These are sites that our editors
use to help solve nagging problems and also to aid in getting
through everyday life. They range from sites giving simple
advice to those giving very specific and crucial help that
effects our continued existence.
101 Cookbooks
When you own over
100
cookbooks, it is time to stop buying, and start cooking.
This site chronicles a cookbook collection, one recipe at a
time.
Acne.org
It is the mission of
Acne.org
to provide an unbiased, free resource where people can quickly
and easily find information on acne, and acne treatment options.
It is the goal of Acne.org to put the power back into people's
hands by distilling the overwhelming complexity of information
down into easily understood "plain English." Lastly, it is the
mission of Acne.org to succinctly outline a regimen to clear the
skin.
Acne Assasin
Acne
Assasin is filled with articles covering the ins and outs of
acne treatment, written by a dermatologist who has first hand
experience with the malady and has made the treatment if acne
her calling.
Annoyances.org
Annoyances is the most complete collection of
information assembled for and by actual users of Microsoft
Windows. If you have issues with Windows, the answer to your
problem is probably here.
Any Who Internet
Directory
Any Who
Internet Directory offers white pages, yellow pages and
reverse look up so that you can find the business or person you
are looking for. From AT&T.
Ask The Couch
Ask The Couch offers sex advice and message boards for user
generated sexual topics. The advice seems to be based on common
sense and honesty. Frankly we like this site to explore the
endless variety of human behavior and feeling of relief we get
when we realize that no matter what troubles we have, there are
people who are way more screwed up.
BakeSpace.com
BakeSpace.com
was created by media producer (and avid baker)
Babette Pepaj as the first true social networking website
devoted to bringing together people who enjoy cooking and
baking. It’s an online community where you can make new friends,
exchange recipes, share ideas, find answers to your questions,
download coupons and, in general, get inspired about one of
life’s great pleasures.
Cancer Information
from OncoLink
OncoLink was founded in 1994 by University of Pennsylvania
cancer specialists with a mission to help cancer patients,
families, health care professionals and the general public get
accurate cancer-related information at no charge. Through
OncoLink you can get comprehensive information about specific
types of cancer, updates on cancer treatments and news about
research advances.
Consumer Sentinel
Consumer Sentinel gives the facts on consumer frauds from
Internet cons, prize promotions, work-at-home schemes, and
telemarketing scams to identity theft. This is a multi law
enforcement agency, multi national program.
Cooking by Numbers
Cooking by Numbers gives you a check list to complete
detailing what ingredients you have on hand in your kitchen. You
simply fill it out, click submit and Cooking by Numbers
generates a host of recipes that use what you have to make a
meal.
Copykat Recipes
Copykat
Recipes is the home of the web's most exciting recipes. You
have tried it in the restaurant, now make it at home and they
will show you how. Unlike other similar websites all of the
recipes here are available for free.
Criminal Justice Degree Search
Criminal-justice-degree-search.com is a newly designed
search engine, which allows users to search for schools offering
criminal justice degrees in their area.
eHow
What would you like to do? Tie a tie? Kiss on a date? Lose
weight? Negotiate a raise? Win Every Time in Monopoly? The
eHow™ database of over 100,000 articles can help you. It's
the world's most popular place to find clear instructions on how
to do just about everything.
The Electric Yellow
Pages.
Switchboard is a leading provider of local online
advertising solutions and Internet-based yellow pages,
interconnecting consumers, merchants and national advertisers.
Switchboard helps consumers quickly and easily find and compare
local businesses offering specific products and services
Family Oven
FamilyOven.com is a new concept designed to combine the
social networking core philosophies with features that cater to
home cooks, restaurants, bloggers and businesses in order to
propel their food related products or culinary skills forward on
the web. Our goal is to bring together cooks, from amateurs to
restaurant owners, who are passionate about food and drink. The
cooking community you help us create will bring out the best
recipes on our site allowing users to rate improve upon and
share them with friends.
Google labs
Google labs
showcases a few of Google's favorite ideas that aren't quite
ready for prime time. Your feedback can help improve them.
Please play with these prototypes and send your comments
directly to the Googlers who developed them.
Google Web Alerts
Google
Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google
results (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or
topic.Some handy uses of Google Alerts include: monitoring a
developing news story, keeping current on a competitor or
industry, getting the latest on a celebrity or event or keeping
tabs on your favorite sports teams.
Law
For All
Yahoo calls Law
For All the best legal self help site on the internet. We
agree. Many legal questions can be answered without hiring a
lawyer.
Medicine Plus
MedlinePlus
will direct you to information to help answer health
questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information
from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other
government agencies and health-related organizations.
Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and
give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also
has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical
encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health
news.
Music Therapy
In
Music Therapy, Matthew J. Bush, MSW, LSW, licensed
therapist, has developed some very exciting and innovative
techniques for use in therapy with children and adolescents. On
this site you will find articles about how popular music can be
used in therapy
Nutrition Source
Nutrition Source is a Web site maintained by the Department
of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. Aside from
not smoking, the most important determinants of good health are
what we eat and how active we are. The Nutrition Source is
designed to get you started down the path toward the healthiest
diet possible.
Obesity
Obesity
Objective Medical Information on Obesity, Weight Management,
Eating Disorders, and Related Topics. Serving the Web Since
June, 1995. Presented by Michael D. Myers, M.D.
Plagiarism Resource Site
Plagiarism Resource Site The goal of this web site is to
help reduce the impact of plagiarism on education and
educational institutions. At present, it distributes free
software to detect plagiarism and provides links to other
resources. This site’s sole author is Lou Bloomfield, Professor
of Physics, University of Virginia.
Project Vote Smart
Project
Vote Smart, a citizen's organization, has developed a
Voter's Self-Defense system to provide you with the necessary
tools to self-govern effectively: abundant, accurate, unbiased
and relevant information. As a national library of factual
information, Project Vote Smart covers your candidates and
elected officials in five basic categories: biographical
information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances
and interest group ratings.
Security Advice
Security Advice contains practical advice concerning
terrorism from the MI5 Security Service's National Security
Advice Centre.
Supercook
Supercook is a new recipe search engine that finds recipes
you can make with the ingredients you have at home. To begin,
simply start adding ingredients you have. The more ingredients
you add, the better the results will be.
Survival Topics
Survival Topics strives to be a hands-on survival skills
website. Rather than just write up the same old stuff you find
copied from books and other websites, we actually go out and do
it. This hands-on survival information is then posted online as
a guide that you can learn from and try yourself. The survival
techniques and ideas on these pages provide real world examples
of how to survive in a wide variety of situations and
environments. Chock full of tips, tricks, and methods, Survival
Topics provides anyone from novice to expert with valuable
survival information that they can put to good use
WebMD Health
Web MD is
the leading consumer-focused healthcare information Web site.
Our mission is to be the most objective, credible and trusted
source of consumer healthcare information that helps people play
an active role in managing their own health.
wikiHow
wikiHow is a collaborative writing project to build the
world's largest, highest quality how-to manual. With your edits,
we can create a free resource that helps millions of people by
offering solutions to the problems of everyday life.
Worst
Case Scenarios
Worst Case Scenarios answers the questions that start "What
would you do if..." with practical strategies for life's little
knock me downs |