fantastic web sites out there. Tell us some

[Talk Host]

I never cease to be amazed at what is available on the internet. There are some wonderful sites out there.

Direct us to some of your favorites. Copy the URL. Open the "post reply" window. Click on the little icon of the globe at the top. Right under the white smiley face. Then paste the URL in the window.

You can paste it before of after you type text in the box about the site.

Try this one, an interactive map of tornado's in the US.

http://www.wunderground.com/tornado/

Or, you can pick a hurricane and see where it went here:

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/%28Gh%29/guides/mtr/hurr/hurtrack/index.html

I hope that many consider TOTV to be their favorite, but we all know how to get here.

[bkcunningham1]

This is a website called ConsumerSearch. It gives expert and consumer reviews of products.

http://www.consumersearch.com/

[bkcunningham1]

The free search for US immigrants at Ellis Island is amazing.

http://www.ellisisland.org/

[bkcunningham1]

Symptom checker at the Mayo Clinic is, IMHO, better than WebMD.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/symptom-checker/DS00671

[bkcunningham1]

More than 40,000 free books online.

http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/

[bkcunningham1]

Okay, one more. I can't resist. I love the Internet.

This is a very good site to get news headlines. You can also research campaign contributions. I love it for news.

http://www.newsmeat.com/

[Taltarzac]

The Internet Movie Database for user reviews, critical reviews, cast, quotes, filming locations, showtimes, and other stuff. http://www.imdb.com/

The Numbers.com for box office information, DVD release reviews, box office prediction contests, a yearly Oscar winners prediction contest.
http://www.the-numbers.com/


Rotten Tomatoes for critical movie reviews. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/

[18togo]

www.stumbleupon.com (http://www.stumbleupon.com)

You put in your interest, and it sends you out to random websites. It's quite addicting, and you can fine tune it with more interests and clicking whether you like a page or not.

[collie1228]

http://thevillagesdailyphoto.blogspot.com/
This is a a magnificent website with daily photos taken in The Villages. Probably may of you TOTV folks have seen this site, but if not, this is one that should be bookmarked on everyone's browser who love TV. Some of the photos here are just perfect - and I try to access it at least weekly, as I'm up here in Upstate NY and won't be moving down there for another year or two. This is the way I get my weekly TV visual fix.

[Walt.]

This is a great site for music. Truckloads of great songs. Easy to use.
http://www.tropicalglen.com/

This has thousands of "stations." Many of which are just regular people who've loaded up music they llike. Huge variety.
http://www.live365.com/web/index.live

Radio stations all over the world. All genres.
http://radiotime.com/Index.aspx

Give 'em a try.
Walt.

[chuckinca]

http://www.sitorsquat.com/sitorsquat/home/map


Can be installed on your G3 cell phone.

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[chuckinca]

Install this app on your G3 Cell Phone and aim the phone to a speaker playing music and it will tell you what is playing and let you download it.


http://www.shazam.com/


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[Pats2010]

http://www.criticalpast.com/

[Ohiogirl]

What a great thread!

Here's one for new, current, or wannabe Florida gardeners: floridayards.org

[Ohiogirl]

forgot something:

http://www.floridayards.com/

[Ohiogirl]

http://www.floridayards.org/

I also like the Grumpy Gardener weekly column in Southern Living. Just google it - I want to spare all of you 3 more posts.

[jannd228]

http://www.floridayards.org/

I also like the Grumpy Gardener weekly column in Southern Living. Just google it - I want to spare all of you 3 more posts.

http://grumpygardener.southernliving.com/:pepper2:

[Pats2010]

You can search and keep your favorite songs on this site.


http://listen.grooveshark.com/

[BaylorBear]

Symptom checker at the Mayo Clinic is, IMHO, better than WebMD.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/symptom-checker/DS00671

Great website, but it really upset me!!! It told me that my leg cramps are a symptom of aging and lack of exercise!!! Burst my bubble, I'll tell you!! Now it's yoga along with the fat free yogurt!!!:shrug:

[Jerseyboy2]

The National Geographic site has fantastic photo's.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

[Ohiogirl]

Great website, but it really upset me!!! It told me that my leg cramps are a symptom of aging and lack of exercise!!! Burst my bubble, I'll tell you!! Now it's yoga along with the fat free yogurt!!!:shrug:

But yoga does work - mine have gone away, at least until I sprained my knee (again). Only other time I had leg cramps regularly was when I was in my 20s and pregnant. Am definitely not pregnant, so I guess that leaves the other.

Have any of the rest of you noticed that every time you mention some bodily complaint at your yearly physical, or whenever, your doctor just sort of nods and says something along the lines of, well, it's to be expected at your age. The first few times I was rather taken aback - I had expected them to just fix it! Now I get thrilled if it make it a couple of years beyond when my contemporaries are complaining. You never think it will happen to you, but I guess it beats the alternative.

[Bonny]

Here's one I use alot. Has the links for a lot of my favorite sites.

http://www.allmyfaves.com/

[Bogie Shooter]

This one is good for translating English to other languages.
http://www.rock3.co.uk/translate.shtml

Unclaimed cash.
http://www.unclaimed.org/

Player piano music.
http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=playerpiano;list

Is that email you received really true.
http://www.snopes.com/

A nice day trip to Micanopy.
http://theshopinmicanopy.com/

Victorian golf cartoons.
http://www.victoriana.com/abfrost/golf.html

How to get a human when calling 800 numbers.
http://gethuman.com/

A good source for clip art.
http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/sitemap/animals.htm

Put in an address and see a street view.
http://www.vpike.com/

Beautiful graphics and clip art.
http://jsmagic.net/galleriesindex/

Enjoy

[bestmickey]

Newspapers, Nationwide and/or Worldwide:
http://www.refdesk.com/paper.html


Home Items Shopping Websites:
http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/money/spending/best-shopping-websites-10000001717649/index.html

[salpal]

I always check the reviews on hotels from this website before booking. They are written by real people, not someone trying to hype a place.


http://www.tripadvisor.com/

[nitehawk]

You Really Have To Pay Attention!!!

Read the instructions below, before you start (unless you can read Japanese!).
This will drive you nuts.

In English, the instructions are as follows:

1. Touch 'start'
2. Wait for the 3, 2, 1.
3. See & Memorize each viewed number's position on the screen, and then
click (from memory) each blank circle from the lowest number to the highest
number.
4. At the end of game, the computer will tell you the age of your brain.
5. Forward the message and type your calculated age in the subject line.


Good luck!

http://flashfabrica.com/f_learning/brain/brain.html

[2BNTV]

Nitewhawk:

I played it twice just to verify that I was doing it correctly. I didn't believe the first age that came up - 37.

The second time age = 34.

Real age is 65. Nice to know that one still has the mental acuity of a younger man.

Didn't see where to forward it but found this site to be very interesting.

[jannd228]

Nitewhawk:

I played it twice just to verify that I was doing it correctly. I didn't believe the first age that came up - 37.

The second time age = 34.

Real age is 65. Nice to know that one still has the mental acuity of a younger man.

Didn't see where to forward it but found this site to be very interesting.

32 age 62 :BigApplause:

[pooh]

I use this site when I have friends or family arriving by plane. Let's me know when they left, where they are and when they've landed.

http://www.flightview.com/TravelTools/

[Taltarzac]

You Really Have To Pay Attention!!!

Read the instructions below, before you start (unless you can read Japanese!).
This will drive you nuts.

In English, the instructions are as follows:

1. Touch 'start'
2. Wait for the 3, 2, 1.
3. See & Memorize each viewed number's position on the screen, and then
click (from memory) each blank circle from the lowest number to the highest
number.
4. At the end of game, the computer will tell you the age of your brain.
5. Forward the message and type your calculated age in the subject line.


Good luck!

http://flashfabrica.com/f_learning/brain/brain.html

Actual age 51. First try 52, then 33, then 37.

[missypie]

I've added several to my favorites list..awesome! Thanks :coolsmiley:

[collie1228]

http://www.seatguru.com/

I spend way too much time on airplanes (I have nearly 2 million actual miles on Delta alone), and my company is great about allowing me to fly business class on long international flights. I wouldn't be without Seat Guru, which has virtually every configuration of airplane on most, if not all, of the airlines in the world. You can go into this site and see where the good and bad seats are on your flight, and make/change your reservations accordingly. If you fly a lot, this is a great tool.

[pooh]

You Really Have To Pay Attention!!!

Read the instructions below, before you start (unless you can read Japanese!).
This will drive you nuts.

In English, the instructions are as follows:

1. Touch 'start'
2. Wait for the 3, 2, 1.
3. See & Memorize each viewed number's position on the screen, and then
click (from memory) each blank circle from the lowest number to the highest
number.
4. At the end of game, the computer will tell you the age of your brain.
5. Forward the message and type your calculated age in the subject line.


Good luck!

http://flashfabrica.com/f_learning/brain/brain.html

I'm quitting while I'm ahead.....calculated age - 26, actual age 65! I'm not going to take the test again... ;)

[pooh]

Here's one more to keep those little gray cells working....

http://www.setgame.com/set/puzzle_frame.htm

[Taltarzac]

Here's one more to keep those little gray cells working....

http://www.setgame.com/set/puzzle_frame.htm

Are some day's puzzles harder than others on these set games???

[Pats2010]

Bonny already posted this site but I thought I would post it again for those who might have missed it.
This is has been on my bookmark list for quite awhile.

http://www.allmyfaves.com/

[JimJoe]

http://www.hotsheet.com/

[pooh]

Are some day's puzzles harder than others on these set games???

Yes indeed. Today's were pretty easy. Makes me feel really good when you come across an easy puzzle set up... :)

[Hawkwind]

Another great flight tracking site with a lot of other information about airports and flying. You can kill hours cruising this site.

http://flightaware.com/

[Pats2010]

http://www.hotsheet.com/

Great site JimJoe. I killed a good hour exploring it today. Thanks.

[JimJoe]

Great site JimJoe. I killed a good hour exploring it today. Thanks.

You are welcome. It is the best Directory page I have found on the net.
I used to make customized ones for my customers when I worked for an IP but I got lazy and just made hotsheet the homepage.

[chuckinca]

bump

[Taltarzac]

Here's one more to keep those little gray cells working....

http://www.setgame.com/set/puzzle_frame.htm

These are addictive but can also be really frustrating. The web site seems to claim that the younger you are the better you will do. It also seems to say that females do a lot better than males with this kind of pattern recognition.

[tony]

Astronomy Picture of the Day (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/)

[kfierle]

For those of you who enjoy a good jigsaw puzzle, here is a site for you.

http://www.jigzone.com/

[joannej]

How to do anything, complete with pictures and videos. Go to: http://www.ehow.com/

[nitehawk]

Here is another one that is good-
http://objflicks.com/TakeMeBackToTheSixties.htm