Favorite Links

AUCTIONS
Priceline http://www.priceline.com Name your price for hotels and airfare
Ebay http://www.ebay.com Buy and sell anything
Yahoo Auction http://auctions.yahoo.com Bid on real estate and much more

BACK UPS
@backup http://www.backup.com Back up data automatically on the Internet. 10 MB free
Vistohttp http://www.briefcase.com Share files, photos, and bookmarks. 15 MB free

COMPUTERS
Dell http://www.dell.com Build your own on most of these sites
NEC http://www.nec.com
IBM http://www.ibm.com
Compaq http://www.compaq.com
Gateway http://www.gw2k.com/home

CONSULTANTS
Jim Barry http://www.JimPBarry.com Property Management and Real Estate Consulting

CONSUMER SITES-BUYERS
Realtor.com http://www.realtor.com Largest site for home listings on the web
Homeadvisor http://www.homeadvisor.com Microsoft's entry into the listing arena
VA http://www.vba.va.gov/bin/loan/homes.htm VA Repo's and other information
Homeseekers.com http://www.homeseekers.com
Freddie Mac http://www.homesteps.com Freddie Mac repo's and more
HUD http://www.hud.gov/homesale.html VA and other repo links. Brokers bid electronically
Golden Feather http://www.goldenfeather.com Direct link to HUD repo list
Unique Global Estate http://www.uniqueglobalestates.com Over $1million properties

BOOKS
Real Estate http://www.BarryBrokerage.com A great source for books

HOMEOWNER CONSUMER
Home Doctor http://homedoctor.net Do it yourself
Housing Zone http://www.housingzone.com/builders/index.asp Building and remodeling from Professional Builder magazine

PROPERTY LISTINGS FOR CONSUMERS
NAR http://www.realtor.com The mother of them all
Homegain http://www.homegain.com A site to help sellers select an agent

DEMOGRAPHICS/SURVEYS
Buyer origins http://www.realtor.org/reinsite.nsf Where do buyers come from
Census Bureau http://www.census.gov
Epodunk.com http://www.epodunk.com Stats by towns
Hitbox http://www.hitbox.com Tracking web traffic and more
Search systems http://www.searchsystems.net Public record locator
Statistics http://www.fedstats.gov
Surveys http://www.surveymonkey.com Pay service
Survey links http://www.surveymonkey.com/Pricing.asp

ENVIRONMENTAL/DISCLOSURE
Sex Offenders http://www.sexoffender.com Accuracy questionable
Ntnl Safety Issues http://www.nsc.com Safety and environmental issues
Termites http://ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/pat/termwks.htm
Information Ventures http://www.infoventures.com Environmental issues including EMF info
Crime check http://www.crimecheck.com Crime stats in some cities
Lead http://www.epa.gov/lead/nlic.htm Forms
Scorecard http:// www.scorecard.org Toxic sites in your neighborhood
EIFS http://www.msnbc.com/news/252454.asp Dateline report on EIFS and other links
HADD http://www.hadd.com Homeowners Against Defective Dwellings
Unhealthy homes http://www.unheallthyhomes.com Good research and links for home problems
Mold http://www.iii.org/media/hottopics/insurance/mold2
Pressure treated
lumber http://www.origen.net/arsenic.html An overview of arsenic in lumber
Be Disclosure http://www.bedisclosure.com Environmental hazard reports for sale

FIND PEOPLE-SEARCH ENGINES
Anywho http://www.anywho.com People finder & reverse directory
Ask Jeeves http://www.ask.com Find things by asking questions
Dogpile http://www.dogpile.com Web catalog and search
Google http://www.google.com
Lookupusa http://www.excite.com/reference/people/html
Supercrawler http://www.supercrawler.com Searches all major search engines
Whowhere http://www.whowhere.com/wwphone/phone.html Names and address and phone numbers
Switchboard http://www.switchboard.com Find a person or business
Cyndilist http://www.cyndislist.com Genealogy - 100,000 links

FUN STUFF
Bored http://www.bored.com
Crazy Browser http:// www.crazybrowser.com Keeps several active web sites open at once
Cyber camera http://www.Geocities.com/Hearland/Acres/3072/camera2.html
Googlefight http://www.googlefight.com Who gets the most internet hits from your choices
L-soft http://www.Isoft.com/lists.listref.html Public listservs
List organizer http://www.listorganizer.com Lots of checklists to get organized
Love at AOL http://love.aol.com Free persona ads
Roboform http://www.roboform.com Remembers passwords and fills blanks for you
Urban legends http://www.urbanlegends.com Are they fact or fiction?
Yahoo http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs Join or start your own club or chat

GOVERNMENT TESTING
ARELLO http:// www.arello.com Assn of RE License Law Officials
AMP http://www.goamp Testing company for RE license
The White House http://www.whitehouse.gov Official White House site
HUD http://www.HUD.gov Housing info. Including fair housing and repo sales
House of Reps http://www.house.gov/wroterep Write your Representative
Dept of the Army http://www.jagcnet.army.mil/legal Military benefits, including VA
OSHA http:// www.osha.gov From ergonomics to SARS, it's here

GRAPHICS
Clip art http:// www.realestatelipart.com Free RE clip art
Clip art http:// www.realestateclipart.com Free RE clip art
Clip art http:// www.freeclipart.com
Dazzle http://www.dazzle.com Digital video on your PC
GIMP http://www.gimp.org Free image manipulation software
Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com Bill's homepage - lots of free stuff
Shockwave http://www.shockwave.com Computer animation (must have)
Snapfish http://www.snapfish.com Photos and digital pics cheap
UBUBU http://www.ububu.com Makes your screen look cool

INVESTMENTS
Ameritrade http:// www.ameritrade.com All of these provide on-line investing
Etrade http://www.etrade.com
Charles Schwab http:// www.schwab.com

LEGAL CASE LAW
Advertising http:// www.fairhousing.com/news_archive/advocate/march95/page8.htm
Guidelines
Ads. FTC credit terms http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs.creditad/closed.htm
Find law http://www.findlaw.com
Law guru http://www.lawguru.com Legal cases & jokes
Law news network http://www.lawnewsnetwork.com
Legal reference http://www.nolo.com
Ntnl Fair Housing www.fairhousing.com Case laws, etc.
Overlawyered http:/www..overlawyered.com Are there too many?
Safeshopping http://www.safeshopping.org Am. Bar Assn. Shopping guide
David Slachter http://www.slachter.com RE attny's home page

MAPS
Color from space http://www.spaceimaging.com $10 for beautiful color photos
Earth & Moon viewe http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html Current earth shots
Mapblast http://www.mapblast.com Get a map for an address
Mapquest http://www.mapquest.com mapping directions
Terra fly http://www.terrafly.com Satellite views
Yahoo http://mapsyahoo.com/yahoo Maps and driving directions

MEDIA
Am Journalism http://216.167.28.193/index.asp News media plus writing aids
PRW http://www.press-related-writing.com Press release writing tips
Radio station guide http://windowsmedia.com/radiotuner/MyRadio.asp
News & music while you work.

MORTGAGES
Quicken http:// www.quicken.com Order checks, get a mortgage buy insurance, etc.
Eloan http://www.eloan.com Loan rates & terms w/o logging in

RE NEWS
Am planning assn.http:// www.planning.org Development news
Arch News http:// www.archnews.com Architecture and RE development
Inman news http://www.inman.com Daily news e-mailed to you
IRED http:// www.ired.com
MIO http://www.mismo.org E-mortgage info site of Mtg Bankers of America
NAHB http://www.nahbrc.org Building industry news
NAR http://www.realtorrmag.com REALTOR® Magazine online
Planetizen http:// www.planetizen.com Planning and development network
RE Cyberspace http:// www.recyber.com RE tech site. Free on-line convention in April
RE professional http://www.therealestatepro.com/index.html Articles from the RE Professional magazine
Realtor news http:// www.realtor.org/roreg.nsf/person?OpenForm
News from NAR
Realty Times http://www.realtytimes.com Lots of consumer and agent info
Smart growth http:// www.smartgrowth.net Urban Land Institute site
Smart Growth Am http://www.smartgrowthamerica.com Land use info
Urban land http://urbanland.uli.org/DK/CrntIss/ur_crntIss_fat.html
Urban Land Institute publication

NEWS-TECHNOLOGY
Rolf Anderson http://www.rolfanderson.com RE calendar
Stephen Canale http://www.canale.com Join the listserv- tips & tricks
Allen Hainge http://afhseminars.com Great free tech newsletter
Kim Komando http://www.komando.com Radio show for America's Digital Goddess®
PC Magazine http://www.pcmagazine.com Product reviews, articles, downloads
PC World http://www.pcworld.com Lots of reviews and downloads

PRESENTATIONS
Aphorisms http://www.aphorismsgalore.com Get great quotes for your speech
Audiograbber http://www.xs4all.nl/~milovdl/mp3 Download songs or take from CD's
AV Video multi-Media producer http://www.avvmmp.com/Htm/homeset.htm Print & online mag for video creator
The Music Bakery http://www.themusicbakery.com Royalty-free music for low one-time fee
Presentations Mag http://www.presentation.com/presentation/index.jsp
Articles, calendar of trade show conferences
Presenters U.http:// www.presentersuniversity.com/index/cfm In focus projector site with articles and free templates
Real Networks http://www.realaudio.com Get RealPlayer and RealJukebox here
Snag It http://www.realaudio.com Save web pages and capture screen activities in real-time video
SpeakerNet News http://www.speakernetnews.com/post/royaltyfreemusic.html

PRINTERS
Xerox http:// www.freecolorprinters.com Xerox printers for free, but you pay for wax cartridges, etc

PROJECTORS
Boxlight http://www.boxlight.com
Infocus http://store.infocus.com
Sharp http://www.sharp.com
Projector super http://www.projectorsuperstore.com

REAL ESTATE SOFTWARE SUITES
Prep http://www.prepsoftware.com These are the top 2 to consider
Top Producer http://www.topproducer.com

REALTOR® ORGANIZATIONS/DESIGNATIONS
All designations http:// www.realtor.org/RUnivers.nsf/pages/familydesignations
REBAChttp:// www.rebac.net RE Buyer Agency Council
CCIM http://www.ccim.com Certified Commercial Investment Member
CPM http:// www.irem.com Certified Property Manager
CRB http://www.crb.com Certified RE Brokers
CRS http://www.crs.com Certified Residential Specialist
GRI http://www.realtor.org/griclear.nsf Graduate of REALTOR® Institute
Ntnl Assoc http://www.realtor.org Tons of searchable info for REALTORS®
RLI http://www.rliland.com REALTORS® Land Institute

REAL ESTATE SCHOOLS
Barry's School http://www.BarrySchoolOfRealEstate.com Best darn school
Home inspector http://www.BarrySchoolOfRealEstate.com Learn to be a home inspector
Property Management http://www.BarrySchoolOfRealEstate.com Learn from the pro - over 35 years in business

REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES
NH & MA http://www.PropertiesInNewHampshire.com Best deals of the century

SHOPPING SITES
4 Imprin thttp:// www.4imprint.com/closeouts Discounted personalized products
Amazon http://www.amazon.com Books and more
Beanie Babies http://www.ty.com Official site of Beanies
Blue Mountain http://www.bluemountain.com Send animated greeting cards free
Buy.com http://www.buy.com Great prices
BuySell101 http://www.buysell101.com Discounted software, etc. prices
Checklists & Systems http://www.checklistsandsystems.com RE system to help you profit
D & D Battery http://4batteries.com
Dealtime http://www.dealtime.com Lots of products
Erealtycards www.erealtycards.com Electronic RE cards
Express copy http:// www.expresscopy.com Color copies overnight only .39
Hallmark http://www.hallmark.com Flowers, candy and free e-cards
Gooder Group http://www.goodergroup.com Buy brochures and more
Kabloom http:// www.kabloom.com Wholesale flowers plus a REALTOR® discount
Kelley Blue Book http://www.kbb.com/blue.html Used car retail values
Liquidation http://www.liquidation.com Bid on huge quantities at cheap prices
Magnets USA http://www.magnetsusa.com Lots of magnetic products
Movies http://www.reel.com Buy your favorite
Postage stamps http://shop.usps.com Order stamps directly from the USPO
Pricescan http://www.pricescan.com Don't pay too much
Pricewatch http://www.pricewatch.com Buy tech stuff at great prices
Promotion music http://www.musicspecialties.com Custom made CD's for agents
Shopping.com http://www.shopping.com Internet prices
Superior http://www.superiorrealestatesupply.com RE products

SPAM BLOCKER
Qurb http://www.qurb.com Simple to use

SPORTS
CBS http://cbs.sportsline.com Great all around sports site
Stats http://www.stats.com Great place for scores & stats for major sports
ESPN http://espn.go.com.main.html Sports scores & news
Ticketpro http://ticketpro.com Buy tickets for concerts and sporting events
Webtix http://www.tixs.com Purchase tickets on-line

TECH COMMUNICATION
Internet Crusade http://www.InternetCrusade.com Domain registrations, listservs and more
J-fax http://www.jfax.com Faxes and voicemail sent to your email
E-fax http://www.efax.com Send faxes via computer
Dialpad http://www.dialpad.com Talk over your computer microphone
Broadcast http://www.broadcast.com Listen to almost anything
Hotsend http://www.hotsend.com/hotsend/index/html WYSIWYG for email
Visittalk http://www.visitalk.com Voice email land online video conferencing
Net2 Phonehttp://www.net2phone.com Free phone calls from your PC
Callwave http://www.net2phone.com Internet answering machine
Intersend http://www.intersend.com Automatically contact clients
@Backup http://www.backup.com Back automatically on the internet
Visto http://www.briefcase.com Share files, photos, and bookmarks
Content Watch http://www.contentwatch.com Check your computer for porno and keep it off
Avantgo http://www.myavantgo.com Download info to your Palm device

TRAVEL SPECIALIST
Discount Travel support@barrybrokerage.com or (603) 731-3895 Specializing in packages. Sandals, Beaches, cruises.

TRAVEL - AIRLINES
Airtran http://www.airtran.com
American http://www.americanairlines.com
American Net Savershttp://www.aa.com
Delta http://www.deltaairlines.com
Northwest http://www.northwestairlines.com
Southwest http://www.southwest.com
Unitedhttp:/www.ual.com

TRAVEL - GENERAL
Cheap tickets http://www.cheaptickets.com Compare values from different airlines
Travelocity Book now or have them watch for specials
Priceline http://www.priceline.com Name your price on travel, cars, etc.
Hotels http://www.hoteldiscounts.com Around the world
Orbitz http://www.orbitz.com Discount travel site
Expedia http://www.expedia.com Discount travel site
Hotwire http://www.hotwire.com Find hotels and flights

TRAVEL RENTAL CARS
Alamohttp://www.goalamo.com
Avis http://www.avis.com
Budget http://www.drivebudget.com
Hertz http://www.hertz.com

VIRTUAL TOURS
IPIX http:/ www.ipix.com 360 x 360 degree tour

VIRUS PROTECTION
McAfee http://www.mcafee.com Automatically updates virus protection
Symantec http://www.norton.com Virus protection

WEATHER
Accu Weather http://www.rainorshine.com National and local weather conditions
US Geological Survey http://www.usgs.gov Earthquake occurrences, water programs and more
Weather http://redrock.ncsa.uiuc.edu/AOS/home_weather.html
Weather 4 u http:// www.wx4u.com Weather warning emailed to you. Free linking
Weatherbug http://www.weatherbug.com Temp and weather on your desktop

Web Page Checkup
http://www.pcpitstop.com
Our automated tests will get your PC running fast, stable and secure for free. The diagnostic tests are safe, passive evaluations of your system, and the advice will help you locate and fix system problems. Whether you are a guru or a novice, our tests can quickly determine your PC's operating status.
www.bugnet.com/search.html
Get rid of computer bugs. Bugs cause your programs not to work as anticipated. The bug search is free. There is an annual subscription for a lot of great information. Use Ctrl + F when inside.
www.spanbauer.com/bugs/htm

http://support.microsoft.com/support
Got a question about Microsoft products? Just type in the product name and the question and whalla, within minutes an answer. Terrific site.

http://www.pricewatch.com
If it's hardware you're looking for, you can save tons of money on this site. This is not a store front. It is an independent. Look for brand and categories of computers, printers, scanners, palm pilots, storage devices, etc.

www.gotomypc.com
A free service that permits you to access your computer from anywhere in the world. Install the software on your computer and you can access it remotely from any PC with a Web browser.

E-Mail Wonders:

mailto:e-mailaddress
Want to make it easy for someone to get back to you? Simply go: mailto:support@barrybrokerage.com (insert your e-mail address after "mailto". You can place this anywhere you want in your document or web site. Once the recipient clicks on the "mailto", the message automatically is ready to be sent to you.

This trick is just fantastic. To make it easier for someone to e-mail you, just enter "mailto" prior to your e-mail. The recipient need only click on the e-mail address and it will be all ready to send. All they have to do is type in the message.

www.eremover.bizhosting.com
"Email Remover can save you the trouble of downloading unwanted email. It connects to your ISP and retrieves mail header information (sender, subject, date, etc.), letting you pick mail you don't want to receive and deleting it from the mail server. It will optionally run your regular email client when it's done so that you can transfer and read the mail you do want. Email Remover is a handy little tool in the never-ending battle against spam -- and it's free!

www.emailaddresses.com
Welcome to the best email resource on the Web! You'll find reviews of hundreds of free email services and for-fee email services, advice on using email, a guide to setting up your own email service and more.

This site also reviews over 100 free internet service providers, and covers free web hosts and other services.

This site also covers autoresponders, anonymous browsing, bookmark managers, bulletin boards, calendars and PIMs, guestbooks, mailing list managers, miscellaneous, online file storage, reminder services, search engines, URL redirection services, web counters & web hosting.

www.recyber.com/mailchecker.html
Check your e-mail from any where in the world. Just like being at your computer, but you are not. You can access your e-mail from this site.

www.traceyou.com
Here's a way to see if your e-mail has been received by the recipient without asking them to having to consent to your request to let you know. You receive a receipt of the time and day they opened your e-mail.

www.hotsend.com
Share Documents with Others
What good is a document others can't open? If you make spreadsheets, reports, brochures, or any other type of document, eFax Messenger Plus software will let you convert it into a portable document viewable on any Windows or Macintosh computer. Your document will look exactly as you intended. With eFax Messenger Plus, your customers, associates and friends will no longer have trouble viewing your documents.

Hotsend adds a new button to the menu of each of your favorite programs. To send a file from your program you simply click the button, or select from your print menu, insert the recipient's e-mail address and chick send. The great thing is that the recipient does not need to download or have any special software installed on their systems. It's free.

E-Tools:

www.swapdrive.com
There are several features offered on this site. There is a charge for the services. The primary services are:
1. You can back up and retrieve your valuable data. You can quickly and easily backup and retrieve your data. There is an automatic backup function that works even if the user is offline. Files are available anytime, anywhere that you have Internet access. Users can even leave their laptop at home and not lose a second of productivity.
1. Upload files, enter e-mail addresses and click to send. Files are sent in Internet time so the need to compress files, send zip disks or use costly overnight mail are virtually eliminated. Documents are stored for 14 days from upload. Users can view recipients' download times and dates. No ISP or FTP constraints.
2. "FileShare allows users to store and share files securely, quickly and simultaneously via the web, eliminating the risks and delays associated with e-mail attachments or traditional shipment methods. FileShare makes project management and collaboration easier and quicker, saving time and money, no more back and forth of files to multiple users."

www.beecall.com
A free service that's great. An intercom/answering service that permits you to conduct a two-way conversation with anyone else who has downloaded this very easy-to-use-program. Messages will be waiting for you when you return. All you need is a microphone and speakers. A headset will help to clarify voices. This can be used from any where in the world to anywhere else in the world. Save tons of money on long distance calls.

www.efax.com
Another great. When you receive a fax you can send it to your e-mail. You can get a FREE personal fax telephone number on the web and the fax set to you is automatically converted to e-mail and sent to your account. When you open your e-mail, there are your faxes. If you presently have a fax machine with forwarding power, set it to your e-mail fax number when you are away from the office. When you open your e-mail, there are your faxes.

www.icq.com
Another fantastic site. Talk live to another computer. A true virtual office. You can place this in the corner of your screen and chat with other users that page you online instantly. Lots of bells and whistles. It's free.

www.whois.net
Here's a place to go to see if anyone else has the domain name you are thinking about. If no one has the domain name, then you can register it here. If your domain name is taken, you can find out who owns it here as well. There is a search engine that will search for alternative names that might suit you.

www.altavista.com
Check out your website here. Simply enter your website in the search box then enter. Up pops those who link to your web site. Much more information is listed here. You can even check out your competitors.

www.iclips.com
Here you can find video clips to send to your associates or add one to your web site. You just need a PC camera and their free software. Simply go to their free Producer application. Add this to your e-mail, homepage, greeting cards or web communities. It's also free.

www.recyber.com/cybertools.html
A really fun site. Here you will find a Cyber Toolbox filled with Real estate e-tools. This is especially geared for homebuyers, investors and real estate people. You may find telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, maps, real estate professionals, homes for sale, investment properties, interest rates and so much more. Make this your web browser default page. To do this go to: http://www.recyber.com/ and click on "let us quarterback your web travels" at the bottom of the main page at recyber.com.

www.intranets.com
Here is a site that allows you to network with your organization. You can set up calendars, share documents, have group discussions, post documents, announce events and much more.

Homeowners Web Tools:

www.epa.gov/epahome/comm.htm
The US Environmental Protection Agency lists regulatory information about your neighborhood. Just type in your zip code.

www.priceline.com/finance/mortgage
Simply set your price, guarantee it with a credit card and let priceline do the work. You can do this for financing, home equity loans, airline tickets, hotel rooms, new cars and more.

http://business.netscape.com/business/research/main.tmpl
Find out salaries for different job titles in various areas of the country.

www.classifieds.yahoo.com/reinfo/homecompsquery.html
Find out how much a house was purchased for. It makes prices available approximately six weeks after the sale and retains it for five years. You may look by name, street or price range.

www.knowx.com
Purchase background checks on people. Here you can find out if the contractor you are about to hire has a record, lawsuit against him, any judgments or liens or bankruptcies.

www.homepricecheck.com
Commercial and residential sales are recorded here. Look up what properties have sold for here.

www.ofheo.gov/house
The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight publishes the House Price Index every three months. The Federal Government captures changes in the value of single-family homes in the US.

www.theschoolreport.com
Free reports comparing one community to another in several categories. See how your school compares. Check out the number of computers per classroom, number of students in a class, average SAT scores, etc.

www.homefair.com/calc/salcalc.html
Find out how much your money will buy. Find out how much you would have to earn to match your current salary in a different location. The entries take you all over the world.

www.mortgage101.com
Comparison shop interest rates with several lenders. There is also a library of resources such as calculators, credit rating, down payment, FHA loans, interest rates, title insurance and more.

www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/srch-edgar
The official Securities and Exchange Commission site. The SEC search engine is called Edgar. Find out about any documents files by any company. You can even check out their financials.

www.blacksguide.com
Commercial real estate site covering 19 major markets nationwide. See what's available in the commercial world.

www.bankrate.com/brm/rate/high_five_home.asp
The interest rates from 4,000 institutions across the country are updated on this database. The lowest rates offered by lenders and the highest rates offered on savings are posted here daily.

www.loopnet.com/looplender
East access to the commercial industry's top lenders to assist you in getting a mortgage on an investment property. It also compares rates, get competitive quotes, search and compare loan programs and get rates according to your financing preferences.

www.wsrn.com
Wallstreet Research Net - a very comprehensive resource for investors on the Web. You can access SEC documents, home pages, news, charts, statistical analysis and more. Thousands of research reports. You can check out a prospective tenant here as well.

www.icsc.org/dmm/dmm.html
Shopping mall information. Go here to find out where malls are that are over 250,000 square feet. The database will give you much more information such as the population, household income. Search by mall size, by population or by income or by Mall name.

http://lawyers.martindale.com/marhub
Here's the place to go if you are searching for an attorney. It's Martindale Hubbles on line.

www.wsj.com
The Wall Street Journal on line. There is a large database to work from that permits you to get much more from the on-line version than the newspaper version.

www.commercialsource.com
The National Association of Realtors dock their commercial investment real estate here. Find listings, financing and service sources, legislative updates and educational offerings here.

www.Recyber.com/masters/audio.html
Real estate members can go here to hear interviews and panels on real estate related activities. Tips on Internet usage are offered here as well.

Neat Places:

www.learnthenet.com

Go here to learn more bout the Internet and its' usage. Learn how to surf, about e-mail, building a site, downloading files, newsgroups and more in an easy-to-learn format.

www.ureach.com
Get a free personal 800 number and answering service with remote notification by phone, e-mail or pager here. You may also use your personal number to listen to your e-mail over the phone, access the contacts in your Address book, listen to your calendar events and send and receive free faxes. You can also store and share files and get e-mail.

www.shadisoft.com
There's a fee for this one but well worth it. This will enable your computer to take to you. You can listen to your e-mails, web pages, documents and anything else you copy to the clipboard. It will even remind you of your appointments.

www.phonespell.org
Type in your phone number and see what it spells. A list of possible word combinations your phone number spells.

http://terraserver.microsoft.com
From the files of the US Geological Survey and SPIN2 photographs from space. Just enter the address of the site you would like to see from space. Aerial shots zoom down. You can use this for your real estate projects, even frame a photo of "home, sweet home".

http://globexplorer.com/cfviewer/viewer.cfm
Another aerial site that lets you view you town, neighborhood and home. You may also fly about other locations as if in a helicopter.

http://anybirthday.com/search.htm
Type in a persons name and the birth date might come up. You can enter people and their birth dates and be reminded of the birthday by the site.

www.tveyes.com
If you are looking for "key words" spoken on television, this program is for you. The program gathers closed-captioned text from TV broadcasts and sends the phrases to you in REAL TIME. If you want, you can get a transcript and link to the appropriate network. "TVEyes makes radio and TV searchable by keyword. Just as you would use an Internet search engine to research a topic, TVEyes offers keyword search capability for both radio and TV broadcasts. With a growing network of monitored stations but in the US and internationally, TVEyes is the first company to introduce language-independent, real-time audio and video monitoring.

Here's where you can go to get your complaint heard. Fill out the form and this software will take you to the top to be heard no matter how large the organization.

www.acronymfinder.com
Here's a place to go to translate an acronym that you are unsure of. Just type in the acronym and let it decode for you.

www.nameprotect.com
Have you ever wondered about the usage of a business name? Here's the place to go to see if it is in usage. Type in the words and let this program do the work. It will check for registered trademarks, domain names, product names with US and Canadian registered trademarks. Should a conflict arise, you can take further steps here as well.

www.zoomerang.com
Have you ever wondered about what others think? Here is the place where you can have surveys taken. Use this for school, work or personal efforts. You can send the survey to friends or thousands of contacts. It has customizable templates and it's free.

www.tellme.com
Connect your telephone to the Internet's resources.
"Created by people with Internet, telephony and speech sciences backgrounds, Tellme is bringing to the telephone network many of the same ideas and breakthroughs that made the Internet great" personalization, MXL, and TCP/IP to name a few. Our goal is to use the Internet to fundamentally improve how people and business us the telephone.
Tellme unites the Internet and telephone network underneath an elegant speech user interface to provide the world's largest Voice Application Network. Applications hosted on this network use existing Web sites to power popular phone numbers like 1- 800 Go FedEx, 1-800-555-1212, and AT&T Wireless VoiceDial (#121) voice portal service. Every day, over two million callers use applications like these to obtain customer service, connect to a directory assistance listing, or check the latest sports scores."

www.dialpad.com
"If you have a broadband internet connection, such as Cable or DSL, you can combine the exceptional savings of Dialpad's low PC-to-Phone rates with the convenience and feel of calling from a regular phone. Once the broadband phone is set up, all you need to do is pick up the phone and dial the number you want to call. You don't need to turn on or use a computer."

www.hallmark.com
www.bluemountain.com
Send e-cards to your friends, family and associates.

www.freedrive.com
From this site, you can store and backup files online. You can share files with others. You can access your files from any PC.

www.babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn
Permit your web site to be translated into different languages. Send e-mails in different languages. Type messages and notes and translate them into other languages. This site is a great way to get your message out to other nations.

www.multimedia.lycos.com
Go here to get pictures and images of whatever you like. Here is the largest collection of photos and graphics presented in thumbnail prints for you to enlarge and use for your web site, school report, business project, advertising, etc.

www.peoplesearch.net
Search for people all over the world. You may even do reverse searches when you don't have the name. Search by address, location, phone, e-mail.

www.deja.com
If you are curious about a word, phrase or topic, go here to find out what others have said about that topic.

http://burns.dcb.du.edu
Find out more real estate related information on trends and costs. Building costs, leasing space, etc. all here.

www.dismal.com
Look at economic indicators. Find out the vital statistics for an area including economic data, information on housing, permits with occupancy and vacancy rates obtained from the Bureau of Census, Housing & Population and the National Association of Realtors.

www.mapblast.com
www.mapsonus.com
www.avis.com/maps
www.mapquest.com
Quick and easy way to obtain driving directions. You can use these in a multitude of ways. You can put them on your web site, send them to clients and friends or use for your person and business use.

www.cia.gov/coa/publications/factbook/index.html
The US Central Intelligence Agency has it's site here loaded with all kinds of information. "The Hoover Commission's Clark Committee, set up in 1954 to study the structure and administration of the CIA, reported to Congress in 1955 that: "The National Intelligence Survey is an invaluable publication which provides the essential elements of basic intelligence on all areas of the world. There will always be a continuing requirement for keeping the Survey up-to-date." The Factbook was created as an annual summary and update to the encyclopedic NIS studies. The first classified Factbook was published in August 1962, and the first unclassified version was published in June 1971. The NIS program was terminated in 1973 except for the Factbook map, and gazetteer components. The 1975 Factbook was the first made available to the public with sales through the US Government Printing Office (GPO). The Factbook was first made available on the Internet in June 1997. The year 2003 marks the 56th anniversary of the establishment of the Central Intelligence Agency and the 60th year of continuous basic intelligence support to the US Government by The World Factbook and its two predecessor programs."

Saving Time and Solving Problems

http://www1.shopping.com
Want to find the best prices on-line? Here's where you can go where there are over 7000 on-line crawlers searching for the best deals at the best prices. The cost of this service is free.

www.help.com
Go here to find answers to your on-line questions. You will find a broad range of topics to choose from: software, hardware, the Interview, Windows and more.

www.timeanddate.com
Here you will find the world clock and a calendar for your personal use. Find out what time it is around the work and keep yourself organized with the on-line calendar. There are other useful items here as well.

Find Freelancers For Your Business

www.elance.com
Are you a small business trying to get into the big pond? Here is the place to go to get help with all your professional presentations. Put in what you are looking for, whether it be logos, banner ads, project help, power Point presentations, etc. Your request will go out to bid. You select the company that interests you. Outsource any business project. You could also be a Global 2000 enterprise looking for software to improve your services. It's all here.

www.weatherbug.com

This one was chosen as the "pick of the Show" at the NAB 2000. You can download this and place it on your task bar. Find out what the weather is like in your neighborhood or around the world.

Scams, Hackers, Viruses and More

www.blackice.iss.net

A fee is charged for this invaluable service. Protect your computer from intruders. Firewall installation and warnings issued when a potential demon comes to your door.

http://spybot.safer-networking.com
A free service to help protect your computer from invasions and viruses.

www.lavasoftaddaware.com
A free service to help protect your computer from invasions and viruses.

www.scambusters.com

You have heard about all those scams on-line. If scambusters have heard about it, they will report it to you. You can go here to check to see if an offer has been reported to scambusters. They even have a Scam Alert newsletter. It's all free.

http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/mbody.htm

Find out about the lies told on the Internet. Here you will find out about hoaxes and get the low down on them.

Travel and Leisure

www.travelpage.com/air/airlines

Find the home pages of all the airlines.

www.zagat.com

Find out how a restaurant ranks or find a restaurant here.

http://ctg.chase.com.ctg

Convert currency into the country of your choice. If you order over $500 worth of currency, it will be delivered to your door at no additional charge. This site offers currency ordering and conversion rates.

http://businesstravel.about.com/travel/businesstravel/cs/airlineseatmaps/index.htm
What to select your seat on the airlines? This site give you a seat map of the airplane as well as the exit rows, seating configuration for first class, business class and coach.

http://www.etherzone.com/flttk.shtml

A really neat site to find out what's happening with a flight you want to check up on. The information is in real time and will give you information such as when the flight is due on ground almost before the flight tower is made aware of the information.