SOME FAVORITE WEB SITES

Here is the link for the web Page that Bruce Nelson used for his Feb 12 presentation

From Joe Wooton..If you love music.........this site is for you. Pick the year and enjoy all the hits. You can let it play through the entire list of that year or highlighting a particular song will play it instantaneously.

http://www.urban75.com/Mag/bubble.html

Lou Beveridge sent in this one, it comes up with current real estate values..can be quite a shocker

http://www.zillow.com/

Barb Granik sent in four sites that she likes :

For hand-eye coordination:

http://www.mosquitoweb.nl/

For spatial exercise:

http://www.jigzone.com/

For mental exercise:

http://www.etymologic.com/

A Cool Clock

http://home.tiscali.nl/annejan/swf/timeline.swf

Joe Wooton sent in these urls

From Bob Ross, here's one for folks staying year round at FNS,

The National Hurricane Center

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
http://www.earthcam.com/

Don Zetch, Joyce Mann, and The Maeders all find this a most usefull site.

http://www.truthorfiction.com/

use it to check out those frightening emails about viruses, hoaxes and and whether or not the sky is actually falling

Ron and Dolores also sent in:

http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx

for gasoline prices and locations

http://www.grc.com/default.htm

then click on “shields up” to test your ports to see if your computer is vulnerable

http://us.mcafee.com/root/speedometer/default.asp

to check your connection speed

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

see what is on your computer

http://www.computeruser.com/resources/dictionary/domains.html

to see what file type and domains are

http://wwws.publicdebt.treas.gov/BC/SBCPrice

see what your government bonds are worth

http://www.answersthatwork.com/

see what is in your task list or task manager ( what is running on your computer

Tom and Priscilla like these sites.

US Zip Code lookup

http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp

Canadian postal zone lookup:

http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pcl/bin/advanced-e.asp?sblid=pcl

Conversions (metric, etc.)

http://www.onlineconversion.com/

Translation sites, many languages:

http://www.foreignword.com/

[and]

http://www.foreignword.com/Tools/dictsrch.htm

Websters Online Dictionary provides definitions and much more:

http://www.websters-dictionary-online.org/

(Click on "non-English", type in a foreign word, it will tell you

which foreign language(s) it's from, and the definition)

A search engine for the internet movie database

http://www.imdb.com/search

Street maps of many foreign cities:

http://www.kwmappe.kataweb.it/

(This site is in Italian. The boxes at upper right are for Italy. Type in

the city at "Citta," the street at "Indirizzo," and click on "VAI." If

there's more than one answer, a list will come up -- click on one of the

links and a map will appear. For other countries, use the boxes below

these. Pick a country under "Paese," type in the city and street, and click

VAI.)

Find names of U.S.cities and towns at:

http://www.placesnamed.com/

(Lists even tiny communities, gives exact location, population, etc.)

Editorial cartoons:

http://news.yahoo.com/edcartoons/

Urban myths -- true or false?

http://snopes.com/

An Excellent all-in-one reference page:

http://www.refdesk.com/

Elaine Gisel offered this URL for fonts. She uses it to find new temporary fonts for her scrapbooking pages.

http://www.scrapvillage.com/fonts.htm

Here is a bunch of URLs from the Cooks:

http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp a free pdf writer
http://www.steves-digicams.com/ check out camera features and reviews
http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Main_Page
http://www.howstuffworks.com/ See how things work the way they do
http://www.winsupersite.com/ Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows
http://www.download.com/ lots of programs you can download
http://gethuman.com/ tips on how to get a human being on the phone

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ free sound editor allows for track mixing
http://free.grisoft.com/ /2/lng/us/tpl/v5 free avg anti virus software
http://www.dieselboss.com/fuel.htm check diesel prices

Ken Roberts favorite web pages are:

Phylis Bays' daughter, Susan Hudson wanted to pass this link on:

http://www.goodsearch.com/ ..it sets up a yahoo search engine that will make a contribution to your favorite charity every time you use it..Susan recommends Hope for Pets, Inc. (www.hopeforpets.org)

Ken Mauer has some more sites for RVers:

http://www.traderonline.com/ click on "rv" at the top of the page ..follow links to lots of pricing info.
http://ontheroadin.com/ A travel guide for RVing, Camping, Driving and Golfing in Mexico

I almost forgot. Here are my favorites:

http://fxhome.com .. A site for aspiring film makers..with special effects software at semi-reasonable prices. and a several forums of interest if you want to get really into making videos.
http://studio221.net..all about "RV PARK: THE MOVIE"
http:// otr.studio221.net.."On the Road with the Nelsons",Marianna 's and my personal web page chronicling our trips,lives, and stuff