Writers Resources I

1) Virtual Salt - http://www.virtualsalt.com

2) The Megasite Project - http://www.lib.umich.edu/megasite

3) Internet Scout Project - http://scout.cs.wisc.edu

4) Refdesk.com - http://www.refdesk.com

5) National Center for Health Statistics - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs

6) Nature Serve - http://www.natureserve.org

7) Economics - http://www.inomics.com

8) Statistical Resources on the Web - http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html

9) Costume Gallery - http://www.costumegallery.com/Medieval.htm

10) Crosswalk.com - http://www.crosswalk.com

11) Suite101.com - http://www.suite101.com

12) About.com - http://www.about.com

13) How Everything Works - http://auto.howstuffworks.com

14) Journalist Express - http://www.journalistexpress.com

15) Pew Internet - http://www.pewinternet.org

16) US Census - http://www.census.gov

17) Eye Witness - http://www.ibiscom.com

18) Fed Stats - http://www.fedstats.gov

19) Digital Librarian - http://www.digital-librarian.com/audio.html

20) Federal Government Resources - http://www.knowledgeway.org/living/resources/govsite2.html

21) Industry Research Desk: http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/howto/search.htm

22)Adherents.com - http://www.adherents.com

Snoop Search

Public Data .com - http://publicdata.com/

Surname Search - http://hamrick.com/names/

Money&Politics - http://www.opensecrets.org/

Any Who Online Directory - http://anywho.com/

KnowX.com - http://knowx.com/

All Whois .com - http://www.allwhois.com/

Intellius.com/ - http://find.intelius.com/index.php

Invisable Web - http://www.invisible-web.net/

Profusion (original Metasearch engine) - http://www.profusion.com/index.htm

Geek Stuff

Engaget.com - http://www.engadget.com/

Extreme Tech.com - http://www.extremetech.com/

Gizmodo.com - http://www.gizmodo.com/

Slashdot News for Nerds - http://slashdot.org/

Technology News - http://www.technologyreview.com/

ThinkGeek.com - http://www.thinkgeek.com/index.shtml

Impact Lab - http://www.impactlab.com/

CNET.com - http://www.cnet.com/

The Register (UK) Sci-Tech News - http://www.theregister.com/

High Tech Living - http://www.hightechliving.co.uk/

Mind Mapping

How to do a Mind Map - http://www.jcu.edu.au/studying/services/studyskills/mindmap/howto.html

Mayomi (free online mapping) - http://www.mayomi.com/

Online Tutorials (Mind Mapping) - http://www.tlt.ab.ca/tutorials/mindtutorial_new.html

The Brain.com - http://www.thebrain.com/

Mind Manager - http://www.mindjet.com/us/

MindMap Shop - http://mindmap-shop.com/index.php

Buzan Centers - http://www.mind-map.com/EN/sitemap.html

Matchware (Open Mind Software) - http://www.matchware.net/en/products/openmind/default.htm

A Searching We will go!

Pub Med - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed

Google - http://www.google.com/

GoogleDirectory - http://www.google.com/dirhp?hl=en

Froogle - http://www.google.com/frghp?hl=en&tab=wf&q=

Internet Archive - http://www.archive.org/

A9.com Search - http://a9.com/?c=1&src=a9

AllTheWeb.com - http://www.alltheweb.com/

Answers.com - http://www.answers.com/

Ask Jeeves - http://www.ask.com/

Yahoo Search - http://www.yahoo.com/

Hot Bot Search - http://www.hotbot.com/Default.asp

Excite Search - http://excite.com/

DogPile Search - http://www.dogpile.com/

Factiva Search - http://factiva.com/

Lexus Nexus - http://www.lexisnexis.com/default.asp

Blink.com - http://www.blinkx.com/overview.php

iTools - http://www.itools.com/

FedWorld.gov - http://www.fedworld.gov/firstgov.html

Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov/

WiseNut Search - http://www.wisenut.com/

News and Magazine Websites

Search Engine for Newspapers and Magazines - http://www.metagrid.com/

Strange News - http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/strange/

BBC News Front Page - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

Crayon (Create your own NEWS) - http://www.crayon.net/

Defense News - http://www.defensetech.org/

Colorado Springs - http://www.gazette.com/

Springfield, Missouri - http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage

Paste Magazine - http://www.pastemagazine.com/

PC Magazine - http://www.pcmag.com/

Galveston, Texas - http://galvestondailynews.com/

The Register (Sci-Tech News) - http://www.theregister.com/

Voice of America News - http://www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm

.net magazine (internet news and magazine-England) - http://www.netmag.co.uk/

Business Week - http://businessweek.com/

Google News - http://news.google.com/

Nnal Geographicatio - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

New Scientist - http://www.newscientist.com/home.ns

Science Magazine - http://www.sciencemag.org/

Slate Online Magazine - http://www.slate.com/

Yahoo News - http://news.yahoo.com/

Wired Magazine - http://www.wired.com/

Art Sites

Artcyclopedia - http://www.artcyclopedia.com/

Metropolitan Museum of Art - http://www.metmuseum.org/

Paris Pages Musee Du Louvre - http://www.paris.org/musees/louvre

Smithsonian Museums - http://www.si.edu/museums

Web Museum - http://www.ibiblio.org/wm

Telecommunications Museum - http://www.connected-earth.com/Galleries/index.htm

Global Gallery - http://www.globalgallery.net/?AID=486782&PID=1375398

Mind Machine Museum - http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~hl/mmm.html

Truman G Blocker History of Medicine Collection - http://ar.utmb.edu/areas/informresources/collections/ircolblockerhistory.asp

Home Office Telecommunications

Universal Office - http://universaloffice.com/

Efax.com - http://www.efax.com/

Free Fax Services Guide - http://www.dailydeals.com/connect.htm

My Fax.com - http://www.myfax.com/?source=aw&ref=usa-nf

J2 Global Communications - http://www.j2.com/

Sen2Fax.com - http://www.send2fax.com/

Personal Fax Services - http://www.slipstick.com/addins/services/fax.htm

Mighty Fax (software for windows) - http://www.rksoftware.com/mightyfax/overview.html

WinFaxPro - http://www.discountshelf.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=DS&Product_Code=11023&Affiliate=gfaxsoftware

ClickFax - http://www.clickfax.com/main_content.asp?pageid=232

TrustFax - http://www.trustfax.com/about.asp

Cingular - http://www.cingular.com/indexb

Freedom Voice Systems - http://www.xtreme800.com/view.cgi?set_theme=2&page=index&RefID=02441&SUID=926178138312860171

Telestial Wireless Solutions for Travelers - http://telestial.com/

Dialpad VOIP - http://dialpad.com/

Skype Free VOIP - http://skype.com/

Vonage VOIP - http://www.vonage.com/?refer_id=ebay&CMP=AFC-TQ1103880331

32bit Internet Fax Software - http://www.electrasoft.com/

FTP Voyager - http://www.ftpvoyager.com/

Cute FTP - http://www.cuteftp.com/

Mediacom Cable & Broadband - http://www.mchsi.com/

Synchronization Software and links

Allway Synchronization - http://allwaysync.com/?g=2

EZ2Sync - http://www.itsth.de/en/produkte/

FastLynx 3.3 - http://sewelldirect.com/

Intellimover - http://www.whitecanyon.com/transfer-file.php

Beinsync - http://www.beinsync.com/

Free Website Hosting links

AngelFire - http://www.angelfire.lycos.com/

Tripod - http://www.tripod.lycos.com/

Geocities - http://geocities.yahoo.com/

Not Free but cheap!
Godaddy.com - http://www.godaddy.com/

Websites for Office Supplies and Big Ticket Items

Office Max - http://www.officemax.com/
Staples - http://www.staples.com/
Office Depot - http://www.officedepot.com/
Sam's Club - http://www.samsclub.com/
Moleskine Notebooks - http://www.moleskineus.com/
Avery Office Products - http://www.avery.com/home.html
Levenger Home Office Products - http://www.levenger.com/home/RtHome.asp
Meritline.com (allthings computer and printer) - http://www.meritline.com/
Home Office Direct - http://www.homeofficedirect.com/
New Egg. com - http://www.newegg.com/
Tigerdirect.com - http://www.tigerdirect.com/
Refurbished Notebooks - http://www.refurbdepot.com/ http://www.offleasecomputer.com/
Brookstone.com - http://www.brookstone.com/world.asp?world_code=2
Laptop Travel - http://www.laptoptravel.com/Home.aspx
CNET Shopper - http://shopper.cnet.com/
OfficeWorld.com - http://www.officeworld.com/
The Paper Superstore - http://www.paper.com/
Froogle - http://www.froogle.com/
Amazon.com (office products) - http://www.amazon.com/

Blogging Links

These are not individual blogs but websites related to creating and using blogs.
1) Typepad (publishing site)
http://www.typepad.com/
2) Blog.com (publishing site)
http://www.blog.com
3) Bogorama
http://www.blogorama.com/
4) Blogger.com (publishing site) (free)
http://www.blogger.com/
5) Blogdrive.com (publishing site)
http://www.blogdrive.com/
6) Blogeasy.com ( publishing site) (free)
http://www.blogeasy.com/
7) Blogidentity.com (publishing site)
http://www.blogidentity.com/
8) BlogingNetwork.com
http://www.bloggingnetwork.com/
9) Blogit.com ( Online Writing Marketplace)
http://www.blogit.com/
10) Blogrolling.com (Linklist Manager)
http://www.blogrolling.com/
11) Blogwise.com (List and Submit your Blog)
http://www.blogwise.com/
12) Blosxom.com ( the Zen of blogging )
http://www.blosxom.com/
13) DeadJournal.com (listing site of weird blogs)
http://www.deadjournal.com/
14) Modblog.com - ( impressive publishing site ) (free)
http://www.modblog.com/
15) TheBlogCafe.com - (publishing site)
http://www.theblogcafe.com/
16) Hello.com (Googles free photo file sharing utility)
http://www.hello.com/
17) Picassa - (Photo Manager - allows direct publishing of pictures into Blogger.com
http://www.picassa.com/

My Favorite Free Utilities

#1 Stuffit Expander - http://www.aladinsys.com/

#2 Webshots Desktop- http://www.webshots.com/

#3 Windows Powertoys- http://www.microsoft.com/

#4 AVG Antivirus- http://www.grisoft.com/

#5 Encryption- http://www.pgp.com/

#6 Firefox Browser- http://www.mozilla.org/

#7 Smoothwall - http://www.smoothwall.org/

#8 IPCop Firewall - http://www.ipcop.org/

#9 Sandra Information and Diagnostic Utility http://www.sisoftware.net/

50 iPod Websites

We have 2 IPods ( a mini 4gb and a Photo regular 60 GB) These are amazing little machines and have maore uses than just music. I recently reviewed several ipod magazines and wrote down the websites all pertaining to the ipod. These websites include software, accessories, music, how to's ect.. If you have an Ipod , you will enjoy looking at these sites for ideas and things for the ipod life.

1)Shure (Accessories & Software) http://www.shure.com/

2)VajaCases (Cases for iPods) http://www.vajacases.com/

3)iPod Links http://www.macware.com/

4)icombi.com (Wireless Headset) http://www.icombi.com/

5) DrBott (all things iPod) http://www.drbott.com/

6) NYKO (ipod accessories) http://www.nyko.com/

7) Klipsch (accessories) http://www.klipsch.com/

8) Timbuk2.com (cases) http://www.timbuk2.com/

9) Newertech ( transmitters and accesories) http://www.newertech.com/

10) Speckproducts (accesories) http://www.speckproducts.com/

11) iPodstreet.com (wide range of accesorries) http://www.ipodstreet.com/

12) eMusic.com (music downloads) http://www.emusic.com/

13) Tenttechnolgies.com ( wireless for iPod mini's) http://www.tentechnology.com/

14) Ear-Pod.com (ear microphone storage solutions http://www.ear-pod.com/

15) EZgear ( Great accesories ) http://www.ezgear4u.com/

16) Audiooutfitters.com (accessories) http://www.audiooutfitters.com/

17) GriffinTechnologies (accessories) http://www.griffintechnology.com/

18) Otterbox (waterproof boxs for iPods) http://www.otterbox.com/

19) iStore (Very wide range of accessories for all models of iPod)
http://www.theistore.com/

20) Sik.com ( firewire accessories and car accessories) http://www.sik.com/

21) Lilipods.com (waterproof cases) http://www.lilipods.com/

22) Tunewear.com (iPod accessories) http://www.tunewear.com/

23) Apple.com (Apples Website) http://www.apple.com/

24) Belkin.com (All kinds of accessories and cables) http://www.belkin.com/

25) Goincase.com (all kinds of Cases for iPods) http://www.goincase.com/

26) ThinkDifferentStore.com (over 1000 products for iPods and Macs)
http://www.thinkdifferentstore.com/

27) etymotic.com (incredible earphones and headsets)
http://www.etymotic.com/

28) Batterytech.com (incredible add-on batteries for iPods)
http://www.batterytech.com/

29) Micromat.com ( Software utilities for iPods, cool Geek stuff)
http://www.micromat.com/

29) Simpl.com (amplifier add-on for your iPod)
http://www.simpl.com/

30) iPod Soft.com - ( 9 great software programs for iPods) http://www.ipodsoft.com/

31) Zapptek.com (5 great software programs for the iPod including presentation software)
http://www.zapptek.com/

32) Koyono.com - (clothing accessories for the iPod and PDAs)
http://www.koyono.com/

33) Radtech.us - (cases,skins and tools for iPod and Computer maintainence)
http://www.radtech.us/

34) Pacrimtechnologies.com ( wide range of iPod accessories )
http://www.pacrimtechnologies.com/

35) Techrestore.com - (iPod repair, screen replacement, battery upgrades and jack repairs) http://www.techrestore.com/

36) Podgear.com (micro-stereo speaker accessory for the iPod)
http://www.podgear.net/

37) Limewire.com (filesharing for music website) http://www.limewire.com/

38) Redlightmusic.net - (Popular Seattle Band ) http://www.redlightmusic.net/

39)Podfeq.com - (Fm transmitter and carmounts for the iPod)
http://www.podfreq.com/

40) Contourcase.com - ( clear tight fitting case for the iPod)
http://www.contourcase.com/

41) MP3Downloading.com - (Membership filesharing of MP3files)
http://mp3downloading.com/mp3uv1/index.asp?revshare=aff_nuevavida_2_1_200

42) Roxio Software for iPods (non-music)
http://news.com.com/Roxio+software+targets+iPod+users/2100-1046_3-5739816.html

43) Tanger.com (email and other software for the iPod)
http://www.tanagra.com/iPod.htm

44) Pod Lyrics Download Software http://www.soft32.com/index-2-13-137-1-4.html

45) iLingo Translator software for the iPod http://www.xtrememac.com/ilingo/index.shtml

46) iPodsoft.com ( 8 programs to improve funtionality of IPods)
http://www.ipodsoft.com/

47) ExtremeiPod.com- (Multiple programs for the iPod)
http://www.extremeipod.com/

48) iPodLounge.com (everything iPod) http://ipodlounge.com/

49) Redchairsoftware.com (fullwindows integration for your iPod including SQL server) http://www.redchairsoftware.com/anapod/

50) Provue.com (software for using the iPod as a PDA or Organizer)
http://www.provue.com/ipodorganizer.html

Essential Websites

This post contains what I feel to be essential websites. They are the ones that I visit most freqently.

Etrade - A great online Brokerage Service
http://www.etrade.com/
FolioFn- One of the best websites ever for the small investor
http://www.foliofn.com/
Ebay- need I say anything
http://www.ebay.com/
Paypal- excellent 3rd party payment and reception site
http://www.paypal.com/
Symantec- Norton Products are absolute essential for internet bound computers
http://www.symantec.com/
Expedia.com- great travel site
http://www.expedia.com/
Portfolio Science- Great site for Porfolio analysis. I like the feature where you can determine porfolio volatility by making changes in your porfolio. Free for personal use
http://www.porfolioscience.com/
Epinions.com- Before you buy anything big, go to this website to check for reviews
http://www.epinions.com/
Amazon.com- The place to buy books. he website has many great features.
http://www.amazon.com/
BeliefNet- All things Spiritual and Religeous
http://www.beliefnet.com/
Tell me my IP address- find out what your IP address is?
http://www.tellmemyip.net/
True Credit- Check your credit report from all 3 agencies plus monitoring feature to prevent identity theft.
http://www.truecredit.com/
New Egg- great computer and software site Also check Tiger Direct.com
http://www.newegg.com/ http://www.tigerdirect.com/
The Street.com- Jim Cramers Porfolio and stock suggestions
http://www.thestreet.com/
Oxford Club- great website and newsletter. Many great porfolios and stock picks.
http://www.oxfordclub.com/
NAIC- National Association of Investors Clubs- Good Magazine, Website and Investing Software. You can join as an individual. Wonderful Resources on Website if you are a member.
http://www.better-investing.org/

Websites in ONE PLACE

I thought it would be great to have all my favorite websites in one place. The entries will be in catagories and the edit feature of Blogger.com will allow going back to add more sites under a catagory