In the current issue of PC World they give a section on 100 useful web sites. I found some of these to be really interesting. I am slowly visiting them and I am forwarding my favorites on.
This is going to be a series and the first are websites about Learning Stuff. I am only forwarding the FREE sites so none of these cost.
http://answers.yahoo.com/ I use Yahoo as my home page and have visited this site before. You can ask questions and then get answers back. I believe my question was "I think my cat has eaten rat poisoning; what do I do?" This was quite a few months ago and I didn't wait for the answer but went immediately to the vet. As it turned out he had not eaten rat poisoning but was sick from an infected flea bit. It is a cool way to ask questions and get answers though. Other visitors rate the answer on usefulness.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/ This site is all about learning how stuff works. You can learn about the history of NASCAR or find out about vulture vomit. We have vultures that hang out at our Yacht Club and now hearing about that I will make sure not to scare any. Is a cyber war coming; this is the place to check it out.
http://www.instructables.com/ This is the site for the do it yourselfer. Find out how to make things yourself. You can find out how to make an ice pack vest for your horse or how to of braid your horse's tail. There's instruction on art, crafts, food, games, etc. etc. etc. If you are thinking green you can go and learn how to make your own LED light bulbs.
http://www.fixya.com/ This is a site for technical support, manuals and troubleshooting for consumers. Now this is a REALLY cool site. Say you are having problems with a lap top or a digital camera you can go and ask one of their top experts. At the moment I have everything running but there have been a number of times where I have needed technical help with my gadgets. With this site you can either post a message on the site or have a live chat with one of the experts.
http://www.livemocha.com/ This is a free new approach to learning languages. You can connect with native speakers around the world. This gives you the opportunity to learn, practice, share and connect. If you are planning that trip to Italy here's the place to start learning the language and the best part it is FREE.
http://www.about.com/ This one was not on PC's list but I added it as it is where I go to find out about just about anything. You can go here to solve a problem, get something done or make a decision. You can browse their channels or explore topics.
http://dictionary.reference.com/ and http://thesaurus.reference.com/ I have to admit these were already on my favorites as my spelling is not what it used to be. I often use the thesaurus to come up with a different name for the same word.
http://www.anywho.com/ You can find anyone here as this is your white and yellow pages on line. Thanks Fred Doleac for sharing anywho.
If you have some other website that fit in to the "learning stuff" category please let me know and I will add them to my list.
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great info Marchel! Thanks for sharing. I have my yahoo IM working just great now and am back on high-speed internet - anytime you're ready to start in on our study again is fine with me....I haven't seen you on yahoo though.