Rick's Useful Links

NEWS AND POLITICS

1. Slate Magazine
2. National Review Online
3. Drudge Report
4. Salon Magazine
5. AP Breaking News
6. AP Wire
7. Reason Magazine
8. FrontPage Magazine
9. New York Times on the Web
10. C-SPAN Booknotes
11. BBC News
12. BBC World Service Radio
13. CNN
14. Thomas - US Congress
15. This is London
16. Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish

SEARCH

1. Google.com -- I read a fascinating article about how this site really is different and better than the other search engines. I started using it and I'm sold. It's far and away a better search engine. 

COMPUTER NEWS, Etc.

1. CNET News
2. ZDNet Anchordesk
3. ZDNet Technews
4. CNET file download site (shareware, demos, freeware, upgrades, etc)

REFERENCE SOURCES

1. CIA World Fact Book
2. AnyWho - Phone numbers in the US - Reverse Lookups
3. US Government Consumer Information
4. Cost-of-Living Calculator (Inflation)  - Another One
5. Currency Conversion Calculator
6. US Naval Observatory Correct Time
7. A Whole Bunch of Online Encyclopedias
8. How Stuff Works
9. Internet Movie Database
10. Library of Congress
11. US Postage Rate Calculator
12. MapBlast - US Maps
13. Maps of the World
14. The Logical Fallacies List
15. US Zip Codes
16. Big Reference Desk
17. Online Websters Dictionary
18. Cousins Explained
19. Latin Phrases in Common English Usage