In our opinion, these are all
top-notch websites for what they "do". We may be biased =)
NEWLY listed sites marked
with a !
Links for New
Parents
California Family Leave ActCalifornia's new program
gives you up to $728 per week for up to
6 weeks each year for maternity
& paternity (or parental care) leave.
Parenthood
Parenthood Magazine's site, with some localized forums and info.
Babysitter
Exchange A site that helps you set up and maintain a babysitting
ring with people you select & know.
Lisa &
Carl Lisa (Linda's sis) has a site chronicling the
adventures of their baby Zachary! Updated regularly!
Nick & Sue
Nick (Dave's long time friend) has a site chronicling his life from the
time he got married to Sue to the present, featuring their baby Maya!
Updated recently!
DotComRecyclingNeed great schwag at great
prices? Andrew (Dave's bro) has it! Pics of baby Aren too!
VivAndIngrid.com
Ingrid, Dave's long time friend, started a company that designs, makes,
and sells jewelry and accessories thru RedEnvelope and retail
stores. Her retail website went live in 2002. Check it out!
Lynn
& BrianLinda's long time friend (now
in Texas) has
her own website with pictures from her wedding and other family events.
Sabrina
Sabrina is a fellow contestant on Escape from
Experiment Island. Her adventures are chronicled here.
Brian & Linh
Brian (Dave's long time friend) has a new site with Linh and their new
baby Luke! Not updated.
JunLi
& David Site down...Dave's cousin, JunLi, was
married in the summer of 2002 at a great location in Napa.
Funnest Links
Geocaching
What
the heck is geocaching?! It is a way to add a fun goal to your
hiking trips! With the aid of any GPS unit and coordinates and
clues from the geocache site, you go hike and find the
"treasure" caches. Each cache contains widgets &
doohickeys for you to trade, a logbook to say "HI" to other
cache finders, and a disposable camera. WE
HAVE PLACED TWO 'TRAVEL BUGS' in GEOCACHES in ALASKA! Hit 'Track
Travel Bugs', 'Advanced Search', type
keyword 'Sheppy' or 'Whee Cat', then click on their
pages to see what caches they've traveled to.
9/04 update: Sheppy has traveled 6000+ miles to date!
Earthcam Links
to millions of webcams all around the
world! You can search for cams by city, place, category, etc.
Urban Legends
Is that ol' urban legend 'ya just heard true? Find out here!
Gadgetiest Related Links
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Engadget an
updated-daily blog on the latest gadgets that just came out, are about
to come out, or (more commonly) came out in Japan but not here....
How Stuff Works
Marshall Brain (his real name?) is great at explaining not only how mechanical
gadgets work (engines, thermostats, water towers, etc), but also things like the stock
market, sunscreen, NATO, and the internet. Great reading! Plus you can ask him
questions in the "Question of the Day" section. We learned that the POP in
Poprocks is from tiny bubbles of 600 psi air bursting out of the candy as it dissolves in
your mouth!
Consumerreview.com
Zillions of reviews/comments on gadgets by actual consumers!
Shopper.com
After finding exactly which product you want on zdnet.com, go here to do an instant
comparison of prices from dozens of internet shops at once!
Consumer Services Links
Consumer Reports
(subscription required) Before you buy appliances, tires, corn dogs, cars, paint, backyard
pools, automobile batteries & tires, smoke detectors, room heaters, BBQ grills, etc.,
get an online subscription to CR and search their archives. CR is a GREAT &
reliable source of info. They don't accept advertising.
Bay
Area Consumer's Checkbook (subscription required). Uses 100% local
customer surveys to establish in-depth ratings of types of SF Bay Area businesses
(restaurants, veterinarians, auto repair places, etc.). They compile surveys into
nice charts, give some tips & background info about that industry, and are
no-nonsense.
! Angie's List
reviews of local contractors by locals
Craigs
List Job listings, things for sale, personals,
apartments for rent, etc. The main thing is, all listings
are for your metropolitan region.
BayInsider
Lots of info on things to do in the Bay Area, along with news, weather,
and traffic info.
Great
Schools & CA
Dept of Education STAR and SAT test score charts, Academic
Performance Index, demographics, stats on
teachers, teacher/student ratios, phone #s for every school in
California!
