Handy Links to Commonly Used Sites
last update 07/07/14    last site check using W3C Validator 08/01/16, some dead sites removed 1/24/21 but not replaced


Table of Contents

I. Search Engines
II. Phone and E-mail Directories 
III. Maps
IV. Travel Reservations and Information
V. Clip Art and Images
VI E-mail Greeting Card
VII. Encyclopedias and Dictionaries and newspapers
VIII. Shopping on the Internet
IX. Job Searches
X. Health Information
XI. Games - Free Internet Downloads 
XII. Link Checker Sites and other web site utilities
XIII.  Free Software for Teaching -

I.  Search Engines

   A.  Single Search Engines

        TITLE            URL
AOL http://search.aol.com/aol/webhome 
Ask http://www.ask.com
Bing http://www.bing.com
Ed. World http://www.educationworld.com/ 
Google http://www.google.com
KartOO http://www.kartoo.com 
LookSmart http://search.looksmart.com/ 
Lycos http://www.lycos.com/
MSN http://www.msn.com/ 
Science Search Engine - http://www.sciencedirect.com/
Web Crawler http://www.webcrawler.com
Yahoo http://www.yahoo.com


    B.  Sites Containing Links to Several Single and/or Multiple Search Engines

     TITLE      URL
Clusty, Yippy https://www.yippy.com/
CNET http://www.search.com/ 
Dog-pile http://www.dogpile.com/
EZ2Find http://ez2find.com/
Ixquick  https://ixquick.com/ 
Mamma http://mamma.com/ 
MetaCrawler http://www.metacrawler.com/
20Search http://www.20search.com 
Zapmeta http://www.zapmeta.com 

C. Links to General and Special Search Engines and Research and Search Tools

D. Search Engine Lists, Information and Evaluations

        1. http://searchenginewatch.com/ 
        2. http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/ 
        3. http://websearch.about.com/ 
        4. http://www.searchengines.com  

E. Link Checker - http://validator.w3.org/checklink 

 

II.  Phone and e-mail Directories

    A. Directories

https://cubib.com/ white pages
http://www.inter800.com/ toll free directories
http://www.worldpages.com/ white, yellow pages
http://people.yahoo.com/ phone and e-mail
http://www.switchboard.com/ 
http://infospace.com/info/index_ppl.htm?ppl_nav=org&qtab=3&qsubtab=1  
http://www.anywho.com/whitepages  white, yellow pages
http://www.superpages.com/  yellow, white pages
http://www.allpages.com/  yellow pages
http://www.reversephonedirectory.com/ reverse directory
http://www.whitepages.com/reverse_phone reverse directory
http://www.allareacodes.com/  reverse directory and area code finder

    B.  Free e-services - http://www.fepg.net/

    C.  Avoiding telemarketers in California -  https://oag.ca.gov/donotcall 

III.  Maps

     URL      COMMENTS
http://www.mapquest.com  
http://www.randmcnally.com/   
 
http://earth.google.com/  
http://www.bing.com/maps/   
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/byways/  scenic drive suggestions
http://www.atlapedia.com database, searchable maps
http://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/  
http://www.skimaps.com trail maps
http://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/  zip code finder

 

IV.  Travel Reservations
   
For travel suggestions and tips, please visit:  http://murov.info/traveltips.htm 

  
A.  Air and General Travel

           URL              COMM|ENTS
 
http://www.kayak.com searches many companies
https://www.southwest.com/  
http://www.cheapoair.com/ searches many companies
http://www.onetravel.com/ claims low one way fares
http://www.norwegian.com/en/  low cost flights to Stockholm, etc.
http://www.hotwire.com   
http://www.sky-tours.com/   
http://www.expedia.com/   
https://www.orbitz.com   
http://www.travelocity.com used by travel agents
http://www.costcotravel.com/#0
http://www.bing.com/travel/  
http://www.expedia-aarp.com/  
http://ww1.flycheapabroad.com/ international flights
http://www.airfare.com/ searches many companies
http://www.mobissimo.com/search_airfare.php searches many companies
http://www.google.com/flights/  currently domestic only
http://www.Airfarewatchdog.com  
http://www.airfare.com/   
http://www.bestfares.com  
http://www.cheapflights.com searches many companies
http://www.cheaptickets.com  
http://www.frommers.com   
http://www.lowestfare.com  
http://www.priceline.com  
http://www.travelweb.com more for hotels
http://www.travelzoo.com bargains
http://www.ricksteves.com Europe travel information

   B.  Airlines

    AIRLINE           URL      COMMENTS
safety records https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2020/01/06/ranked-the-worlds-safest-airlines-most-punctual-airlines-and-more/?sh=7fc32d102f9f
https://www.airlineratings.com/safety-rating-tool/
 
JetBlue Airways http://www.jetblue.com/  
Southwest Airlines https://www.southwest.com/?ref=iflyswa.com specials posted on Tuesdays.
sign up for e-mail notices of specials

    C.  Trains
            http://www.amtrak.com/

    D.  Cruises

        1. information
           
 http://www.cruise2.com/ 
             http://www.cruisecritic.com/ 
             http://www.CruiseReviews.com 
             http://www.cruising.org 

        2. Buying tickets         
            http://www.vacationstogo.com/ 
            http://www.awcv.com/ 
     
        
http://www.cayole.com/ 
            http://www.costcotravel.com/#0
            http://www.expedia-aarp.com/
 
           
http://www.cruise411.com/ 
            http://www.surecruise.com
            http://www.icruise.com 
           
https://cruises.affordabletours.com/ 
 
           
http://www.cruisecompete.com/
            
http://www.cruisecompete.com/specials/
            
http://www.cruisesonly.com/
            http://www.cruise.com/

            http://www.cruiseguy.com 
            http://www.cruisemates.com
            http://cruises.about.com/  
            http://www.cruises4fun.com/ 
           
http://www.cruising2alaska.com

      3. River Cruise Specialists -
           
http://www.vikingrivers.com/ 
           
http://www.gct.com/gcc/general/default.aspx?oid=8767&WT.srch=1
            https://www.uniworld.com/en/
          https://rivers.affordabletours.com/
         
http://www.rivercruises.net/

     4. Special Cruises -
         


  
E.  Around the world travel
         
  F.  Hotels (also see general travel above), destinations and travel guides
      1.  Ratings, reservation links
        
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ 
         http://www.seeyourhotel.com/  
        

      2.  Bookings (also see General travel reservations above)
         https://www.priceline.com/
         https://www.hotwire.com/
                https://www.betterbidding.com/
                https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/biddingfortravel/
         http://www.trivago.com/ 
         http://www.booking.com/ 
         http://www.tingo.com/ 
         http://backbid.com/ 
         last minute - http://www.hoteltonight.com/ 
         http://www.seeyourhotel.com/ 
         http://us.venere.com/

         https://www.hotels.com  
         http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/
         http://PlacesToStay.com 
         http://hotelcoupons.com/      
                        
 
G.  Special places -
         http://www.safariwest.com 

  H.  Tours - 
        http://www.affordabletours.com/ 
     
   http://www.gct.com/gcc/general/  
        http://www.caravantours.com/
       
http://www.cosmos.com
        http://www.tourvacationstogo.com/?source=chome

        http://www.smartours.com/
        Paris - museum transit passes - http://www.museumpass.com/

 I .  Travel Advice, Information and Deals
 
   http://www.igougo.com
    http://www.tripadvisor.com/   

    http://www.gonomad.com
   

J.  Auto Rentals
   
http://www.autoslash.com/ 
   

V.  Clip Art and Images

  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images  To select images in the public domain at this site,
enter the name of the topic followed by public domain.  The other images are available but generally a source needs to be cited.

http://www.bing.com/images?FORM=Z9LH7

http://images.google.com/ 

https://search.yahoo.com/?fr=altavista

http://www.corbisimages.com/ 

http://www.freegraphics.com/ 

http://www.picsearch.com/ 

http://www.nypl.org/collections 

http://www.thrall.org/proimage.html 

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page 

http://www.publicdomainsherpa.com/public-domain-photographs.html 

http://www.fotosearch.com/ 

http://www.canstockphoto.com/

http://www.allrefer.com/

Art

 

http://www.wga.hu/index.html

http://sceti.library.upenn.edu/sceti/advancedsearch.cfm

http://www.nypl.org/digital/

Turning words into art

http://www.tagxedo.com/ 

VI.  E-Mail Greeting Cards

http://www.bluemountain.com

http://www.regards.com/  

http://www.greeting-cards.com/index.jsp?affiliate_ 

http://123greetings.com/

http://www.care2.com/ecards/

http://www.free-e-cards-online.com/ 

 

VII.  Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

 
A.  Encyclopedias
       
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
        http://www.britannica.com/
        http://www.encyclopedia.com/
        http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopdict.html
        http://www.biography.com/ 
       

  B.  Dictionaries

        http://www.merriam-webster.com/
        http://www.wordsmyth.net/
        http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
        http://www.allwords.com/

  C.  Thesaurus

        http://thesaurus.com/ 
       

  D. Newspapers

       
http://www.all-links.com/newscentral/

  E. Libraries

        Library of Congress - CDRS site - http://www.loc.gov/rr/digiref/
        National Library of Canada - http://www.nlc-bnc.ca 
       

  F. Quotations
        http://www.bartleby.com

 

VIII.    Shopping on the Internet

    A. General -
      
safety database - http://www.saferproducts.gov/ 
        Better Business Online - http://www.bbb.org/us/bbb-online-business/ 
        http://www.amazon.com/ 
        http://www.ebay.com  
        http://PicClick.com/   

        http://www.Become.com/
        http://www.pricegrabber.com/
        http://www.buzzillions.com/
        http://www.overstock.com 
        http://www.Shopping.com
       
http://Shopping.yahoo.com 
        https://www.google.com/shopping
       
http://www.Shopzilla.com 
      
http://www.bizrate.com/ 
       
http://www.dealio.com/
        http://www.consumerworld.org/pages/shopping.htm 
      
http://www.bottomdollar.com/
        http://www.Dealtime.com/
        http://www.us.buy.com 
       
http://www.respond.com 
        http://www.craigslist.org/ 
       
   coupons for shopping sites -

         http://www.retailmenot.com/
         http://slickdeals.net/
         http://www.groupon.com/ 
         http://www.couponsaver.org/
    `    http://www.currentcodes.com/
          http://CouponWinner.com/  
          http://www.savings.com/

        coupons, free shipping - http://www.freeshipping.org/
        extra discounts - http://www.ebates.com/
        choosing gifts - http://gifts.com/
        freebies -http://www.heyitsfree.net/  
        clothing - http://www.shopittome.com/
                   

    B. Items
        books -
http://www.half.ebay.com/  
                     http://www.amazon.com/books-used-books-textbooks/b?ie=UTF8&node=283155
   
                 http://www.allbookstores.com/ 
                    
http://www.textbookland.com
                     http://www.bookfinder.com/ 
                     http://www.bookfinder4u.com/ 
                     http://www.addall.com/  
                     http://www.booksprice.com/
                     http://cheapbooks.com/ 
        textbooks - http://www.directtextbook.com/  
       

    C. Credit and House buying information
        http://www.myfico.com 
        http://www.greatschools.org/ 
        http://www.bestplaces.net 
        http://www.realtor.com/Default.asp?poe=realtor 
        http://www.realestateabc.com 
        http://www.bankrate.com/ 
        http://www.msn.com/en-us/money

   D.  Unclaimed money
         http://www.missingmoney.com  
         http://www.unclaimed.org
        

   E. Miscellaneous
        http://www.craigslist.org/


  
IX.    Job Searches

      A. General
        http://monster.com/ 
        http://www.jobsonline.com/
        http://www.careerpath.com/ 
        http://careers.yahoo.com/ 
        http://careerbuilder.com/ 
        http://www.manpower.com/ 
       
     B. Central California Jobs
       
        http://www.caljobs.ca.gov/ 

X.    Health Information

    A. Search Engines
        http://www.medwebplus.com 

    B. Directories (some with search capabilities)
        http://www.medlineplus.gov 
         ht     prescription medicines -
            http://www.drugs.com/ 
            http://www.pdrhealth.com/ 
            http://www.safemedication.com
            http://www.aarp.org/health/comparedrugs/
            http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/OHPPR/ORRX/index.shtml
        
        general - 
            http://www.webmd.com/
            http://www.hon.ch 
            http://www.healthfinder.org 
            http://www.mayoclinic.org/
        women's health issues -
            http://www.womenshealth.gov/ 
            drug and alcohol issues - http://www.recoveryconnection.org/alcohol-drug-rehab-for-women/ 

XI.  Games - Free Internet Downloads
    
  http://neave.com/

XII. Link Checker Sites - 
     
http://validator.w3.org/checklink   
    checking web sites for mobile friendliness -
https://search.google.com/test/mobile-friendly

XIII.  Free Software for Teaching -
    https://elearningindustry.com/321-free-tools-for-teachers-free-educational-technology
     https://www.efrontlearning.com/blog/2010/10/open-source-authoring-tools-for-e.html

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