I thought I would start this time with some handy free services you
will find handy if you ever need them... Science and Technology
Sources on the Internet is an extensive listing of Freely Accessible
Databases available to the Public.
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/01-winter/internet.html
Infopackets is a computer help desk which offers free tech support.
They specialize in providing Windows help in the form of online video
tutorials.
http://www.infopackets.com
Who said there is no such thing as a free lunch? Economy.com's
FreeLunch provides you with FREE access to over 1,000,000 economic
and financial data series.
http://www.economy.com/freelunch/default.asp
The Internet Prospector publishes a monthly electronic newsletter and
serves as a World Wide Web reference desk for prospect researchers
and other information professionals. The Internet Prospector website
has lots and lots of great free information so spend some time here
and browse through all of the great reference links - you won't be
disappointed!
http://www.internet-prospector.org
The RDN Virtual Training Suite is a set of online tutorials designed
to help students, lecturers and researchers improve their Internet
information skills. You can work in your own time at your own pace.
There are lots of topics and each one includes quizzes and
interactive exercises to lighten the learning experience. A great
resource!
http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk
Governments on the WWW is a Comprehensive database of governmental
institutions on the World Wide Web: parliaments, ministries, offices,
law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting
corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions etc.
Lots of interesting stuff here!
http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en
Just in time for the holidays... Dr Toy's Toy Information has Over
1,500 award winning toys and children's products fully described with
company phone numbers, photos and links to useful information for
children, educators and parents.
http://www.drtoy.com
Here is a useful service that you might find handy the next time you
run across one of those looooong URLs... Make a shorter link will
make that long link shorter - give it a try.
http://makeashorterlink.com
Wikipedia is a Free Encyclopedia, a collaborative project to produce
a complete encyclopedia from scratch. WikiPedia started in January
2001 and already has over 16,000 articles and it's growing...
http://www.wikipedia.com
If you like to read the classics, then Classic Reader is for you!
You can read, search, and annotate great works of literature by
authors such as Dickens, Tolstoy, Shakespeare, and more. All of the
books in the Classic Reader collection are the full unabridged
versions.
http://www.classicreader.com
The USGS Earth Explorer is very cool! Query and order satellite
images, aerial photographs, and cartographic products through the
U.S. Geological Survey. Log in as a guest or as a registered user.
Registered users have access to more features than guests do and it's
free so why not register.
http://edcsns17.cr.usgs.gov/EarthExplorer
AMEDEO is a free medical literature guide service. Select a topic,
define your favorite medical journals, and you will receive a weekly
AMEDEO E-mail with an overview of new articles published in your
personal journal subset. A great site!
http://www.amedeo.com
Kid Info has some of the Web's best student homework reference
resources.
http://www.kidinfo.com/SchoolSubjects.html
The Wall Street Transcript Online is a unique and independent
investment publication interviewing well known analysts, money
managers and CEOs who recommend stocks, analyze market trends and
rate management performance by sector. Lots of interesting stuff
here:
http://www.twst.com
The Probert Encyclopaedia is a comprehensive reference resource of
over 90,000 articles and 3,600 illustrations, addressing every aspect
of life, from the ordinary to the obscure arranged by subject topic.
http://www.probert-encyclopaedia.co.uk
Identity theft is a very serious issue these days and unfortunately
it is happening to more and more people all of the time. Learn about
identity theft from the US Department of Justice's Identity Theft
webpage:
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html
Here's a handy search tip you will find useful if you didn't already
know it... Google will allow you to conduct reverse phone searches
simply by entering the phone number in the search window. Google
will give you the name, address and even mapping directions if you
need them so give Google a try next time you need to find anything on
the internet (including reverse phone searches):
http://www.google.com
Rebecca's Guide to the Perplexed has lots of links to stuff that will
unperplex ya... No frills here just a fast loading reference page
with some quality links!
http://www.rebeccablood.net/reference.html
Daypop is a current events search engine. Daypop crawls the living
web at least once a day to bring you the latest information relevant
to your searches. Use Daypop to search for the latest news, the
newest movie reviews, sports results or the hottest memes.
http://www.daypop.com
Here is a cool place - the Wayback Machine. If you haven't seen this
place you should definitely drop by and give it a look see! Surf the
web as it was courtesy of the Internet Archive and the Wayback
Machine:
http://www.archive.org/index.html
AlterVistas (not to be confused with Altavista) is a search engine
for bizarre webpages - So come in and explore the weird side of the
web courtesy of two students from Bournemouth, England:
http://www.altervistas.com
The Dismal Scientist Layoff Calculator estimates the probability that
you will lose your job by year end 2002. The probability of losing
your job is determined by where you live, your occupation, the
industry you work in, and if you work for a public company, then how
well your company is doing as judged by stock investors. Very
interesting!
http://www.dismal.com/dismal/dsp/tools/calculator/layoff.asp
The 20th twentieth century Year by Year is a history chronology
courtesy of Infoplease with lots of interesting stuff. View the
timelines, best and worst, disasters, entertainment, sports and more!
http://www.infoplease.com/millennium1.html
Facts about Newspapers 2000 is a Statistical Summary of the Newspaper
Industry with lots of interesting information.
http://216.167.68.146/info/facts00
Well, I guess that's about enough Interesting Stuff for now... :)
