Thanks so much for visiting us! Here
are a few of the sites around the web that we recommend.
Some are VA-related; some are computer/technical
sites; some are totally useless, just for fun!
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180 Tech Tips |
180 free and simple 5 minute computer lessons that
are emailed to you one day at a time from September to June |
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Amazon |
Books, movies, music and everything else you need |
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Answers.com |
Free, online reference guide with information
covering more than a million topics. Provides quick answers to specific
questions, as opposed to results that link you to a list of related
topics |
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Ask-an-Expert |
Ask a question, receive an answer by e-mail |
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BarCharts, Inc. |
400+ QuickStudy laminated quick-reference guides and
"cheat-sheets" of most up-to-date computer titles (such as Office 2007
and Windows 7) academic titles to help students gain that extra edge to
pass their courses |
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Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations |
A collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs
traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature |
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Be Cyber Safe |
A good overview of the dangers that are out there for
kids while they are online. Full of information and links to additional
resources. |
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c|net online |
Learn how technology can enhance and enrich your
life. Provides information, tools, and advice that help you decide what
to buy and how to get the most out of your tech. Download software,
mobile applications, and games |
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Calculators Online |
Contains over 23,800 calculators & spreadsheets, over
3,830 courses, lectures, manuals, handbooks, & 1,000's of movies,
videos, simulations & animations |
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Cheapskate Monthly |
Offers help and hope to anyone who wants to learn how
to manage their money more effectively |
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Cookbooks Online |
Recipe database, food dictionary, glossary; search
for recipes, health tips, cooking tips, etc. |
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Cool Savings |
Discounts, coupons, free stuff, recipes, price
comparisons, etc. |
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Crossword Puzzles |
Access to more than 32,000 crossword puzzles; if you
did two puzzles a day, 365 days a year, it would take you 44 years to do
all the puzzles! |
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Dictionaries Online Review |
Over 1,800 dictionaries in over 250 languages |
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Donate Used Computers |
Learn where to donate and recycle old computer
equipment |
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Download.com |
Biggest directory of downloadable software |
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EarthCam |
Live video cameras on the Internet; where the world
watches the world |
| eBay |
Buy and sell anything. The world's largest garage
sale |
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Editorial Cartoons |
Home to more than one hundred, top newspaper
editorial cartoonists; get your daily "cartoon fix" here! |
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eHow.com |
Clear instructions on How to Do (just about)
Everything (more than 1 million articles & 170,000 videos) |
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e-Mealz Family Meal Plans |
"Save a ton of time and money; at $5 a month, it’s a
no-brainer!" says Dave Ramsey |
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Eye-Witness to History |
Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient
World to the present. History through the eyes of those who lived it |
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BrainyQuote |
Famous Quotes & Quotations |
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Firefox Cheat Sheet |
Firefox Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts, plus other
helpful software-related freebies |
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Foxit Reader |
Alternative .pdf reader; much smaller program to work
with common PDF documents |
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FreeSite – Free Stuff on the Net |
A collection of fresh listings and reviews of all the
best freebies that are available on the Net |
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Freeology |
Free SCHOOL STUFF directory |
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Greetings from Gamesville |
The world’s best, longest-running online Bingo game |
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History Buff |
History of the world as recorded by newspapers |
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How Stuff Works |
Inquiring minds want to know – HowStuffWorks explains
hundreds of subjects in clear language and tons of illustrations |
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Jeanne Robertson |
A funny, funny lady! Good, clean humor |
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Mail2Web |
Pick up e-mail anywhere from any computer, anywhere
in the world |
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Malwarebytes |
Excellent anti-malware utility relatively speedy, and
quite comprehensive |
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Miniclip – Play Free Games |
A great collection for game-playing techies! |
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Mondegreens |
Mangled, misunderstood, misheard, and mispronounced
lyrics |
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MonkeySee |
Free instructional How-To videos; see how the experts
do it |
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Mr.
Modem – Computer Wizard |
ALL-TIME Favorite Computer-Guy! Computer tips and
tricks and answers to many of your computer questions |
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Occupational Outlook Handbook |
Job search tips, links to information about the job
market in each State, and more |
| Oddee |
Features the odd, strange and bizarre things of our
world. Be amazed! |
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Oddly Enough |
Weird, strange & bizarre news! |
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OnGuard Online |
Practical tips from the federal government and the
technology industry to help people guard against online fraud and
protect personal information |
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onlinelingo |
Chat Abbreviations – promoting child safety from the
Nat’l Center for Missing & Exploited Children |
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OpenOffice |
MS-Office-like suite; sometimes referred to as "the
poor man's Office;" free for download; works with MS Office documents |
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OpenOffice tutorials |
FREE tutorials anyone learning, teaching or using
OpenOffice |
| Optical
Illusions |
Optical illusions from a scientific perspective; very
entertaining |
| PCMIKE:
Tech Journal |
Outstanding "tech journal;" lots of great techie info |
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PowerTyping – Learn to type online |
Learn typing with free online typing lessons;
includes typing games & timed typing tests |
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Price Watch |
Street price search engine |
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Puzzle Depot |
Devoted to puzzles, board games, trivia contests;
test your brain on crosswords, riddles, word puzzles |
| QOD –
Questions of the Day |
For the "trivia buff" – totally irrelevant, but lots
of fun! |
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RefDesk.com |
Fact-checker for the Internet; reference, facts, news
– free & family-friendly resources |
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SafeKids |
Protect kids on the Internet; making the Internet &
technology fun, safe & productive |
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Smart Computing |
Great site / great magazine for computing &
technology issues in "plain-English" |
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Smithsonian Institution |
The world's largest museum complex and research
organization |
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Snopes.com
Truth of
Fiction
Hoaxbusters
Scambusters
Urban
Legends |
Authoritative reference pages for urban legends,
folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation |
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Solitaire Wiz |
A great collection of Solitaire card games; for
SERIOUS "solitaries" |
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The
Dilbert Zone |
Your daily dose of Dilbert |
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The History Net |
For history buffs; contains daily features, photo
galleries and over 5,000 articles; something from almost every period of
history |
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The History Channel |
This day in history; the history behind the headlines |
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Thomas Legislative Information |
From the Library of Congress; search for & track
bills |
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Thomas’ Roll Call Vote Report |
The Votes in Congress Service covers Capitol Hill
voting results for U.S. news media – and voters |
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TinyURL |
Shortens long URLs; copy in a long URL and turn it
into a shorter one (which you can copy & paste elsewhere) |
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
Principal fact-finding agency for the Federal
Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics |
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U.S. Government Printing Office |
Provides publishing & dissemination services for
official & authentic government publications |
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Virus Myths & Hoaxes |
Truth about computer security hysteria |
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Wikipedia |
The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit |
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World Public Library |
Browse & search over 750,000+ PDF eBooks and
eDocuments, including the classic literary works, bibliographies,
dictionaries & other reference works |
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Your Age – Today in History |
A very interesting "age-gauge" |
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ZDNet Help and Solutions |
The latest technology news, comments and product
reviews focusing on IT hardware, software, mobile, security, and other
special topics |
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ZIP+4 ZIP Code Look-up |
U.S. Postal Service handy-dandy Zip Code reference |
