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Peter Greene's Top 10+ as announced on Tuesday, 7/1/2008
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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!
- Panoramio - [powered by Google] photos of the world. Over a year ago they had 2,000,000+ photos posted [as of 6/27/2007].
- Gizmodo.com - listed as the Gadget Guide; information about tech products made up of news with photos and blogs.
- PhoneNews.com - coverage of the wireless industry, cell phone news, and future technologies.
- GreenCarCongress.com - mission is to provide timely, high-quality editorial about energy options, technologies, products, issues and policies related to sustainable mobility.
- ExtremeHowTo.com - a well-referenced searchable guide to home improvement. [Online version of print magazine that is searchable with reprinted articles available to viewed]
- Wikio.com - a news and information resource that gathers topic info from 57,947 media and weblog resources.
- AutoMedia.com [launched 9/2000] - an automotive resource for new and used car prices, reviews, photos, "how to" articles and more. This resources contains 40,000+ pages of original content, including more than 1,500 articles researched by industry experts
- BubbleShare.com - a free photo-sharing resource with unlimited storage - to help you share pics with family, friends or anyone.
- SimplyHired.com - they claim to be the largest job-search-engine on the Web - search through 6,300,000+ jobs; search for local jobs, identify trends, research salaries, and more. Also visit: "JobVolume", "Jobalot" and "Jobster".
- WDFM.com - [Free Subscription] Web Digest for Marketers (WDFM) is a "free" weekly email newsletter that delivers short reviews of marketing-oriented Web sites right to your email inbox. [newsletter has been quoted in the New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, CNN, CBS, NPR plus scores of others]
- Windows Vista SP1 - Microsoft's first release [released March 18, 2008] of a Service Pack for their Operating System's (OS) program fixes. If you know someone who has had a problem with Vista system restarts then visit this "Microsoft Tech Page [#949358]" for help - this is prior to Vista SP1 being released.
- Windows XP Service Pack 3 - this is Microsoft's Web page to download their latest patches [SP3] to Windows XP.
*** Below are last month's choices ****
- Speedtest.net - speed test for your Internet connection - tests both your upload and download to see if you are getting what you are paying for.
- FixitClub.com - instructions and tips on troubleshooting and repairing or recycling household things that break.
- Liquidation.com - online marketplace where buyers can source commercial surplus inventory and government surplus assets. Also check out "Alibaba" which is a global trading portal for suppliers, manufacturers, importers and exporters.
- TataNano.com - the new Tata Motors "Nano" that has a starting price of $2500. Web site includes detailed info plus a 360-degree view.
- FDA.gov - the official homepage for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Here's an example of the useful info that they can provide - "Losing Weight: Start By Counting Calories".
- WorldViewOfGlobalWarming.org - photographic documentation of global climate change. [The polar bear was officially listed as threatened under the U.S. endangered species act (ESA) on May 14, 2008. This the first creature brought under the act's protection for habitat loss that is linked to global warming. Read me about this ... at the Web site!]
- BusinessWeek.com - great online "ezine" that covers a wide variety of business topics - investing, company research, techn ology, business schools and much more. Here's an example of an interesting article about "Safeguard Your Retirement in Hard Times".
- ProtectKids.com - their mission is to make the Internet safer for children and families. Well organized Web site - here is their "site map".
- MarketingCharts.com - access to free data and get help keeping tabs on a broad set of metrics in the marketing, advertising and publishing world.
- ManagementHelp.org - access to a well organized "free" management library to assist you with leadership and management of yourself, other individuals, as well as groups in large or small [for-profit or non-profit] organizations or companies.
- Windows Vista SP1 - Microsoft's first release [released March 18, 2008] of a Service Pack for their Operating System's (OS) program fixes. If you know someone who has had a problem with Vista system restarts then visit this "Microsoft Tech Page [#949358]" for help - this is prior to Vista SP1 being released.
 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 23 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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