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The Internet is a collection including many useful tools. Here are a few of them.

This page is a collection of useful sites I've found in my travels on the information superhighway. None of these are sponsored links or paid advertising.
You can search this page by pressing CTRL+F.
No guarantee is provided; all links verified & updated as of December 2006 revision.
Report a bug, typo, or bad link here.

Authored by WBT:

• WBT Productions
• The Townezoo Home
• Ben's Homepage
• Kennard Vs. Katrina
• Operation Venture 2004 Wanakee Staff
• ESP

Resources for WBT groups:

• Lafayette: Current Students People Reference LEAP LCF Investment Club
• Wanakee Wanakee at E-Camp
• LUMC CHPC
• Litchfield HLN Union Leader Telegraph Derry News
• Litchfield Schools CHS Band
• Troop 11 T-424

From "A" to "B"

• Sending there: Find a ZIP code, Calculate postage
International Address Formats and Restrictions
• E-mail forwarding "Snail" mail forwarding
• Calling There:International Country and City Phone Codes VZW Number Check
• Celebrating there
• Get Your Email
• Maps/Directions: Google Maps Maps On Us Rand McNally MSN Yahoo! Mapquest Infospace World Maps
• Google Earth TOPOgraphical maps
• Learn Geography: World Factbook
• Flight Status
• Official US Time
• Weather: NWS, Weather Channel, Google
• Log Camping Nights
• Phonebooks: Talking AT&T (Reverse) Google InfoSpace (reverse) Directory Assistance Plus (Reverse)
• Links (below) to save money on travel
• Lonely Planet Online

Need information?

• Freeware Unit Converter for heavy users For light users Values of Gas Constant R
• Graphing Utility Quick Tax Calculator Great calculator Scientific Calculator Integrator
• Powerful free astronomy tool Sky Map- for your area, tonight Sun and Moon Rise & Set Data Times for anything Sun & Moon Tides Calculate Declination
• Meteor Shower Dates/Moons
• Learn math concepts (use a link from destination page)
• Molar Mass Calculator (with % composition)
• MW dictionary/thesaurus Rhyme Zone + Wikipedia Dictionary/Thesaurus/Reference.com
• World Language reference: WordReference: EN-ES-FR-IT Beolingus: EN-DE-ES Fodor's Phrases
• Bible: Searchable full-text in multiple translations and languages More languages
• Legal/law information
• My Favorite Search Engine and its special tools
• Camping info Medical Info
• Random Name Generator
• Copyrights, Patent Search
• Barcodes
• Young Inventors International InventHelp
• E-Machine Shop Part Building
• BBC News Google News

For The Webmaster

• Get the latest in Mozilla, Opera, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Adobe Reader, QuickTime, Flash Player, or Shockwave Player.
• Shorten Long URLs with TinyURL
• Add Free Site Statistics Lorem Ipsum generator
• Language Tools & Internet language usage
• Open Up Malls: Free directory listing and search engine submission Wikology Open Business Directory
• Google Publisher Tools: SiteMap, stat analyzer, and more
• WWW Consortium- code validation, standards, and anything else, incl. HTML Element tag list
• A List Apart- for web developers
• HTML Goodies site, with just about anything HTML you need to know
• Free Background Textures Background City Directory to free backgrounds
• Free e-mail address: Eco-mail Yahoo! Hotmail
• Find person by IP Your IP Address World IP Patterns
• Media Builder Open ClipArt (photos below)
• Survey Monkey
• Make a custom 404 page
• PHP, MySQL manuals & info, Learn PHP
• Free online classifieds
• Setup a PayPal account Google Checkout
• Example of images following mouse and drop-down right-click customization
• Computer FAQs AVAST virus protection WinReinstall
• Site Advisor- they tested the net for spyware so you don't have to SpyBot Search & Destroy & Support
• On Guard Online Stop BADWare.org Anti-Phishing Working Group
• The Retriever: Computer Theft Protection
• Your Local Netgear wireless router if you have one, Local loop-back (requires running web server)
• TI logic devices
• Disk Usage analysis

Images

• View, share, and more: Flickr (web-based)
• Organize: Picasa ACDSee PhotoShow In Touch
• Edit: Picnik (web-based) GIMP IrfanView(er) Web-based Photoshop PS Elements (Trial) 7 6 ArcSoft PanoramaMaker (Trial) 4 3
• Print: WinkFlash, Snapfish, Shutterfly, DotPhoto, Fotki, Ritz/Meijer (LifePics), Kodak, CVS, Walgreens, Walmart
• Inspire: NikonNet, Mentor Series
• Tips: BBC Outdoor Eyes Travel Photgraphy
• Competitions: BBC Monthly or Yearly Smithsonian Freelance Wildlife Photographer of the Year Parade magazine
• News In Pictures: BBC TIME NatGeo MSNBC
• From the pros:NANPA ASMP PPA
• Find: Clip Art Connection, Stock Photo Exchange, iStockphoto, Can Stock Photo, StockXpert, Corbis, Images.com, FotoSearch [stock directory], Webshots, Yahoo Google Image Search, Web Background links above
• Been There Saw That Gerald Brimacombe Chuck Theodore WBT
• Peacebuilding in pictures, Trek Earth, NASA images, Interview With God (Flash animations), Kinkade, Landscape Generator & samples, Funny Road Signs (images)
• Ben's Comics Page
• Send e-cards: American Greetings, E-cards, Regards.com, Marlo, Super Laugh, Garfield

Funny, interesting, text-based inspirational

• Oneliners-and-proverbs
• Young People+Good Work directory, Foundation for a Better Life/Good News-letter/Resource center
• Wordsmith: AWAD, anagram
• RD stories and humor
• QuickInspirations.com
• UCNC quotes page
• 'Totally like whatever'- a statement on communication Hiking Hut To Hut story
• Calvin & Hobbes great fan site & 1995 search
• Mental Floss: Informational tidbits Trivia
• Clueless citizens, Dumb Criminals, and Worse Laws
• Phobia List
• Argus posters
• Crosswalk.com
• Chris Tomlin- worship support articles Youth Ministry
• Cartalk's Haus and Staff List
• Google: + Quotes Riddles

Music

• Discover music you like, through the Music Genome Project
• Legally free: Archive.org, Pure Volume, Rhapsody, Spiral Frog, Book Crossing (books)
• Purchase: MP3Search/GoMusic, Walmart, Itunes, Buy.com, Songtouch, AOL, Yahoo!, Napster, Sony Connect, MSN, E-music
• Players: WinAmp, Windows, MusicMatch, Itunes, QuickTime, Real (not recommended), Audacity (Editor), LAME
• Song Facts
• Radio: Aliant, + 89.3, The Fish Atlanta, Star 99.1, Solution FM , WGBH (schedule), NHPR, Classical: WWFM, KUAT
• Christian Radio directory from streaming host, Microsoft radio directory Real Radio Guide
• MP3.box
• Learn or Look up Guitar Chords (just chords, not songs here)

Save Money

• Freecycle
• File your taxes for free with TaxAct Online
• Annual Credit Report, free from US Gov't. Check it yearly!
• Free Home Energy Use Audits (New England)
• WeClipIt ValPak Cool Savings
• Cash Back: Upromise BabyMint
• The College Investor
• Bank and Tax Rates, Info, tools
• Travelling SIM cards: Universal Simlock remover GT RangeRoamer, United Mobile
• Yahoo! Farechase, Sherman's Travel, Booking Buddy, OneTime, We Love Flights, Kayak.com, Travelocity, Priceline, E-bookers, Travelation (boycott), Expedia, Orbitz, CheapTickets, AllCheapFares, Cheap Air, Ultimate Fares (boycott), E-flights, Smart Fares.
• Last Minute Travel Links: US, DE.
• EU discount lines: RyanAir, TUIfly, SkyEurope, Wizzair, BlueAir, BrusselsAir, Malev (Budapest), GermanWings, Carpatair (Romania), Sherman's Guide
• Student Universe: Helpful site
• Some of my Summer Planning Links:
  • General Planning: Let's Go Yahoo TOPO UNSECO
  • Hostels:VIP
  • II: Romania Public Transport & Trains Apunseni & Retezat Mountains LP Rila hike
  • III: Via Alpina Spain/Portugal Bus
  • IV/V: London Transport Heathrow: Travel between Airports UK Maps
• Currency Conversion, Sales/Meal Tax Rates, Gas Prices
• Europe Trains: DE, AT, IT
• Europe Train Passes: EurailDirect RailEurope
• Free PC Calling: Google Talk Yahoo! Skype Peter Pays [free phone-based from Germany] Free Conference Calls
• Phone Cards: Dial Around The World Calling Card Plus Go Radiant
• Go Green: Energy Savers: Urban Options
• Renewable Energy Incentives By State Find Local Solar Power Pros
• Find Local Recycling: (anything) Print cartridges/cellphones/mp3 Print cartridges/cellphones Print cartridges Cell phones Rechargeable Batteries Any batteries/electronics


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