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Spriggs' Web Sites for August 2000

Copyright 2000 by Washington Area Commodore User Group and Lucian Spriggs

1. Free Internet Access.
   AltaVista is at: http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/altavista/index.html
   Netzero is at: http://www.netzero.com/
   
   Both offer local access numbers for most areas in the United States. As we mentioned, banner ads pay the bill, but if you have a reasonably large monitor (17 inches or greater, possibly 15 inches), you can probably live with the intrusion. One of these services might at least make a good backup for those times when your regular service goes down or when two folks in your house want to log on (if you have two phone lines).

2. How to Make a BootDisk. http://www.bootdisk.com/. At this site you can download a boot file for various systems: Win 2000, 98, 95, etc. Click on the link for "How to Make a BootDisk". Example: MSDOS 6.22 w/Win98 is a 572KB DownLoad from micronpc.com.

3. Using Meta-search Engines For Vanity Searches. Where ordinary search engines collect their results from the Web, meta engines take advantage of all that hard work by culling their results from six or eight other engines.
   
   DogPile: http://www.dogpile.com/
   MetaCrawler: http://www.metacrawler.com/
   Mamma: http://www.mamma.com/
   

4. Discover the stories of America's past at: http://www.americaslibrary.com/

5. Family Wonder is the Ultimate family entertainment destination: http://www.familywonder.com/. Shop for children and all ages.

6. Relax The Back is for people seeking relief and prevention of back and neck pain. http://www.relaxtheback.com/. Check out their new product the "Microsphere" Store in Alexandria, phone 888-353-2225

7. Best Doctors Site: http://healthcentral.com/ contains a treasure trove of information. Founded by noted physician Dr. Dean Edell in 1996. Visit the "Best Doctor's Section."

8. Set up an e-store: http://www.freemerchant.com/. This site enables users to set up an e-store, with 60 design templates available. And it's free!!

9. Sales Contracts: http://www.mynetsales.com/. You can track up to 25 sales contacts free.

10. Internet Security!! http://grc.com/. Steve Gibson's Research Lab will test your Internet Security by running a FireWall program "Shields Up" from the web.

11. Join Ecircles to share photos, music, tips, ets. with your friends. (Use Browser IE-4.0+) http://www.ecircles.com/

12. TellMe. For voice driven information from any phone, free, register with TellMe at http://www.tellme.com/. Their phone is 1-800.555.TELL. There are a dozen keywords which will recall weather, stock quotes, movies, restaurants, etc.

13. Mail2Web. How would you like to be able to access your e-mail queue from any internet accessible location? You can view your e-mail queue, read any message, delete any or all messages, without logging on to your basicserver. Visit: http://www.mail2web.com/ then enter your e-mail log-on address, along with your password. It has saved me time by deleting large messages that I was not interested in. Try it and see if you like it! You can read and reply to your e-mail. Also works with a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). Do not be discouraged if the first try fails!

14. The Healthcare Rating experts for hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, health plans, and hospices is at http://www.healthgrades.com/

15. Amateur shutterbugs. For free developing and a set of prints, register at http://www.snapfish.com/. They will send you a postage free mailer after you register at their site. A change of $1.69 is billed to your credit card, for shipping. You can also view your prints online.

16. Drug Information. http://www.safemedication.com/ will give you a complete drug description for any medication that you contemplate using, including requirements for use, side effects, optimum dosage, etc.

17. Start-Up Help. You can easily remove unwanted programs that load at start-up, and slow down your computer's performance. The program "Start-Up" can be run from the web, using Internet Explorer 5.0. Just go to: http://www.kissco.com/. Watch your System Tray get shorter as you remove the unwanted programs.

18. Index your web site, for free, visit: http://www.searchbutton.com/.

19. An online motor club dedicated to long-distance drivers is at: http://www.drivethere.com/.

20. Find a business, locate a person, get instant online directions. http://www.zip2.com/

21. Immediate PC Help from experts! http://www.expertcity.com/

22. MyAlbum. Build an album using all types of images. Two free versions are available. Download at: http://quebec.eds-ingevision.fr/DMS/MyAlbum.html.

23. Doctor List. For a database of half a million doctors at your fingertips: http://www.webmd.com/. Tell the site your zip code, how far you are willing to drive, and your desired specialty.

24. Another Doctor List. You can limit your search to physicians who are board certified and have no sanctions against them at: http://www.Healthgrades.com/.

25. Medical Costs. You can research the cost of various medical procedures and how hospitals calculate charges, for insurance coverage. Visit: http://www.MyHealthScore.com/.

26. Home Remodeling. Does your home need any type of remodeling? If you want to get competitive bids, visit:
    http://www.Contractor.com/
    http://www.Contractorlocate.com/
    http://www.Handymanonline.com/
    http://www.ImproveNet.com/

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