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Lu Spriggs December 2000 Web Sites

Copyright 2000 by Washington Area Commodore User Group and Lucian Spriggs

To View Former Collections of Spriggs WebSites, with hyperlinks, visit: http://member.apcug.org/wac/linkcur.html

1. http://www.erealty.com/ requires browser ver 4.* +

2. http://www.ZipRealty.com/

3. http://www.women.com/ Items of interest where Women are going.

4. http://www.idgbooks.com/downloadable/index.html
   Here you can download the software which is included in the "Dummies" books, which are published by IDG, inc. There is both freeware and shareware included in eight categories.

5. http://www.unmuseum.org/ Visit the Museum of Unnatural Mystery for Science today. Includes 3-D and Virtual Reality Demos. Great for children 3-9, also adults.

6. Kids! Kids!! Ages 8 to 14, with your parents permission, visit: http://www.yucky.com/ for gross entertainment. Play "Whack a Roach", and test your skill with the computer mouse. Visit "WormWorld" or "RoachWorld". For extra slimy yuck, you will need the "Flash" player, which you can download from micromedia.com. There is Mad Scentist fun in Yucky Labs. Browser 4.*+ is preferred.

7. For a List of free personal web-site providers, visit: http://personalweb.about.com/internet/personalweb/msub21.htm

8. http://www.bizrate.com/ provides ratings of their for-sale products, by consumer reviews, price, or on-time deliveries.

9. Consumer product reviews are offered at: http://www.pricegrabber.com/

10. http://www.compaqfactoryoutlet.com/ Check here for reduced price Compaq Computers (refurbished) and accessories.

11. http://www.babylon.com/ Look here for reference material. Ver. 3.1 Use Browser 4.*+. Download @ 1.5 MB, or use on-line.

12. http://superpages.com/ Verizon's on-line phone directory.

13. Defrag your RAM (Random Access Memory)! Shareware, try it free. http://bluedice.tsx.org/ Download 14 KB Zip file, ver. 1.05.

14. http://www.zdnet.com/etestinglabs/filters/benchmarks/ Here you can download the Ziff Davis Media Benchmarks, or order on CD.

15. http://www.homebytes.com/ List your home for sale here for $499, and save the 3% listing agent fee. On a $200,000 home save $5000. Provides MLS listing and sales realtors support.

16. http://www.cartoonbank.com/ Send FREE e-cards using Classic New Yorker cartoons!! Browser 4.* required.

17. Send FREE e-cards:
    
    • http://www.bluemountain.com/
    • http://www.AmericanGreetings.com/
    • http://www.egreetings.com/
    • http://www.regards.com/
    • http://www.OhMyGoodness.com/
    • http://all-yours.net/
    • http://www.hallmark.com/
    • http://www.expressit.com/
    • http://www.blab.com/

18. Organize your Bookmarks, and keep them handy, on the Internet!!
    • http://www.backflip.com/ categorizes your bookmarks, based on site text.
    • http://www.blink.com/ a "bookmark community"
    • http://www.clickmarks.com/ takes a bit of work to configure properly.
    • http://www.hotlinks.com/ search will turn up links based on ratings by other Hotlinks users.

19. http://www.planet.repair.org/ Helps youth groups tackle environmental health issues.

20. http://www.nga.gov/ Visit the National Gallery of Art, in D.C.

21. http://www.howstuffworks.com/ by Marshall Brain, How Stuff Works.

22. http://www.copernic.com/download/ Copernic ver.4.55 @2.6 MB size, is now available, FREE!! A powerful search tool on your desktop, using a dozen search engines.

23. http://www.guinessworldrecords.com/ Now has its own website!! Use Browser 4.* Lots to see at this site.

24. Are you in the need for a Free POP3 e-mail service? Go to: http://www.emailaddresses.com/ then click on "POP3/IMAP email". Over 1100 free email services are listed. Recommended is http://subdimension.com/freemail/.

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