THE BIG PAGE OF LINKS
-with special thanks to PC Magazine

FEATURED LINK: Librarians' Index to the Internet 
 http://www.lii.org A list of favorite trustworthy sites by CA librarians.

FEATURED CATEGORIES ARE
COMPUTING * COMPUTER SECURITY 
EDUCATION, INFORMATION & REFERENCE/SEARCH  PORTALS
NEWS, SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT & CURRENT EVENTS * CAREERS
BUSINESS AND FINANCE * LIFESTYLE AND FUN

COMPUTING
Annoyances.org  http://www.annoyances.org The name says it all.

C Net  http://www.cnet.com Shopping, reviews, help and downloads.

Computer History Museum  http://www.computerhistory.org The web presence of the Computer History Museum

The Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis http://www.caida.org
The visible internet for geeks and even real people.

DLL-files.com  http://www.dll-files.com Windows and Windows programs run on DLLs-find them here

The Elder Geek on Windows XP  http://www.theeldergeek.com XP help for nerds and newbies alike.

Error Messages  http://www.generations.net/~hleboeuf/messages.htm 
So what does that error message mean? Find out here.

Mail2Web  http://www.mail2web.com Check almost any email account from almost anywhere.

PC Magazine  http://www.pcmag.com Reviews, help, shopping, downloads and more.

Process Library.com   http://www.processlibrary.com
Task manager shows what processes are running--learn what they are--good or bad.

COMPUTER SECURITY

Get Net Wise  http://www.getnetwise.org  Learn how to protect yourself and your kids while online.

Identity Theft Resource Center  http://www.idtheftcenter.org   Get help with this new threat here.

Spyware Warrior  http://www.spywarewarrior.com  Tips, help and resources to deal with this system-crippling crud.

EDUCATION, INFORMATION & REFERENCE/SEARCH  PORTALS

A9.com   http://www.a9.com Mega meta-search engine

About.com   http://www.about.com Info on everything from autos to zoology

American Museum of Natural History  http://www.amnh.org

American Rhetoric  http://americanrhetoric.com  Famous to infamous speeches available here.

Answers.com  http://www.answers.com Answers on over a million topics.

Banana Slug  http://www.bananaslug.com The search engine guaranteed to take you strange places.

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention http://cdc.gov  The place to learn about diseases.

Dictionary.com   http://www.dictionary.com  English and foreign language dictionaries and links

Fed Stats   http://www.fedstats.gov Searchable statistics from over 100 government agencies.

Google Maps  http://maps.google.com Maps, both traditional and satellite

Library of Congress  http://www.loc.gov  More info than you can shake a keyboard at.

Librarians' Index to the Internet  http://www.lii.org  A list of favorite trustworthy sites by CA librarians.

Nolo  http://www.nolo.com A DIY legal site.

Open Secrets  http://www.opensecrets.org Watch the political money move --see who owes who.

Open World Cat  http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/pilot/how  An attempt to make library materials searchable online.

S Browning  http://www.sbrowning.com  WhoWhatWhen for timelines, Quote-O-Matic for quotes

Salon  http://www.salon.com News, reviews, community, thoughtful discourse.

TTop Teaching Resources  http://www.topteachingresouces.com A great resource for teachers.

Web MD  http://www.webmd.com Medical help on the web.

The Why? Files  http://www.whyfiles.org A fun science site

The Word Detective  http://www.word-detective.com  Words, expressions, fun with language.

Y?  http://www.yforum.com The place to learn about other ethnic groups--just ask!

NEWS, SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT & CURRENT EVENTS

Active. com  http://www.active.com For sports nuts.

Commentary Today   http://www.commentarytoday.com  Political columnists, pundits, from the brilliant to the blowhards.

Dilby News Monitor  http://www.dilby.com Compiling news from all over.

Electronic Privacy Information Center  http://www.epic.org Civil rights, privacy.

NASA  http://www.nasa.gov The top news in real space flight.

News Voyager  http://www.newspaperlinks.com/voyager.cfm Links to local newspapers, college dailies, media organizations.

Retrosheet   http://www.retrosheet.org Exhaustive detail on pre-1984 baseball.

World Health Organization  http://www.who.int World health issues are our health issues.

CAREERS

Dice  http://www.dice.com Tech jobs.

Monster  http://www.monster.com Jobs and job-hunting help.

Yahoo! HotJobs  http://www.hotjobs.yahoo.com Listings, tools and tips.

BUSINESS AND FINANCE

Bloomberg.com  http://www.bloomberg.com Financial news.

IRS  http://www.irs.gov

Smart Money  http://www.smartmoney.com Advice and analysis from Dow Jones.

The Motley Fool  http://www.fool.com Funny money  and sane help.

The Street  http://www.thestreet.com Analysis, commentary and advice.

LIFESTYLE AND FUN

Citysearch  http://www.citysearch.com Yellow pages for dozens of cities.

Discovery Kids  http://www.kids/discovery.com Fun learning site for kids. 

Epicurious  http://eat.epicurious.com Food reviews, shopping, recipes.

National Geographic  http://www.nationalgeographic.com

Nickelodeon Online  http://www.nick.com More Sponge Bob!

Smithsonian Institution  http://www.si.edu

Splendid Table  http://www.splendidtable.org Web face of the wonderful radio cooking show.