WEB LINKS FROM THE FVPCA JUNE MEETING

During our June meeting we explored several interesting sites in our first ever Internet surfing adventure. Here are some of the sites that we explored…

First Bob Tuftee explored the FVPCA web site and message board…

http://www.fvpca.org/ and http://fvpca.proboards22.com/

Maps

Online mapping and aerial maps via

http://maps.google.com (no “www” in the url)

Connection Speed (Googled “speed test”)

The speed of the connection at the AmericInn was tested via

http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/

Popular computer stores:

Tiger Direct: http://www.tigerdirect.com/

Fry’s Electronics: http://www.outpost.com/

Chicagoland vehicles, new and used:

http://www.drivechicago.com/

Also see http://www.edmunds.com/

Security related:

Interesting Internet site that provides a handy toolbar to help protect your surfing experience:

http://toolbar.netcraft.com/

Grisoft free antivirus program:

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

AdAware Personal SE: (Choose free download in the upper right)

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

Microsoft Anti-Spyware… plus information (video) about the devious nature of spyware.

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/default.mspx

Phone books online: (Google “phone books” and also try Googling the actual phone number!)

http://www.switchboard.com/

Ebay…

The ultimate place to find those items that we need so bad!

http://www.ebay.com/

The US Government’s official web portal:

http://www.firstgov.gov/

A helpful graphic utility (offered in prior a “Disk of the Month”) Be sure to get the plug-ins too!

http://www.irfanview.com/

A popular site to download freeware, shareware, and pay ware…

http://www.tucows.com/

Weather instrumentation: (Some models available for purchase at Farm & Fleet)

http://www.lacrossetechnology.com/

The National Weather Service (Google “NWS Chicago” and choose the radar option.)

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.p19r0/si.klot.shtml

The USGS… we looked at some earthquake data at the meeting.

http://www.usgs.gov/

So if you have the time, check these locations out. We plan to have a regular segment at our meetings at the AmericInn that will focus on interesting URL’s (Uniform Resource Locators.) Hope to see you at the next meeting in July… We will return to the AmericInn in Oswego.

Jon Jackman