RT's Favorite Bookmarks

Useful links, calendar, local weather and helpful charts.

 

Below are useful links for quick and easy access. Feel free to make this your browser's home page if you want.

 

 

Info and Search

Google   Advanced Search   Google Image Search   Google News

Best search engine on the planet so far.

 

My Yahoo   Yahoo Mail

The last of the places like this that I still use.

 

Amazon.com

I'm always using Amazon.com to look up information and check out customer reviews on books and other products. I use Amazon almost as much as Google.

 

Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Best place to go for movie and TV info.

 

Notable Names Database (NNDB)

Intelligence aggregator that tracks the activities of noteworthy people.

 

The Official U.S. Time   Eastern

Get the correct time from the government.

 

 

 

News

Topix.net

Latest world and local news.

 

Wired News

The latest nerd news.

 

digg

Technology news web site.

 

Fark.com

Odd news.

 

 

 

Maps

MapQuest    Google Maps

Online maps.

 

 

 

How-To/Truth/Facts

How Stuff Works

An award-winning online destination for anyone who wants to know how anything works.

 

eHow

Clear instructions on how to do (just about) everything.

 

Straight Dope Archives

Find the answer to almost any question you can think of.

 

Dead People Server

Database of interesting celebrities who are long dead or newly dead. Bust the myths. Find out if they're really dead.

 

 

 

Reference

The Free Dictionary

Multiple dictionaries.

 

RhymeZone

Best online rhyming dictionary, but there's a lot of other useful stuff too.

 

Merriam-Webster Online

A free online dictionary.

 

Encyclopędia Britannica Online

A free online encyclopedia.

 

Wikipedia

A collaborative project to produce a free and complete encyclopedia in every language.

 

Wordorigins.org

Web site devoted to the origins of words and phrases.

 

Confusing Words

A collection of words that are troublesome to readers and writers.

 

IdiomSite.com

Origin of idioms and common sayings.

 

OneLook Reverse Dictionary

OneLook's reverse dictionary lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept.

 

Online Slang Dictionary

This dictionary has been written as tastefully as possible, but some language might be offensive to some readers. You may find some four-letter words, so don't visit if you are wimpy.

 

SpellCheck.net

Free online spell checker that also catches doubled words. Check up to 5,000 characters at a time. It even gives you a live word and character count.

 

Periodic Table of Elements

Interactive periodic table with dynamic layouts.

 

 

 

Web Related

del.icio.us

A quick way to find the hottest or most useful sites.

 

Wayback Machine

Archived versions of Web sites.

 

NetMechanic

Checks for bad links, HTML errors, and so on. It will also show you how fast or slow your pages load for visitors who have different connection speeds than you do. Extremely useful for high-speed users who don't usually have a clue about how slow their web sites are for dial-up users.

 

Geobytes IP Locator Tool

A cool tool to find the general area a person is from.

 

Quantcast

Internet ratings service that tells you and your advertisers how your web site is doing.

 

 

 

Video Game History

KLOV (Killer List of Videogames)

Coin-Op Museum with screen shots, cabinet images, and descriptions of all of your favorite arcade games.

 

AtariAge   AtariAge Forums   Atari 2600 BASIC

Latest news and huge Atari sections with catalogs, magazines, and so on.

 

 

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