(The letter of rec generator is great for beginners or to dash something off, but you really should personalize it if you can. Personalized reference letters with specific illustrative examples are much better.)
I don't know why that last one is at "Internet French Property" -- always cracks me up.
[ October 13, 2004, 02:57 PM: Message edited by: Sara Sasse ]
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
For checking spelling or the meaning of a word, or finding that word you can't quite think of using their reverse lookup feature, One Look Dictionary Search. Recipes for almost anything are at Recipezaar.
[ October 13, 2004, 02:54 PM: Message edited by: ketchupqueen ]
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
If you're a Halloween decorations freak, you'll like this.
Not only does this page unscramble words, it also provides a dictionary, cross-word finder, and rhyming dictionary.
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
It ups Sara's m-w.com ante. It looks up a word in that, and about 2 dozen other dictionaries quickly, providing you a quick definition, and allowing you to check each dictionary's subtle differences.
-Bok
EDIT: Doh, I missed the reccommendation above.
[ October 13, 2004, 03:16 PM: Message edited by: Bokonon ]
Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
1) You can see old webpages, you can see what a website looked like a few years ago (try hatrack.com, for example) Do note however, that the wayback machine (the old webpage service) went offline recently for maintenence.
2) You can find old and historical videos (such as the Duck And Cover video and other educational videos-- some of which are now considered blatant propaganda-- from that time, the Why We Fight series, etc)
3) Texts/links to texts of books with expired copyrights, much like Project Gutenburg
And so forth. It's my second favorite website, after Google.
And there's always VPlanet < http://vplanet.cjb.net >, a modern qbasic programming site, with a bunch of free DOS games to pass the time. It's amazing what such an old language can do with the right amount of ASM and various libraries. Go! Have a look!
--j_k
[ October 13, 2004, 03:22 PM: Message edited by: James Tiberius Kirk ]
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
I can always remember m dash w dot com. It's useful and streamlined, but usually all I need -- either simple dictionary check for spelling or thesaurus for ideas while writing a paper, to keep me from repeating myself.
Sometimes you just want a quickie.
Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
well, google has a define <blah> function.
--j_k, googlelover
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
I can't believe I ever used any search engine other than google. There are a zillion things you can do with it, even use it as a calculator.
(I know, I know, sometimes some people find the structure of yahoo groupings to be helpful. But it's google all the way for me now.)
Posted by dabbler (Member # 6443) on :
zgator, that's incredible. Thanks so much for the link.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
To add another dictionary link, I have no idea how it compares to onelook but the Oxford English Dictionary online (www.oed.com) has many words from England's past that definately aren't in use anymore. It's useful if you're studying that sort of thing!
Without a subscription It offers a basic but extremely useful service.
EDIT: I had a very useful site that divided names by ethic category, but unfortunately it's only available through subscription, now.
[ October 13, 2004, 03:48 PM: Message edited by: Teshi ]
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Whether powering spaceships to drop asteroids or melting the Antarctic icecap to make a financial killing on beachfront properties bought in the Midwest before they became beachfront, the TableOfNuclides is always a handy dandy reference when plotting to takeover the world.
[ October 13, 2004, 03:58 PM: Message edited by: aspectre ]
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
And to add to the dictionary sites, since these seem to be everyone's favorite:
www.dictionary.com - based on other English dictionaries, you can search the word or, if you give an incorect sppeling, it will return words close to that one.
www.yourdictionary.com - a very useful collection of dictionaries, single or multi-language.
www.chessgames.com - excellent database & forum, puzzles, opening explorer*, endgame explorer*, and many other features
(* for premium members; a membership costs $22/year)
Posted by margarita (Member # 6856) on :
Another awesome thing for Google is the unit conversion tool:
<number> <unit> (to) <new unit>
The first answer is generally the conversion, calculated for you.
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
*bump*
Posted by Lanfear (Member # 7776) on :
www.digg.comAn Awesome site, that has awesome news. Users submit news, or an awesome website and it is temporarily on the main page. It enough people "digg" it , then it stays there, until it is replaced by another article with more diggs or dugs... i guess
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
A free, open-content encyclopedia. Not considered completely reliable, but it's fun to browse, and is often a good starting point for learning about a subject.
Posted by CaySedai (Member # 6459) on :
Lanfear:
there is something wrong with your link, it has part of the UBB code in it. Can you edit it to take that out so it's just: http://www.digg.com? Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
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