ABC Gallery - Art gallery
Birthday Database : Gives birthdays but very limited database
People Data : Large database but only shows the month and year of birthday.
Calendar - 10,000 year calendar. Enter a date and year to view the monthly calendar. Goes back to the year 01, and forward to the year 9999.
Timeanddate Make a customized calendar
Live Cams This site links to cameras all around the world.
Yahoo Hallmark 123 greetings Amazon Lycos usagreetings 1001.com Regards
All Yours Add HTML to customize. Example: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pattylen/hotlinks/bday.gif , will add a picture of a birthday cake to the card.
MORE: Corbis greetingsisland greet2k2 afreegreetingcard clubgreetings 2000greetings care2 webshots dayspring nicecards egreetings thegreetings bansheeweb virtualgravy supergreetingcards orangepie greeting-cards deepestfeelings atomflash erosecards broderbund cardfountain
ITD umich This site explains how to control who sees folders and documents in your UofM IFS home directory. (Replace link... doesn't work anymore)
speedometer How fast is your internet connection
Arin IP address search
domainquery IP address search another one
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Dictionaries:
Free Dictionary Com : Dictionary with AUDIO
Thesaurus reference : Thesaurus Best!
One Look : Dictionary SEARCH - Excellent - Lists all sources but definitions not on same page
Your Dictionary : Dictionary with AUDIO (can download this audio)
Encarta : Dictionary with AUDIO
Merriam-Webster : Dictionary with AUDIO
Bartley : Dictionary with AUDIO - (but need to connect to American Heritage) (audio downloadable)
Dictionary Com Dictionary SEARCH - lists about 7 or so definitions on same page (but need to pay to hear audio)
FRENCH Excellent English to French translator and dictionary - with AUDIO!
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Wordsmyth no audio but lots of other stuff like parts of speech, word derivations, synonyms and a helpful "guide dog" for words that you're not sure how to spell
Wiktionary (search on left side of pg) no audio - Etymology
All Words Dictionary not great but has AUDIO and can search for words starting with, ending with, or containing the word you're looking for
Cambridge Short phrases that contain word - Great one!
Dictionary - Science:
Biotech : Science Dictionary (Best so far)- no audio
Look Way Up : Science and Medical Dictionary - no audio
Dictionary of Cell Biology : Science Dictionary - no audio
Stedman's Medical Dictionary : Medical Dictionary - no audio
Medline dictionary : Medical Dictionary - no audio
Cancer Web Dictionary : Medical Dictionary - no audio
Merck : Medical Dictionary - no audio (enter word in search field at top)
Biology Text : Science and Medical Dictionary - no audio (like wikipedia where public enters data)
Dictionaries - Specialty Other:
rhymer Rhyme
Alphadictionary Specialty Dictionaries... examples, law mathematical... biology... real-estate... computer... etc.
Other dictionary type sites:
UChicago.edu ROGET - Great thesaurus.
Thesaurus.com - Great thesaurus.
Phrases - A good site to see where different phrases originated.
Acronyms and Abbreviations - Submit an acronym and view a list of possible words. The only problem with this site is that the database is only large enough to include the most popular acronyms.
rhyme - rhyming dictionary (Replace link... doesn't work anymore)
Dining:
Metrodine - Dining in Metro Detroit. The downside to this site is that its database is relatively small but you may find something good from the listings that they do have.
Doctors:
AMA - American Medical Association. Find out if a doctor is a member. See where they graduated and did their training.
Dr Score Enter Name to find location
Downloads:
CNET.com - Downloads
ZDNet.com - - Downloads
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Encyclopedias:
Encyclopedia - Encarta - Good Encyclopedia from MSN.
Encyclopedia - Encyclopedia, AOL's Electric Library. (Replace link... doesn't work anymore)
World Book Online Good encyclopedia but access is limited to AOL and CompuServe members. (Replace link... doesn't work anymore)
Wiki Pedia - Free encyclopedia - Good one - Many categories.
Entertainment:
Ticketmaster.com Ticket Master - Michigan.
Stage Calendar Theater performances in Metro Detroit (great site but lots of pop-ups)
Michiganweb.com - Entertainment in Michigan. Lists things like theaters, movies, restaurants, bands, comedy clubs, and other stuff. (Replace link... doesn't work anymore)
Henry Ford - IMAX Theater - Dearborn
mlive top_park Top of the Park - Ann Abor
Ann Arbor summer festival Ann Arbor summer festival
Arborweb Misc stuff to do in AA
Det news showtheaters Great Movie finder!
Environment:
Weather Channel Shows the amount of allergens in the air.
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Florist:
Florist search - Excellent site!!! Find florists in the area you want to send flowers. This way you can call them directly and avoid the service fee. (Replace link... doesn't work anymore)
Find a Zip Code - Use this to find the zip code for the area that you want to send flowers.
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Games:
Hit or Stand - This is a cool site that trains you to play black jack the correct way.
Hangman Cute hangman
Gardening:
Botanical Encyclopedia - Great Site! Find plants by the common or the botanical name.
Garden Web - Swap plants and seeds.
http://www.herbweb.com/ Herbs - great site ...alphabetized, pictures, use and actions.
Includes links to purchase.
rootinghormones Propagating plants from cuttings - lots of good info
growit.com More info on propagating plants from cuttings - provides concentration of rooting hormones for each plant type.
grannys house Order rooting hormones, heating elements etc...
Genealogy:
Ancestry.com ssdi index - Excellent site for instant information from the social security death index.
Ancestry.com Ancestry.com's Home Page.
MDCH - Excellent Site!!! Order vital records online through the Michigan Department of Community Health / Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics. (This site also gives information on lots of other kinds of statistics).
SSBirthplace - A personal homepage that contains java script which allows you to type in the first 3 digits of any Social Security number to find the state.
Rootsweb.com - Get the java script for your web page to search for a soundex code.
http://www.hamrick.com/names/ - Type in a surname and year to get a map of the United States showing the distribution of people with this surname.
Family Search - An internet genealogy service from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Family Tree Maker - Genealogy searches.
Vital Records - Genealogy.
People Finders Public Records Voom Look up People Lookup Intellius Name - Age - Cities - Household
DSGR - Detroit Society for Genealogical Research - Burton Historical Collection
DRGS - Downriver Genealogical Society
Government:
Government - Great site! Enter your zip code for links to your elected officials. See where they stand.
Legislature - Find info on Michigan legislators and search for bills.
Federal Government Agencies - This is a great site put out by Louisiana State University that shows all the different government agencies.
Rasmussenreports List of Democratic Candidates 2008
Rasmussenreports List of Republican Candidates 2008
On The Issues See where presidential candidates stand on issues
Grammar:
Wisc.edu - Good grammar page.
English plus - Good grammar site. Has other stuff too.
University of Sussex Guide to Punctuation
common errors Lots of common errors
Health:
Freevisiontest Test your vision online
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Information:
National Sex Offenders Public Registry This is a great site to see if there are any sex offenders living in your neighborhood. Newly updated site shows detailed info - pics - addresses - etc.
Scott Trade 7.00 Online. ($500 minimum deposit required) Branch 2272 South Main St, Ann Arbor, 734-913-2948
TD Ameritrade 9.99 Online. ($2,000 minimum deposit required for margin and options privileges)
Money AOL Symbol Lookup - Charts 1day, 1Mo, 3Mo
Yahoo Symbol Symbol Lookup
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uComics Lots of cartoons
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License Look Up:
State of Mich. Michigan License Lookup - Health Care Workers
State of Mich Michigan License Lookup - Engineers, Builders, Real-Estate Professionals etc...
Libraries:
Public libraries Lists all of the public libraries in Michigan.
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Maps:
Wikimapia Great map! Zooms in like the "Google The Earth" map - except you don't need software.
MapQuest - Plots out exact location.
Maps On Us - Another map site.
Macomb County - Great Map of Macomb County Townships
Washtenaw County Townships of Washtenaw County
Wayne County - Map Wayne County
Oakland County - Oakland County Map
Metroparks - Metroparks
Maps UMICH - University of Michigan Campus Maps (replace link... no longer working)
UMich Maps - Maps of the University of Michigan Hospital.
Pandora - Very good - quality music
Terra Enter artist name in "localizer artista" field - listen to songs - quality not great
Terra 2 Enter artist name in "localizer álbum " field - listen to whole album - quality not great though
Yahoo Listen to music tracks
Last FM Music Listen to music tracks
Excite Enter artist or group name for MP3s
Walmart Music Downloads 88 cents
Puretracks Enter artist on left - listen to music - buy if like for $1.19 each song
blueyze Cool personal page with lots of love songs
dmxmusic Variety of music
State of Michigan Treasury Enter your name to see if you have unclaimed property in Michigan
Michigan Lottery Winning lottery numbers
rate my professors students rate professors
Shakespeare Complete works of William Shakespeare
Shake2 William Shakespeare plot summaries
Shakespeares-sonnets Shakespeare's Sonnets
Metric conversion Metric Conversion
youthink What American accent do you have? Quiz really works!
jphantom good little program to see how many wpm you type - forces you to correct mistakes.
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News - Regular:
Everything Michigan - A listing of all Michigan newspapers. Excellent site!
Associated Press - News from the Associated Press - The Detroit News.
CBSnews News.
CNN News
USA Today News
The Detroit News News
Map report - Map of World showing news of current disasters
News - Medicine and Science:
UMHS News Releases - Medical News and Tips from The University of Michigan Health System - Great Site
Medscape News - Headlines from the Past Week. Source: Reuters Health eline 15-20 articles per day. You need a subscription to read the articles but if you only want to read one, copy the headline into Google.
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Personal sites - password protected:
Med umich Login umich Novell Server - Endocrinology and Metabolism
Red October Login Umich Novell Server - Cell and Developmental Biology (needs updating)
Loggate Web Log umich (needs updating)
https://mfile.umich.edu/flume/
Phone Book:
Switchboard reverse lookup reverse lookup - enter phone number for name and address - doesn't do cell phones
Switchboard Look up area codes for phone or zip codes for city (5digit only)
Yellow Pages
Bellsouth - good yellow pages - shows only city asked for - also has maps
Smartpages - another good yellow pages site. If nothing comes up choose "more search options" and look through the categories
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Real-Estate:
RCM - Excellent site for local mortgage rates!
RCM report - Detailed amortization calculator
Trulia - Homes from all boards (but not as up to date as individual MLS)
State of Michigan Plat Maps Enter county and subdivision name Results = Plat maps of property
Realtytrac
Wayne County:
Wayne county land records Recorded info deeds etc.
Wayne County property taxes Property tax info
Washtenaw County:
Deeds Deeds Washtenaw County
Parcel Lookup Parcel Lookup Washtenaw County
Ann Arbor Board of Realtors Links to lots of resources... MLS... maps... etc...
Recipes:
Topsecretrecipes/recipes.htm - Home recipes that taste a lot like restaurant and commercial versions. This one has videos etc.
Pot Luck Type Recipes:
geocities recipegodlmine recipecircus
Recreation:
Recreation - Lists recreational locations. The database is ok... doesn't cover everything.
Religion (Catholic):
NewAdvent - Great Catholic encyclopedia.
Beliefnett - Mass times at parishes around the nation
Catholic Online - Catholic News from Catholic News Service.
hti.umich Bible - King James version
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Science:
Science Links My science links... mostly biology.
Schools:
Schools - Great site to see school rankings according to MEAP scores.
Search:
Okanagan University - Search engine tips and comparisons. (needs updating)
Tech Target good Search tool arranges results according to source. Ex. encyclopedia, sponsored commercial links, etc... this MAY make it a little easier to find info
Shopping:
Dealtime Excellent site to compare prices!
JCPenny Department Store.
Sears - Department Store.
Shopping - Mervyn's, Marshall Field's, and Target
Meijer -Shopping
Consumer Affairs - Here you can check things out before you buy.
Sports:
ESPN. Watch baseball games online
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Time:
Timezone Eastern Official time US Eastern
GMT Time Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) page - Records time arrived on site so that you can synchronise your PC clock to the official time. Also shows time for each country.
Traffic:
Traffic Report AAA - This one is more reliable.
Traffic Report - From MapQuest (needs updating)
Translator:
Systranlinksi - Translator - Great Site! Have your sentences converted to French, German, Spanish or Italian. (needs updating)
tranexp - Excellent Translator site - converts MANY languages.
Travel:
Travel Warnings - Great site to find travel warnings for visiting other countries. (needs updating)
CIA - Facts and Statistics on countries.
Tutorials:
FGCU - Great site! Tutorial for Power Point, Word, Excel, Access, Front Page.
TV:
TV Guide Yahoo's TV Guide
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U 101 Directory of Universities and Colleges in North America
University of Michigan:
Kate Barald Lab
CDB Cell and Developmental Biology - Barald Lab
MEND Endocrinology and Metabolism
UMICH - University of Michigan's
Home Page.
UMHS -University of Michigan
Health System - Home Page.
UofM Dearborn - University of
Michigan Dearborn - Home Page
University
Record University News
Med
School biomed Biomedical Newsletter
UM Computer
web.mail.umich.edu
Read UofM email online
mfile umich Online access to
IFS files at UofM
mfile.umich.edu flume
UofM Personal Web Log Flume Reports
accounts umich
Check balance of IFS space at UofM
ITCS Status umich
Current computer outages at UofM
Shapiro
University of Michigan
Campus Computing Sites
UM Events
UMHS Daily Bulletin
Calendar of events in and around hospital
Record
Online Events more events in and around hospital
Umich Events
another link to events in and around hospital
Performances
Thursday performances - Hospital Courtyard or Main Lobby
The Messenger
Newsletter - Employee News and Events
Science Seminars and talks
UMHS Bulletin
Calendar includes seminars
ORGS
Science seminars ... other seminar links on right
CDB
seminars
LSI
seminars
hES
seminars
Rackham OARD
oral defense dates - two week period
Misc UM Sites
Rackham
Fellowship Finder Find fellowships
Library
workshops Workshops calendar
UM Engage
Clinical Research studies
biopathways
Another newsletter put out by medschool - summer and fall Research
Medicine at Michigan
Link on left "In the Limelight" shows faculty and student
honors
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Weather:
USA Today Weather Info - USA Today - a lot of information regarding various weather phenomena.
Web Pages:
Bellsnwhistles - Cute things for web pages - free.
Animated Gif Archive - Lots of stuff to put on your web page.
Free Center - Great Links to lots of free stuff... counters, graphics, midi files, and more.
University of Texas - Very cool site - links to personal web pages of students at colleges and universities worldwide.
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Last updated: 06/28/08