Information Sites
Abbreviations.com - Previously know as STANDS4.com - Abbreviations.com is the world's largest and most comprehensive directory and search engine for acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms on the Internet.
Abbreviations.com holds hundreds of thousands of entries organized by a large variety of categories from computing and the Web to governmental, medicine and business and it is expanding daily.* Updated: 02/02/2007
AcronymFinder.com - Find Acronyms for Everyday Words!
Acronym Server - We've been collecting acronyms from all over the Internet for the best part of two decades, and soon we're going to be looking for some volunteers to help with editing.* Updated: 08/02/2006
Bartleby.com — (T)he preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse — invites you to expand your web site with links to the most comprehensive reference site on the Web.*
Cambridge.org Online Dictionary
Cisco System's Internetworking Terms and Acronyms - Because comprehensive glossaries exist for these technologies elsewhere, and because including every term for all related technologies would prove unrealistic and burdensome, only those terms which are in some way related to networking are included here. Additionally, because Cisco continues to lead the network industry by developing and releasing new products in areas of networking year after year, this book contains a section of Cisco-related terms for Cisco-specific and Cisco-product-specific terms. We at Cisco Press, hope you find this reference useful, whether you are a student or professional working in the field of internetworking, or someone who uses the Internet in his or her daily operations at work or home.* 06/07/2003
ClassroomTools.com - It is said that we live in the Information Age. To me this means that we are inundated - TV, radio, movies, CDs, videos, books, magazines, the Web, newspapers, flyers, billboards, pagers, phones, schools, "junk" mail, etc. etc. etc. The question is, "Will we master this information, or be mastered by it?". Will we be washed helplessly to wherever the most recent flood takes us (all the while believing that it is really where we wanted to go in the first place); or will we learn to figure out on our own where we want to go, then use information we thoughtfully choose, evaluate and understand to help get us there?
This site is a work in progress for teachers looking for ways to help their students do the latter. Here you will find ideas and materials that will fire their imaginations, and help them develop the skills they'll need to take their places as thoughtful and productive citizens. Bill Chapman* Be sure to check out the Site Map and the What's New? pages. 06/22/2005
Computer History Museum - The mission of the Computer History Museum is to preserve and present for posterity the artifacts and stories of the information age. As such, the Museum plays a unique role in the history of the computing revolution and its worldwide impact on the human experience.
Established in 1996, the Computer History Museum is a public benefit organization dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computing history. It is home to one of the largest collections of computing artifacts in the world, a collection comprising over 4,000 artifacts, 10,000 images, 4,000 linear feet of cataloged documentation and gigabytes of software.* 10/20/2005
Dictionary.com - Dictionary, Thesaurus, Grammar checking, Crosswords and other Puzzle & Games, Other Dictionaries and Foreign Languages, Translator, Word of the Day, and much more!
gethuman - Our goal is to improve the quality of customer service and phone support in the US. This free website is run by volunteers and is powered by over one million consumers who demand high quality phone support from the companies that they use. The most popular part of the gethuman website is the gethuman database of secret phone numbers and codes to get to a human when calling a company for customer service.* 03/09/2006
Google Book Search - Search the full text of books to find ones that interest you and learn where to buy or borrow them.
When we find a book whose content contains a match for your search terms, we'll link to it in your search results. Click a book title and you'll see the Snippet View which, like a card catalog, shows information about the book plus a few snippets - a few sentences of your search term in context. You may also see the Sample Pages View if the publisher or author has given us permission or the Full Book View if the book is out of copyright. In all cases, you'll also see 'Buy this Book' links that lead directly to online bookstores where you can buy the book.* 01/13/2006
Information Please - Information Please has been providing authoritative answers to all kinds of factual questions since 1938—first as a popular radio quiz show, then starting in 1947 as an annual almanac, and since 1998 on the Internet at www.infoplease.com. Many things have changed since 1938, but not our dedication to providing reliable information, in a way that engages and entertains.
Information Please is part of Pearson Education, the largest educational publisher in the world and owner of Prentice Hall, Scott Foresman, Addison Wesley Longman, and other distinguished imprints. Pearson also owns the Financial Times and Penguin Putnam publishers.* 04/06/2007
Internet FAQ Archives - This archive contains Usenet Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) postings in HTML format and in text format.* Awesome amount of information available on this web site! It's a MUST SEE site! 10/19/2005
- The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is a service that allows people to visit archived versions of Web sites. Visitors to the Wayback Machine can type in a URL, select a date range, and then begin surfing on an archived version of the Web. Imagine surfing circa 1999 and looking at all the Y2K hype, or revisiting an older version of your favorite Web site. The Internet Archive Wayback Machine can make all of this possible.* Another MUST SEE site! If it was out there once before on the Internet, they have it archived!
MIT OpenCourseWare - OCW is a free publication of course materials used at MIT.
Get lecture notes, problem sets, labs and more.
Watch lecture videos and demonstrations.
Study a wide variety of subjects.
OCW is not an MIT education.
OCW does not grant degrees or certificates.
OCW does not provide access to MIT faculty.
Materials may not reflect entire content of the course.*
01/10/2008
National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators - Free national search site to reunite you with your unclaimed property maintained by the state officials who are safeguarding it.* 02/26/2007
NetLingo.com - NetLingo is a dictionary of Internet terms, it contains thousands of words and definitions that describe the online world of business, technology and communication.*
Origin of Phrases - Knock on wood, Red letter day, The life of Riley - You probably know what these phrases mean, you may use them yourself. But why do they mean what they do? Phrases usually have meaning that goes beyond the words in the phrase. This page investigates how common phrases came to be. So you think you're smart. Here is your chance to prove it. If you have a good explanation of a phrase origin, or a suggestion for a new phrase, send an email. If I like your submission I will add it to the list and give you credit.*
PrePal - Welcome to the worlds largest online listing of used musical instrument prices, updated every day. Are you looking to buy something new, and want to make sure you're getting a good price? Or are you selling something that you no longer use, and would like to make sure you know what it's really worth? If that's what you're after, then you've come to the right place...* Another AnalogX web site. 07/12/2003
Project Gutenberg - Project Gutenberg is the oldest producer of free ebooks on the Internet. Our collection was produced by hundreds of volunteers. There are 17,000 free books in the Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog.* 01/13/2006
Project Gutenberg of Australia - Project Gutenberg of Australia produces books in electronic form (ebooks) which are freely available to the public. These ebooks may be read on a computer using a simple text editor or viewer. The books are in the 'public domain' and all have been prepared by volunteers. More than 16,000 other ebooks are available from our sister site Project Gutenberg in the United States.* 01/13/2006
ReferenceDesk.org - Ask an Expert, get the answers.*
TechEncyclopedia - The Title says it all!
TheFreeDictionary.com - English, Medical, Legal, Financial, and Computer Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, a Literature Reference Library, and a Search Engine all in one!* 10/17/2006
The Internet Public Library - The Internet Public Library (IPL), is a public service organization and learning/teaching environment at the University of Michigan School of Information.*
The Internet SOCiety (ISOC) - The Internet SOCiety (ISOC) is a professional membership society with more than 150 organization and 16,000 individual members in over 180 countries. It provides leadership in addressing issues that confront the future of the Internet, and is the organization home for the groups responsible for Internet infrastructure standards, including the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB).* 04/18/2004
TheITLibrary.com - Computer Networking, Hardware, Certifications, Computer tips & Mobile Computing - Information technology (IT) or information and communication technology (ICT) is the technology required for information processing. In particular the use of electronic computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit, and retrieve information from anywhere, anytime.
TheITLibrary.com has been designed as a free introductory level, online computer related website, providing tutorials on computer hardware, software, operating systems, and basic troubleshooting, IT glossary, IT certifications and IT interview questions and answers.
If you just want to learn more about your computer's hardware, networking, Certifications and other IT related information, here's a good place to start! Read the tutorials, then try the exercises and computer Tests provided. If you have trouble with the review questions, tutorials or any other please let us know.* 07/04/2006
The Ultimate Computer Acronyms Archive - This application allows you to consult a database of computer-related acronyms.* 06/07/2003
The WWW Virtual Library - The VL is the oldest catalog of the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of html and the web itself. Unlike commercial catalogs, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers, who compile pages of key links for particular areas in which they are expert; even though it isn't the biggest index of the web, the VL pages are widely recognised as being amongst the highest-quality guides to particular sections of the web.* 05/02/2003
ThinkQuest Library - The ThinkQuest Library provides innovative learning resources for students of all ages on a wide range of educational topics. Featuring over 5,500 websites, the library is created by students from around the world as part of the competition.* Updated: 06/01/2006
TimeandDate.com - I want this to be a free, informational, continuously updated and correct service available all over the world. Over the years, timeanddate.com has gone from a hobby project to my primary occupation, enhancing, developing new services, answering mail, but it is not my only job. The project originally started in 1995, with the World Clock, Calendar and countdown to year 2000 on my old Unix account where I studied. In 1998 and 1999 the services were gradually moved to the timeanddate.com domain, and the services on the old account has been discontinued since 1999.* Check out his World Clock and Calendar pages...Lots more neat stuff there!! 06/24/2003
tutorialfind - tutorialfind launched in July 2000, is a unique online educational resource devoted to offering the very best tutorials on the Web. Today we are the world's largest online tutorial directory with over 3500 tutorials in over 300 categories. tutorialfind links to the highest quality tutorials on the Web today. We reserve the right to reject tutorials that do not contain the highest quality information or are difficult to use.
We pioneered the "request a tutorial" service which receives hundreds of e-mails each week. Our swift response team ensure our users receive quality service in a timely fashion. We also provide a notification system, in which users are given the option to be e-mailed when a new tutorial on their desired topic has been added to tutorialfind. These services, and the fact they are provided free, ensure we have a very high user loyalty.* 06/24/2003
Web English Teacher presents the best of K-12 English/Language Arts teaching resources: lesson plans, WebQuests, videos, biography, e-texts, criticism, jokes, puzzles, and classroom activities.
What Time Is It! The web site that gives you the current time around the globe. Another AnalogX web site. 07/12/2003
Wordwizard: for lovers of the English language*
WorldWideWords.org - You have to check out Michael Quinton's Q & A Index. The list is awesome!
Zeus Lexicon - Geek Terminology and a few funny bits tossed in here and there.
AT&T People Finder - Need to find someone or a business? This is the first place I visit. Their Reverse Lookup is a great way to find out "Who" just called. They even have a Toll-Free Directory by Company name.
Gada.be - This is a metasearch service with a few unique features, no matter where or how you view it. gada.be is for anybody with access to the Web and in need of immediate, impartial results.
You're going to save time and bandwidth immediately; imagine how long it would take to traverse all those sites just to find the one thing you were looking for!? If you tend to view only the top results for a cursory search, why not just feed you the top results in one easy spot (where you can subsequently subscribe to them)?* Chris Pirillo's Blog Entry About Gada.be. 10/14/2005
- Google is my all-time favorite search engine. PCWorld.com has a six page Article About Google, how it works, and how to search better with Google. David Pogue recently wrote an article about How to Google. It was a New York Time's Article so I copied his article on my own page giving him credit.
Google U.S. Government Search - Google U.S. Government Search offers a single location for searching across U.S. government information, and for keeping up to date on government news. You can choose to search for content located on either U.S. federal, state and local government websites or the entire Web -- from the same search box. Below the search box, the homepage includes government-specific news content from both government agencies and press outlets. You can personalize the page by adding content feeds on government or other topics that you're interested in.* 07/27/2006
OneLook® Dictionary Search - Find word definitions and translations.
Enter a word to search for dictionary web sites that include that word.
Enter a pattern consisting of letters and wildcards to search for words.
Valid wildcards are * (matches zero or more letters) and ? (one letter).*
Open Directory Project - The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors.* 05/17/2003
QwestDex.com 05/30/2003
SMARTpages.com - Your online Yellow Pages - and more!* 05/30/2003
Webopedia.com - The only online dictionary and search engine you need for computer and Internet technology.*
WhitePages.com - The First Name in Directory Assistance.* 05/30/2003
YellowPages.com 05/30/2003
YellowerPages.com - A list of numerous yellow pages listings and search sites. 05/30/2003
*These sites have been quoted directly as I believe what they say about their sites or they already know what to say, better than I do.
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