Web Guide

This is a listing of web sites by subject matter. Many of these sites were featured in the Finger Lakes Times' Home Tech column which appears in the paper on Sundays.

Here are the topics available:

General Research Health Travel Job Searching Computer Help Online Shopping Digital Cameras Web Photo Services Educational Sites Home Renovation

Spam Computer Security Stock, Investment information Internet Hoaxes Audio and Video Programming Voice-Actuated Computer Programs Broadband Internet Service Online Tutorials Genealogy

Broadband Connections

Satellite Internet Service

• HughesNet

Some DSL Links

• Everything DSL
• Verizon

Travel Information

• Internet Guide to Hostelling
• US State Department Consular Affairs
• Fodor's Travel Online
• TRAVEL.ORG
• Arthur Frommer's
• Help for World Travelers
• The Budget Traveller's Guide to Sleeping in Airports

General Research

• MapQuest
• Maps - Yahoo
• Research-It (various research tools)
• My Virtual Reference Desk
• One Look Dictionaries
• Zip Codes

Health Information

• The Centers for Disease Control
• The National Institutes of Health
• CancerNet
• American Cancer Society
• The New England Journal of Medicine
• The Health on the Net Foundation
• Mayo Clinic
• MedicineNet

Educational Sites

• Purdue Online Writing Lab
• The Global Schoolhouse
• Awesome Library - K-12 Education Directory
• Alice Springs School of the Air
• Anderson Kill Titanic Trial

Shareware

• Download.com
• Shareware.com
• Jumbo.com

Sites for Investors

Mutual Fund and Stock Quotes:

• Yahoo! Finance
• NASDAQ.COM

Access to SEC filings:

• FreeEDGAR.com

General information on companies and mutual funds:

• Motley Fool
• Hoover's Online
• Thomas Register
• NETworth
• CNN/Money
• Morningstar
• Mutual Funds Investor's Center

Socially Responsible Investing

• SocialInvest.org
• Rocky Mountain Humane Investing

Online Banking

• Bankrate.com

Financial Planning

• Financial Planning Association

Job Search Sites

• Job Search Engine
• Monster.com
• U.S. Job Net
• Wall Street Journal careers
• CareerPath.com
• America's Job Bank
• NationJob Online Jobs Database
• The CareerBuilder Network

Audio and video programming

Plug-ins:

• Real Audio
• Windows Media Player
• QuickTime 4

Sites for Computer Help

• PC Hardware/Performance Guide
• The PC Guide
• PC Mechanic

Voice-Actuated Computer Programs

• Dragon Systems

Online Shopping

• Google Shopping (formerly Froogle)
• mySimon Comparison Shopping
• WebMarket
• Yahoo Shopping

Digital Cameras

• Epson
• Fuji Film
• Kodak
• Nikon
• Sony
• Toshiba
• Olympus

Home Renovation Web Sites

• DIYBooks.com: Home Renovation
• Better Homes and Gardens
• Do It Yourself Home Improvement
• iVillage.com
• Old house remodeling
• Deck, Gazebo building
• Bob's Weekend Handyman
• Handyman USA
• Howstuffworks: Home Improvement
• The Weatherization Pages
• Renovators Place
• BobVila.com
• About Your House with Bob Yapp
• HandyMa'am with Beverly DeJulio
• New Yankee Workshop
• This Old House Online

Genealogy Research

General Sites:

• Ancestry.com
• The Genealogy Home Page
• The Olive Tree Genealogy
• The USGenWeb Project - Home Page
• Ellis Island Records
• NewspaperArchive.com
• Genealogy Searching Center
• AncestralFindings.com
• Genealogy.com
• NARA Genealogy
• The Italian Genealogy Homepage
• German genealogy
• RootsWeb.com
• Finger Lakes genealogy listserv
• New York Genealogy Information
• GenHomePage - Genealogy links

Genealogy Software:

• Legacy Family Tree Genealogy Software

Magazines:

• GenealogyMagazine.com
• Family Chronicle Magazine