This site is made up of simple tables of links and information I have read about and find useful. It is my portal to the internet. If you are visiting I hope you will find them useful also.
Baseball and Football Cards
| Beckett.com/grading - Get your cards graded so you can sell them. | PSAcard.com - Professional Sports Authenticators can get your cards graded so you can sell them. |
| SDCcard.com - SGC has links to recent auction prices on cards. |
Charities that will pickup for Free
| AmVetsPickup.org - American Vets | ClothingDonations.org - Vietnam Veterans of America Household Goods Donation Program. |
| Goodwill.org - Goodwill locator. | SaTruck.org - Salvation Army |
| VeteranPickup.org - Military Order of the Purple Heart |
Charity Checkup
| BBB.org/charity - provides reports for up to 1,300 national charities and 8,000 local organizations. It measures each charity's performance according to 20 standards, from proper management to willingness to disclose information. | CharityNavigator.org - focuses on financial performance and reviews 5,500 charities. It assigns star ratings, from zero to four, based on measures such as whether a charity had the revenue and working capital to remain stable in the long run. |
| Givewell.org - Is not as extensive in the number of charities evaluated, but it provides an extensive analysis of each one. | Guidestar.org - Most extensive site, gathers information about more than 1.8 million IRS-recognized nonprofits. A basic search gives you access to the forms that charities must submit to the IRS each year, including form 990, which provides details about the charity's financial activities. You can also post reviews of charities. |
| To confirm you are giving to a charity that qualifies as a tax deduction search for it at http://www.irs.gov/app/pub-78. For contributions of $250 or more, you'll need written acknowledgment from the charity. | |
| Att.net AT&T portal and Email WURD.com AT&T Worldnet User's Reference Desk | Calendar.google.com - Free, robust, and it integrates with Gmail. You can create as many separate calendars are you require, and you can share those calendars with anyone. PC World, Mar 2011. |
| Hotmail.com Windows Live Hotmail login | Mail.Google.com - Gmail at Google |
| Juno.com Discount Dial up, Broadband / DSL service, Email | MyRatePlan.com - Service to help you find the best rate plan. |
| Rememberthemilk.com - Free task-list feature which will also plug into Google Calendar, Gmail, and a bunch of other services. Great for everything from simple grocery lists to exhaustive Getting Things Done live management. PC World, Mar 2011. | Wowway.net WideOpenWest portal and Email |
| StraightTalk.com - Kiplinger's August 2010 recommend as best phone plan for Moderate users. You get 1000 minutes, 1000 text messages and limited web access for $30 per month and NO CONTRACT. This plan primarily uses the Verizon network. Kiplinger recommends the LG 100C as best phone choice. | Toodledo.com - Free, excellent task and project management system. It integrates with a wide assortment of mobile apps for Android, iPhone, and iPad. PC World, Mar 2011. |
| Yahoo.com/mail - Email login |
| Mapquest.com - Driving directions and maps | Bing.com/maps - Directions and exploration. |
| Maps.google.com - Maps and directions |
Free Money Where to Find it
| MissingMoney.com A NAUPA-endorsed site that hosts searchable databases for nearly every state. | Unclaimed.org NAUPA's own Web sites with links to all state treasuries. |
| PDGC.gov Pension Guaranty Corp for a lost pension. |
Junk It
| TheBagster.com - Buy "the Bagster by Waste Management at home-improvement stores ($29.95 at Home Depot). Set it up (it measures 8 feet by 4 feet by 2feet), fill it to a limit of 3,300 pounds and schedule a pickup. See web site for collection fee which range from $79 to $159. | 1800GotJunk.com - They will take almost anything (except hazardous waste) and donate or recycle much of it. |
| Junk-King.com - They will take almost anything (except hazardous waste) and donate or recycle much of it. |
Labor
| http://www.labornet.org/ Revitalize and rebuild the labor movement. | http://washtech.org/ Union for high-tech workers |
| DOL.gov - Department of Labor (click on "Training" to see a list of state-run programs. |
Legal
| Nolo.com - Best go-to source for legal information. Nolo's been around for 40 years, and its easy-to-navigate Web site is packed with practical advice and clear information about a wide range of legal issues. | |
| http://dearbornlibrary.org Dearborn Public Library | http://www.libcoop.net/troy Troy Public Library |
| Amazon.com/videoondemand - For the latest movies that you can't get on the streaming services. Has a complete selection of new releases. Watch videos online with your computer, or on your TV with a Roku XD or a number of other set-top boxes. PC World, Mar 2011. | Detroit News Movie Finder |
| IMAX.com/theaters - Find IMAX theaters and their show time near home. | Hulu.com/plus - Fresh list of television programs and movies that serves a worthy complement to Netflix's selection. Available on Roku streaming boxes, as well as iOS-based phones and tablet, and computers. |
| MJR Theater Allen Park, MI | Moviefone.com Dearborn |
| TheHenryFord.org - Henry Ford IMAX, Greenfield Village, and museum. | |
| Netflix.com login Movie Rental, as many as you want. | Ultimate TV from Microsoft Digitally recorded TV. |
| TheFariest.info Amazingly beautiful images | Beatles Songs |
| Grooveshark.com - Service can play almost any song you request, and it sports a beautiful interface for seeking our music and building playlists. PC World, Mar 2011. | Last.fm - Free, employs a technique that site's developers call "scrobbling," Last.fm's downloadable app tracks your music preferences on your PC, Mac, iPhone, or Android phone, and makes eerily smart recommendations. PC World, Mar 2011. |
| Picnik.com - Edit your photos online. This free site provides simple tools for fixing your pictures, without forcing you to pass through a registration form first. PC World, Mar 2011. | Pandora.com - Free, builds playlists around songs and artists you search for. Mobile app is free. PC World, Mar 2011. |
Small Business Website
| Jimdo - Simple editor; integrated e-commerce; mobile sites. Cons are large ads on free sites. Ideal for businesses that sell things online. Free website includes 500MB of storage; five items in business's store. | Moonfruit - Attractive designes; mobile sites. Cons are difficult learning curve. Ideal for businesses that are experienced in Web design. Free website includes site with 15 pages; 20MB of storage. |
| Weebly - Easy editor; unlimited storage; mobile sites. Cons are limited designs. Ideal for design beginners. Free website includes two sites; unlimited pages. | Yola - PayPal e-commerce; image search. Cons are sparce layouts. Ideal for design novices. Free website includes up to five sites; 1GB of storage. |
Tools
| HarborFreightusa.com/kiplingers |
| http://www.mufon.com Mutual UFO Network | http://www.etheric.com/ Sphinx Stargate |
| http://www.ufocenter.com/ National UFO Reporting Center |
| Intellicast.com - Intellicast Expert Weather | Weather.com - The Weather Channel |
| Click on Detroit Weather Forecast | National Weather Service Detroit Forecast |
| Weather Channel Dearborn Forecast | Intellicast Dearborn, MI Forecast |
| Weather.gov - National Weather Service |
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