Best Reference Websites - Mostly Oldies, but Goodies

Latest update: January 17, 2023. Page URL indicates original publication date; meanwhile, times change and the updates continue.

This is one of my personal bookmarks pages I made; I figured why not let others use it as well. Most of these resources were collected from the second millennium. I am amazed how many have stood the test of time. There appears to be no reason not to keep them around for another year. Besides, old links can be useful at times.

Resource	Description
nist.time.gov	Official U.S. time.
timeanddate	Print calendars, more.
maps.google	Excellent road maps.
mapquest	Maps.
Alt Codes	Numpad alt codes.

Resource	Description
reference	Excellent general info site.
about	Excellent general info site.
answers	Excellent general info site.
wikipedia	Excellent general info site.
snopes	Urban legends, confirms/refutes.
dictionary	Standard dictionary.
Reserved	-
urbandictionary	Urban dictionary.
brainyquote	Famous quotes and quotations.
freedict	Language translation dictionary.
languagemonitor	The Global English Language Monitor.

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Best Search Engines and Social Websites - New and Old

Latest update: January 17, 2023. Page URL indicates original publication date; meanwhile, times change and the updates continue.

This is one of my personal bookmarks pages I made; I figured why not let others use it as well. Also makes for interesting browsing. Though continually updated, lots of second millennium search engine and other resources remain here for nostalgic and other purposes. Side note: if "https" isn't available, then for security reasons it is recommended one should not go there. It should also be noted that some sites have changed their business models over the years.

DuckDuckGo (has privacy)

StartPage (has privacy)

Google	Yahoo	Bing
Search(CNET)	HotBot(SE)	Extinct
Excite(DIR)	Ask	DogPile
Extinct	WebCrawler	EuroSeek(SE)
Extinct	mamma	MSN
LookSmart	Extinct	lexisnexis(fee)

People/Entity/Resources	People/Entity/Resources
Extinct	WhoWhere
YellowBook (rev#)	RottenNeighbor
800notes	Extinct
classmates	reunion
facebook	Extinct
myspace	Extinct
youtube	Extinct
infospace	Extinct
bebo	xanga

SIDE NOTE: County Clerk/Recorder sites have all sorts of info. 

File Resources	File Resources
Shareware(CNET)	Extinct
ZDnet	Download

Resource	URL/DOMAIN Resources
searchenginewatch	Search subject tracking.
INTERNIC	The com/net/org/edu domains.
spamlinks.net	Spam track & trace.
spamhaus	Worthwhile anti-spam site.
U.S. gov NIC	The GOV domain.
U.S. DOD NIC	The MIL domain.
IANA	Country domains.

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Best USA Federal Government Websites List - Most Popular or Frequently Used

Latest update: January 19, 2023. Page URL indicates original publication date; meanwhile, times change and the updates continue.

This is one of my personal bookmarks pages I made; I figured why not let others use it as well. For 90% of visitors, you will find your federal link here. Also makes for interesting browsing. If one wants any additional federal websites listed, simply post its URL in the comments section. More than likely I'll include it in the next update.

Resource	Description
NIST Time	Time
USPS	US Post Office
IRS	Internal Revenue Service
IRS Advocate	IRS help
FTC	Federal Trade Commission
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
SSA	Social Security Administration
CMS.HHS.gov	Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services. Includes nursing home ratings
Medicare	Medicare information
GovBenefits	Official benefits site
Census	Census Bureau
BLS	Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
US Mint	US Mint
GSA	General Services Administration
FPDS	Federal Procurement Data System
SAM	Federal System Award Management
FBO Daily	FedBizOpps (FBO)
HUD	Housing and Urban Development
State Dept.	State Department
State Dept.	State Department. How to get passport.
CIA	CIA. Includes world fact book.
FBI	FBI
GAO	General Accounting Office
FDIC	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
NHTSA	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
CIC	Consumer Information Catalog
Grants	Central source for organization grants
CDC	Center for Disease Control
Congressional Information	Legislative Information Service
NASA	NASA Hubble telescope
NASA Gallery	NASA Hubble telescope images
USGS	USGS earthquake site
FuelEconomy.gov	EPA mileage data and info
SEC	Securities and Exchange Commission

Nat'l Libraries	Description
LOC	Library of Congress
NLM	National Library of Medicine
NLE	National Library of Education
NAL	National Agricultural Library

Directories	Description
USA	U.S. government's official web portal.
Fed World	Links, more....

American flag in cupola of International Space Station with Earth visible. - NASA

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