References

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1. Portals

   1. Yahoo - www.yahoo.com - good for general search
   2. About - www.about.com - network of sites led by expert guides (good for neural networks)
   3. Go - www.go.com,   Excite - www.excite.com,   Lycos - www.lycos.com 
   4. John Dvorak's personal portal - www.dvorak.org/home.htm

2. Search Engines

   1. Google - www.google.com - winner of PC Magazine's Technical Excellence Award (99Dec)
   2. Wise Nut - www.wisenut.com 
   3. Ask Jeeves - www.askjeeves.com - a meta search engine
   4. IXQuick - www.ixquick.com - metasearch
   5. Altavista - www.av.com - can translate to/from French, German, Italian, Spanish, . . .
   6. Hotbot - www.hotbot.com - good advanced features
   7. Metacrawler - www.metacrawler.com
   8. NBCi - www.nbci.com - formerly Snap.com
   9. ProFusion - www.profusion.com - metasearch
   10. Search Engine Watch - www.searchenginewatch.com - evaluates search engines

3. Specialized References

   1. Maps 
      1. Google Maps - maps.google.com
      2. Yahoo Maps - maps.yahoo.com - 2 map sizes, 400x400 and 600x600 (2005Feb24)
      3. MSN MapPoint - mappoint.msn.com - 3 map sizes, largest 656x532 
      4. Expedia - www.expedia.com - 3 map sizes, largest 656x532, uses MSN MapPoint
      5. MapQuest - www.mapquest.com - 1 map size, 463x353 (2005Feb24)
      6. Auto Club of NY - www.aaany.com - 8.5 x 11 maps (2007Jun25)
      7. Resort Maps - www.resortmaps.com - hand drawn maps of Hamptons, Flemington, ...
      8. Lower Manhattan - www.lowermanhattanmap.com - can search by business
      9. MapBlast - www.mapblast.com 
      10. MapServer - www.maptech.com - satellite photos
      11. National Geographic - www.nationalgeographic.com - atlases, maps
   2. Verizon SuperPages - www.superpages.com - yellow, white pages with reverse lookup
   3. Computer Topics
      1. PC Magazine - www.pcmag.com - product reviews, free utility downloads
      2. WhatIs - www.whatis.com - good for computer terms
      3. Ziff Davis - www.zdnet.com - reviews, downloads
      4. AnswersThatWork - www.answersthatwork.com 
   4. Dictionaries
      1. American Heritage Dictionary - www.bartleby.com/61 
      2. Dictionaries - www.yourdictionary.com - Merriam-Webster
      3. Wiktionary - www.wiktionary.org - open content
              English Proverbs - wiktionary.org/wiki/English_proverbs 
   5. Kids of All Ages
      1. HowStuffWorks - www.howstuffworks.com 
      2. Ask Jeeves for Kids - www.ajkids.com - good for general questions
      3. The Discovery Channel - www.discovery.com  - general reference about science
      4. Wikipedia - www.wikipedia.org - multilingual project to create a complete and accurate open content encyclopedia.
      5. Encyclopedia Britannica - www.britannica.com - now free, best encyclopedia for depth Jim Seymour (99Dec)
   6. Government
      1. FedWorld - www.fedworld.gov 
              DoNotCall - www.donotcall.gov - or call 888-382-1222 from your phone. Blocks your number for 5 years.
              Digital TV - www.dtv.gov - FCC info about conversion to DTV
      2. U.S. Senate - www.senate.gov 
      3. NASA - www.nasa.gov - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
      4. Hubble Space Telescope Pictures - www.stsci.edu/pubinfo 
      5. Census Bureau - www.census.gov 
      6. Security and Exchange Commission - www.sec.gov 
      7. New York City - www.ci.nyc.ny.us 
              MTA - www.mta.info - NYC Transit, LIRR schedules, ...
                    LIRR Schedules - mta.info/lirr/html/ttn/lirrtt.htm
                    Queens Buses - www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/service/bus/qnsche.htm
                    Subway Map - www.mta.info/nyct/maps/submap.htm 
                    Manhattan Bus Map - www.mta.info/nyct/maps/manbus.pdf 
                    Queens Bus Map - www.mta.info/nyct/maps/busqns.pdf 
              Finance Department - www.nyc.gov/finance - click Property Tax and Assessment Roll to view your info
              Buildings Department - www.nyc.gov/buildings 
              Dept Consumer Affairs - www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/dca/html/hic_jump.html - has Contractor License Check
              NYC Wasteless - www.nyc.gov/nycwasteless - stuff exchange
                Community Board #11 - www.cb11.org - maintains list of people willing to shovel snow for local residents.
      8. NY State Senator Padavan - www.frankpadavan.com 
              NYS Insurance Dept - www.ins.state.ny.us 
   7. AARP LifeAnswers - www.aarplifeanswers.com - navigating life events after age 50 - consultation service 877-217-7800 ext. 104, $75 with one year follow-up
   8. Mass Times - www.masstimes.org - lookup Catholic Mass times by ZIP or city
   9. Industry Week - www.industryweek.com  
   10. Legal Information Institute - www.law.cornell.edu 
   11. EDoc - www.edoc.com/ejournal - directory of journals, magazines on the Web
   12. American Registry for Internet Numbers - www.arin.net 
             WhoIs - www.arin.net/whois/ - returns domain name for an IP address (SJU 149.68)
   13. WebRing - www.webring.com - manages rings of similar web sites

4. Current News

   1. Yahoo Dailynews - dailynews.yahoo.com      News - news.yahoo.com    Full Coverage - fullcoverage.yahoo.com
   2. CNN Interactive - www.cnn.com
   3. MSNBC - www.msnbc.com
   4. The New York Times - www.nytimes.com
   5. Excite News - news.excite.com - crawls over 300 news sites
   6. TotalNews - www.totalnews.com - breaking news
   7. Major League Baseball - www.mlb.com - click scoreboard for up-to-the-minute scores
   8. National Football League - www.nfl.com
   9. Local Stations
      1. NewsChannel4 - www.newschannel4.com 
      2. Channel 9 - www.upn9.com - info on elder care
      3. Channel 13 - www.wnet.org 
      4. Channel 5 - www.fox5ny.com - has link to free carfax.com evaluation
      5. 1010WINS - www.1010wins.com 
              School Closings - www.1010winsinfo.com/closings/School_status.cfm 
      6. NewsRadio88 - www.cbsnewyork.com 
   10. Weather
       1. Intellicast - www.intellicast.com 
               NYForecast    USRadarLoop    NYRadarLoop     NYMetroRadarLoop 
                                      USRadarLoop    NYRadarLoop     NYMetroRadarLoop                   
       2. Yahoo Weather - weather.yahoo.com (uses www.weather.com)
               Bayside - weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USNY0094_f.html 

       3. National Weather Service - Eastern Region - www.erh.noaa.gov
          Graphical Forecast - www.erh.noaa.gov/ndfd/graphical/sectors/okx.php
          Upton, NY Loop Radar - weather.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p20-r/si.kokx.shtml - can set loop speed
          NYC Records - www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/climate.html
          NYC Biggest Snow Storms - www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/climate/records/biggestsnowstorms.html
          CENTRAL PARK - 1869 to Present,   Biggest Snow Storms
          26.9" February 11th-12th, 2006
          26.4" December 26th-27th, 1947,          21.0" March 12th-14th, 1888,
          20.2" January 7th-8th, 1996,                  19.8" February 16th-17th, 2003,
          18.1" March 7th-8th, 1941,                   18.0" December 26th, 1872,
          17.7" February 5th-7th, 1978,                17.6" February 11th-12th, 1983,
          17.5" February 4th-7th, 1920,                17.4" February 3rd-4th, 1961,
          16.0" December 19-20th, 1948,             16.0" February 12th-13th, 1899.
          In 1995-96, NYC had 16 snow storms with 76" of snow.
          Blizzards of 1888 and 1947.

       4. Weather Channel - www.weather.com  
             Hour by Hour - www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/11361 
             Northeast - maps/geography/northeastus/index_large.html 
             Animated NE - maps/maptype/dopplerradarusnational/northeastradar2100mile_large_animated.html 
                  (can be stopped)
             Air Quality - health/airquality/cities/us_ny_new_york_city.html
       5. AccuWeather - www.accuweather.com - has RealFeel Temperature - must pay for rain amounts
                  NELoop      NYSLoop   
       6. WNBC - www.wnbc.com/weather     wnbc.nbcweatherplus.com 
                 Doopler4000NYCLoop        NYSSnowDepth 
   11. Traffic Reports
       1. NY State - www.travelinfony.com
       2. MetroCommute - metrocommute.com/ - New York metropolitan area
       3. MetroCommute Traffic Alert - Cross-Bronx Expressway-I-95
       4. MetroCommute Traffic Alert - Long Island Expressway-I-495
       5. MetroCommute Traffic Alert - Northern State Parkway
       6. MetroCommute Traffic Alert - New Jersey Turnpike
       7. MetroCommute - Current LIE-NSP Travel Times

5. Travel

   1. AM NY - www.amny.com
            Guide to NYC - www.amny.com/entertainment/localguide
            Stage - www.amny.com/entertainment/stage - ticket deal links 
                    Broadway Box - www.broadwaybox.com - broadway show discount codes
            Dining - www.amny.com/entertainment/dining - good search page
   2. Newsday - www.newsday.com - Entertainment - www.newsday.com/entertainment  
            Weekend on LI - www.newsday.com/entertainment/news/ny-weekendonli,0,2123937.html  
   3. Long Island - www.longisland.com - Events.longisland.com 
   4. Nassau County - www.co.nassau.ny.us - Entertainment - www.nassaucountynydevelopment.org/default.asp 
   5. Yahoo - travel.yahoo.com 
           New York City - travel.yahoo.com/t/north_america/united_states/new_york/new_york_city 
   6. About - home.about.com/travel/index.htm 
           New York City - gonyc.about.com/travel/gonyc 
           Restaurant Week 2002 - www.restaurantweek.com 
           Long Island - longisland.about.com 
   7. New York City Department of Health Restaurant Inspection Information 

6. Libraries

   1. Library of Congress - lcweb.loc.gov
   2. New York State
   3. Queens Borough Public - has the highest circulation of any library system in the US
   4. NYC

                       (This page was last edited on November 07, 2007 .)