- News
- Yahoo News: Top Stories
This where you will find top news stories from Yahoo. In addition to stories from Associated Press, this site also contains links to stories from Reuters, The Washington Post, USAToday, Los Angeles Times, and others.
- MSNBC
This site contains top stories from MSNBC. Also available from this site are video news stories from MSNBC TV, Today Show, NBC Nightly News, Dateline NBC, and Meet The Press.
- BigCharts
This free site is a service provided by MarketWatch. It provides charts and analysis on stocks and index data for securities traded on a number of exchanges.
- Comics
- Dilbert
This, of course, is the home of the funny and often all-too-true cartoon strip by Scott Adams.
- Search Engines / Directories
- Google
This is the home of the Google search engine. It is one of the most popular sites for fast, relevant results. Many other services are available here as well.
- Yahoo!
The Yahoo! site also offers many services in addition to searching the web. These services include shopping, travel, and communication to name only a few.
- AltaVista
A leading provider of search services and technology, AltaVista remains a popular place to search the web. The company continues to innovate new ways to find information quickly and efficiently.
- SiteFetcher
This site contains a directory of a number of popular internet sites.
- Job Search
- Monster.com
This site helps employees and employers to find each other. It includes helpful services, such as tips on writing a job-winning resume.
- Dice
This is a job board focused on technology. Their database contains permanent, consulting, and contract job postings.
- Reference
- Merriam-Webster Online
This is the home of the on-line version of this popular dictionary. The site also contains paid versions with many more word definitions. Other reference works are available here as well.
- Roget's Thesaurus
This Thesaurus is made available by the Project for American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language (ARTFL). The web site is hosted by the University of Chicago.
- Encarta
This is a popular reference library from Microsoft.
- Britannica
This web site offers partial article content in the main encyclopedia and summary content in the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia for non-subscribers. Full content is unlocked with a paid subscription.
- Encyclopedia.com
Here you will find content from the Columbia Encyclopedia. Articles are enhanced by including links to newspaper and magazine articles and pictures and maps.
- Webopedia
This site contains an online dictionary and search engine for computer and internet technology definitions.
- Cornell University
This web site contains a free service provided by Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute. The site contains legal information in areas ranging from the U.S. Constitution to the Uniform Commercial Code.
- World Time
This site contains time zone information for major cities around the world.
- Other Reference Links
Here are some additional reference links, including many not listed here.
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- Find People, Businesses, Places
- SmartPages
Yellow pages and white pages listings can be found here, as well as maps, directions, and city guides.
- MapQuest
This is the place to go to find street maps, driving directions, and to locate places nearby.
- Expedia
This web site helps you book flights, hotels, cars, cruises, and more.
- Public Record Finder
Search Public Records using this site.
- Zip+4
Find the correct zip + 4 zip code for an address. This site is a service of the United States Postal Service.
- Area Codes
This site provides you with information related to telephone area codes, and city and country codes.
- Shop
- Yahoo Shopping
Shop here to compare prices from a number of different vendors.
- Amazon.com
Purchase books, clothes, electronics, jewelry, shoes, gourmet food, and much more.
- CompUSA
Shop here to purchase computers, software, digital cameras, computer games, and more.
- CNET Shopper
This site lets you compare products and prices side-by-side from many different vendors.
- Office Depot
This is the on-line home of the popular office equipment / supply store. Shop on-line or locate a store near you.
- Staples
This is the on-line shopping site for Staples. Find office supplies, equipment, or a neighborhood store.
- FedEx
Ship online using this FedEx web site.
- Other Shopping Links
This site contains some additional links to online shopping for general items, office, computers, electronics, and more.
- Entertainment
- TV Guide
This site contains searchable TV listings, movie guides, sports guides, entertainment news, and more.
- Yahoo Movies
Get showtimes and tickets. View trailers & clips, read entertainment news and movie reviews.
- Blockbuster
Search for movies, find a store near you, or have DVDs delivered by mail.
- Screen It!
This site offers detailed reviews of movies and videos. It also has links to movie trailers and clips.
- Software, Internet
- Microsoft
This is the home of Microsoft Corporation. Obtain product information, updates, support, and more.
- Network Solutions
This domain name registrar also provides services such as web hosting, web site design, e-mail, and more.
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Technology News items from Yahoo! News:
Electronic Arts shares dive on weak outlook
(AP)
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:05:30 GMT
AP - A disappointing outlook from Electronic Arts Inc. sent shares of the video game publisher sharply lower Monday, a sign that significant cost-cuts and layoffs have not ended the company's slump.
Security chip that does encryption in PCs hacked
(AP)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:31:39 GMT
AP - Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks.
MySpace Music experiments with audio ads
(AP)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:46:53 GMT
AP - Hoping to boost revenue, MySpace Music has begun experimenting with audio advertisements that users must hear if they want to listen to music for free online.
Chinese police shut down hacker training business
(AP)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:26:44 GMT
AP - Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday.
Google cuts fee to break Nexus One contract
(AP)
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:22:45 GMT
AP - Google Inc. has lowered by $200 the fee it charges customers who break a standard two-year contract for its new Nexus One phone on the T-Mobile USA Inc. network.
PayPal halts certain payment transactions in India
(AP)
Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:25:43 GMT
AP - The online payments service PayPal has taken the unusual step of suspending many transactions in India for more than a week.
China plans online gambling crackdown
(Reuters)
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:34:29 GMT
Reuters - China plans to crack down on the online gambling industry, including the banks and websites that support it, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement posted on its website.
LG, Samsung Go Social With Latest Handsets
(PC World)
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:40:11 GMT
PC World - South Korea's two biggest cell phone makers previewed on Tuesday handsets they plan to unveil at next week's Mobile World Congress exhibition in Barcelona.
Nuance Communications narrows 1Q loss
(AP)
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:10:47 GMT
AP - Speech-recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc. said Monday it narrowed its loss in the fiscal first quarter as revenue in the company's two largest divisions, health care and dictation, and mobile and enterprise, increased.
TiVo: Doritos' 'House Rules' Ad Wins Super Bowl
(PC Magazine)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:17:33 GMT
PC Magazine - Doritos' ad featuring a tough-as-nails kid slapping some sense into his mother's date stole the show as the most-watched Super Bowl ad, according to data collected by the TiVo "Stop Watch" service.
EA in the red for 12th quarter in a row
(AFP)
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:33:36 GMT
AFP - US videogame giant Electronic Arts was unable to fight its way out of the red over the Christmas holidays, and has posted a net loss for the 12th consecutive quarter.
Rumor: Core i7 Coming Soon to MacBook Pro?
(PC World)
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:54:00 GMT
PC World - Rumors are hinting that an upgrade to Apple's MacBook Pro notebook line could be coming in the near future. The rumor comes courtesy of French site Nowhere Else, which claims that Apple will reveal updated Macbook Pro's featuring Intel's newest Core i7 chips. '
Toyota to recall over 50,000 Prius in Europe
(AP)
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:46:03 GMT
AP - Toyota Motor Corp. says it is recalling some 50,000 Prius cars to change the software for the anti-lock brake system.
IBM Launches Eight-core Power7 Processor, Servers
(PC World)
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:25:00 GMT
PC World - IBM on Monday launched its latest Power7 processor, which adds more cores and improved multithreading capabilities to boost the performance of servers requiring high up time.
Summary Box: New attack shows security chip hole
(AP)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:54:33 GMT
AP - CRACKING THE UNCRACKABLE: A former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has found a way to break into a type of chip that protects the most important secrets inside many personal computers.
InfoWorld review: Windows on the Mac
(InfoWorld)
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:00:00 GMT
InfoWorld - Why choose between Windows 7 and Snow Leopard when you can have both? A Mac with virtualization software is a great platform for running Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, or other Intel-based operating systems, all at the same time. There's also Mac OS X's native Boot Camp, but it only supports Windows and doesn't give you access to Mac OS X without rebooting.
Apple iPad Price Cut: Blunder or Brilliance?
(PC World)
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:37:00 GMT
PC World - If Apple is really considering price cuts on its just-introduced iPad, the best advice is to make them before launch, not after.
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