Karl's Bookmarks
These are some of the sites I find interesting enough to warrant bookmarking. Note that
these are not necessarily up-to-date...
(P.S. - If you've been here before, you might notice this page is a LOT shorter
than it used to be! I finally decided to boil it down to the essentials. Many
of the old links were obsolete, anyway...)
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Cool Sites
MarcusDude maintains a list of popular radio frequencies for scanner and
shortwave-radio listeners. His site includes scanner frequencies local to the state
of Wisconsin, among other things (Green Bay-area listeners take note!)
Search the Internet
- Various ways to find stuff on the Web. Many of these sites are
"portals" offering a wide variety of services.
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- GOOGLE
- My favorite search page! Web searches, Usenet newsgroups (complete archive available), world/national news, even has an image-search service.
- Yahoo
- Major "portal" site with web search, directory, news, instant
messaging, email, the works.
- Alta
Vista
- Search for Web pages, images, MP3/audio, video, and more.
- Lycos
- Another popular search engine. Millions of links are indexed here.
- Excite
- Still another search engine.
- GO.com
- Another large search page.
Meta-search
- Sites that let you check multiple search engines with a single inquiry.
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- MetaCrawler
- A cool service that submits searches to multiple search engines in one easy step!
Includes more than a dozen search engines.
- 800go.com
- Twelve search engines in one, and more...
Directory Information
- Searchable databases for locating people on the Net.
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- Yahoo
People Search
- Search for addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of people you
know.
- Switchboard
- Address/phone-number database containing millions of residential and business listings. Searches are free.
- InfoSpace
- Comprehensive directory of people, businesses, and more.
- Superpages
- An online "Yellow Pages"-type directory with millions of businesses. Many
helpful extras.
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Map Services
- See maps of just about any location.
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- MapQuest
- A service offering interactive maps of the whole world, including street-level US maps
and travel directions. Can also pinpoint various businesses and other attractions.
- Google Maps
- Operated by Google, includes street and satellite maps with many useful
features.
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Internet Service Providers
- Companies providing Internet access, Web page design/operation, and so forth.
Local Providers (Green Bay Area)
- NEW Roadrunner
- High-speed Internet access via broadband cable. Part of
Time Warner Cable.
- TDS Metrocom
- A telephone company offering DSL Internet access.
- Athenet
- Local Internet Service Provider.
- NetNet, Inc
- Another Green Bay-area ISP.
- Infinity Technology, Inc.
- Another Green Bay-area ISP.
Web Site Design
- Digital
Magic Interactive
- Creators of cool web pages.
Other Sites
- Miscellaneous links.
- Fox Valley Reef Club
- A club for reef aquarium owners in the Appleton area.
Last updated:
February 20, 2007
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