Recommended Websites

www.whatismyip.com       displays your public IP (Internet Protocol) Address on the internet

www.dogpile.com - six search engines in one.

Google Pac-Man

Groupon      Huge discounts, usually 50-90% off popular businesses - signup for the free daily email.

Online Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware Scans (most of these will also clean infections they find)

Trend Micro HouseCall

Panda ActiveScan

C-Cleaner SpywareInfo online Spyware Scan

ESET Online Scanner

BitDefender Online Scanner

Kaspersky Online AntiVirus Scan

A-Squared TrojanScan Web Malware Scanner

F-Secure Online Virus Scanner

Comodo AntiVirus Scanner

Jotti's Malware Scan     downloaded a file you think might be infected?  upload a file to this site to check if it is infected - uses 20 virus/malware scanners updated hourly to check your file - free service.

Virus Total       service that analyzes suspicious files with multiple antivirus engines

Internet Protection / Privacy

Proxify        web-based anonymous proxy service - surf the web privately and anonymously - websites cannot track you

Guardster       free web proxy to surf the web anonymously

Anonymous Web Browser      protect your online identity with this free browser proxy service

Proxy.org       Lists thousands of proxy servers and more information on anonymous web surfing

Shields UP!      Internet security vulnerability profiling service.

mailinator       avoid spam with a temporary, disposable email account.  no registration or sign-up required!

GishPuppy     free disposable email address that automatically forwards to your normal email address.

Snopes      Check out email hoaxes and urban legends

OpenDNS      A free, reliable DNS service that can block things like phishing sites and let filter content on your PCs and block access to websites.

NortonDNS     Automatically blocks known unsafe and infected websites so you don't accidentally download online threats.

Sucuri SiteCheck      Free website malware & blacklist scan.  Check if a website is infected with malware. Results in seconds!

URLVoid       Check the safety reputation of a website.

URLVoid URL & Link Scanner       Scan a webpage with multiple AntiVirus engines to make sure it is safe.

Internet Music / TV / Movies / Videos

Youtube Leanback      Autoplays videos in full screen and high definition.  Search for videos and categories. Lean back and relax.

Pandora      Listen to free Internet radio.  Create a customized radio station.

Slacker      Personal Internet radio.

Hulu      Watch popular TV shows and movies for free on your computer.

AT&T Entertainment        Hulu-like site offers TV shows, Movies, etc.

Joost      Watch videos on the Internet - music, TV, Movies...

Veoh      Tons of videos, TV shows and movies - watch for free on your PC.

Orb      Access media from your computer (pictures, music, videos or documents) from most Internet connected devices.

Qik      Stream your own live video from your mobile phone!

Academic Earth       Thousands of video lectures from the world's top scholars.

MIT OpenCourseware         Massachusetts Institute of Technology has put their courses online for free.

File Conversion / Compatibility / Storage

Media-Convert     free online file conversion - convert files between hundreds of formats

Google Language Tools    translate web pages and text to and from English and many other languages

Wine      Run Windows applications in Linux

htm2pdf       Free online tool to convert a website to a PDF

Dropbox     Sync or share your files online and across your computers automatically. Free 2GB online storage.

Mozy Home Free      Mozy will give you 2GB of online storage FREE.  no credit card needed!

SugarSync       Gives you 5GB  of Free online storage. Automatically sync files between computers and access from your mobile device.

SendThisFile.com      Easily send and receive large files.  Free account for up to 2GB to transfer files to others.

Other Sites

Photosynth       very cool website from Microsoft Live Labs - creates 3D images from photographs

MSN WiFi Hotspot Locator      find WiFi access by location and distance

Vyew          Another good, free web meeting service.  no software installation needed, desktop sharing, whiteboards, VOIP, webcam...

remotewakeup.com      wakeup your PC remotely over the net

GetHuman     Huge telephone number database to reach a real human for hundreds of companies with the codes to get right to an agent.

Get2Human     database of secret phone numbers and codes that immediately get an actual, live person on the line for customer service at nearly 1000 major companies.

Google Voice      free service that gives you one number for all your phones, voicemail that is easy as email, and many enhanced calling features like call blocking and screening, voicemail transcripts, call conferencing and more.

Speedtest.net        test the speed of your Internet connection

Google Android Market      Search on your desktop PC browser for apps for your Google Android device

Google App Inventor for Android       Create apps for your phone!

Google Body Browser       Browse detailed layered 3D views of the human body.

Good Websites for downloading software

Download.com           A good place to download thousands of popular spyware-free applications.

Vetusware         Abandonware website. find free, old software here

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