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Http://researchbuzz.org/archives/001404.shtml - Why limit yourself to just epicurious or allrecipes.com?
This Google hack scans several major recipe sites to give
you as many options as possible, and all you have to do
is type in your key ingredients. You can further narrow
the search by selecting a specific recipe type, such as
Atkins, vegan or seafood.
Http://ehow.com - The site for tips and step-by-step instructions on how
to do stuff. There's the practical (how to teach a child
how to tie his shoes), the creative (how to make tile mosaics)
and the merely suggestive (how to exercise at the beach).
The site's ads, supplied by Google and relevant to your
searches, were some of the least obnoxious we've seen.
http://www.tellme.com - Here's an interesting idea, a telephone number you can
call to get information if you can't get to your computer.
You get an 800 number to call and key words to say to check
stock prices, find a restaurant, check traffic, get a weather
report and more.
Http://engadget.com - By gearheads, for gearheads. Fanatics may want to bookmark
both to make sure they don't miss anything about upcoming
product releases, trends in tech culture and the like. To
fully submerge yourself in this world, make slashdot.org
your home page. To avoid looking like a complete geek, stick
with CNET's news.com
Http://gizmodo.com - By gearheads, for gearheads. Fanatics may want to bookmark
both to make sure they don't miss anything about upcoming
product releases, trends in tech culture and the like. To
fully submerge yourself in this world, make slashdot.org
your home page. To avoid looking like a complete geek, stick
with CNET's news.com.
Http://FFFBI.com - The home of "The Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigation"
seeks to teach kids problem-solving and critical-thinking
skills while introducing them to other places and cultures.
To participate, you must choose a mission, follow instructions
and answer questions to help foil evil plots. Cute and clever.
Http://yoox.com - A huge hit in Europe, this fashion e-tailer is making
headway in the American market thanks to a slick site and
the best selection of high-end designer clothing for both
men and women we've seen anywhere on the Web. Much of the
inventory is last season, so prices are slashed. Browse
by designer (15 are featured, including Armani, Gucci and
Prada, and there are dozens more listed in the search engine's
pull-down menu); category (choices include seven different
styles of trousers and five types of skirts); and size range
(XXS through XXXL).
Http://noggin.com - Great games and other forms of "edu-tainment"
for pre-school-aged children based on Miffy, Maisy, Oobi
and other popular shows from the cable TV network of the
same name. Honorable mention goes to pbskids.org, home to
Arthur and Clifford the Big Red Dog.
Http://freetranslation.com - Copy and paste a Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Italian,
Portuguese or Russian word or phrase into one field and
the English translation appears almost instantly in another.
It also works the other way: the site translates English
into one of 10 different languages, including two forms
of Chinese (though for this, you'd probably need to install
what's called a "language pack" so your PC can
display the characters). Don't push things too far; longer
passages quickly reveal the program's limitations, so if
your text is going to end up in a business letter, you might
want to put a human translator on the case. The site will
provide one, for a fee.
Http://froggle.com - Before you buy anything online, look for it here. What
we like best about Google's shopping search engine is that
it limits search results to one product per website, making
it easier to see which different vendors carry the product
(or something like it) without having to scroll so much.
Just click "More from…" to see other items
in a particular store's selection.
Http://jiwire.com - Everything you always wanted to know about Wi-Fi but were
afraid to ask. This comprehensive guide covers the increasingly
popular wireless technology as both a tool for networking
your home computers and as a way to connect to the Internet
when you're out in the world. Includes product reviews and
practical tips such as "Top Ten Ways to Avoid Wi-Fi
Hijacking." The handy hotspot finder, a database of
nearly 42,000 public places in 60 countries where you can
log on, includes pricing.
Http://craigslist.com - Sell your old couch, or buy someone else's. Find a house
cleaner, a roommate or a beach house. The free classifieds
are grouped by city, category and subcategory (Boston/For
Sale/Furniture) and are as easy to post as they are to search.
More than just a place to sell things, Craigslist is a true
community, a source of gossip, stories and the inspiration
for blacktable.com's sparkling "Week in Craig"
feature.
Http://friendster.com - Rather than sift through anonymous profiles to find a
date, Friendsters work their personal networks and meet
people through mutual friends. Set up your own community
and invite everybody you know. (They can be single, married,
married with kids or whatever, because Friendsters can also
work the network to find new friends, or play matchmaker
for someone else.) Encourage them to invite everybody they
know, and so on. The farther it goes, the bigger pond you'll
have to fish in.
Http://fedstats.gov - Not the sexiest site on our list, to be sure, but incredibly
useful for gathering statistics and reports from more than
100 government agencies. Click on Key Statistic next to
an agency's name (they're listed alphabetically) to pull
up links to other Web pages containing relevant info. You'll
have to dig a little, but for many kinds of research this
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