In our opinion … there are far too many junky websites out there
now. So many, in fact, that it’s often
hard to find the good ones! By “good
ones” we mean sites that:
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: load quickly; : are reliable – there when you want them; : don’t have pop-ups, and don’t send spyware; : are easy to navigate; : have links to additional worthwhile information; : have trustworthy, authoritative information. |
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We have found a
few websites that we think you may find useful and fun.
Please send us a note telling us about your favourites, so
that we can add them when we update this list!
Contemporary Canadian Research
Computers, Software and the Internet
Families
/ Children / Schoolwork
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Online telephone directory
for Canada - personal and business |
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Online telephone directory
for Canada and the USA - personal and
business. |
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http://www.reversephonedirectory.com/ Look up names and street
addresses, from telephone numbers. |
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http://www.canadapost.ca/splash.asp Postal Codes and Rates |
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Enter an address anywhere
in the world, and Mapquest provides a “zoomable” map. |
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Universal Currency
Converter |
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http://www.canadamortgage.com/ Mortgage and loan
calculator |
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Medical & health
information |
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Merriam-Webster
Dictionary, Thesaraus, and Encyclopedia Britannica Online |
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http://www.whatsitworthtoyou.com Antiques appraisal |
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Portal for all Government
of Canada departmental websites |
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Website of the Prime
Minister of Canada |
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http://www.collectionscanada.ca/ The National Library and
Archives of Canada |
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Portal for all Government
of Ontario departmental websites |
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http://www.gouv.qc.ca/Index_en.html Portal for all Government
of Quebec departmental websites |
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The Public Library of
Ottawa |
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City of Ottawa |
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& Canadian news |
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People – links to Canadian
biography site also |
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& http://www.mysteriesofcanada.com & Canadian history |
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Genealogy - Mormons |
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Genealogy – comprehensive
listing of resources and websites |
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Internet Movie Database –
titles, actors, crew, plot |
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& Yahoo Sites – Movie and TV
databases |
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Movies currently playing
at Ottawa cinemas |
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Google listing of Ottawa
live theatre websites and their schedules |
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& & Sites where you can
legally download music files to your computer |
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Online listing of CDs |
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& & & Online travel schedules,
prices, ticket bookings – NOT necessarily the cheapest |
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Reviews, news and prices
on technology-related products |
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& & & & Sites for free storage and
display of your digital photo albums – send the URL to friends, and they can
view your photos |
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& & Send an online greeting
card – some people think these generate SPAM |
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http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ Free browser, alternative
to Internet Explorer, said to be less prone to pop-ups and spyware |
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Comprehensive information
for family computer and Internet use |
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Google toolbar (major
feature is a quite effective pop-up stopper function) |
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http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php Download AVG 7.0 the
newest free anti-virus software from Grisoft. Older versions not supported after 31.12.2004 |
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http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ & http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html Adaware and Spybot are two
of the best, free spyware blockers |
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& Two most widely-used free
web-based email services. |
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Rogers web-based email
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service.sympatico.ca/index.cfm?method=login.to_webmail Sympatico web-based email
address. |
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Links, news, articles and
advertisements of interest to seniors |
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Comprehensive information
for family computer and Internet use – worth repeating here! |
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http://www.smartsites.ca/smartkids/ An Ottawa portal for
children: Homework Helpers, Computers and the Internet, Email, Fun Stuff and
a Parents’ Corner |
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& & & These are all
“kid-friendly” search engines, meaning that they are not only safe, but also that they are
more oriented toward kids’ interests and needs. |
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Free website for making
secure online payments for auctions, merchandise, etc. |
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& Probably the 2 largest
online sources of books and more |
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HUGE online auction
site. Useful also for establishing
prices of used goods. |
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A sneaky way of entering a
bid on eBay, without others knowing you’re in the bidding. |
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Most large stores have
online catalogues. Check to see if
your favorite store has a website. |
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