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your instructions, will even avoid
ambiguous characters [o and 0, 1 and I].
10. Zap2it
<
www.zap2it.com>
With Zap2it you can check out both TV
and movie schedules. Various options
let you permanently personalize each
set of listings, to give you just the
information you need, in the format you
prefer.
11. Acronym Finder
<
www.acronymfinder.com>
Don’t be baffled by acronyms and
abbreviations you encounter on the Web
and elsewhere. This site offers
definitions for over 398,000 such terms.
Optional downloading of any of a
number of search tools (for various
browsers) will allow you to view a
definition almost instantly.
12. Translation Wizard
<
www.faganfinder.com/translate>
The Translation Wizard uses other sites’
services to ease the process of finding a
translation—that otherwise might
require visiting ten or more sites to find
the language of interest! It also has a
neat button to identify a mystery
language.
13. Anybirthday
<
http://anybirthday.com>
A fun site that can divulge your friend’s
birthday or even tell you where to mail
the card.
14. TrackEngine
<
www.trackengine.com>
Notifies you via e-mail of changes in
Web pages that you select. You can
preview the changes or view the whole
page via e-mail, with changes
highlighted. Choose the Web address
of a neighborhood theater, to see what
plays are coming up. Or see every new
installment of a favorite newspaper
column, without having to buy the paper.
15. GovBenefits.gov
<http://govbenefits.gov>
A source of information on over 400
government-funded programs that
extend benefits for which you may
qualify, including compensated
volunteering. Features a confidential
questionnaire designed to point you to
the most likely matches.
16. AddALL
<
www.addall.com>
Use this site to find the very best price
for a book you want to buy. Unlike
most other comparison sites, it figures
in shipping costs for your location.
Links will take you to pages for
magazine subs, music CDs, and videos.
17. Jux2
<
www.jux2.com>
Jux2 lets you receive and compare
search results from two or three different
search engines, or see what you’re
missing from your regular search results.
(According to the site, competing search
engines typically share fewer than 4
out their 10 top results.) Still in
development, it’s currently limited to
Google, Yahoo, and Ask Jeeves.
18. Medem Medical Library
<
www.medem.com/medlb/
medlib_entry.cfm
www.medem.com/medlb/
medlib_entry.cfm>
Searchable and browsable medical
library, organizing contributions from
45 medical societies. Features a
complexity indicator for each article,
from “introductory” to “professional.”
19. Metacritic
<
www.metacritic.com/film>
Kids-in-mind
<
www.kids-in-mind.com>
Metacritic is an excellent source for
movie critiques. For each film, it
arranges its large variety of reviews
from most to least favorable, and then
tabulates the opinions, for an overall