- 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:
Icahn to Yahoo board: Sell to Microsoft or leave
(AP)
Thu, 15 May 2008 23:32:42 GMT
AP - Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang spent months fending off Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited takeover bid. Now he may only have a few weeks to persuade the software maker to revive its last offer of $47.5 billion, or risk being fired in a shareholder mutiny led by activist investor Carl Icahn.
Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case
(AP)
Thu, 15 May 2008 23:57:18 GMT
AP - A Missouri woman was indicted Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide.
Robotic suit could usher in super soldier era
(AP)
Thu, 15 May 2008 17:44:29 GMT
AP - Rex Jameson bikes and swims regularly, and plays tennis and skis when time allows. But the 5-foot-11, 180-pound software engineer is lucky if he presses 200 pounds that is, until he steps into an "exoskeleton" of aluminum and electronics that multiplies his strength and endurance as many as 20 times.
Study: Cox, Comcast Internet subscribers blocked
(AP)
Thu, 15 May 2008 20:42:35 GMT
AP - Comcast Corp.'s interference with Internet traffic has prompted a federal investigation and is at the center of calls for "Net Neutrality" laws, but another U.S. cable company appears to be doing the same thing without drawing scrutiny.
Video game, accessory sales jump 47 pct in April
(AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 00:21:07 GMT
AP - Americans spent $1.23 billion on video games, hardware and accessories in April, up 47 percent from a year earlier, even as the price of more essential items like food and gasoline soared.
NY Times, USA Today multiple online EPpy winners
(AP)
Thu, 15 May 2008 23:43:17 GMT
AP - The New York Times won three accolades for its Web sites and USA Today won two as the "EPpy Awards" were announced Thursday.
U.S. game sales rise 47 percent in April on GTA4
(Reuters)
Thu, 15 May 2008 23:37:24 GMT
Reuters - U.S. sales of video game hardware
and software rose 47 percent from a year earlier, as Take-Two
Interactive Software Inc's "Grand Theft Auto 4" and Nintendo Co
Ltd's Wii console stole the show.
Trends & Innovations - Thursday
(Investor's Business Daily)
Thu, 15 May 2008 22:43:37 GMT
Investor's Business Daily - Software installed on cell phones provides first responders basic medical information such as blood type, medications, allergies and emergency contacts. The application appears as an emergency logo on the screen of the user's cell phone, and it helps paramedics find the person's medical history in case of emergency, even in areas without cellular reception. The software was created by developer MyRapidMD in Calif. If the phone is broken, emergency workers can call an 800 number and access data remotely.
Verizon's Decision a Setback for Google's Android Plans
(NewsFactor)
Thu, 15 May 2008 20:43:17 GMT
NewsFactor - Verizon Wireless' decision to join Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile as members of a Linux-based mobile initiative appears to have dealt a setback to Google's ambitions for its Android mobile platform. A Verizon spokesperson told the Chicago Tribune that the company joined the rival LiMo Foundation because "of LiMo's approach to providing a truly open OS that isn't simply an extension of a for-profit company's business model."
Pirate Bay, AMD Chip Plans, Creative Capitalism
(PC World)
Thu, 15 May 2008 22:00:00 GMT
PC World - This week our readers engage on a wide range of topics, from software piracy to capitalism.
Agile project management set for small teams
(InfoWorld)
Thu, 15 May 2008 20:10:00 GMT
InfoWorld - VersionOne launched an agile project management platform for small teams of developers this week and is sprucing up its enterprise-level product next week.
Nintendo Loses $21 Million Patent-Infringement Lawsuit
(NewsFactor)
Thu, 15 May 2008 20:43:36 GMT
NewsFactor - Nintendo of America was hit with a judgment for $21 million in a patent-infringement case brought by a company that claims to be a small Texas game developer. A U.S. District Court jury found that Nintendo's designs for its Wii, WaveBird and GameCube controllers infringed on patents held by Anascape Ltd.
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