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Peter Greene's Top 10+ as announced on Monday, 12/4/2006
This list is for providing you with easy access to these "useful" Web pages. Please visit my NEW "Tips and Favorite Applications" Page, WEBHITZ® for access to our Web menus!
Use of the products and services offered on any of these Web pages is at your own risk! E-Mail me and give me your feedback at web1@infostar.com. Due to the volume of email I get I cannot possibly reply to every message!
- FoodGeeks.com - a place to share recipes and information about cooking and ingredients.
- VegGuide.org - a restaurant and shopping guide for vegetarians and vegans.
- ProductsHub.com - information, pricing, news and reviews on tens of thousands of [consumer electronics and related] products.
- TheCopierNetwork.com - a resource for people who use high-speed copiers - which are also networked printers and faxing solutions; includes an online forum/discussion area to try and help solve problems.
- BlogCritics.org - an ezine [online magazine] and a community of writers and readers from around the globe.
- StumbleUpon.com - try surfing the internet with this resource - find Web sites, videos, pictures and more all according to your interests.
- Pronto.com - a product search engine to help you shop online; also visit the new "Google Checkout" (save $10 or $20 with select online stores) and their related shopping search engine ---> "Froogle" [which is still in beta]. Other online shopping resources include: "CyberMonday", "ShopLocal", "Like", "Kaboodle", "ThisNext" and "DealCatcher".
- Sports-Central.org - a sports fan enthusiasts Web resource.
- HDSportsGuide.com - a resource to help you find HDTV sports listings, HD sports broadcasts and news.
- TechCrunch.com - is a weblog dedicated to profiling and reviewing new Internet products and companies.
*** Below are last month's choices ****
- Kdesis.com - a resource dedicated to helping patients find doctors. You can browse the categories by category and state - search capabilities are being worked on.
- QualityHealth.com - a resource to help you live a healthy lifestyle. Includes separate A-to-Z references on "Health By The Letter", "Medication By The Letter", and "Procedures and Medical Tests".
- agreeAdate.com - an online planning tool to help you organize a business meeting, social event or get-together.
- Newgie.com - [free beta-version of a news-retrieval service] Newgie examines user activity on news stories and uses predictive analytics, developed by economists, to assign a score to each article called the Newsiness score. The higher an article’s Newsiness score, the more likely users are to find that article interesting.
- HomeToys - an ezine [online magazine] that covers home automation, home networking, and home theater technologies. An interesting home automation technology company is "NuvoTechnology".
- HomeTheaterHiFi.com - a resource that claims to reveal the secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity (audio) - visit their "forums"; also includes industry press releases, product reviews, and more. Also visit: "Home Theater Blog", "Cinema Source", "SoundStageAV" and "HTDude".
- BusinessWeek.mobi - Web site that supports the mobile devices Web page format. Also visit "CityGuide.mobi" to see another - very limited in what can be displayed.
- Research401K.com - a resource for 401k topics such as Roth IRA Accounts, 401k Contribution Limits, Hardship Withdrawals, Self-Employed 401ks and more.
- HardForum.com - an online discussion resource about personal computing hardware topics and problems. Statistics to date: Threads: 395,436, Posts: 4,493,521, Members: 71,271. Also visit: "SharkyExtreme" - a resource that covers the latest PC hardware and software technologies. Make sure you check-out their "Sharky Forums".
- XPTuneUp.com - [claims to have 148 tips] tips, tricks, and how-to's on fine tuning system performance for Windows XP. Find solutions for slow boots, internet/network speed, Windows XP customization, security, and many common XP problems.
- MyPollingsite.com - a resource that helps people to find their polling place to vote. [This resource was mentioned on an earlier WebTop10 list].
- SpeakEasy.net's Speed Test - use this resource to check-out your Internet connection speed.
- (*)Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware |Defender" - here is the link to download Microsoft's Defender AntiSpyware software; it is well worth checking out.
- (*)2 books on Google - "Google Hacks" and the new "Google Pocket Guide". Also visit Peter's new "Book Page".
- (***)Here is the "E-mail Anti-SPAM Encoder by Hiveware" to use if you post your email address to Web pages.
- (***)Here is the way to "eliminate the Windows Logon Screen". Remember to be careful when editing any system files; make sure you review the numerous resources I've posted about the Windows Registry that can be found on my "Tips" and "Techlinks" pages. And if you need access to your Windows system [like you forgot your administrative password] and are having trouble - then the "EBCD Utility [Free]" may be able to help.
- (***)US-CERT warns against using Internet Explorer - issued 6-29-2004 - U.S. government's Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is warning Web surfers to stop using Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) browser. If you are concerned an alternative may be Mozilla's next generation Web browser called "FireFox" and visit the "InfoStar Virus Info Center" Web page and look for Web browsers.
- (***)List of fixes included in Windows XP Service Pack 2 [SP 2] - access Microsoft's information on what they have tried to fix in Windows XP. Here's an article on the fact that a "SP 2 exploit has already been found".
- (***)End of support for Windows 98 and Windows Me [July 11, 2006] - as recently announced by Microsoft.
- (***) [Now Tip #38 @ "InfoStar.com's Tip" page] Assistance with shutting off Windows Messenger Service to help eliminate unwanted solicitations: [Eliminating Windows Messenger Service by Jim Coates] - [Microsoft Messenger Service: Spam and More] - [Windows Messenger is new spam vector]
 Peter's schedule for appearing as a guest on Larry Meiller's show can seen by clicking here.
You can listen to Peter on WPR (Wisconsin Public Radio) - 970AM WHA Radio in Madison, WI
monthly! It is broadcast live over the WPR radio network from the 7th floor of Vilas Hall, and is "Web casted" live via Real Audio - you'll need the "Real Audio player". The show is 90 minutes in length and covers the latest in PC computer technology
, the Internet and the World Wide Web; show is a question & answer format. I have supported Wisconsin Public Radio for nearly 18 years with a monthly radio
show on computer technology. The show is produced by Jim Packard and hosted by Larry Meiller.
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