Useful NON SAS Web sites
www.fraud.org - to report Internet/Telemarketing Frauds
If you are not sure whether a virus is real or a hoax, consult one of the following Web sites:
Other Userful Sites:
Want to register your web site with search engines to increase the traffic to your
web site? Try this Submit Your Url to a Number of Search engines
Want to get better results from your searches? Here's a
comprehensive site that will make you an expert! This 12-part
tutorial contains 48 topics, with information on specialty
searches, Boolean operators, filters, advanced operators, common
pitfalls and more. It's time consuming, but well worth it,
since it'll ultimately cut down on the time you spend sifting
through useless information.
Go to:
http://thewebtools.com/searchgoodies/tutorial.htm
Searchin', searchin'
As mentioned in a recent Cheap Trick of the Week, you can narrow down your search in
most search engines by using the title prefix. For instance, if you enter title:aardvark
in search engines such as Yahoo, HotBot, AltaVista, InfoSeek and Excite, you'll get
results that include only those with the word "aardvark" in their Web site title,
such as "The Aardvark Page".
But now two more search tips are revealed.
You can also use the url prefix to select only sites that have the word in their URLs
(Web site addresses). So url:aardvark will turn up results like
www.souprecipes.com/aardvark.html.
Or use the domain prefix to narrow your search to domains, such as .com, .org, .ca and
so on. For example, a search on aardvark domain:.org might turn up
www.exoticpets.org/aardvark.html.
In Yahoo, the title and url prefixes can be shortened to t and u, as in t:aardvark and
u:aardvark.
Know the difference between LOL and LOFLOL? If not, join the club.
When it comes to acronyms (abbreviations constructed from the first
letters of the words in a phrase), most of us are out of the loop. Or
OOTL, as some might say.
But now there's help! Visit the WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation
Server and never be acronymically challenged again. You can search
by acronym or keyword, and even submit your own entry.
(BTW, the above acronyms are as follows: laughing out loud, and lying
on the floor, laughing out loud.)
Go to: http://www.ucc.ie/info/net/acronyms
Got a question about your modem? Here's a site -- ModemHelp - that
provides a fast, easy way to find the answer. You'll find links to
dozens of modem manufacturers, daily news updates, and support forums
on general modem issues, browsers, dial-up networking and fax
software.
ModemHelp's site also offers a FREE modem diagnostic utility which
collects modem and browser configuration information from your
computer and displays it in your text editor. You can then e-mail
this to a support technician for a faster diagnosis.
Go to: www.modemhelp.com
Project Gutenberg - Fine Literary Classics Online for Free
promo.net/pg/
Did you know you can turn Web graphics into desktop wallpaper?
(Wallpaper is the background image on your desktop.) When you find
a graphic you like, right click with your mouse on the image and
select "Set as Wallpaper." That's all there is to it! This works
for most versions of Internet Explorer and Netscape browsers.
If you ever need to know what your Internet Protocol (IP) address is, here's how
to find it in Windows 95:
While on the internet,
Click on the Run option in your Start menu, enter WINIPCFG.EXE in the dialog box,
and click OK. A pop-up window will appear that includes your computer's IP address.
Whether you're looking for a VCR, a car or a toaster, Compare.net
can help. Simply choose a product, set price and feature parameters, and
you will get a brand-to-brand, head-to-head comparison of all
available models with your specified features and options. You can
ask for a side-by-side comparison of two items or click on any item for
more detail. This site saves time, tire rubber, and eye-crossing
comparison shopping www.compare.net/
Helpful web sites dealing with Colleges:
Greeting Card Web Sites
If you know of more, just send me an email and I will add it to this list - TIA
Trying to find an Out of Print Book - Try Harvest Book Search
Web: www.Harvestbooks.com
or call 1-800-563-1222
Harvest Book Company LLC
260 New York Drive, Suite B
Ft. Washington, PA 19034
Phone: 215.619.0307
Fax: 215.619.0308
Email:
File Sharing Sites or Software
You may need to use IE as your browser to get these URLs to work (I experienced problems using Netscape 4.73).
www.napster.com (Napster)
www.scour.com
www.imesh.com
freenet.sourceforge.net
gnutella.wego.com
www.Audiogalaxy.com
Check the speed of your Internet connection:
http://msn.zdnet.com/partners/msn/bandwidth/speedtest50.htm
www.primeris.com/fonefind/
Phone Finder - provide area code and exchange, and find the city of where it is located.
Retirement Planner & Calculators
www.quicken.com/retirement/planner
http://www.troweprice.com/common/index3/0,3011,lnp%253D10002%2526cg%253D1270%2526pg
www.aarp.org/bulletin (click on "Online retirement calculator" or "Your Money")
www.choosetosave.org/tools/fincalcs.htm
Listing of Great Restaurants on Long Island (www.greatrestaurantsmag.com)