From Paul Gil,
Your Guide to Internet for Beginners.
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May, 2008

411.com White and Yellow Pages
If you’ve ever needed to look up a phone number or reverse phone number, or perhaps needed to find a low-carb restaurant in another city, then 411.com might be of good use. Effectively, this web site amalgamates white and yellow pages from the USA and Canada, and makes them available online for free.

XE Currency Converter & Online Measurement Converter
These two web sites are very helpful when you need to shop online in New Zealand dollars or the new Euro, or when you need to convert mph to kilometers. At home, if you have to identify how many mL is two cups, or how many ounces is 4 grams. Excellent resource for students, travelers, online shoppers, and the scientifically curious.

Epinions Consumer Reviews
Before you buy any consumer goods, Epinions is an absolute must-stop web site. Packed with detailed information on digital cameras, plasma TVs, new and used automobiles, pet food, and nearly every other consumer product today, Epinions is the easiest way to do your shopping homework. What’s even better: you get to read consumers’ candid comments on how they like and dislike products. Highly recommended before you buy your next camera, TV, or car.

Altavista Web Page Translator & Reference Web Page Translator
If you can’t read German or Italian or Swedish web pages, no worries. These two references will help translate web pages or written text into the 28 most common languages on the planet.

Merriam-Webster Online
Both a dictionary and a thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Online is absolutely crucial if you read and write often. It also helps when your congressman says “fiduciary”, or your neighbor says “prevaricate”, and you don’t know what that means.

The Straight Dope
A syndicated column, the Straight Dope is dedicated to debunking myths and rumors, and to fighting common ignorance about everyday facts. Answering such questions as “where did the tooth fairy originate?”, “why are barns red”?, and “why do we say ‘bury the hatchet’?” If you like trivia and looking below the surface, then the Straight Dope is for you!

Homefair.com: Life Planning Resources
Excellent resource for moving and relocating, graduating, getting a new job, getting married, empty nesting, investigating cost of living and crime rate concerns, and refinancing your home. Invaluable to grads, new couples, empty nesters, and anyone going through a serious life change.

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