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Art/Photography - Randy Wang, a
gifted photographer, combines his art (on occasion) with text from
poets and other writers to provide a feast for the eyes (and mind)
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For information on pretty much everything
you
want to know about motor vehicle buying - pricing, financing,
reliability,
safety, used cars, this site rules
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Automobile/Kelly Blue Book - widely
used by the auto industry to determine the worth of used vehicles; this
invaluable site
offers used car and motorcycle values, new car pricing, buying a
new/used car online, selling a car; obtaining title history on a
specific vehicle; manufacturer sites; and a decision guide (to
hopefully mitigate buyer's/seller's remorse) |
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Motor Vehicle Safety - a division of
the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration provides recall information, receives motor vehicle
safety complaints, and
furnishes customers with auto safety information, including results of
crash
tests |
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Automobile/Reliable Mechanic - in
addition to other features, this site contains a large database of
reliable mechanics, with an extensive menu you can use to specify your
requirements |
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Automobile/Repair - this educates, both
generally and specifically, about your motor vehicle, and is helpful
with problems that
may vex you |
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Charity/Food
Donation - donate food to the overseas hungry by the click of your
mouse; can do daily |
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Computers/Technology/Internet - good
source for computer (hardware & software) reviews & prices;
technology news; consumer electronics; internet tools; tech jobs &
web services; extensive information on web-building; free
downloads. I found this site to be most helpful in choosing a
scanner |
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Internet Symbols & Acronyms -
invaluable for
the novice e-mailer and chatter; many symbols are particularly clever |
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'daily ezines (newsletters) on many
different subjects: poetry, strange news, recipes, clean jokes, health
news, freebies, toys, science news, trivia, music and more' |
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Home Repair - self-described as "a
feast of home repair help, humor & encouragement," this includes a
Q & A section and search for a handyman in your geographic area |
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Misterfixit
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Fixing What's Broken - This offers help
in a variety
of areas, including electrical, plumbing, appliances, gardening,
roofing,
heating/AC, woodworking; written in a folksy, conversational manner |
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Home Mortgage Shopping - these 3 sites
give the consumer a machete up in the jungle of mortgages, and allow
mango-to-mango comparison |
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Whether buying, selling, or merely
curious, this site, where you can find out what houses in your chosen
area sold for, is
an excellent resource to determine real estate values. Also helps
you
keep your realtor honest |
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Education/Learning - ideal for the
autodidact, this site provides online teaching tutorials on a wide
variety of subjects, including: arts & crafts, automotive, business
& money, family &
pets, food & drink, health & fitness, home & garden, sports
&
recreation, style & grace, technology, travel, writing & speech |
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Law/Legal - the next best thing to
having your own personal lawyer on retainer (and a lot cheaper), this
definitive self-help legal site contains a wealth of information on
most aspects of law. Legal material can be purchased and
questions asked online. To keep things from getting too weighty,
there are even lawyer jokes |
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Vegetarianism - comprehensive site;
includes recipes,
chatroom, books,poetry, personals, newsletter |
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Hot sites - guide to the internet's
most popular sites (often 100) in the following categories (many with
sub-listings): art
& culture, business, education, entertainment, gaming, home, jokes,
lifestyles,
news, shopping, sports/recreation, stars, technology |
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Household - detailing 'hundreds of
little-known uses for well-known products,' this site is clever,
practical, and occasionally outre |
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Received a forwarding and have Ripley's
dilemma - believe it or not? Check it out here, to see if it's a hoax,
urban legend, or e-mail rumor |
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Search/Information - ask for info in
question form; provides multiple leads; often provides more than you
need/want, but
usually directs you to a helpful answer |
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Search Engine - fast, comprehensive,
user-friendly |
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Price Comparison - excellent source for
comparing prices on various items: books, computers, electronics, home
& garden, movies, music, office equipment, sporting goods, video
games, watches |
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Travel - good
site to access
sample fares for flights, cruises, hotels, car rentals
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Particularly
useful for comparing flights; very user-friendly
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'Recommendations for hotels, resorts,
inns, vacations, travel packages, travel guides' from readers who've
been/stayed there, done that
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Travelers -
excellent resource for Americans traveling abroad; information on
passports, visas, warnings, tips, foreign entry requirements,
health/medical, etc. |
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Language/Translation - a delightful
find for the
linguistically-challenged, this site translates (mostly reciprocally)
English,
French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian |
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Literature/Fiction - the English
Server's Fiction collection offers works of and about fiction collected
from members... &
texts in the public domain' and includes novels, short fiction, plays,
poetry,
awards & criticism. Assembled by students and faculty at
Carnegie
Mellon University |
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Literature/Poetry - for poetry lovers,
sign up here to receive a poem-a-day; with biographical notes about the
author |
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Words - looking for a word (e.g. rhyme,
synonym)? got it on the tip of your tongue? cerebrally
constipated? this site will help |
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Improve your vocabulary, become more
literate, with a new word daily. E-subscribe free.
Definition, usage, plus
an often pungent quote (unrelated) |
