Only Buy Books You'll Like!
http://www.branching-out.net/forager/
This unique site lets you spell out exactly what kind
of book you're in the mood for. Manipulate the
sliding scales in twelve different categories, from
happy to sad, from gentle to violent, and the site
makes a recommendation. It really works!
What Does Your Phone Number
Spell?
http://www.phonespell.org/
Your
phone number probably spells something. This website
will tell you what. The Academy's phone number is
5-leg-5-up!
Stop Paying for Long Distance!
http://www.skype.com
If
you and your friend both have a computer you can talk
for free all day long, even if your friend lives in
Pakistan. This top rated Internet Phone is totally
free and works much better than other staticy Internet
Phones!
Stop Paying Your Bills!
http://www.paytrust.com
These
people take the humdrum, time, and anguish out of
paying bills. Paytrust pays your bills for you
...with your money, of course. The $8.99
monthly fee is less than one late charge, and it
feels sooooo nice to just toss bills in the trash
(because Paytrust is automatically paying them).
See the International Space
Station From Your Backyard!
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/
This NASA site tells you where and when to look for
the international space station in the sky. You can
really see it with the naked eye!
This Site May Save Your Life.
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/
There may
be research going on right now that could save
your life if you or your loved ones are unfortunately
stricken with a life threatening or debilitating illness.
ClinicalTrials.gov is a government run site built
to inform people about current clinical research studies
that you might not know about.
Solid, Professional, Unbiased,
Naked News.
www.nakednews.com & http://www.nakednews.com/main_m.html (male version)
Newscasts where the newscasters are, well, naked.
The surprise is that the newscasts are actually good!
No More Adds on the Internet!
http://www.adsubtract.com/
This free program
blocks advertisements on WebPages, speeding up download
time and removing annoying marketing from your favorite
pages. It'll also block cookies, but the Academy recommends
that you leave cookies alone as many major sites
require them to work. You'll want to download AdSubtract
SE (the free version) in the lower left corner of the
homepage.
