Useful Web Tools

INDEX OF TOOLS
Business & Workplace
Computers, Technology & Internet
Extracurricular Activities
General & Consumer Information
Government
Language
Legal
Risk Management & Insurance
Travel

Business & Workplace Return to Index

Annual Reports Registration required
Bankruptcy Statistics
Between the Sheets: Accounting and Spreadsheets Info
Business Etiquette for Company Holiday Parties
Business Glossary
Corporate Information Search Registration required
Dunn & Bradstreet’s Company Search
Economic-Indicators.com
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Securitization
Hoover’s IPO Search
HR Calculators
Intellectual Property Search Registration required
International Statistics
International Trade Administration
IRIN’s Annual Report Resource Center
Navigating the Holiday Minefield
Planning a Great Meeting
Presenters University
Press Release Writing Tips
Small Business Database
The Dos and Don’ts of Office Holiday Parties
Useful Business Statistics
Wall Street Research
Web Patent Database 

Computers, Technology & Internet Return to Index

A Basic Tutorial On Searching The Web
Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG)
Creating Stronger Passwords
Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs
Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC)
Cure E-Mail Addiction
Five Safety Tips for Using a Public Computer
FTC’s Guide To Unsolicited Commercial E-mail
FTC’s “How Not to Get Hooked by a ‘Phishing’ Scam”
FTC’s Site on Identity Theft
Google Help: Cheat Sheet
Healthy Computing
HoaxBusters
Safekeeping Your Digital Photos
Stay Safe Online
Yahoo! Search Tips

Extracurricular Activities Return to Index

Alcohol Calorie Counter
American Shoppers Online and Offline (a quiz in PDF format)
Biography Search
Caffeine Calculator
Christmas Holiday Fire Safety Tips
College Fight Song Lyrics
Create Customized Graph Paper
Database of Jugglers in Movies
Desk Exercises
Find a Recycler
Find the Perfect Smiley or Emoticon for Your E-mails
Fly Fishing
GarageBand.com
GasBuddy.com
Ghost Sites: The Museum of E-Failure
Household Products Database
How to Slack Off at Work
Internet Bumper Stickers
Present View of Earth From Satellite
Reach a Human on the Phone
Search for Internet Radio Stations
Solve a Mystery
Sporting Associations Directory
Surf Anonymously
The Art Loss Register: A Lost and Found Site for Art
The Dialectizer: Convert your webpages from English to…
The Freecycle Network
The Oracle of Baseball
The Oracle of Elvis
The Oracle of Kevin Bacon
The Skeptic’s Dictionary
Toy Safety Information
Trivia Portal
Useless Information
Why Traffic Jams Happen
Wine Database

General & Consumer Information Return to Index

50 States Database
Anywho: Search by person or business
Area Code Search
Atomic Clock
Consumer Price Index: What is a Dollar Worth?
FindArticles.com
Geographic Thesaurus
Globexplorer.com
HealthFinder.com
Kelley Blue Book - Used Car Search
LibDex
Measurements Converter
Nutrition Toolbox
refdesk.com
Salary Calculator
Time and Date Resources
Time Capsule: Find out what happened on your day of birth
Understanding Your Telephone Bill
U.S. Census Bureau
Website Ownership Lookup
What Your Neighbor Paid for His House
ZagatSurvey: Restaurant Search
Zip Code Search

Government Return to Index

Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government
Caveat Emptor: The Federal Citizen Information Center
Census 2000 Results
CIA World Factbook
Federal Citizen Information Center
Federal Regulations
Federal Reserve’s Advice on Spotting Counterfeit Currency
IRS Forms
National Mail Voter Registration Form
Pension Search
Product Recall Database
Public Records Database
SEC Filing Search
The (New) Color Of Money
THOMAS
U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory
Workplace Injury, Illness and Fatality Statistics 

Language Return to Index

Acronyms and Abbreviations Search
Business Glossary Registration required
Dictionary of Difficult Words
Famous Quotes
Grammatical Errors Database
More Cliches than You Could Shake a Stick at
Netlingo
Online Dictionary and Thesaurus
Online Encyclopedia
Online Translation Tool
Space Encyclopedia

Legal Return to Index

Basic Legal Citation
Check Fraud Prevention
InfoGuys The Private Investigator’ s Portal
Internet Law & Policy Forum
Lawyer Locator
Legal News Watch
Online Law Dictionary
Quack Watch
National Fraud Information Center
Top Ten “Dot Con” Scams 

Risk Management & Insurance Return to Index

Alaska Volcano Watch
Alliance of Nonprofits for Insurance, Risk Retention Group
Asteroid and Comet Impact Hazards
Benchmarking, Best Practices, and Performance Measurements for Public Entity Risk Management
Business Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
CAMEO Chemicals
C-Risk Library
Disasters and Emergency Preparedness
DisasterHelp.gov
Earthquake Notification Service
Emergency Management Guide for Business & Industry
Employment Law Tools
Eye Safety and First Aid
Fact Sheets on Crisis Management
FEMA
Glossary of General Business Continuity Management Terms
Glossary of Reinsurance Terms
Hazards and Risks Virtual Library
Insurance Jobs Database
Mold Insurance Resources
National Earthquake Information Center
Nonprofits’ Insurance Alliance of California
OSHAguide.com
Policy Express
ProgramBusiness.com
Public Entity Risk Institute’s Clearinghouse
Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
Risk Management E-groups: RIMS, and PRIMA
RIMS’ Guidelines for Performance Expectations
Risk Manager’s Guide To All 50 States
SecurityDriver.com
Storm Prediction Center
Tsunami Database
Wildfire Information

Travel Return to Index

10 Things Your Car Rental Company Won’t Tell You
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
Airline Phone Number Directory
Airplane Lover’s Database
Best Beaches in the US
Carry-on Baggage Rules
Countries of the World
Currency Converter
Driving Directions & Maps
Find A High-Speed Hotel
Flight Delay Information in Real Time
Get a Room
Guide to Sun Safety/UV Index
Information for Overseas Workers
MonsterMoving: Moving Supersite
National Public School and School District Locator
National Traffic and Road Closure Information
Passport Information
Seat Maps for Various Airlines
Ski Safety News
Test Your Cultural IQ
Track a Flight
Travel Warnings
USPS Hold Mail Service
Weather Search
World Encyclopedia
World’ s Longest Tunnels
Worldwide ATM Locator

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