Links > Our Start Page

Quick DC Links - Washington Essentials  |  Staff-Only page 

• Arts & Letters Daily

• This link kills spam

• Blackfriars Playhouse / American Shakespeare Center - Staunton, VA

• blogs we look at

• Capitol Learning

• CNN

• Community Calendar (Wash, DC) - from WETA

• Drudge Report - lots of links

• FoxNews

• Froogle - comparison shopping by Google

• Google - News

• Internet Archive - home of the Wayback Machine

• Jewish World Review   

• Lexus RX300 How2 | Club Lexus RX300 forum 

• New Criterion, The

• Scams and Hoaxes

  • FCC Consumers Bureau

  • SCAM o RAMA - "The Lads from Lagos"

  • snopes.com - Urban Legends Reference Pages

  • Stock scams - SEC Complaint Center 

  • Telemarketing script for do-not-call

  • Vmyths.com - "Truth about computer security hysteria"

• Shenandoah National Park Guide - by Harry Heatwole

  • A Walk in the Woods

• Wall Street Journal and OpinionJournal | Small Business | RealEstateJournal | StartUpJournal

• Washington papers: Wa Examiner  Wa Post  Wa Times  Roll Call
  

• Anywho - reverse number lookup

• Congressional Research Service - WWW Accessible Reports - from openCRS

• Dictionary - look up a word, based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary, Tenth Edition.

• USA.Gov - "an easy-to-search, free-access website designed to give you a centralized place to find information from local, state, and U.S. Government Agency websites."

• FirstMonday - First Monday is one of the first peer-reviewed journals on the Internet, solely devoted to the Internet."

• Journalism Links - from The Poynter Institute for Media Studies

• Journalist's Toolbox - from Mike Reilley

• Legal Research  

• Langenberg.Com - search numerous areas with search forms on one page
  Area Codes  | Shipping  |  Travel  |  Usenet  |  Weather  |  Zip Codes

• Librarian's Index to the Internet - from the California State Library

• The Michigan Electronic Library

• News Resources   (menu)

• Phonetic Alphabet

• reference and research tools  (menu)

• Reporter's Resources - from the National Press Club Library

• Visible Earth - "searchable directory of images, visualizations and animations of the Earth" part of  NASA's Earth Observatory  Also see Natural Hazards

• Yahoo - web directory

  
  

• Zip Codes - from Langenberg.com

• Movies in Alexandria, VA

• Time Wasters

  • Band to Band.com - for music geeks

  • Lite-Brite

  • Optical Illusions - Michael Bach

  • What kind of Princess are you?

  • The Treb Challenge

  • Turn off the Internet
    (Hint: once you've enjoyed shutting down the Internet, press <Alt - F4> to start it back up - works best with IE) 

  • self-hypnosis I

  • self-hypnosis II
    

• Arin Whois

• The Economist

• Federal Holidays:  2010  2011

• Religious Holidays: 2010  2011

• Film Reviews

  • Catholic Bishops video reviews

  • decentfilms.com

  • Movie Mom - by Nell Minow

  • screenit.com

  • Reel Geezers - YouTube

• FreeTheWorld.com - "committed to bringing economic freedom and growth to all the countries of the world. The Economic Freedom Network Index, which ranks 123 countries, is a joint venture involving fifty-five research institutes in fifty-five countries around the world. The purpose of the index is to bring the often forgotten topic of economic freedom into mainstream public debate."

• Fun
  BadDesigns.com  |  News of the Weird - Chuck Shepard

• Fundrace Neighbor Search - ignore the lawn signs, see which candidates your neighbors really support

• Library of Congress

• SCORE

• THOMAS - U.S. Legislative Information on the Internet

• US House of Representatives

• US Senate

• Visible Earth - "searchable directory of images, visualizations and animations of the Earth" part of  NASA's Earth Observatory  Also see Natural Hazards

• Visual Elements Periodic Table - highly recommended

• Web English Teacher - Carla Beard

• other

  • Create Google calendar reminder button

  • Google Book Partners

  • TCN's Amazon store

  • Amazon Affiliates

  • Craigslist classes

  • AGINY blog

     wp

  • ishkabible  m

  • JJJJ  wp

  • hobnobblog

     wp

  • TCEDG  wp

  • Gov Rel Blog Network  wp

  • MD2KY.com

  • TCNTestURL

  • Tesoro Builders

  • Metro DC-Virginia State Referee Program

  • Alexandria Gazette Packet

  • TC Williams Debate Society

  • GovSeries: GAO |  SSI  |  OMB | CRS

  • admin  2cs  | hbnb  | host | cart | IntuitPayNet | POM |

  • 2cs  (CapLearn, Sbar, LeglNws, PhoneSem1 2, ishk, LibBlogNet, AGINY, JJJJ, tcncaplearn, tcncustom, tcnpubs, tcnpublicpro, TCEDG, GovRelBlogNet)

  • google: gmail | analytics | voice | Tesoro - G
    
    TCN: iGoog  | TCN - G  | po |  | Wave | calendar | contacts | short links | Docs | sites | Groups | books for publishers

• 1000 free coupons - check here for promotion codes

• Groupon

• Automobiles - eBay motors  |  Kelly Blue Book  |  Auto Trader | NADA Guides  |  Edmunds  |  CarReview.com  |  Black Book  | Cars.com |  Consumer Guide  |  NHSTA Vehicle and Equipment Information   |   Auto Defects - database from The Center for Auto Safety

• barewalls.com

• Books

  • Alibris - lots o used books | Amazon.com  

  • Best Buy Books and FetchBook.Info - compare prices from many bookstores  Highly Recommended  | Bookfinder.com - used book search | MySimon - comparison shopping

• Comparison Shopping

  • ConsumerReview - specialized product reviews

  • ConsumerSearch - a review of the reviews  Recommended

  • Froogle - from Google

  • MySimon

• Compensation and benefits

  • Salary.com  |  SalaryExpert.com  |  CareerJournal.com - from the Wall Street Journal  |  Occupational Outlook Handbook - from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Computers and gadgets

  • TechBargains  |  DevDepot - computer stuff  |  New Egg.com - computer and cell phone stuff  |  geek tools, from DansData  | USED STUFF: MicroSeconds - RefurbDepot - eBay - Computer Geeks -  CheapRefurbishedComputers

• ConsumerReview - specialized product reviews

• ConsumerSearch - a review of the reviews  Recommended

• Costco

• craigslist, Washington, DC

• Epinions.com - lots of opinions about lots of stuff

• eBay - antiques | Am. furniture | Euro furniiture | cars |  IBM | 

• furniture in DC  craigslist  |  Upscale Resale

• Harmony Central - music instrument reviews

• HomeAway - vacation rentals
  VRBO - Vacation Rentals by Owner

• Lehman's Hardwaree - "Here you will find everything you need to live with little or no reliance on electricity."

• Money and investing

  • For kids: www.fleetkids.com  http://senseanddollars.thinkport.org/  

  • Cost of Living Calculator - from AIER

  • TreasuryDirect

  • NetStock Direct - buy stock in many American companies directly

  • "A Random Walk Down Wall Street," by Burton Malkiel (Norton, 2000)

  • ShareBuilder - for long-term investing, buy stocks from $4 per transaction or all you can buy for $12 per month.  Save even more if you're a Costco member.

  • Vanguard - many index funds

• Mortgage Calculator - by Karl Jeacle

• Overstock.com - discounted stuff

• Travel 

  • Budget Travel by Arthur Frommer on MSNBC

  • BiddingForTravel.com - tips on using Priceline most effectively  

  • CheapTickets.com  

  • DayTripping.com

  • Hotwire 

  • Priceline 

  • Roadside America - "Your online guide to offbeat tourist attractions"

  • Road Trip USA

  • SeeAmerica.org - 7-day trips in all 500 states 

  • Site59.com - last minute travel bargains 

  • Travelocity

• 24Hours7Days - simple games and toys 

• allrecipes.com - just what it says

• Amigos de las Americas Washington DC Chapter

• Community Calendar (Wash, DC) - from WETA

• Elephant Information Repository

• Elephants Yeah! (Luciano Pavorotti singing La donna e mobile from Rigoletto, with elephants)

• The greatest Italian tenor who ever lived: Benimino Gigli. 

• E-ZPass and Smart Tag (VA) - zoom through toll booths on the east coast

• Free literature and ebooks

  • Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts from MIT: http://www.infomotions.com/alex2/

  • Bartleby from Columbia Univ.: http://www.bartleby.com/

  • English Online Resources from Univ of VA: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/
    eng-on.html

  • Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.net/

• GodSpeaks.Net

• Good manners

  • American Table Manners - from CuisineNet - recommended

  • Miss Manners - in the Washington Post

  • Netiquette - from Albion.com

• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety - "dedicated to reducing highway crash deaths, injuries, and property damage losses."

• Magazines on the web - from TheCapitol.Net

• National Association of Realtors - more than one million listings

• The Not So Big House - "It's time for a different kind of house. A house that is more than square footage; a house that is not so big, where each room is in use every day." (also available as a book)

• Recommended books about politics and government

• Sample teenager driving contract

• TCN postoffice old  | TCN postoffice new | paystubs

• Visiting Washington, DC - from TheCapitol.Net

• Web Economy Bullshit Generator - "benchmark out-of-the-box mindshare" - from Dack.com

• Yahoo mail

• You have two cows.  The government...
  

• The Alertbox: Current Issues in Web Usability - Bi-weekly column by Jakob Nielsen

• GoDaddy

• Internic.net

• Internet Archive - old web sites

• Internet Traffic Report

• How to get a job in the Federal Government, by Olivia Crosby (24 page pdf )

• Federal Jobs-How to Find Them and Apply Online - from the Fed. Consumer Info. Center

• 9 Myths about Federal Jobs - from Ask the Headhunter

TCN's Amazon store

Amazon Affiliates

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0470283564/thecapnettrainia/

URL: ;www.TheCapitol.Net/Recommended/topsites.htm  
Last updated: September 02, 2010