USEFUL NON-FM LINKS

The list of links below contains some of Peter Kimmel's favorite non-FM-related Web sites. If you have others you want to suggest, please send an e-mail. Also send an e-mail if you discover that a link no longer works (sometimes, page names can be changed, and we don't always find out right away).

• Search Engines and Other "Pointer" Sites
• General News, Weather, Sports, Financial
• U.S. Government
• Travel Bookings
• Foreign Currency
• Reference: Maps & Directions
• Entertainment
• Home and Auto
• E-Commerce
• Other Useful Sites

After you check out the links, we invite you to explore the FMLink Web site. Peter is the Publisher of FMLink. FMLink is the largest information-based Web site for facilities managers, and is full of FM news, magazine articles, newsgroups, vendor directories and much more. The site requires registration, but it is totally free to access!

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Search Engines and Other "Pointer" Sites

www.comfind.com — Business search

www.excite.com — Search engine

www.google.com — Search engine

www.hotbot.com — Search engine

www.infospace.com — Business search

www.msn.com — Search engine

www.northernlight.com — Search engine

www.switchboard.com — Phone and street address directories

www.whowhere.com — People locator, with maps and directions

www.yahoo.com — Search engine

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General News, Weather, Sports, Financial

www.abcnews.com — ABC News

www.accuweather.com — Another weather site

cbs.sportsline.com — Another very good sports site

www.cnn.com — CNN, including multimedia galleries

espn.go.com — ESPN

www.msnbc.com — One of the most interactive of the news sites

www.nytimes.com — New York Times

www.weather.com — The Weather Channel forecasts in different cities

online.wsj.com/public/us — Wall Street Journal

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U.S. Government

www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html — Latest tax forms

www.usps.gov — US Postal Service: zip codes, rate information

votesmart.org/index.htm — Track performance of over 13,000 political leaders

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Travel Bookings

www.bestfares.com/home.asp — Best Fares Discount Travel Magazine

www.expedia.com — Microsoft's best fare finder

www.flights.com — Discount domestic and international airfare

www.intltravelnews.com — International Travel News, with travel specials

www.intltravelnews.com/travel_links.htm — Links for the latest travel warnings, passport and visa requirements, embassies, and worldwide conversions

www.jiwire.com — List of wireless hot spots

www.openwifispots.com — Comprehensive list of free wireless hot spots, searchable by zip code

http://www.orbitz.com — Best fare, travel agency-type site

http://www.petswelcome.com — Hotels and motels that accept pets

http://tickets.priceline.com — Auction travel site

http://www.quikbook.com — Best hotel rates

http://www.sidestep.com — Travel site that includes a best fare search

http://www.travelzoo.com — Travel site with good specials, many to top-end resorts

http://www.travelocity.com — Another travel agent-type

http://www.webflyer.com — Frequent flyer news, deals, and programs

http://www.wififreespot.com — List of wireless hot spots

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Foreign Currency

finance.yahoo.com/currency?u — Foreign exchange rates for numerous countries

www.foreignmoney.com — Buy foreign currency from your home country

www.xe.com/ucc — Foreign exchange rates for every country

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Reference: Maps & Directions

www.citysearch.com — Things-to-do in a number of cities

www.mapquest.com — Maps to route you around the world; directions turn by turn - Point A to Point B

www.mapsonus.com — Routes and step-by-step driving instructions

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Entertainment

www.apple.com/itunes — Download songs from iPod (for fee)

www.blockbuster.com — Movie rental site

www.broadwaybox.com — Broadway theater tickets, many discounted

www.hitshowclub.com/rv_ShowClub_ShowListing.asp — Broadway theater tickets, many discounted

www.imdb.com — Huge movie database

movies.aol.com — Movie previews, locations, showtimes

www.mp3.com — Download songs

music.yahoo.com — Listen to live radio broadcasts from around the country, read music news, watch music videos

www.musicblvd.com — Free music downloads

www.netflix.com — Movie rental site

www.playbill.com — Theater tickets and discounts to purchase (small fee/ticket)

www.tropicalglen.com — Top songs from the golden years of popular music (1952-1982)

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Home and Auto

www.autoweb.com — New and used car facts and prices

www.doityourself.com — Home repair and improvement tips

www.domania.com — Check out recent home sale prices

www.edmunds.com — New and used car invoice prices

www.homepages.com — Community statistics and info on recently sold houses

www.kiplinger.com/tools — Kiplinger's calculators to see whether you should refinance your mortgage, how to plan your retirement, and much more

www.leasesource.com — Car leasing analyses

http://www.move.com — Search real estate listings; tips on home financing, moving, and home improvement

www.realtor.com/Default.asp?poe=realtor — Property listings with search criteria

www.zillow.com — Property report for a home based on public records (useful for helping to see what your home is worth)

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E-Commerce

www.amazon.com — The discounted bookstore, now with toys, music, electronics, and numerous other products

www.barnesandnoble.com — Online version of the Barnes and Noble bookstore

www.buy.com — Computers, electronics, and more

www.dpreview.com/reviews/sidebyside.asp — Comparisons of digital cameras

www.ebay.com — Auctions

www.etoys.com — Toys, electronics, books and more

www.golfdiscount.com — Discounted golf equipment

www.golfonline.com/golfonline — Golf gear and tips

www.overstock.com — Large discounts to brand new goods

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Other Useful Sites

www.careerpath.com — Job search site

www.domania.com — Check out recent home sale prices

www.ehow.com — Clear instructions on how to do just about anything

www.erieri.com — ERI's career salary and cost of living calculators

www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky — Sky charts, including stars and planets, for any area of the world, any time of night

www.howtocleananything.com — How to clean anything; getting rid of stains

www.insure.com — Insurance advice (Insurance News Network)

www.monster.com — Online employment opportunities

www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Eastern/d/-5/java — Find out the exact time

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page — Possibly the best online place to find definitions, history and any other encyclopedia information

www.winplanet.com — Great shareware to download (FTP, etc.)

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For FM-related links, please visit the Links to Other Web Sites page on FMLink.