continuously updated with new information. On this page you can find a subset of the most popular processes listed in WinTasks Process Library. The categories available online are: Security Risks, System Processes, and Applications.
    23. Online Tech Support Services
      1. Link 5 Star Support
      2. Link Tech Support Guy
      3. Link Ask Me Help Desk
      4. Link Protonic
      5. Link PC Magazine Review of tech support sites
    24. LinkMicrosoft Web site that offers the same downloads that are available from Windows Update
    25. Build a Web Page
      1. Link W3Schools - Web-building tutorials LinkHTML
      2. Link HTML Code Tutorial helpful guide to creating web pages
      3. LinkGoogle's ranking algorithm (the method by which the search engine orders results)
      4. LinkWebImage icon library
      5. LinkClip Art, Photos, Animations, Sounds (MS Office Online) - Click on the down arrow next to search to find more than 150,000 free images and sounds
      6. Link EPA's Web Guide
      7. Link Footnotes, endnotes, and sidenotes on Web pages
      8. Button Generators Link My Cool Button Link Cool Text Link Buttonator Link Form Style Generator
      9. Spam
        1. Link Hide your email address on websites from spam
        2. Link More info on Spam than you ever wanted to know.
        3. Link Create a Graphic Email address for your web page to help keep spam down. (Used by webmasters - You do not need this if you don't have a webpage) Look at picture 398to417 Link Lots of colors and fonts Link also try this plain one.
        4. Link Encoder transforming your ascii email address into its equivalent decimal entity
      10. Website Monitoring Services - Know if your website is UP - Free
        1. Link JaGuard
        2. Link InternetSeer
        3. Link ServiceUptime
        4. Link Site24x7
        5. Link My Server Alert
        6. Link SiteUptime
    26. Link NY Times - David Pogue on Computers etc
    27. Link WSJ - Walt Mossberg's Personal Technology, and buying guide
    28. Link Wiki program and site - create your own Wiki
    29. Software (suggested by PC Magazine, PC World, or newspaper)
      1. Link Adobe Reader - Adobe Reader is a MUST HAVE program on your PC. It lets you read Adobe PDF files that most companies and the government uses to distribute documents that will print correctly on your printer. Be sure to choose the correct version for your operating system (Windows Vista or XP, etc). (Unless you need them, I would suggest you uncheck Adobe Yahoo! Toolbar and Adobe Photoshop® Album Starter Edition.)
      2. Link XnView - view and convert graphic files, 400 graphics formats - free (I have never use it)
      3. Link IrfanView - graphic viewer - free (I have never use it)
      4. Link 101 Fabulous Freebies (PC World)
      5. Link yCopy - a utility that helps you copy files from one place to another.
      6. Link Unlocker - solves problem with Cannot delete file: Access is denied
      7. Link Recase - folder and filename case-conversion tool - Highlight one or all of the files--whether upper-, lower-, or mixed case--and Recase will change them to the case that's just right for you.
      8. Link Cute PDF - Creates PDF file Free
      9. Link IBM Symphony - Free word processor, spreadsheet, presentation
      10. Link Zoho - Online Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Presentation (Free)
      11. Link Google Docs accepts most popular file formats, including DOC, XLS, ODT, ODS, RTF, CSV, PPT, etc
      12. Link HP Smart Web Printing - Free - improves upon IE's ability to print what you see on the Web page, combine pages, saves paper
      13. Link IE7 Open Last Closed Tab is a plug-in for Internet Explorer 7 that reopens the closed tabs
      14. Link Older Word, Excel and Power Point can open Word etc 2007 documents with Microsoft's Compatibility Pack
      15. Link Word Viewer - View, print and copy MS Office Word documents, even if you don't have Word installed.
      16. Link PowerPoint Viewer 2007 - lets you view full-featured presentations created in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 97 and later versions.
      17. Link Audacity is free software for recording and editing sounds. LinkOn-Line help
      18. Link Need more Memory? - Scan your computer to find out what is already inside your system and get recommended upgrades.
      19. Link Photoshop Help and Support
      20. Link Remote PC Control - Team Viewer (free) - Download "Full Version" for yourself / "Join a Session" for partner
      21. Link Dreamweaver help
      22. Link Macrium Reflect - free disk imaging software
      23. Link VisiPics - finds and deletes all your duplicates photos (free)
      24. Link 25 GB of free storage on MS Windows Live
      25. Link PC World - 101 Great Free Sites and Downloads You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
    30. Link Hardware
    31. Link Software
    32. Link Return to Table of Contents at the top of this page
  9. News, Music, Book, Search Engine, & General Information Websites

    This is for my personal use only and is not a sales pitch for any web site.

    1. Meta-Search sites: Link Debriefing Link Dogpile Link Metacrawler Link Savvy Search
    2. Search: Link Google Link Experimental search Link Google Cheat Sheet (help) LinkYahoo LinkDogpile LinkMSN LinkSeveral Search Engines with Descriptions of Uses LinkAbout LinkAsk LinkLookSmart
    3. Search for Best Prices: Link Bottom Dollar Link Price Scan Link Shopzilla Link Shopper Link Shopping
    4. Discount Coupons: Link Current Codes Link Deal Taker Link ebates Link Gotta Deal
    5. Find the title of a Song: Link Lyrics Freak Link at Yahoo Link at Find Me a Tune Link Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
    6. News: Link Drudge Report Link NY Times Link LA Times Link Washington Post Link CNN Link Scientific American Link Environmental News Network
    7. Link Medical LinkKosmix health search site
    8. Link Web Cams
    9. Link PC Magazine Good Sites
    10. Link Buy Stamps on line from USPS Cost of stamp + $1.00 shipping (saves a trip to the post office) Link USPS Household (stamps calculate postage etc)
    11. Link Lightning Safety
    12. Link Digital Photography Review LinkDigital Camera Resource
    13. Publish a Book: Link Blurb Link Picaboo Link SharedInk Link Lulu
    14. Link Greener Choices (Consumer Reports) Buying cleaner products and recycling
    15. Link National Do Not Call Registry
    16. Identity Theft
      1. Link FTC ID Theft Link If not available on FTC site
      2. Link Another FTC Identity Theft site
      3. Link Ric Edelman's suggestions Link If not available on Ric's site
      4. Link Michigan State
      5. Link World Privacy Forum - responses to medical identity theft
      6. Link Identity Theft 911
    17. Link MIB will provide consumers with health record disclosure once annually without charge
    18. Link Public Health Service Link COA Link Foundation
    19. Link Retirement
    20. Link Valuation Guide - determine an estimated value of donated items (Salvation Army)
    21. Advanced Directives - Living Will etc
      1. Link North Carolina Advance Health Care Directive Registry - forms Advance Health Care Directives and Organ Donor Card
      2. Link Caring Connections provides free advance directives and instructions for each state
      3. Link How you want to be treated if you are seriously ill and unable to speak for yourself
      4. LinkAARP
      5. LinkUS Living Will Registry
      6. LinkAmer Bar - choose Health Care Decisionmaking
    22. Link Rocky Top Tennessee Link Mark Easley LinkThe Classical Station LinkWXYC 89.3 FM is the non-commercial student-run radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    23. Link The Writer's Almanac Poetry
    24. Link Under Milk Wood (Dylan Thomas)
    25. Link Jokes
    26. Link WebCams
    27. Link Health Info
    28. LinkNational Association of State Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans (NASCHIP) - state governments to serve the medically "uninsurable" population.
    29. LinkNeedyMeds is a 501(3)(c) non-profit with the mission of helping people who cannot afford medicine or healthcare costs
    30. LinkRxAssist can help you learn about ways to use pharmaceutical company programs and other resources to help reduce your medication costs
    31. Link4,500 photographs documenting natural environments, ecologies, and plant communities
    32. Vintage Music (free)
      1. Link Digital Archive of Cylinder Recordings
      2. Link The Roots Music Listening Room
      3. LinkLibrary of Congress
      4. LinkThe Virtual Gramophone: Canadian Historical Sound Recordings
    33. You Tube type Videos - art, culture, research, how-to, lectures
      1. Link FORA.tv delivers discourse, discussions and debates on the world's most interesting political, social and cultural issues, and enables viewers to join the conversation.
      2. Link ResearchChannel - Remarkable speakers, researchers and professors present revolutionary thoughts and discoveries on ResearchChannel.
      3. Link University Channel makes videos of academic lectures and events from all over the world available to the public
      4. Link Research-TV produces cutting-edge research news stories on behalf of universities and research organizations.
      5. Link Traditional Fine Arts Organization - a comprehensive catalogue of online full motion videos streamed free to viewers - art oriented videos
      6. Link TotalVid allows you to select from thousands of videos in over 50 categories, for as little as $1.99. Browse through our library of hard-to-find videos in categories like action sports, martial arts, how-to, anime, travel, etc (not free)
      7. Link Energy Policy TV - video of leaders in energy and the environment as they propose and implement policies and market responses.
      8. Link uVu is a video sharing website and companion digital broadcast channel powered by WPBT Channel 2, South Florida ’s PBS station. - art and culture
      9. Link Technology, Entertainment, Design - the best talks and performances from the TED Conferences available to the public, for free.
      10. Link PBS
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