2wire.com
Go
here to check out the speed of your broadband connection (cable/dsl/T1).
Just click on "Test your broadband speed."
amazon.com
One
of the most well-known websites on the net for buying any kind of
product you can think of. And the great thing about this site is
that the users of the products post their reviews after they buy
it and use it.
aol
instant messenger
You
don't have to be a memeber of AOL to use AOL's Instant Messenger
(AIM). All you need is this program. So, if you have friends that
are on AOL that you would like to chat with, or if you just want
to be able to chat with anyone online (they have to have this program,
a program like Trillian, or
be a member of AOL), then check out this program.
altavista's
babel fish translation service
If
you want to translate some text into another language, check this
site out. Just enter the text that you want translated, select the "from" and "to" languages, and hit "Translate".
You can even enter the address of a webpage and have the entire
webpage's text translated. Very useful.
cartalk.com
These
guys have been around for a while. They know everything there is
to know about cars. They also have a forum
where people who are really into cars help other people with their
car troubles. And, as is the case with most popular forums, the
response time is pretty quick.
cookie
pal
This
is a program that allows you to take back your privacy that is rightfully
yours. Cookies are nothing more than text files that have personal
info about you. They are created by websites, and are stored on
your computer. With this program, you can decide which
websites can create cookies and store them on your computer, and
which ones can not.
You
will need to accept cookies from websites where you will be shopping
(shopping carts use cookies), doing a search (example: www.ask.com),
or personalizing a webpage (example: my.yahoo.com).
Any
sites that deal with ads, obviously, you will want to reject.
In
any case, this program is a must have.
NOTE:
For more info on what cookies are, go
here.
To read about the dark side of cookies, go here.
craigslist.org
This
is a non-commercial website that lets you post and/or view free
listings for a wide variety of things from jobs, to helping people
move, to events in the area, to advertising your services, to you
name it. It's also broken down into different parts of the country
by city.
download.com
Go
here to find 1000's of free software programs to download. It will
even tell you which ones are the most popular for the type of software
that you are looking for. Users can also post their reviews of the
software after they download and use it, so you can find out whether
or not it is worth downloading.
ebay.com
This
is the most popular online auction site on the net. Pretty much
anything you can think of, and things you have never thought of,
are up there. Many celebs even post some of their items up there
and donate the money to charity. Jay Leno, for one, comes to mind.
He auctioned off his motorcycle that was signed by many celebs and
donated the funds to charity.
epinions.com
If
you are about to buy something, go here first and read reviews written
by the people who actually use the product on a daily basis...the
consumers.
godaddy.com
If
you are up for buying a domain (e.g. www.whatever.com), then this
is the place I recommend. This is where I buy all of my domains.
They only charge $8.95 per year.
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