GENERAL
Web Search Engine: tabs across the top let you see search results from each of the top search engines | |
Encyclopedia: a great starting point for getting general and detailed information on more than two million topics | |
Dictionary: includes audio pronunciations, medical and legal terms, and much more... | |
How Stuff Works: explanations best suited for those that are less technically inclined |
AUTOS
Google Maps: get driving directions, find business locations and much more... | |
Cheap Gas: find the cheapest gas prices near you | |
Repair: independent car repair estimates and user reviews | |
Taxi Fares: enter a starting and ending location to estimate taxi fares | |
Speed Traps: a map showing speed traps worldwide | |
Automobile Specifications: look up new and used car specifications and link to reviews too | |
Recalls and Defects: find out whether your car has outstanding recalls | |
Safety Ratings: look up safety rating information nhtsa's new car assessment program |
ENTERTAINMENT
Movie Information: search an enormous database of movie and television facts including filmographies and credits | |
Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews: get community approval ratings and read reviews | |
Video Games: aggregate of the review ratings from each of the top video game sites (cheats) (legacy archive) |
FOOD & ALCOHOL
Recipies
Epicurious - Recipe Search: the recipe search engine for ‘people who love to eat’ | |
Food Network - Recipe Search: search for your new favorite recipe | |
Cookstr - Recipe Search: recipes from famous chefs and cookbook authors | |
AllRecipes - Recipe Search: a food website oriented to working women | |
Wiki - Recipe Search: search more than 48,000 user generated recipes | |
Recipie Videos: view video instructions for a number of cooking techniques as well as recipies |
Fresh Ingredients
Farmers Markets: enter your zip code to find farmers markets, co-ops and community supported agriculture near you |
Alcohol
Mixed Drink Recipes: deep database of drinks -- search by name or by ingredients (wiki) | |
Wine Database: advanced search capabilities come with this huge wine database |
Nutrition
Nutrition Information: enormous database that has nutrition information for foods you'd cook at home or order from most chain restaurants (nutrition labels) |
Restaurants
Restaurant Reviews: user-generated reviews from finer palates than most other sites weve found (yelp) |
TRAVEL
Time: get the local time anywhere in the world (time zone converter) (meeting planner) | |
Calling Codes: get country code prefixes for calling internationally | |
Flight Status Information: get flight status information for all domestic and foreign airlines and airports | |
Visa and Health Information: personalized passport, visa and health advice (state department) (cdc) | |
Tourist Information: get a wide range of information on international travel destinations | |
Travel Etiquette: all you need to know about how to behave when abroad (business etiquette) | |
Travel Phrases: learn basic words and phrases used at your international destination | |
Currency Converter: currency conversions at prevailing exchange rates |
OTHER
Customer Service Numbers: get a business' customer service number and instructions on how to get to a live person | |
Consumer Consciousness: squaring your everyday purchasing decisions with your values |