We have gathered some essential links for web surfers. We hope you will find them useful in your Internet Travels.
Google Earth
For hours of fun seeing the home you grew up in from above, or Paris and Venice from the sky - the world is your oyster courtesy of Google's detailed satellite imagery and superb interface:
http://earth.google.com/
Zillow
So you want to know what your house is worth for free, in real time, no need to wait for someone to contact you... then check out:
www.zillow.com
You Tube
And as for endless hours of video watching -- check out the ultimate media destination site of You Tube:
www.youtube.com
Network Solutions
The Domain people (.com .net .gov .org). You can easily search and find if a Domain is available using their "WHOIS" search.
www.networksolutions.com
Google
The world's favorite search engine and now just about the center of the internet universe.
www.google.com
C|NET
If you want to know the best Web Browser, how to create Web Pages, what computer to buy, C|NET is the site for you. Their searchable database has a myriad of information on all aspects of the computer world. Much software is available from their sub-site download.com
www.cnet.com
Adobe
Get the latest version of the flash plugin to run some of the cool stuff you'll find just about everywhere. Adobe's Acrobat Reader is the essential plugin for your web browser to read all the PDF documents on the internet, and their graphic suite software packages a must for any designer.
www.adobe.com
Real Networks
The place to download the software for Real Audio and Real Video.
www.real.com
MapQuest
Need to get from A to B without going to X Y and Z? Enter your starting and ending addresses in the US and receive the map and directions for free.
www.mapquest.com
Cheap Tickets Online
The new nightmare for travel agents -- get the lowest airfares for Domestic and International travel from the US. A credit card is required to access all the services, but there is no membership fee.
www.cheaptickets.com
Switchboard
One of the best uses of the Internet is combining data -- all the phone books of the US is quite an amount of data, and Switchboard has made it easy to find that missing relative.
www.switchboard.com
The Gate
The San Francisco Bay Area & Silicon Valley remain at the forefront of designing and building the technologies and tools that power the internet. You may, therefore, be interested in this part of the world. The Gate is one of the best resources of news and information for the Bay Area.
www.sfgate.com
