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Animation
Animation
Factory - 12,000 free animations for Web and email
Animation
Library - 4,000 free images
Animation World
Network - Impressive compilation of information
TUDOGS -
Expert guide to industry's free online offers
Warner Bros.
Apple Collectibles
RedLightRunner.com
Appliances
Appliance
Advisor - Product reviews, links to appliance brands/resources
Appliance Repair (Do it yourself)
Appliance
Factory Parts - For gas grills, humidifiers and vacuums
Grill Parts
& BBQ accessories - High quality replacement parts for
most grill brands
PartSelect - For all your appliance repair needs. From parts, to free
help, to excellent customer service!
Repair
Clinic - For finding and ordering parts
Sears
Parts Direct - For most manufacturers' appliances
Archaeology
Nova:
Pyramids, the inside story - Explore the pyramids
Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World - Interesting reading
Architecture
Castles
on the Web - Virtual tours included
The Great
Buildings Collection - Easy to use, growing database
Art
Internet
Art Resources - For serious art enthusiasts
Sanford
Art Edventures - Designed for middle-schoolers and teachers
Astrology
Aquarian
Age - Slightly confusing site with unrivaled content
Astronomy
Astronomy
Interactive Network - historical review of astronomy
Carina Software - astronomy software and links to many astronomical resources
Nine Planets - Multimedia tour of the solar system
Solar System Simulator
Auction Sites
Amazon.Com - Lots and lots of stuff
BidNow
BidXS
eBay - Biggest
of them all with everything under the sun--well, almost everything
eWanted
Estate
Depot - Vintage items, new items, collectibles, craft kits
and more at this NWoU member's store
Half.Com
PriceLine
UBid
Vendio-
Buy anywhere and sell anywhere
Yahoo! Auctions - Big and getting bigger
Autos
Automotive.com - Resource for new and used car research, buying,
directories, prices, etc.
CarsDirect,com - Search for used cars in your area
Used Cars
Plus - Your online source to review, research, and find used
cars for sale online
Free Car Auctions- Free Car Auctions
Aviation History
The
Aviation History Museum - Photos and sounds
National Air
and Space Museum - Tour the Smithsonian's exhibits
AeroFiles - A lot to sift through
Biking
Cyber Cyclery - Forums on biking
Dirt World
MTB Review - mountain bike product and trail reviews
VeloNews
Interactive - Racing news and a shop finder
Bird Watching
Birding
Hotspots - Information about birding around the world
Birdzilla.Com - Just about everything birders would want
mybirding.Com - Great for identifying unknown birds
Books / eBooks
AdBooks - Young adult literature book club
Amazon.Com - "Earth's biggest bookstore" with 2.5 million discounted
titles
Barnes
and Noble - "World's largest bookseller"
Bookbyte -
popular site for new and used college textbooks
Books and Bytes - The only "nothing but computers" book store in the
area. Worth the fairly easy drive down I-355 to Naperville
BooksPrice - Compare book prices before you buy. Find the best price for
several books together.
Bookstore
Bandits - College textbook price comparisons - cheap and used
college textbooks - save up to 90%
CJR
Tools - Mac OS X eBooks - - Easy guides to various OS X facilities
Internet Public
Library - Browse to your heart's content with no ts book fees
New York Times:
Books - Free registration access to the authority in new literature
Oprah's Book Club
Peachpit Press - see also TNWoU Member Discounts page
Washington
Post: Book World - News and reviews in an easy format
Car Repair
Auto
Shop Online - Free tips and information - pay for expert diagnostics
Car and
Driver Online - Online glossary to mechanic lingo
Cyberwrench - Plug in your problems and get answers
Under
the Hood - For both handy and clueless car owners (click on
website type under photo)
Careers
EduPoint - Courses offered by brick and mortar institutions
Hard At Work - Post war stories re hazards of life on the job
Riley Guide - Comprehensive collection of links to articles and resources
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Chicago Area, General
Aaron
Freeman - Mac person and anchor person on WBEZ FM
SBC
Chicago
Tribune
Chicago Sun
Times
CompUSA
Computize
Daily Herald
Micro Center --- Map to get there
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Chicagoland Apple User Groups
There are about two dozen... many more if cross platform
groups are included.
Only the following primarily Mac groups are known to have Web
sites:
DuPage Apple User
Group - Downers Grove/Westmont
Fox Valley
MUG - West Chicago
Illinois
MUG - Joliet
Lincolnwood
Apple User Group - Lincolnwood Library
Macadamia - McHenry County College, Crystal Lake (site may be inactive when
school is not in session)
Racine-Kenosha
MUG - Racine, WI
The Rest of Us - Downtown Chicago
Stateline MUG - Rockford
Children's Activities/Crafts
Explore
Zone - Cool science stuff
Funology - Full of boredom busters and facts
Chocolate
Complete
Chocolate Website - Facts, history and information
Toefood Chocolate - Be surprised
Cooking
All
Recipies.Com - services for great chefs or new cooks
Ben &
Judy's Ausie Recipies - impress your friends with an Australian
meal
The Better Homes
Kitchen - comprehensive site from Better Homes and Gardens
Cooking.Com - specific recipes and menu planning
The Cook's
Thesaurus - collection of substitutions
Everything
Kitchens - price matching policy with best price guarantee
Recipe
Xchange - online recipe swapping
Top
Secret Recipies - exactly what the name implies
Gallery
of Regrettable Food - steer clear if you get heartburn
Cosmetics/Beauty
Beauty.Com - Hundreds of brands and makeup tips
Bobbi
Brown Essentials - Beauty hints
Esthers
Beauty Shop - Health and beauty tips, cosmetic and exercise
products
Eyebrowz Designs - Eyebrow solutions
Makeup
by Armando - Free advice, cosmetic sales
Marlene
Klein - Internet only cosmetic sales
Perfume.net - information
about fragrances, colognes and industry product news - find discount
perfume deals
Sacha
Cosmetics - Natural looking cosmetics for all skin types/colors
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Crafts
Crafts,
Inc - Helpful directory of projects and craft resources
Create
For Less - Over 50,000 craft, scrapbooking, sewing supplies
and more.
Family Magazine Crafts - Entire season worth
of stuff for kids to do
Michaels - Quality ideas
Data Recovery
ActionFront
ADR
Data Recovery - data recovered from hard drives, servers,
RAID & backup tapes
CBL Data Recovery
CD Data Guys - specializing in hard drive, CD, DVD and Floppy Disk data recovery
Cherry
Systems - claims a record of successful data recovery from
Macs
Data-Master - data recovery from all types of media
Data
Recovery Aid - free quotes and quick service
Data
Recovery Group - data recovery is only business - has a lab
in Illinois
Data
Recovery Services by Iomega - all brands, all media - free
data recovery evaluation
Data Recovery
Services, Inc - from Mac or PC hard drives, RAID, tape, and
other media.
DataTech
Labs - data recovery specialists - free evaluation, no data
no cost
Disk Doctors - data recovery from all kinds of storage media and operating
systems
Drive Savers - all storage devices including flash memory, MP3 players,SAN,
RAID and NAS systems
eMag solutions - tape, hard drive and optical data recovery
ESS
Data Recovery - data recovery services - located in IL
Flashback
Data - data recovery performed on all types of media
IntelliRecovery - no-charge evaluations, if data is not recovered you don't pay
Midwest
Data Recovery - data recovery from all magnetic and optical
media
Optimum
Data Recovery - data recovery from had drive, RAID, laptops
& tape - free diagnosis
RenewData
Sector
Savers - next day data recovery analysis
TechRestore - Overnight data recovery service
Texas
Data Recovery
Total Recall - hard drives and removables
Debt Management
BankRate.com - Current interest rates; a good howto site
Consumer
Protection - FTC site with up-to-date info on credit legislation
Myvesta - Help for finding your way out of debt
Debt
Consolidation Aalternatives - offers debt consolidation of
credit cards/unsecured loans
Dictionaries / Translaters / Glossaries
FreeGlossary - Multi-language glossary - English version has over 400,000 entries
LookWAYup - Dictionary/Thesaurus and Translation - tolerates small spelling
errors
Majstro - Word translation - over 30 languages - virtual keyboards for
special characters
Merriam-Webster
Online - Very popular online dictionary and thesaurus
OneLook Dictionaries - Query more than 550 dictionaries at once
1-800
Translate - Fast translation/interpretation - 148 languages
- 10 popular languages free
Translations - Nice selection of free translation engines
Travlang's
Translating Dictionaries - Translates between more than a
dozen languages
Verbix.com - Conjugates verbs in 142 languages
Directories
AnyWho - AT&T white and yellow pages, e-mail , reverse directory,
maps
Area Connect - White pages, yellow pages, local directories, news, weather
& more
Bigfoot - White pages and e-mail lookup
CitySearch
Directory Assistance
Plus - White, yellow page, reverse searches plus neighborhood
info
Electronics
Directory - Links to electronic directory resources and information
Websites
eNOUN.com - Easily find people places or things
InfoSpace - white & yellow pages, Web searches
Intelius - Public records searches (fairly inexpensive reports must be
purchased)
Knowledge
Finder - knowledge-finder articles and directory
MacRae's
Blue Book - Industrial directory of Yellowpages.com
Skipease - A free people
search and public record directory
Switchboard - White and yellow pages, maps
Ultimate
Computer Acronyms Archive - Find out what that acronym means
WhitePages.com
WhoWhere - White pages and e-mail
Yellow Book
Yellow Pages - Search online for phone numbers and addresses
Yellow
Pages Nationwide
YellowPages.com
Dish Network and DirectTV Offers
CMSsatellite.com - Best Dish Network and DirectTV free satellite TV offers reviewed
Compare
Direct TV and Dish Net best deals - high speed internet, free
DVR, free TIVO and more!
Direct
TV Satellite - All the info about DirectTV, Tivo, DVR &
HDTV - Find the best deals
Dish
Network Satellite - All the info on Dish Network, programming,
subscription & best deals
Satellite
TV Systems - Compare the systems, find the best one and buy
at the best deals around
DVD & Video Stores
Barnes &
Noble - The gamut of mainstream flicks
Critic's Choice - Easy searching for movies of all types
E-Commerce
BimSym - Web design, optimization and marketing
Biz Methods
Worldwide - resources/info for starting a small business on
a low budget
Sell
It on the Web - Learn how to sell stuff online
The Standard - E-commerce news and updates
ZDNet:
E-Commerce - Case studies, downloads and tips
Workz.Com - Building and managing your site
Education - Parent, Teacher & Student Resources
Algebra
Help - Algebra practice problems
American Museum
of Natural History - Packed with educational activities
American
Presidents: Life Portraits - An excellent lesson plan for
teachers
Ask
Dr. Math - One of the most complete math sites on the Web
Baby
Bird Productions - Free teachers' reproducible worksheets
and children's games
Back to
College - Resource center for older and re-entry students
Books
into Cash - Sell your textbooks online!
Campus Tours - The next best thing to being there
Cheap
College Textbooks - Free low price-finder reveals the lowest
prices on new and used textbooks
College
Toolkit - One-stop college and scholarship & career resource
for life after high school
Direct
Textbook - New and used college textbooks
Directory of Education - Very comprehensive directory of schools, colleges and universities
Discovery
Channel School - Lesson plans for every grade level
edHelper.com - More than 6200 lesson plans and free Teachers Toolbox software
Ed's Oasis - Connect with other teachers and get Internet based lesson plans
Education Bug - Complete
guide to education articles, resources and more
Education
World - Start here if you want to use the Web as your classroom
Flight
History - Useful archives and resources for students, teachers
and parents
ichapters.com - Savings on print & electronic college textbooks
Internet
Guide - Basics of the Internet, web design, viruses, search
engines - has glossary
Lesson
Plans - Search over 30,000 links to lesson plans via Lesson
Planet
Local
School Directory - Info regarding public schools K-12 from
all 50 States
Locate
Private Schools - Private schools throughout the U.S.
The
Math Forum: Teacher2Teacher - All math all the time answers
to diverse questions
TechLearning - Successful tech teaching in K-12
Teacher's
Guide to the Holocaust - Site content is useful for anyone
Bartleby Library - For high school English teachers
HyperHistory Online - 3,000 years of people,
events and maps
INEW Math -
Large math DB for students K-6 to sharpen their math skills
Lesson
Plans - Search over 30,000 links to lesson plans via Lesson
Planet
Masterliness.com - Well organized articles all about our Canadian neighbors
MatchCollege.com - College search - Information on more than 6,500 schools
Math-and-reading-help-for-kids - directory of original articles/resources centered on child education
Private Schools - National directory of private schools
and other resources
Private
School Review - Reviews of private elementary and high schools
Scholarshiip
Help - How to get scholarships and how to avoid scholarship
scams
School
Express - More than 7,000 free student worksheets on many
subjects and a lot more
School
Profiles - Public schools, charter schools and districts in
the U.S.
Scientific
American: Ask the Experts - Experts answer the "stumpers"
Student
Market - Find the lowest new and used textbook prices - over
300,000 titles
Tech Learning - Integrating new technology into K-12
Text book
Land - Compare your textbook prices at all the online stores
in seconds, free
The
Virtual Schoolhouse - Huge, nicely organized directory of
educational links
New
York Times Learning Network - To incorporate current events
in classroom activities
PBS
Teacher Source - More than 1,300 activities and lesson plans
Wikipedia - Free cyber-based encyclopedia with more than a million articles,
expands daily
E-Greetings
123
Greetings - Cards for everything, even for holidays you never
knew existed
Amazing
Mail - They'll snail-mail your choice of cards
Blue Mountain - If it's an occasion, they've got a card for it
MoMA E-Cards - Museum of Modern Art cards with subtle, refined design
Regards.Com - Heavy on cartoon and animated crds
Electronics Shopping
Best Buy - Super store
Buy Rite Electronics - Find the entertainment products for
where you live, work and play
CDeals.com - Search by brand name for electronic appliances
Circuit
City - Order online, have shipped or pick up at store
Dish
Network vs. DirectTV - compare and decide which is best for
you
Environmental Causes
EarthTimes - Humanitarian and environmental causes
Sierra Club
WWF Global Network
EE-Link -
links to resources
Estate Planning / Law
Nolo Self-Help
Law Center
Florists/Floral Design/Delivery
Send
flowers online - send fresh flowers today
SilkFlowerDesign - natural looking silk flower arrangements
Foreign Affairs
CIA World Fact book
Library
of Congress Country Studies
OneWorld Online - human rights issues around the world
United Nations
US State Department
Gardening, Yard
Garden.Com (Burpee)- get your yard in shape
Garden
and Yard Products - new garden and yard products made in the
USA with pride
Garden
Better.Com - articles on better living... through gardening
GardenWeb - gardening forums
Gardening
With Ease - easier gardening with ergonomic gardening tools
Lawn
Mowers Info - info on Lawnmowers & garden tractors w/industry
news
Living With Bugs - least toxic solutions to everyday bug problems
National Gardening
Assoc. - includes horticultural dictionary
Old Farmer's
Almanac Gardeners Companion
Plant
Swap - Free site for gardeners to organize community plant
swaps
Rebecca's
Garden - how-to lists and garden tours
Virtual Garden (Gardeners' Supply Co.) - how-tos and tips
WindowBox.Com - hi-rise gardening
Genealogy
Ancestry - lots of info here (some access requires membership fee)
Census
Records - A directory of census records - well over 29,000
online links
Chicago Genealogical
Society - see links for Chicago and Illinois genealogy
Cyndi's List - First stop on the hunt for family tree members
FamilyHistory.com - surname, research topics, and geographical message boards
Family
Search - Mormon Family History Library - search for ancestors,
and original records
Genealogy.Com - commercial sales but a lot of free information
Genealogy
For You - Free genealogy research
Genealogy
Forum - All surnames
The Genealogy
Home Page - Links to everything
Genealogy
Today - Reviews of software, practical advice
GenServ - Excellent research site (membership fee)
Illinois State Archives - search marriage,
land, and military databases
National Archives - info about federal records
National
Genealogical Society - online genealogy course
Newberry
Library - wonderful genealogical collection located in Chicago
Parish Chest - online genealogical fair designed by genealogists for genealogists
Rootsweb -
something for everyone from beginner to advanced researcher
U.S. Geographic
Names Information System - locate US geographic features i.e.
cities, cemeteries
Geography
Geography
Network - Comprehensive map site for advanced users
Miningco.com - Categorized links
Website Resources
Glambam Animations - Free animations, Clip Art, Backgrounds, etc.
Hardware - Older Macs, Parts and Upgrades
DataTech
Remarketing
DVWarehouse - Pre-owned Macs, Apple parts and accessories
ICN
Absolute
Mac - Breath some life into your old Mac
Mac of
all Trades - Complete used Mac resource
Mac4Sale - BUy and sell pre-driven Macs and peripherals (free)
MacResQ - Used & discontinued Macs and software
Megawatts
Computers - New and Used Macs and Peripherals
Midwest Mac - Hard to find Mac parts, refurbished Macs - build/repair your
own Mac
Older
Mac Resources - Links to everything for older Macs
Old
Macs on the Internet
PB
Fixit - Reasonable prices for PowerBook parts
PowerOn
Pre-Owned Electronics
Second
Hand Mac - Buy/sell classified ads and stolen Mac registry
Sun Remarketing
Used Macs - Buy and sell used Macs
Hardware / Peripheral Buyer Guides
Digital
Camera Resource - for digital camera enthusiasts
Westshore
Craftworks - beautiful iPod and mini iPod dock covers
Scan Shop - for a buyer's guide to desktop scanning
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Health and Medicine
A
Healthy Me! - from Blue Cross & Blue Shield
About
Cerebral Palsey - describes history, causes, symptoms, therapy
and treatments
AllRefer-Health - comprehensive and credible health information on more than 4000
topics.
Alternative
Health - virtual newsletter road map to alternative medicine
sites
Alzheimer's Association - covers awareness, support, medicine and research
American Academy
of Dermatology - all about your skin
American Cancer
Society - indepth info
American Diabetes
Association - nutrition information is just one great reason
to visit
American Epilepsy
Society - what's going on in epilepsy research
American
Heart Association - heart and stroke information
American Psychological
Association - consumer information on mental health
AmericasDoctor - free, private online discussions with doctors
AnnaPaterson.com - UK recovery site for eating disorder sufferers
Anxieties.Com - for exploring and addressing anxiety issues
AnxietyPanic.com - anxiety panic attack resource site - more than 100 pages of
information
Ask
Mmesothelioma - medical resources for mesothelioma, asbestos
related cancer
Autism
Society of Americag term goals
Beyond 55 - guide to independent living for seniors
Blood
Pressure.Com - solid, easy to find information on hypertension
BreakThrough
Digest - up-to-the-minute medical research and health news
Bio Immune - resource for cancer news and support
Center
for Mental Health Services
Cerebral
Palsy FYI - a resource for information on cerebral palsy
Cerebral
Palsy Origins - useful infoon causes or orgins of cerbral
palsy: the etilogy of CP
Depression.Com - very in-depth site
Diabetes.Com - recent news, prevention, etc.
Diet
Information - diets and diet reviews - find what you need
to know
Diet
Pill Online - reports tell which diet pills work best and
which are a waste of your money
Discovery
Health - partner to the Discovery Health cable channel
DrKoop.com - deep and diverse site by former Surgeon General
Drugs.com - drug information online
Eating Disorder
Referral & Information Center
Elder
Care Options - directory of nursing homes and other elderly
care facilities
Epilepsy.com - epilepsy information for kids, teens, women, families, seniors
Epilepsy Foundation - all about epilepsy
HealthTouch
Online - info from dozens of respected medical organizations
HealthWorld
Online - useful blend of traditional and alternative therapies
Healthopedia - very informative health/illness encyclopedia
Healthy
Insights - health information for improving your quality of
life
HIV Insite - medical, social and educational aspects of the disease
InteliHealth - Johns Hopkins' health advice
Life Clinic.Com - Hypertension information and personal tracking features
Mayo Clinic
Health Oasis - news and in depth health features
Mental Blues - mental illness related articles, discussion/support forums,
etc.
Mental Health
Infosource - covers a wide range of mental illnesses
Mental
Health Net: Eating Disorders - solid look at anorexia and
bulimia
Mesothelioma
Resource Online - information about mesothelioma cancer
Migraine Awareness
Group: M.A.G.N.U.M. - outstanding array of information
National
Coalition for Cancer Survivorship - nationwide network of
support groups
Nat'l Institute
of Mental Health - good sections on anxiety and other disorders
Nutrient
Facts - find the nutritional values of what you eat
OnHealth -
good one-stop shop for news and the latest research
Pancreatica.org - Pancreatic Cancer information source
PedTalk - Pediatrician Advice
Psychology
Info Online: Depression - special sections for women, teens
and seniors
SafeMedication.Com - Learn about prescription drugs
SelfCare -
personal health advice and news
Something
Fishy - Website on eating disorders
Spine Doctor - back problem practical advice
Spine-Health.Com - lower back aches and pains advice
Susan Love,
MD - Breast cancer authority
Talk MD -
Powerful medical information at your fingertips - free
WebMD.Com - Interactive health tools and features
WebMed.Com - free consumer information on health news
History
American
Presidents: Life Portraits - An excellent lesson plan for
teachers
Archiving Early
America - Learn about the Revolution era
Civil
War Photos - Library of Congress photo archive
History
Channel - This day in history, fun and games
History Net - Deep, wide ranging site
History
Place - Proof that history can be fun
HyperHistory Online - 3,000 years of people,
events and maps
Liberty!
The American Revolution - From a PBS series
National Air
and Space Museum - Virtual tour
National Museum
of Jewish History - Fun way to learn
New Deal
Network - For teachers, students and history buffs
POTUS - Presidential history
The Smithsonian -
Everything, including a search tool
US Holocaust Museum - Best site of its kind
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Home Decorating, Repair and Improvement
A
Plus Homeowner.com - Find prescreened home improvement service
professionals
Better Homes and
Gardens- Good place for beginners
BobVila.Com - Bob Vila - home improvement - Do It Yourself
BuilderOnline - Valuable info for all levels of builders
CornerHardware.Com - Home improvement advice for do-it-yourselfers
Do It Yourself.Com - Well presented advice on many helpful topics
Find
Contractors - Free contractor referral service to get matched
with profesional contractors
HandyManWire - Expert answers to home improvement questions
Electric
Heater - Electric and propane space heaters for home, garage
and industrial use
Home and Garden
TV - Very large site
Home
Decorating Reviews - Information on home decorating, with
industry news
Home
Doctor - Important info on everything about your home
Home Improvement
Guide - Excellent guide to the world of home improvement.
100s of original articles
Home
Improvement Reference - Web portal for buying/selling your
home, home improvement and more
Home Warehouse - Expert assistance
HouseNet -
For do-it-yourselfers of all skill levels
ImproveNet - Resources for hiring a pro or doing it yourself
Lumber
Liquuidators - For low prices on hardwood flooring
Mailbox
and Beyond - High Quality Exterior Home and Garden Decor
by Whitehall
Paint Quality
Institute - Get your painting questions answered
Service
Magic - Free service to help homeowners find local contracters,
real estate agents
Sherwin
Williams - Paint info
The
Natural Handyman - Informative articles with a little humor
too
The
Collector Connection - What you need for your child's room
and then some
This Old
House - Practical advice on home improvement, remodeling and
decorating
Wolman
Wood Care - Instruction and tips
Zinsser - Painting and wallpapering project how-tos
Humor
CyberCheeze - Carefully categorized jokes
Dilbert
Zone - You know who Dilbert is!
iGeek - Computer and other humor
Kim's
Chuckle-A-Day Archives - Free service sends jokes 3-5 times
a week
Scatty.Com - More than 2,500 Q&A jokes in eight categories
Insurance
Advantage
One Insurance - lowest rates on all types of life ins. from
many companies
EBIX - Comparison
shopping (no instant quotes)
einsurancequotes - Free info and online quotes for auto, home, life, health, travel,
pet insurance, etc.
Health
Plan Express - Instant quotes,on health insurance for individuals,
families and small business
Insure.Com - To research companies and get money-saving tips
InsWeb -
Easy navigation and fast quotes
Life
Insurance Advisor - Free quotes from life insurance companies
- find out what you need
Life
Insurance Shop - Low cost life insurance for impaired risk
conditions
Online
Insurance Office - Best online insurance companies and online
insurance quotes
Junior Achievement
Junior
Achievement - Chicago
Junior Achievement
- National
Kitchen Ware
Bakers
Catalogue
Chefs Catalog
Chefs Store
Crate
and Barrel
Dean
& Deluca
Kitchen
Etc.
Williams-Sonoma
Your
Cookware.com
Legal Resources
InjuryBoard.com - Legal search engine - free access to law firm Web pages &
news sites
Law.com - Geared
for professionals, useful by all
Lawyers.com - Solid source for legal help
Learn with
zac - 1,000s of pages for legal info, directory, codes and
legal services
Legal Engine - Compilation of links to the Web's best legal resources
Safe Shopping - Advice for safe shoppping online from the American Bar Assocaition
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Literature
Gutenberg.net - Collection of 16,000 public domain books including all of Shakespear
Literary
Resources - Literary sites organized by era and genre by a
professor at Rudgers U
Sparknotes - Mostly a commercial site but with hundreds of free study guides
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Mac Catalog House Web Sites (hardware, software, supplies)
Note: The Apple User Group Store
has special reduced prices on new, recently discontinued and factory
refurbished Apple merchandise. Visit our members only Discounts
page for current site access password.
B & H - photo, video, pro audio, some Mac systems
Bannk.com - printer ink and toner cartridges at 35% to 80% discounted prices
CheapDrives
ClubMac
CompuAmerica - also PC stuff
CompUSA
CDW/MacWarehouse - see also TNWoU Member Discounts page
Computer Geeks - cables, connectors, oddball items for Macs and PCs
Crywolf's
Cool Mac Stuff - cables, connectors, peripherals and accessories
Data Memory
Systems - Mac & PC memory upgrades and accessories
Data Vision
Deal Mac - links to the best catalog house deals
Dr. Bott - Mac connectors and peripherals, iPod accessories
DVWarehouse - new and USED Macs,Mac parts, accessories and software
FireWire
Stuff - everything FireWire for PCs and Macs
4AllMemory - old and new Mac & PC memory, batteries and more
Granite
Digital - FireWire and SCSI connectors and peripherals
ICN - New &
refurb systems, spare parts
Ink Filling,com - refill kits for inkjet and laser printer cartridges from more
than 80 manufacturers
Ink Sell - discounted
prices on ink and toner cartridges
Inkjet
Printer Ink Cartridges - Discount deals on printers and ink
cartridges
Infinity
Micro
iPod911.com - iPod accessories and battery replacements
J&R Computer
World
LaCie Store
Lind - power accessories for mobile computing
Mac
Trading Post
Mac4Sale - Buy and sell pre-driven macs and peripherals (free)
MacConnection
MacMall
MacWarehouse
MacResQ - Used Macs, new and discontinued software
Mac Solutions
macXware - Software designed for the Mac OS X user
MacZone - see also TNWoU Member Discounts page
MCE Powerbook
Products
Megawatts
Computers - New and Used Macs and Peripherals
Micro Center - has showrooms in Chicago and Westmont w/Mac merchandise
MicroDoc - Mac parts, repairs and peripherals
Network
Cables Online - network cables, crossover cables, custom network
cables and more cables
Other World
Computing - low prices, low cost ISP (owc.net) - see also TNWoU Member Discounts
page
Outpost.Com ( Fry's) - among the lowest prices - also PC stuff
Pacific
Custom Cable, Inc - Cables and cabling accessories of all
types
PowerMAX
PowerOn
RecycleUs - Ink Jets at 1/2 price (HP, Canon, Lexmark & more) - also
free stuff
Red Light
Runner - Mac Memorabilia
Small Dog Electronics
Trans International - Good source for memory, internal and external HDs
USB Stuff - everything USB for PCs and Macs - free shipping for User Group
members
VIP Brothers - good prices on ink and toner cartridges for most printers
WiebeTech - micro storage solutions - save by putting "MUG Order"
in comments of online order form
Zyon Shop - computer related special items
Mac News, Advocacy, Information, Where to Buy
Architosh - #1 Mac CAD/3D/aEC Website
Apple Computer,
Inc.
AppleLinks - Apple news, reviews and shareware
The Apple Store - for a new Mac built to meet YOUR needs!
Creative
Mac - news and tutorials
ehMac - the
outlook from our neighbors in Canada
EveryMac - guide to available Mac upgrade cards, Mac specs and going prices
Gamba - source for finding system manuals, hints, general info
The iMac.com
Mac4Sale - classifieds site: buy and sell macs and other hardware/software
Mac Addict - for true Mac enthusiasts
Mac Fixit - for solutions to Mac hardware and software conflicts
Mac News Network
Mac Night
Owl
Mac Observer - for daily Mac news and info.
The Mac Orchard - for essential Mac links and software.
Mac Prices - for the latest Mac prices from popular catalog houses
Mac Speed
Zone
Mac Web
Directory - excellent jumping off point to other Mac Internet
sites
MacCentral
Macs Only - daily news and info
MacSlash
MacSurfer - for the latest Mac news and links to everything Mac!
MacTRACK - nothing fancy, just occasional news and info
MacWorld
OSXFAQ -
tech news, support and software downloads for OS X
Price Pulse - for the best Mac bargains on the Web.
Think Apple - News, links, free email, etc.
TidBits
Mac Parts & Repairs
800-We-Fix-Macs
DT &
T Mac Services
Urban
Computer
MicroDoc - Mac parts and component level repairs
iFixit -
MacBook, PowerBook and iBook parts and repairs, fix it guides
- excellent reputation
PowerBook
Medic - PowerBook & iBook parts, installations, upgrades
and repairs
Mac Recycling - Hard to find parts for your Mac - browse by part or Mac model
ShreveSystems - Oldest and largest recycler of Macs and Apple equipment in the
world
Macintosh Training
Association
of Macintosh Trainers
Martial Arts
International
TaekwonDo Assoc.
Aikido
World Web Journal
U.S. Martial
Arts Assoc. - events and competitions
Member Web Sites
Lee
Balgemann - Photographer
Ruth Berger - Medical Intuitive
Cindy
Caravello - Vintage & new items, collectibles, craft kits
& more to be found on this member's ebay store
Nancy
Fortunato - Artist and writer
Robert Potter - Photographer
Robert Stanley - Artist and writer
Meteorology
Intellicast.Weather
for Active Lives - Check your weather any time
National Climatic
Data Center - Weather events from the last century
US Weather
Pages - Current weather and predictions
Movies
All
Movie Guide - Packed with movie facts
Films101 - Movie database
and resource for discovering rewarding films.
The Greatest
Films - Great general resource
The Internet Movie
Database - Very extensive trivia search site
Movie
Connection - Official sites for flicks
Movie Review Query
Engine - Search tool for reviews (slow site)
Upcoming
Movies - Tomorrow's movies today gossip site
Oh The
Humanity - Hilarious reviews of the WORST movies
Music, Music Shopping
CNET Music
Center
GEMM - Used CDs,
out of print recordings
Interactive Lessons - Lessons in music theory
from Murray State Univ.
Music
Resources - Links to info on music eras and genres, composers
& performers
Tower Records - Everything music
Access the Apple Music Store through iTunes
Online Software - Shareware/Freeware/Updates
Download.com
Jumbo
Mac OS X
Apps
Mac
Update - Classic
Mac
Update - OS X
MIT
Info-Mac Hyperarchive
Pure-Mac
Version
Tracker - Classic
Version
Tracker - OS X
Online (free) Storage
Free
Drive - Standard storage with little glitz
I-Drive -
Emphasis on Web page storage
My Space - Site delivers the space you need
X
Drive Express - Easy to use and generous with space
Parenting
American
Baby - Great resource with simple interface
Child &
Family Web Guide - Tufts Univ. evaluated sites about infants,
children & teens
Father's
World - Helpful articles and tools
Kidsource
Online - In-depth child rearing articles
Pampers Parenting
Institute - Answers to baby care questions
Parent Nook - Comprehensive resource for parents in DuPage County, IL
Parents
Place (iVilage) - Full spectrum of parenting topics
PedTalk - Pediatrician Advice
People Searches
1800
US Search - free and fee based searches of public records
Tel Dir - search databases from more than 150 countries
Alumni.Net - search for former high school classmates
Nedsite - all in one search site
SwitchBoard - for phone numbers, street and email addresses
College Email - for links to colleges and
people
AnyWho
BigFoot
WhitePages
WhoWhere
555-1212 - includes reverse look-ups
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Pets, Pet Health
AVMA:
Care For Pets - Good advice for prospective owners
Best Friends Pet
Care - Your pet and dog boarding, grooming and training authority
Healthy Pet - Well stocked pet library
The Pet
Center - Take a virtual visit to the vetrinarian
PetCareYP - Online directory for finding local pet care professionals
Pet Education - Learn about cats, dogs and other critters
Pet Place - Articles on all sorts of animals
Top
Selliing Pet Supplies - Guide for pet supplies, pet food deals
and pet care info
Vet Centric - Encyclopedia and glossary to help you speak your vet's language
123Greetings - Cute pet greeting cards and dozens of links yo pet related sites
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Pharmacies / Health Supplies
AARP
Pharmacy Service
Canada Cheap Rx -
on average, half the U.S. prices for non-narcotic prescription
drugs
Canada Medicine
Company - save 25-90% on highest quality non-narcotic prescriptions
CVS/Pharmacy - Lots of products and services - user friendly
Diabetes
Supply Co. - discount diabetic testing supplies. Low prices
on top brands
Drugs.com - drug information online
Drugstore.com
My
Prescription Rx - uses U.S. licensed pharmacies
Online Pharmacy (Pillshut) - Onliine pahrmacy price comparison
Rx.Com - Information
and links to local pahrmacies
Philosophy / Religion
The
Big View - Birds-eye view of philosophical thought
Internet
Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Gift Religious - Religious gifts for every faith and occasion
Stanford Encyclopedia
of Philosophy - More than 1,000 names and concepts; essays
Photography
Adventure
Gallery - Showcases award-winning fine art photography
Basic Digital
Photography - Guide to digital photography, tips and tricks
Camera
Review - Reviews put products in focus
DCResource - Digital Camera Resource Page - reviews, buyers guide, etc.
DCVIEWS - Digital camera and photography views, reviews and news
Digital
Camera HQ - Unbiased help in determining the best camera for
you
DigitalTruth:
Photo Source - Reference tool for film processing
e-Digicam - Digital camera purchasing made easy
Fodor's
Focus on Photography - Take travel pictures like a pro