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ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS SEARCH
http://www.four11.com (Directory/Address finder)
http://www.whowhere.com (Telephones and Street Addresses)
http://www.whowhere.com/GovtPages (Telephones and Addresses for the U.S. Government.
http://www.tollfree.att.net/tf.html ( http://www.anywho.com )
http://www.theultimates.com/white
http://www.wwar.com (World Wide Arts Resources)
http://www.discenter.org (Arts Dia Center / Artists Projects)
http://www.artuframe.com (art and framing gallery - commercial)
http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/MILE/stoneldx.html (Milestones Artists & Visual Effects publication of the Phoenix Arts Commission)
http://www.glyphs.com Museum of bad art
http://www.at149st.com graffiti from the streets of New York
http://nasdac.faa.gov/asp/fw_ntsb.asp (US government listing)
http://www.bcity.com
http://www.us-marketnet.com
http://www.agmc.com (Mortgage payments calculator)
http://www.homefair.com (Calculator for cost of living changes if moving, moving calculator, mortgage qualification calculator, and home buying and relocation information)
(U.S.) CHAMBER OF COMMERCE http://www.usccwork.com
CAREERS IN 3D, 3D EDUCATION, DIGITAL ANIMATION, CHARACTER ANIMATION, DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY AND PRODUCTION DESIGN.
CIA (Publications, World Maps, World Country Information, Appendixes, World Fact Books, World Chiefs of State, and more) Maps: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html (Got to Publications and Maps)
CHIEFS OF STATES (and government officials) IN THE WORLD http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/pubs.html (Choose Chiefs of State)
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html (Go to Publications and Chiefs of State)
http://www.vivacincodemayo.org
COMPUTER RELATED ISSUES - PROGRAMS, ETC.
See below Site List No. 2
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY (CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOWS)
CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY U.S.
COUNTRIES INFORMATION (worldwide) http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
http://www.renfe.es (railway in Spain)
http://www.iberia.com (airline in Spain)
http://culinary.net/cgi-bin/iccentry.cgi
http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/index.html
http://www.acs.uclagary.com/~dkbrown (children's' literature library Web Guide)
http://www.discoveryschool.com
http://www.teleport.com/~dleahy/Truth
http://gened.emc.maricopa.edu/bio/bio181/biobk/biobooktoc.html biology text book
http://www.ala.org/ICONN/kcfavorites.html Kids Connect
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites Links to 700+ sites for students
http://www.canada.org.mx/english/index.htm Canadian Embassy in Mexico (City)
http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov
U.S. Embassy in Mexico (City) (Paseo de la Reforma No. 305) (tel: '5' 209-9100)
(the old site was http://www.usembassy.org.mx/emenu.html
)
See Embassies & Consulates of Mexico in the U.S. and Canada elsewhere on this website
For Consulates of the World (Including Latin America, in the U.S.) (partial listing) http://www.webofculture.com/refs/consulates.html
EVENTS REPORTED THAT OCCURRED ON DATES IN THE PAST, INVESTIGATION OF (COMMERCIAL SERVICE)
http://www.dmarie.com/asp/history.asp
(U.S.) EXPORT ASSISTANCE CENTER TEL: 1-800-872-8723
FEDERAL DEPOSITORY INSURANCE CORPORATION (Section on verification of U.S. bank registry, other, or report suspicious banking events)
http://www.fdic.gov/consumer/suspicious
http://www.financenter.com (Does Calculations and Answers Questions on financing - homes, cars, savings, retirement and more).
http://www.hoovers.com (Company Profiles)
http://www.icreditreport.com (Credit Reports)
http://www.wsj.com , http://www.thestreet.com , http://www.foolcom (General Information)
http://www3.dbc.com/market.html
http://www.epicurious.com (Recipes)
http://www.zagat.com , http://www.sidewalk.com (restaurants)
http://www.fantasystockmarket.com
http://www.bbg.org Brooklyn Botanic Garden
http://www.flowerbase.com Pictures
http://www.johnnycyberseed.com Shopping
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org (National Genealogical Society)
http://www.gentree.com/gentree.htm Online Genealogical database
(3rd tour of Nagano, Japan) (will need to download graphics viewer)
GOVERNMENT (U.S. FEDERAL, State & Local)
http://www.sba.gov Small Business Administration (U.S. Government) 1-800-8-ask-sba , http://www.sba.gov
http://www.business.gov U.S. Business Advisor
http://www.fedworld.gov Federal US Government
http://www.fie.com/www/us_gov.htm (Listing of U.S. Federal Government sites)
http://www.whitehouse.gov (the White House, Washington, D.C.)
http://www.odci.gov (CIA)
http://www.fbi.gov (FBI)
http://www.loc.gov (Library of Congress)
http://www.whowhere.com/GovtPages (Telephones and Addresses for the U.S. Government - federal, state & local)
http://www.cpsc.gov US Federal Consumer Product Safety Commission
http://www.users.uswest.net/~ahcc Greater Phoenix Minority Business Development Center
GOVERNMENT (MEXICO) ( see elsewhere on this website - go to webmex)
GRANTS FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
http://www2.bluemountain.com (virtual greeting cards sent over the Internet)
http://www.tvguide.com (TV Guide)
http://www.timecast.com (What is playing on the Web)
http://www.medicine.com (Medicinenet)
http://www.mediconsult.com (Mediconsult)
http://www.mayo.ivi.com (Mayo Health ) @ sis)
http://www.columbia-hca.net (Columbia HCA - Healthcare Corporation)
http://www.nlm.nib.gov (Medline)
http://www.excite.com/channel/health
http://www.ncqa.org (National Committee for Quality Assurance - NCQA)
See "Medical Guide" on this page for more sites
http://home.ptd.net/~herplink/frames.html (Links about herepotology - reptiles)
http://www.hisp.com Hispanic Online by Hispanic
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS FOR OTHER PURPOSES
HURRICANES (U.S. NATIONAL HURRICANE / TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER)
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov ( http://www.noaa.gov - National Oceanic Administration)
For Further information on weather see:
See "Weather" on this page
See the "Weather Info" on the Business Page of this website
INFORMATION - CAN'T FIND IT !, CAN'T FIND THEM !
see below "People"
http://www.quickquote.com (Insurance quotes)
http://www.insuremarket.com (Quicken Insuremarket)
http://www.inurance.miningco.com/blbiglist.htm (www?)
http://www.ambest.com/resource/insdir.html
http://www.standardandpoors.com/ratings/insurance/index.com
http://www.state.az.us/id (Az Department of Insurance)
INTERNET TRAFFIC LOAD REPORT SITE
http://www.andovernews.com/trafficreport.htm
http://www.schwab.com (Charles Schwab)
http://www.wsj.com (Wall Street Journal)
http://www.investorguide.com (Investor guide)
http://www.investorwords.com (Investor words)
http://www.investools.com (Investor tools)
http://www.aol.com (see: The Motley Fool - editorials)
http://www.quicken.corn (variety of financial tools)
http://www.zdil.com (articles form Inter@ctive Week Online and Reuters)
http://www.finandatweb.corn (free sites to learn about online investing)
http://www.ajb.dni.us (American Jobs Bank)
http://www.net-temps.com Net-Temps
see Stupid US Laws
Some New Error Messages Planned for Microsoft Windows 2000 !!!
1) Smash
forehead on keyboard to continue.
2) Enter any
11-digit prime number to continue.
3) Press any
key to continue or any other key to quit.
4) Press any
key... no, no, no, NOT THAT ONE!
5) Press
Ctrl-Alt-Del now for IQ test.
6) Close your
eyes and press escape three times.
7) Bad
command or file name! Go stand in the corner.
8) This will
end your Windows session. Play again?
9) Windows:
'Mistake! Shall I format your brain?'
10) God:
"Rebooting the universe, please log out"
11) Keyboard not
attached. Press F1 to continue.
12) BREAKFAST.SYS
halted... Cereal port not responding.
13) COFFEE.SYS
missing... Insert cup and press any key.
14) CONGRESS.SYS
corrupted... Re-boot Washington D.C? (Y/N)
15) File not found.
Should I fake it? (Y/N)
16) Bad or missing
mouse driver. Spank the cat? (Y/N)
17) Runtime Error
6D at 417A:32CF: Incompetent User.
18) Error reading
FAT record: Try the SKINNY one? (Y/N)
19) WinErr 547:
LPT1 not found... Use backup... PENCIL & PAPER.
20) User Error:
Replace user.
21) Windows
VirusScan 1.0 - "OS/2 found: Remove it? (Y/Y)"
22) Backup not
found: (A)bort (R)etry (P)anic
I've sure gotten old. I've had 2 By-pass surgeries. A hip replacement, new knees.Fought prostate cancer, and diabetes. Am half blind, can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. Have bouts with dementia. Have poor circulation, hardly feel my hands and feet anymore. Can't remember if I'm 85 or 92. Have lost all my friends. But......Thank God I still have my DRIVER'S LICENSE ! !
Life's Little Annoyances: "Things That Drive
A Sane Person Nuts"
-You have to try on a pair of sunglasses with that stupid little plastic thing
in the middle of them.
-The person behind you in the supermarket runs his cart into the back of your
ankle.
-The elevator stops on every floor and nobody gets on.
-There's always a car riding your tail when you're slowing down to find an
address.
-You open a can of soup and the lid falls in.
-It's bad enough that you step in dog poop, but you don't realize it till you
walk across your living room rug.
-The tiny read string on the Band-Aid wrapper never works for you.
-There's a dog in the neighborhood that barks at everything.
-You can never put anything back in a box the way it came.
-Three hours and three meetings after lunch you look in the mirror and discover
a piece of parsley stuck to your front tooth.
-You drink from a soda can into which someone has extinguished a cigarette.
-You slice your tongue licking an envelope.
-Your tire gauge lets out half the air while you're trying to get a reading.
-A station comes in brilliantly when you're standing near the radio but buzzes,
drifts and spits every time you move away.
-There are always one or two ice cubes that won't pop out of the tray.
-You wash a garment with a Kleenex in the picket and your entire laundry comes
out covered with lint.
-The car behind you blasts its horn because you let a pedestrian finish
crossing.
-A piece of foil candy wrapper makes electrical contact with your filling.
-You set the alarm on your digital clock for 7PM instead of 7AM.
-The radio station doesn't tell you who sang that song.
-You rub on had cream and can't turn the bathroom doorknob to get out.
-People behind you on a supermarket line dash ahead of you to a counter just
opening up.
-Your glasses slide of you ears when you perspire.
-You can't look up the correct spelling of a word in the dictionary because you
don't know how to spell it.
-You have to inform five different sales people in the same store that you're
just browsing.
-You had that pen in your hand only a second ago and now you can't find it.
-You reach under the table to pick something off the floor and smash you head on
the way up.
IF I WERE THE DEVIL by Paul Harvey
"I would gain control of the most powerful nation in the world; I would
delude their minds into thinking that they had come from man's effort, instead
of God's blessings; I would promote an attitude of loving things and using
people, instead of the other way around; I would dupe entire states into relying
on gambling for their state revenue; I would convince people that character is
not an issue when it comes to leadership; I would make it legal to take the life
of unborn babies; I would make it socially acceptable to take one's own life,
and invent machines to make it convenient; I would cheapen human life as much as
possible so that the life of animals are valued more that human beings; I would
take God out of the schools, where even the mention of His name was grounds for
a law suit; I would come up with drugs that sedate the mind and target the
young, and I would get sports heroes to advertise them; I would get control of
the media, so that every night I could pollute the mind of every family member
for my agenda; I would attack the family, the backbone of any nation. I would
make divorce acceptable and easy, even fashionable. If the family crumbles, so
does the nation; I would compel people to express their most depraved fantasies
on canvas and movie screens, and I would call it art; I would convince the world
that people are born homosexuals, and that their lifestyles should be accepted
and marveled; I would convince the people that right and wrong are determined by
a few who call themselves authorities and refer to their agenda as politically
correct; I would persuade people that the church is irrelevant and out of date,
and the Bible is for the naive; I would dull the minds of Christians, and make
them believe that prayer is not important, and that faithfulness and obedience
are optional; I guess I would leave things pretty much the way they are."
Paul Harvey
LIFE IS A CHOICE
Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and
always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was
doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"
He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was
there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.
Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and
asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time.
How do you do it?" Michael replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to
myself, Mike, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or
you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood."
"Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can
choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to
me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the
positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life."
"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested. "Yes, it
is," Michael said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all
the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations.
You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or
bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life."
I reflected on what Michael said. Soon thereafter, I left the Tower Industry to
start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made
a choice about life instead of reacting to it.
Several years later, I heard that Michael was involved in a serious accident,
falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and
weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with rods placed
in his back.I saw Michael about six months after the accident. When I asked him
how he was, he replied. "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my
scars?"
I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as
the accident took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was the
well-being of my soon to be born daughter," Michael replied. "Then, as
I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live
or I could choose to die. I chose to live."
"Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. Michael
continued, "...the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going
to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on
the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read
'he's a dead man.' I knew I needed to take action." "What did you
do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at
me," said Michael. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes, I
replied." The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my
reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, "Gravity!" Over their
laughter, I told them,
"I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.'"
Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his
amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live
fully.
Attitude, after all, is everything. You have two choices now:
1. Delete this.
2. Forward it to the people you care about.
I hope you will choose #2. I did.
Back-seat Driver
A man who is driving a car is stopped by a police officer. The following
exchange takes place...
The man says, "What's the problem officer?"
Officer: "You were going at least 75 in a 55 mph zone."
Man: "No sir, I was going 65."
Wife of Man: "Oh, Harry, you were going 80." (The man
gives his wife a dirty look.)
Officer: "I'm also going to give you a ticket for your broken tail
light."
Man: "Broken tail light? I didn't know about a broken tail
light!"
Wife of Man: "Oh Harry, you've known about that tail light for
weeks." (The man gives his wife another dirty look.)
Officer: "I'm also going to give you a citation for not wearing your seat
belt."
Man: "Oh, I just took it off when you were walking up to the
car."
Wife of Man: "Oh Harry, you never wear your seat belt."
The man turns to his wife and yells, "SHUT YOUR MOUTH!"
The Officer turns to the woman and asks, "Ma'am, does your husband talk to
you this way all the time?"
The wife says, "No, only when he's drunk."
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LATIN GROCER http://www.latingrocer.com
http://wwwnypl.org/branch/kids (New York Library)
http://www.loc.gov (Library of Congress of the U.S.)
http://www.mapsonus.com (Maps for the United States)
http://www.mapblast.com (Maps for the U.S. and the World)
http://www.mapquest.com (Maps of the U.S. and the World)
http://www.maps.com (Maps for the U.S. and the World)
http://www.guiaroji.com.mx (Map for Mexico City - free viewing - good)
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html Maps and more
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/americas.html Maps
http://www.mindcape.com (Physician's Home Assistant)
http://www.parentsplace.com (Parents Place)
See "Health Information" on this page for more sites
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview
http://www.microsoft.com/office/enterprise
http://www.microsoft.com/magazine
http://www.microsoft.com/southwest
MOVIES REVIEWS FOR CONTROL OF KIDS VIEWING
Listing of sites with music on them in the mps3 format
http://www.hitbox.com , http://www.mp3now.com , http://www.sonique.com , http://www.winamp.com , http://www.zipaudio.com
http://www.tunes.com (MP3 based)
check out the Que drive from QPS of Yorba Linda, Ca., I have heard its good
http://www.si.edu (Smithsonian Institution)
http://www.wsj.com (Wall Street Journal)
http://www.azcentral.com/sports (Phoenix Arizona, News Paper)
http://www.espn,sportszone.com (Espan)
http://www.cnn.com (CNN interactive)
http://www.cnnsi.com (CNN sports)
http://www.cbs.sports.line.com (CBS sports)
http://www.latimes.com (Los Angeles Times)
http://www.usatoday.com (USA Today)
http://www.sjmercury.com (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.ngnews.com (National Geographic News)
http://www2.lariboutpost.com-outpost-bobsleigh
http://www.world-port.com-sports.home.html
http://www.geocities.com-colosseum-track7686-mainhtml
http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~vbeatty/origami
http://www.ionet.net/search/people.html
To find Information see "Information"
PROPERTY UNCLAIMED (And How to Find it)
http://www.unclaimed.org National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators
Check out the different states in the US:
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/Law/Property/Uncalimed_Property_and_Escheat/Government_Agencies/U_S_States/
http://search.pbgc.gov The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation , for people who worked long enough to earn a pension.
http://www.ncua.gov/all_docs/news/unclaimed/unclaimed.html National Credit Union Association Management Center
http://hud.gov/3rdparty.html HUD
http://www.prudential.com/insurance/life/inlzz1025_content.html Prudential Insurance Co.
http://www.claims.state.ny.us Holocaust Settlement Fund.
REAL ESTATE "FOR SALE" LISTINGS
http://www.theschoolreport.com
http://www.travlang.com/languages/indextext.html (choose Spanish option)
http://www.intellicast.com/ski
See //Sites List No. 2// below
http://www.internet.com/sections/stocks.html
ALABAMA It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church. Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.
CALIFORNIA It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license. Women may not drive in a house coat.
FLORIDA It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit. Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strap- less gown.
KANSAS Pedestrians crossing the highways at night must wear tail lights. No one may catch fish with his bare hands.
OHIO Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public. It is illegal to get a fish drunk.
OKLAHOMA Violators can be arrested and/or jailed for making ugly faces at a dog. State law prohibits anyone taking a bite out of another's hamburger.
NEW JERSEY You cannot pump your own gas. All gas stations are full service only. In Ocean City, it is against the law to slurp your soup at a restaurant.
NEW YORK It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun. The penalty for jumping off a building is death.
TEXAS It is illegal to have more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
VIRGINIA It is illegal to sell peanut brittle on Sundays. Flipping a coin in a restaurant to see who pays for coffee is outlawed.
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov (IRS)
http://www.phonespell.org Find out what your telephone number spells out in words or phrases.
http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sites_usgulf.html (US Gulf Ports Tides)
http://www.nos.noaa.gov (Related US Tides site)
http://www.opsd.nos.noaa.gov/+p4days.html (NOAA National Ocean Service in the US)
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/david.w34/_FIFTEEN.html
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil US Naval Observatory, Washington DC - Official Time Keeper
http://www.stud.unit.no/USERBIN/steffent/timezones.pl
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html
http://www.hilink.com.au/times
For Time & Zones of Latin America see elsewhere on this website.
For "Time & Zones of Mexico" see elsewhere on this website.
http://www.accuweather.com AccuWeather
http://www.cnn.com ( http://www.cnn.com/weather )
http://www.earthwatch.com Earth Watch - Weather Demand
http://www.intellicast.com Intellicast
http://www.noaa.gov - National Oceanic Administration
http://www.wunderground.com The Weather Underground
http://www.ustoday.com ( http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wfront.htm )
http://www.weather.com (The Weather Channel)
See " http://www.komando.com/other/weather " for more possible alternate sites on weather
See "Hurricanes & Tropical Prediction Center" on this page
See the "Weather Info" on the Business Page of this website
http://www.whitehouse.com (see above - Government - for whitehouse.gov)
http://www.usps.gov/ncsc (US Zip Codes)
http://www.listin.com.(Zip Codes in Spanish)
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Choose One or more:BUILD A COMPUTER , CLIP ART , COMPUTER GAMES, ETC. , COMPUTER HARDWARE REVIEWS , COMPUTER INFORMATION SITE , COMPUTER MANUFACTURERS , COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING , COMPUTER PROGRAMS - FREE FILES & STUFF , COMPUTER PROGRAMS - FREE WEB SERVICES , COMPUTER PROGRAMS - GENERAL , COMPUTER PROGRAMS - GRAPHICS AND SOUND TOOLS , COMPUTER PROGRAMS - UTILITIES , COMPUTER TUNE-UPS , COMPUTER USERS GROUPS , COMPUTERS AND NETWORKS , FRAUD INFO , JOKES , ON LINE DIRECTORY OF COMPUTING , SCREEN SAVERS , SHAREWARE LIBRARIES , SOFTWARE SEARCHER , SUPPORT FOR FREE , YEAR 2000 PROBLEM , WINDOWS 98 PROBLEMS
http://buildapc.virtualave.net
ADD SOME CLIP ART
There is a wealth of clip art on the
Internet that you can download to use in your PowerPoint slide shows.
You might want to check out the art at Inki's ClipArt (http://www.inki.com/clipart).
Note that you can use art downloaded from Inki's for personal use only. You
cannot use it for profit.
Here are some additional free (for personal use) clip art sites:
Shawn's ClipArt & Webateria
http://www.inforamp.net/~dredge/index.html
Designed to a T
http://www.designedtoat.com/index.htm
A + Art (free art--not copyrighted)
http://www.aplusart.com
Karen Shader Designs (be sure to read the requirements for using this artwork)
http://members.xoom.com/Artshop/index.htm
Caboodles
http://www.caboodles.com
There's a lot of excellent clip art available in all these sites. Make
sure you check the copyright status before you use any of it for
commercial purposes.
Also see Graphics for the webpage elsewhere on this page.
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/-asb/moose-crossing
COMPUTER MANUFACTURERS (hardware and systems)
http://www.smartandfriendly.com
http://www.askjeeves.com (for posting questions on computer problems. Jeeves sends out the question to other sources to look for a solution or recommendation)
COMPUTER PROGRAMS - FREE FILES AND STUFF
The good news about Freeware, other than it's free, is that there are some terrific applications available if you know where to look. So, lets start with that.Where To Look...
- TuCows (freeware & shareware): http://www.tucows.com/
- NoNags (freeware & shareware): http://nonags.com/
- Stroud's (freeware & shareware): http://cws.internet.com/
- Slaughterhouse (freeware & shareware): http://slaughterhouse.com/
- Freeware Plus (freeware): http://www.freewareplus.com/
- FreeSaver.com (600+ free screensavers): http://www.freesaver.com/
- FreeHound (freeware): http://www.freehound.com/
Recommended Freeware Downloads:
Search Engine Creator (1.0MB): Build credibility and traffic to your site by building a custom branded search engine complete with content in minutes. < http://foreverweb.com/library/resources/secj10ant.exe >
Aesop Award Submitter (1.2MB): Automatically submit award requests to the nearly 100 award sites, including the 8 most important awards on the web. < http://foreverweb.com/library/resources/aas138.exe >
Clean System Directory (64KB): Scans the Windows system directory looking for references to DLL files that have no programs calling them. Once identified they can be move out, thus saving disk space and improving system performance. < http://www.ozemail.com.au/~kevsol/clnsysdr.zip >
ListPics (120KB): Creates an HTML file called PICLIST.HTM containing a list of all the graphic files in a directory, sorted in alphabetic order.The generated HTM file can be into a web browser to view all the graphics. < http://www.ozemail.com.au/~davidquinn/lstpcs20.exe >
Super Magnify (250KB): Magnifies portions of your screen up to 15 times. With special interpolation routine to maintain detail when magnifying.< http://www.ozemail.com.au/~bsolway/smag10.exe >
Top Dawg HTML Editor (1.01MB): One of the best freeware HTML editors available. < http://arthur.smith.net >
Selfseek! (3.06MB): Searches the contents of individual web sites. Uses proprietary search technology to index and store target web sites and eliminates the necessity to manually visit each page of a site to find specific information. < http://www.illumix.com/downloads.htm#selfseek >
EZCheck 2000 Lite (705KB): Scans for hardware Y2K compliance in the both the BIOS and CMOS clock. All test results are displayed in an intuitive and simple format. < http://www.pcfix2000.com/index2.html >
TempClean (782KB): Delete temp files from directories on your harddisk every time you start Windows. < http://alvilim.virtualave.net/download/tc21.exe >
AutoShutDown (1.47MB): Assists in turning off your computer without having to go through Windows. < http://www.js-inc.com/shut.zip >
COMPUTER PROGRAMS - FREE WEB SERVICES
http://www.geocity.com (non-business)
http://www.bcity.com (business)
http://www.aols.com/colorite/cielabcolorcomv.html
http://www.lava.net/'colorcom/comput.html
http://www.yahoo.com/netpreneur
http://www.rust.net/'walbea/crayon/apricot.htm
http://www.cix.co.uk/-net.services/spam_hater
http://www.shareware.com ( http://www.download.com )
SEE COMPUTER SOFTWARE ETC
COMPUTER PROGRAMS - GRAPHICS AND SOUND TOOLS
http://www.raph.com for 3D computer artists
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows95/info/powertoys.htm
http://www.tuneup.com (commercial service)
COMPUTERS AND NETWORKS, Information on threats to the security of
http://www.ciac.lini.gov/ciac/
A woman called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer. The tech asked her if she was "running it under Windows." The woman then responded, "No, my desk is next to the door. But that is a good point. The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and his is working fine."
- Tech Support: "How much free space do you
have on your hard drive?"
Customer: "Well, my wife likes to get up there on that Internet, and she
downloaded ten hours of free space. Is that enough?"
- - Customer: "Can you copy the Internet for me on this diskette?"
Murphy's Laws of Computing ...
When computing, whatever happens, behave as though you meant it to happen.
When you get to the point where you really understand your computer, it's
obsolete.
When the going gets tough, upgrade.
The first place to look for information is in the section of the manual where
you least expect to find it.
For every action there is an equal and opposite malfunction.
A computer program will always do what you tell it to do, but rarely what you
want it to do.
True Stories ...
-Compaq is considering changing the instruction "Press Any Key" to
"Press Return Key" because of the flood of calls asking where the
"Any" key is.
An AST customer was asked to send a copy of her defective diskettes. A few days
later a letter arrived from the customer along with photocopies of the floppies.
A confused caller to IBM was having troubles printing documents. He told the
technician that the computer had said it "couldn't find the printer."
The user had turned the computer screen to face the printer but his computer
still couldn't see the printer.
If Microsoft Built Cars ...
Every time they repainted the lines on the road you would have to buy a new car.
Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason, and you would just accept this, restart and drive on.
Occasionally, executing a maneuver would cause your car to stop and fail and you would have to re-install the engine. For some strange reason, you would accept this too.
The airbag system would say "are you sure?" before going off.
If you were involved in a crash, you would have no idea what happened.
Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast, twice as easy to drive, but would only run on five percent of the roads.
You could only have one person in the car at a time, unless you bought "Car95" or "CarNT". But, then you would have to buy more seats.
Macintosh car owners would get expensive Microsoft upgrades to their cars, which would make their cars run much slower.
The oil, gas and alternator warning lights would be replaced by a single "general car default" warning light.
ON LINE DIRECTORY OF COMPUTING
http://www.wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk
http://www.komando.com/other/downloads/picks (calendar screen saver)
http://www.execnet.com/filelibs (commercial services provider)
http://www.filez.com (Software searcher - search the internet)
http://www.zdnet.com/zdy2k PC Magazines' Resource Center
http://www.microsoft.com/year2000 - Microsoft
http://www.news.com CNet News
http://www.Y2Kbase.com A compliance database, covering computers, autos and other electronics.
http://www.y2knews.com A bi-weekly magazine
Other useful sites
http://www.dell.com/year/infolk/fag.htm
http://www.microsoft.com (Related Y2K Link)
http://www.mitre.org/research/y2k
http://www.mitre.org/research/y2k/docs/Y2K_LINKS
http://www.nim.com.au/year2000
http://www.year2000.co.uk/year2000.htm
http://www.wa.gov./dis/2000/6_survey.htm
http://www3.pc.ibm.com/techinfo/12e22.html ( IBM site, rather complete with drivers tech-info configurations settings and advice )
http://www.dell.com/products/notebook/latitude/98upgrade.htm ( Dell's site that warns users of their Latitude Notebook against upgrading until they obtain an upgrade to their BIOS "Basic Input Output System, the first program a computer runs when you turn it on" ) (is it dell.com or del.com)
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/tals/csd/support/ServiceSupport.html ( Toshiba's warning against upgrading until you put in the new BIOS they just finished, that has improved ACPI compatibility with Windows 98 )
http://www.compaq.com/athome/win98 (Compaq Computers' site for addressing potential conflicts)
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http://www.pamlico.net/changing.htm (step by step instructions for windows 95 & 98 users)
http://www.utrade.com/index.htm?MID=108668
http://usaweb.com & http://wwwauctionweb.com
http://www.insight.com (chose the icon/label "Departments")
http://www.buy.com (store)
http://www.livebid.com (by Amazon)
ICANN or The Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers, is the official non-profit corporation that keeps the Internet naming system in order.
http://www.networksolutions.com
http://nunames.nu (for registering for .nu names)
http://www.listin.com E-Mail listings in Spanish
http://www.hotmail.com ( http://www.hotmail-express.com )
http://mail2web.com (retrieves your e-mail from your home site - to be used while you are traveling in order to get your e-mail)
There is an independent service that offers to receive your faxes and send them to you as E-mail, for free. I assume that there must be some sort of advertising included, in order to provide you the free fax service. If you wish, you can visit http://www.callwave.com/internetday.html to get your free FaxWave fax number.
Some basic rules on how to avoid internet fraud (for investors)
1. Don't expect to get rich quickly
2. Don't assume that your computer service provider monitors its bulletin boards
and other investment sites.
3. Don't buy thinly traded, little-known stocks of small companies, known as
"penny stocks" simply because they were promoted and hyped online.
4. Don't act on the advice of anyone who hides his her identity (note: there is
a free software add-on at http://www.alexa.com
used with your browser (netscape or explorer) that can tell you who the
registered owner of a site is!).
5. Don't be fooled by claims of "inside information" such as upcoming
company announcements of new contracts or products.
6. If someone says they have checked something out, don't assume they have
actually done so.
7. Call your state, local and federal securities agencies for information or
advice.
8. You can call the North American Securities Administrators Association
Telephone (202) 737-0900.
Their website is http://www.nasaa.org
GRAPHICS - ANIMATED AND CLIP
ART
for the webpage
http://www.animfactory.com Animated GIF
SOME CLIP ART
Here are some additional free (for personal use) clip art sites:
Ini's ClipArt (http://www.inki.com/clipart).
Shawn's ClipArt & Webateria
http://www.inforamp.net/~dredge/index.html
Designed to a T
http://www.designedtoat.com/index.htm
A + Art (free art--not copyrighted)
http://www.aplusart.com
Karen Shader Designs (be sure to read the requirements for using this
artwork)
http://members.xoom.com/Artshop/index.htm
Caboodles
http://www.caboodles.com
Free Art (clip and past info address space on browser)
http://www.fotosearch.com (Type in - Royalty Free )
also see Clipart elsewhere herein
Greeting Cards http://www2.bluemountain.com (virtual greeting cards sent over the Internet)
http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/collider.html
INTERNET BROWSERS AND INTERNET SOFTWARE
Internet Explorer ( http://www.microsoft.com )
Netscape ( http://www.netscape.com )
- Opera 3.60 (1.3MB): Shareware ($35) - Fast, small and compact with support for CSS, Java, Java-Script SSL, and TLS. Uses multiple windows to navigate around the Internet, each one with its own history and home-page settings. Ideal for speed surfers and those with older PCs.Compatible with most Netscape plug-ins. < http://operasoftware.com > / / http://www.opera.nat.no (Opera : is a software browser from Norway that loads Web pages very fast with several powerful features. It's memory size will let it fit on a single floppy disk.)
- NCSA Mosaic 3.0 (2.86MB): This is the browser that started it all. Both Netscape and MS IE are based on Mosaic. A good, solid browser that supports tables, background sound, client side image maps, etc. Has a Collaboration feature allowing users to chat with other Mosaic users.< http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/mosaic-w/releaseinfo/index.html >
- Web SurfACE 2.0 (1.3MB): Freeware - A Web browser that requires MS IE 4 or 5. Includes page tabs which for quick & easy switching between browser screens. Also has a "Favorites" manager and built-in functions for quick web searches. Customizable theme looks.< http://www.toolpool.com/ >
- NeoPlanet 5.0 (1.5MB): Freeware - Puts the fun back into browsing and makes Net navigation faster and more intuitive. Use diverse interface skins ranging from "Deco" to "XMas". Content channels can be customized and shared with others. Also has an intuitive channel bar on the right-hand side that can take you to more than 800 of the top Web sites in three clicks or less. Requires IE 3.02+ < http://www.neoplanet.com/ >
- Netcaptor 5.03 (788KB): Freeware - Requires IE 4.0 or higher. A great multi-tasking Web browser which allows you to use browser tabs to view multiple windows at the same time. Easy to install and easy to use. < http://www.netcaptor.com >
-View your website via navigator 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, Explorer 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 or web
tv
using http://www.anybrowser.com/siteviewer.htm
Internet Software Library ( http://www.tucows.com )
"Electric Butterfly" Internet Related Software ( http://www.ebutterfly.com )
Sites with information to jazz up your websites:
www.earthlink.net/internet/workshop/graphics/backgrounds.html
www.earthlink.net/internet/workshop/graphics/images.html
www.sfsu.edu/~jtolson/textures/textures.htm
www.mediabuilder.com/graphicsagif.html
www.mediabuilder.com/
http://www.zdnet.com
http://www.icq.com
(communication panel)
http://www.alexa.com
(plug-in for browser)
http://www.bravenet.com (free e-mail and
other free services)
TEL: 1-888-ISP-FIND
In Phoenix, Arizona ( http://www.mindspring.com ; http://www.earthlink.com ; http://www.dancris.com ?$10.00 dls/month?; http://www.jps.net ?11.50 dls/month?; http://www.az.cyberhighway.net ?$9.95 dls/month).
INTERNET TRAFFIC LOAD REPORT SITE
http://www.andovernews.com/trafficreport.htm
INTERNET WEBSITE ENHANCERS AND THE 10 "L's" RULE
http://www.javagoodies.com
http://www.javapowered.com
http://www.clark.net.pub/samin/html/java.html
http://www.jars.com
http://www.JavaScripts.com
http://www.online-magazine.com/cafeconn.htm
http://www.gamelan.com
http://www.bronitsky.org/java.htm
http://hem1.passagen.se/swalen2
http://www.javasoft.com
http://www.javalobby.org
http://www.javaworld.com
http://www.javareport.com
http://www.developer.com/directories/dir.java.html
http://www.javascript.internet.com
http://www.javaboutique.webdeveloper.com
The 10 "L's" RULE FOR MAKING WEBPAGES
Look (pleasing look), Layout (organized layout), Logical (logical progression and makeup), Load-time (short load-time) , Length (be concise and avoid running on) , Links (Links should work) , Listen (Listen to constructive criticism) , Learn (Learn from your mistakes and from others success) , Laugh (Laugh at your on mistakes and correct them) , Lonely (Be ready for some lonely time to do the webpage) .
ROAMING POP's : If you will be traveling in the near future and wish to locate a "local" internet provider that uses POP, then look at the site: http://www.gric.com/frames/phonebook/pb.html
http://www.searchterms.com Top 100 Search Terms on the Internet Web
http://www.searchspy.com Database of search terms.
http://inventory.go2.com/inventory/searchInventory.mp GoTo's Key Word Inventory Search
SENDING ATTACHMENT FILES VIA THE INTERNET
No universal standard exists to convert binary files to ASCII in order to send them attached to an E-Mail, however, the most common binary to ASCII converters are:
a. MIME (Based64) Most commonly accepted
b. BinHex (for Machintosh users)
c. UUEncode/UUDecode
Note: Try your E-Mail program, it may have the feature in it.
-PRICESCAN http://www.pricescan.com
-NETBUY http://www.netbuyer.com
-PRICE WATCH http://www.pricewatch.com
SIX STEPS FOR SMART DOWN LOADING ON THE INTERNET
1. Avoid rush hour traffic. Visit the Internet Traffic Report Site located at http://www.andovernews.com/trafficreport.html
2. Try alternate Routes. Use an internet "search engine" to look for alternate download sites that offer the file you need, if the first is congested or down.
3. Keep current on the "site" updates. You should check the source site of a file or information to verify that what you are getting is the most recent version or most recent information.
4. Use a good zip utility. I have been advised that two good ones are: Download Butter from Lincoln Beach Software (possibly $29.95U.S.) ( http://www.lincolnbeach.com ), it reportedly decompresses and downloads files as well as tracking them. The other is ijenix's Zipmagic possibly $39.95U.S.) ( http://www.zipmagic.com ), it show zipped files as folders, permitting access to the individual files within the compressed set. Both programs may offer 30 day free trial use - ask !
5. Stay organized. When you download files (including ".zip" files) you should place them in a specific directory and specific file. Preferably make a folder for compressed files.
6. Keep your files and directories clean. Once you have unzipped a file and completed a program setup, delete all of the files you don't need. An alternate program (like CleanSweep - http://www.quarterdeck.com ) may help you.
http://www.allwhois.com Provides the names of the webmasters or other official contact of any website.
Five Essential Web Writing Guidelines: Use Multiple, Specific Headlines (should be able to see one headline at all times); Clearly Explain (be precise in statement on the headlines); Write your links as headlines; Use bullets - they break up text and serve as mini-headlines; Body Copy (Start every page with a summary or value proposition describing the content of the page); Keep it short (want to understand NOW what is the product or service)
WEPAGE/WEBSITE (PLACE FOR FREE)
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