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general reference sites
    
colors
college lectures, education, training and classes   
economics  
electrical, wiring & electronics     
historical     
how to   
language, linguistics, Latin & grammar     
magazines  
maps, road maps, gps     
networking   
people finding 
politics & election results  
products I like   
Science   
Steelyard Balance
TV 
units of measure and conversions    
video capture
weather and climate, skywatchin, equinox times


general reference sites 

Clevnet Library search  
Geauga Library    
Rosetta Stone points to here
Cleveland Plain Dealer via Geauga Library, use normal login and pin      this old link was probably clevnet access and I don't recall credentials:  Cleveland Plain Dealer free from library
Hoopla free online books, audiobooks and movies through library card
lynda online training videos and certification prep
research databases     
WorldCat to search libaries outside Clevnet

IRS forms 

ookla speedtest.net
speakeasy.net internet speed test
   
dslreports.com internet speed test  

Powerball winning numbers    click Past Drawings at bottom
Megamillions   

How to improve focus in today's high technology environment from NY Times (local .pdf)

bbc travel articles
Nova episode How Smart Can We Get


Geauga Park District programs schedule - scroll down News & Updates page to find link to Activity Guide that has the .pdf

2022-04-02 good free online people search at locatepeople.org

First class mail size and weight requirements    
Postal rates "notice 123" list
postage rate calculator   
USPS pictures of your first class mail plus

atomic clock at NIST    

factcheck   

external ipv4 address   
external ipv6 address      
website icons sized by site visit count   
my ip location   
page rank status 
web site visits Sept 2012     

"illion" numbers including Multillion referenced by
Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington in the information philosopher
New Pathways in Science by Sir Arthur Eddington 1937 discussion on probability of freezing kettle of water over fire and other highly unlikely events. c.f. p63 = pdfp 79     local      google books info on same
Cato Institute risk analysis on immigration & terrorism   
Stephen Colbert reply to Donald Trump Jr.'s Skittles analogy

best novels written after 2000    

blocked port webmail   
per bluehost 
10MB webmail attachment limit, client unlimited  


wi fi security  
Device bit rates 

internet archive    

OpenWith.org application finder  

html chars table   
ASCII table   
Windows shortcuts [redirect from kb 294317 & kb 301583   
simple, old list ofWindows keyboard shortcuts    

wikipedia size     
Wacom KB    
Art of Manliness   

typical energy usage of powered off devices aka "energy vampires"


colors

named colors by shade (though international orange is not listed even though it has a page.)


college lectures, education, training and classes

College Lecture videos   

MIT   

MIT review   

Rice   

PSU football  

math and science  

online welding manual   

free credit for online courses   

free courses from many universities    

I watched some of these electronics ones "Basic Electronics" by Dr. Natarajan  and should check out Calculus I by Dr. Leingang at NYU

I also watched some of these MIT EE ones from Anant Agarwal

2015 College Return of Investment rankings

free online courses


economics

inflation calculator

prices comparison for heating with different fuels 

price comparisons

people cashing out 401k's 

military spending by country

stock quotes 

Dow 5 Day

losing jobs to technology   


electrical, wiring & electronics

electrical concepts

circuits

National Electrical Code Changes

Replacing 2-Wire Receptacles 

Wire Size Calculator

 isolation tranformers

arc fault interrupter 

lithium ion batteries   

SI / Metric Prefix values

Circuit Symbols for beginners   

Circuit Schematic Symbols 

Electronic Circuits and measuring tutorials 

Electronics Tutorials 

battery basics 

battery capacity 

measurement uncertainty 2 3 4 5


historical

historic empires   

world map timeline   

2   

europeana   

quotes     

on this day   

Dick Proenneke built Alaska cabin from handtools


how to

tie a necktie   2    local   

heel lock video for running shoes    aka runner's loop this guy doesn't mention flexing foot

List of Playing Card Names   

how to clean a handmade quilt    

Canfield solitaire  

 Casino card game rules   

cast iron    season cast iron    2      

upside-down fire   

estimating distances with your thumb    

create mp3's from cassettes  

hem jeans   

fix beltloops   

card tricks    more card tricks   

bar tricks    2    3   

towel animals   

best dance moves   

how stuff works    

building speakers   

dollar ring     

flavor tripping   

bolt extraction  

horseshoes rules   

baseball scorecard     

oragami    

fixing chain with cold shuts and lap links   

USGA rules   

torque specs and mech eng data    

solving Rubik's cube  

home plan software    

sex stats 

organizing roi  

nicecritic anonymous awkward message sender  

cat scratcher   

odd facts     

Harrowing of Hell   

SNL transcripts  

value theory    2     

petrichor   

CraigsList multi city search   

swap sites    2    3    

Boot Lacing    Boat Shoe Knot    Straight Bar Lace Sneakers   

Kochanski Flip-Flop Winch     

dick pronneke  

Tarp set up knots  

Folding Bucksaw  

Vehicle Recovery with 1-2-3 Bracing  

Christmas Card text: moved to quotes.html

  


language, linguistics, Latin & grammar

Viz. (or viz) = namely; that is to say  videlicet [ wi-dey-li-ketEnglish vi-del-uh-sit]  it's one of the Tironian notes

Nullius in verba = take nobody's word for it

grammar including whomever vs whoever  

online dictionary with verbal pronunciations   

phonetic alphabet   

Webster's Dictionary   

dictionary of computer terms   

word a day     

aviator phrases   

GI idioms    

military alphabet    

adages   

generate citations   

 

 


magazines free online

pc magazine   

pc world   

cnet   

Discover Magazine   

25 Best Blogs 2009 - TIME   

Exercise podcasts   

1 Sale A Day, Daily Deal   

BoingBoing, Slashdot, Fark, DailyKos   

free boating mags   

Cruise Travel   

Runner's World       

Baseball Digest   

Vegetarian Times   

Maximum PC   

Organic Gardening   

Popular Science   

Popular Mechanics   

Better Nutrition   

New York Magazine 90s   

Mathematical recreations   

chowhound yelp?

howmanyofme.com - tells how many people share your name smellybean.com for goofy news    

Field & Stream on Google Books  

American Woodwoker 1989-1999   

 


maps, road maps, gps

Geauga county road map .pdf     (local)     other Geauga maps     

erie county road map.pdf   ( local)  

gps coordinate converter    2  

black and white satellite images   

topographical maps   

bing maps (with bird's eye view)  

erie county property tax lookup    

library of congress maps   

live maps  

estimating distances with your thumb    

using a lensatic compass 

compass mils to estimates size or distance   

how to read a compass ( local)   

Geauga County locator     


Townships:   Ashtabula     Cuyahoga    Geauga     Lake     Portage     Summit     Trumbull

google maps County Boundaries All States

google maps 2012 Congressional Districts

Rolling Green golf course satellite image  - with holes marked  - back of card

Pleasant Hill golf course map showing 3 parts of course - front - middle - back - original map

 


networking

get router external ip address    routing table      loopback address     reserved IP addresses   

 

people finding

infospace     reverse address    2    online phone book     reverse phone      RealPagesLive    Yellowpages    free people search    Pipl    ZoomInfo    phonesbook    peekyou   

death records with ssn's       erie phone book online

 

 

politics & election results

NY Times political stats    fivethirtyeight NY Times political / statistical blog    2008 election results by state    2012 election results by state     Geauga 2012 Results    OH Congressional Districts    zoomed     OH State House and Senate Districts       gun show shootings    Obama 2nd inauguration speech   

 

products I like

Garnier Whole Blends Coconut Water & Aloe Vera Moisturizing Shampoo
2024-02-04 tried Garnier Whole Blends Smoothing Shampoo with Coconut Oil & Cocoa Butter

Innovasian Fried Rice in frozen foods section

pen I like    refills    Scotchbrite discs    grits    Fluval suction cups    finger socket    X-zylo   thermal leak detector    personalized wood frames    Per S.Marco stuff    solar mosquito guard    flat speaker cable    old T12 vs. new T8 fluorescent light bulbs    mobile bar      laser bike lane    good site for magnifiers and test equipment      railroadware      reservebelts    Jefferson quotes    Monticello coffee canister  fish salt and pepper shakers     Bushnell BackTrack (several versions available)     cool garage mini-hoist 125#limit and tray     zazzle.com cool t-shirts, etc. 

tool gift for boys:
2016
Channel Lock 317Z 8" Needle Nose
Channel Lock 420 9.5" Slip Joint Pliers
Channel Lock 357 7.5" nipper


Science

fusion research

more rust tips

Horological (clocks) information


Steelyard Balance

youtube video on use

weight


 

TV

Time Warner TV listings    channels 2011-04-05 page 1     channels 2011-04-05 page 2   

channel info
channel # channel name    
1132 Science Channel HD   listings
1135 History HD shows listings
1136 History2 HD shows listings
1401 Primetime On Demand    
       
1318 Fox Soccer Channel HD shows (then "SHOWS") listings
1326 MLB HD shows listings
1339 Fox Soccer Plus HD    
1341 Yankees Entertainment and Sports HD    
1343 MLB Strike Zone HD shows listings
1346 NFL Nation HD    
1347 NFL RedZone    
       
       


How the Universe Works (ch. 1132PM)     Mankind Decoded (ch. 1136 Sat 10PM, Sat 10:30PM)   

Upcoming:    Are We Alone (1132 2013-03-05 10PM)

NBC sports shows list

 

units of measure and conversions

US Customary Units    old was Avoirdupois    conversions of all sorts   Humerous units of measurement   
Comparison of the imperial and US customary measurement systems  

 

video capture

capture streaming video    using Premiere    Premiere video import tutorial 
Windows Movie Maker and Windows DVD Maker     


weather and climate, skywatchin, equinox times

CO2 levels fake facebook thing per Reuters
Comparing the atmosphere to a brimming bathtub where water flows in and out at the same rate, maintaining a constant water level, Knutti said that if somebody added a single extra litre, the overall rise in the water level to overflowing can be entirely attributed to that one addition. 

Nasa CO2 graph

by human activities? | Royal Society


Earth Seasons - Equinoxes and Solstices - 2022-2026

VERNAL EQUINOX.....(SPRING) MAR 20 2023 524 PM EDT - 2124 UTC
SUMMER SOLSTICE....(SUMMER) JUN 21 2023 1058 AM EDT - 1458 UTC
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX...(FALL) SEP 23 2023 250 AM EDT - 0650 UTC
WINTER SOLSTICE....(WINTER) DEC 21 2023 1027 PM EST - 0327 UTC DEC 22
dead link equinox times    

equinox times, daylight for each day, timezones, etc.       UTC, Clev, LA & Phoenix dragable times for today      UTC, Cleveland, LA, Phoenix current times  shareable

Cleveland Daylight Savings Time    
Clevland is UTC-5 during EST from Nov to Mar 
Clevland is UTC-4 during EDT from Mar to Nov
2023-03-12 and 2023-11-05


Cleveland sunlight for today  & other cities  



Newbury daily solar events Aug 2022
Erie daily solar events Aug 2022
Event time announcer for mutliple timezone meetings

path the sun moves across the sky throughout the year

 past Clev cold days    Cleveland monthly weather    Cleveland weather history    snow depth map    Intellicast Erie    local radar    NOAA Erie    past weather observations for 1300 us locations      OH sunrise & sunset times     OH sunpath diagrams    convert GMT to ET      global warming consensus      2013 Ison Comet       perpetual calendar    2     Lake Erie historic ice coverage    current % coverage    near real time lake satellite images    Great Lakes Information Center       Solar time    NE OH snowfall   2     Clev annual snow since 1950    NE OH annual precipitation   

Types of Snow     



 

last updated:    Mon 2024-11-25 1:40 PM