Steve Mehs
07-23-05, 07:49 PM
I think we did this once before here a few years ago, but since that the site has grown and we have found many more websites that are informative and just plain cool.
What websites do you think everyone should know about? Please try the keep your list to free sites, that aren’t affiliated with big name products or services and are unbiased, if possible.
IMDB (http://www.imdb.com)- The Internet Movie Database, I think everyone knows about this, but just incase…
Gahoo Yoogle (http://www.gahooyoogle.com/)- A cool site first brought to our attention by our very own Nick! This site searches both Yahoo and Google in a split screen view.
How Stuff Works (http://www.howstuffworks.com/)- Ever wonder how the Amish (http://people.howstuffworks.com/amish.htm) live and why or want to know how the internet (http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet-infrastructure.htm) came to be?
Snopes (http://www.snopes.com)- Another one everyone knows. Your home for urban legends. Will 500 'signatures' on an email petition really stop a women from having an abortion (http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/abortion.htm), did a classic animated Disney (http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/rescuers.htm#zoom) film really contain live action nudity?
TV.com (TVTome) (http://www.TV.com)- Episode guides, goof guides, complete synopsis’, theme song lyrics of just about every TV show ever made. Used to be TV Tome but it was purchased by CNet last month and became TV.com.
Webopedia (http://www.webopedia.com)- A great site for tech related terms. Want to know the difference between a router (http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/r/router.html) and a hub (http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/h/hub.html)? Check out Webopedia!
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)- The worlds largest free online encyclopedia. It’s a Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki) so It’s open, so you can add anything you want and other users can edit what you submit.
For music lovers,
Digitally Imported (http://www.di.fm/)- A collection of various online radio stations dedicated to dance/electronica and their many sub genres.
Smooth Jazz (http://www.smoothjazz.com/)- An all smooth jazz radio station, streamed in 128K.
Smooth Lounge (http://www.smoothlounge.com/)- Smooth Jazz's sister site for lounge music.
What websites do you think everyone should know about? Please try the keep your list to free sites, that aren’t affiliated with big name products or services and are unbiased, if possible.
IMDB (http://www.imdb.com)- The Internet Movie Database, I think everyone knows about this, but just incase…
Gahoo Yoogle (http://www.gahooyoogle.com/)- A cool site first brought to our attention by our very own Nick! This site searches both Yahoo and Google in a split screen view.
How Stuff Works (http://www.howstuffworks.com/)- Ever wonder how the Amish (http://people.howstuffworks.com/amish.htm) live and why or want to know how the internet (http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet-infrastructure.htm) came to be?
Snopes (http://www.snopes.com)- Another one everyone knows. Your home for urban legends. Will 500 'signatures' on an email petition really stop a women from having an abortion (http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/abortion.htm), did a classic animated Disney (http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/rescuers.htm#zoom) film really contain live action nudity?
TV.com (TVTome) (http://www.TV.com)- Episode guides, goof guides, complete synopsis’, theme song lyrics of just about every TV show ever made. Used to be TV Tome but it was purchased by CNet last month and became TV.com.
Webopedia (http://www.webopedia.com)- A great site for tech related terms. Want to know the difference between a router (http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/r/router.html) and a hub (http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/h/hub.html)? Check out Webopedia!
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)- The worlds largest free online encyclopedia. It’s a Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki) so It’s open, so you can add anything you want and other users can edit what you submit.
For music lovers,
Digitally Imported (http://www.di.fm/)- A collection of various online radio stations dedicated to dance/electronica and their many sub genres.
Smooth Jazz (http://www.smoothjazz.com/)- An all smooth jazz radio station, streamed in 128K.
Smooth Lounge (http://www.smoothlounge.com/)- Smooth Jazz's sister site for lounge music.