Steve Teich's Miscellaneous Sites
Links to lotsa stuff, some of which are useful, some of which are fun, and some of which defy categorization.
Computers & Computing
- Tucows
- A great place from which to obtain shareware or freeware. Browsers, plug-ins, e-mail software, games, and all sorts of useful tools. Useful evaluations. Quite reliable.
- MacWEEK.com
- There must be SOME people out there (besides me) with Macs. Here's a good place for product info, reviews, news and opinion.
- Topica
- One of the two most comprehensive directories of Internet discussion lists. Searchable by subject and keywords.
- CataList
- The other one. Somewhat less comprehensive, because it's limited to LISTSERV lists. Searchable by keyword and site location.
- Yahoo!Groups
- Makes it easy to find discussion lists, but not nearly as comprehensive as Liszt or CataList. But if you want to start your own list, here's where to begin.
- Google Groups
- You may not be a fan of Internet newsgroups (not the same as discussion lists), but, if you are, this will help. Use it to search for newsgroups and messages by topic.
- PC Webopaedia
- A comprehensive encyclopedia for web and computer terms. Not only definitions and shortish descriptions/explanations, but links to other sources of information.
- CNET Help
- Free online technical support. Well, it's mostly free, definitely online, and quite technical. Support? For what you need? Well, maybe.
- Web Pages That Suck
- Learn how to design good Web pages by looking at ones that, well, suck.
Culchuh, Humuh & Entuhtainment
- La Fraternite du Bondage Gastronomique
- The official site of Portland, Oregon's - and probably the world's - most official dining group.
- History of the World
- A "world history" pasted together from certifiably genuine student bloopers collected by U.S. teachers, from eighth grade through college. Maybe the funniest thing I've ever read. Or maybe the most frightening. Probably both.
- Amazon Books
- The Internet's largest bookstore. Even if you don't use it to buy books, it's great source for book reviews and readers' comments.
- Powell's Books
- Portland's famously huge bookstore. Better than Amazon for out-of-print titles. Good deals on used books. Chatty staff recommedations a nice feature.
- CDnow
- Use it to buy CDs or just to listen to sample tracks. Also offers "If you like this, you may also like...." recommendations.
- National Public Radio
- Marooned on a desert island and need something to listen to for the rest of your life? Go here. Not marooned? Go here anyway. News and culture done extraordinarily well.
- Car Talk
- Featuring Click and Clack, the Tappet brothers. Hilarious and useful.
- A Prairie Home Companion
- Fans will love the show archive and performance catalog.
- CNN/AllPolitics
- Just what it says.
- News and Periodical Resources on the Web
- From the Library of Congress, so it must be comprehensive. Doesn't list each title, but links to directories. Eventually you'll find out if what you want is available.
- The Onion
- Billing itself as "America's finest news source," this weekly offers satire disguised as news. It's acerbic, original and guaranteed to offend lots of people. Warning: The Onion claims it's only for people over 18.
- Slate
- Not as funny as the onion, sometimes too hip for its own good, it's often not bad.
- Mark Harden's Artchive
- An online museum with over 2000 high-quality scans from more than 200 artists.
- World Wide Arts Resources
- The self-proclaimed "definitive, interactive gateway to all exemplars of qualitative arts information and culture on the Internet." Take this grandiosity with a grain of salt, but there's still a lot here. Artists, museums, galleries, history and more.
- The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
- Twenty-eight of them. Use them for desktop backgrounds so everyone knows how cultured and refined you are.
- The Why Files
- Purports to show "the science behind the news." Tabloid-style lead-ins belie pretty thorough treatment of diverse scientific issues, including health. Not strictly reference, but not simply entertainment.
Etc.
- 50 States
- An easy way to find almanac type information - population, highest and lowest points, motto, official bird and flower, etc. - for any state. Non-almanac info includes "permanent residents" (famous people who are buried there), non-profit organizations, and editorial cartoonists.
- FindLaw
- The premier legal site on the Web. Legal forms, judicial opinions, news, lots more. Nicely laid out.
- Project Vote Smart
- An idea whose time has come! Biographical, financial info and stances on various issues for federal and state candidates. Sure to enjoy increased popularity and utility as more candidates respond to questionnaires.
- Switchboard
- Comprehensive White and Yellow Pages.
- Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
- Search thousands of companies, millions of products by brand or company name, product or service.
- MapQuest
- Especially handy for the navigationally challenged. Give it an address, and it draws a reliable map. Also includes less-than-perfectly-reliable here-to-there driving directions.
- Weather Underground
- The best weather site. Specific weather for 14 cities in Oregon. Easy to use. Two advantages: long range forecasts and, admittedly an acquired taste, 5 years' worth of historical data, so you can talk about the good old days with more accuracy than usual.
- Edmund's Car Buying Guide
- All the information you need, short of a test drive, to choose your next car. Covers new and used. Intelligent reviews, detailed pricing information, even allows you to list the specs you want for a given model and receive a price quote within a couple of days.
- Kelley Blue Book
- The bible of new and used auto prices.
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