In·ter·net ('in-tr-"net): n. the state of having the entire world at your fingertips.
Bare Necessities
Discover
Finance
Government
Education
Study Aids
Computer Education
Visual Basic
History
Politics
Maps
Hiking
Music
Alternative News
Energy Blogs
Solar Power
Solar Power Companies
Silicon Suppliers
Engineering
Big Oil
Nuclear Power
Yucca Mountain
Other Issues
Web Development
Tools
Computer Hardware

Bare Necessities

 Open Office - Don't want to pay $500 for MS Office? Download this! It's free!
KeyTrain - (Only accessible within CPS) - Use your CPS ID for user name and password.
Wikipedia - Research and learn about anything.
CIA Factbook - Go to this site, and then find the factbook. There's great information about every country.
InfoPlease - A simple online almanac.
Dictionary - What's that word mean? Find the answer here!
Tech Dictionary - Geek Speak explained in plain English.
Google Maps - Don't get lost. Get Google.
Yahoo Maps - Don't get lost. Get Yahoo.
Switchboard - Your Phonebook at your fingertips.
Chicago Public Library - Check out the audio book downloads!
Chicago Transit Authority - Find directions using public transportation in Chicago.
Expedia - Find reasonable airfare.
Southwest Airlines - Book a flight!
Airtran Airways - Or Book a flight here!
E-Bay - Bid on stuff!
U-Bid - Bid on more stuff!
Pricewatch - Get a real deal on Computer Equipment.
Weather - When will the sun come out? Find out here!
AccuWeather - Never trust one weatherman's opinion!

Discover

 Mr. Crow's Book Review - This guy's book reviews are genius! ;)
Mr. Crow's Music Blog - Please... do the world a favor and listen to good music.
Snopes - Stop ignorance and de-myth urban legends.
CIA Factbook - Got to this site, and then find the factbook. There's great information about every country.
How Much Is That Worth Today? - How much is $100 from 1906 worth today?
Internet Public Library - Why buy when you can download?
Wikipedia - A free, reliable on-line encyclopedia.
Forbidden Library - What ever you do, don't read these books!
Atmospheric Optics - When the sky becoms a lense.
Wordcount - How popular is a word?
Chicago Orienteering Club - Think you can find your way around with a map and compass? Try the Orienteering Club!

Finance

 Motley Fool - Excellent advice on investing.
Google Finance - I love their simple, user-friendly interface.
StocksQuest - Learn how to make money work for you.
Virtual Stock Exchange - Another Stock Exchange program.
E-Trade - Open up an account and start trading! You have to be 18 though!
Bankrate - Find the bank with the best interest rate!
Amortization the Hard Way - Payment, Interest, and Amortization formulas.
Automart Calculator - Great car payment calculator. How much will that payment be each month?
Understanding Taxes - Where does all that money in your paycheck go?
Average Joe Investor - You don't have to have a finance degree to understand this down-to-earth blog.
Dollar Times - Looking for a particular financial calculator? This site probably has it!

Government

 C-Span - What's happening today in D.C.?
The Constitution - The law of the Land.
Office of the Clerk - Your one stop site on information about the House of Representatives.
The Federal Budget - Where do all our federal tax dollars go?
Congressional Biographical Directory - A quick background of anyone whose ever been in Congress.
Project Vote-Smart - Who's your representative? Where do they stand on issues? Find out here!
Senate Voting - What's being voted on currently on the Senate floor.
Government Grants - Money that's just waiting to be used.
Rahm Emmanuel - My representative.

Education

 Teacher Express - Numerous links for educators.
Resume Examples - Examples for Educators.
Brain Pop - An excellent Flash site for all educational subject areas.
Career Voyages - What do you want to be when you grow up?
Standards - Gotta have them. This site has links to the standards for every state.
Chicago Manual of Style - How do you cite that exactly?
Math Manipulatives - Online manipulatives - a great resource for Math teachers.
Education Helper - Make your own crossword puzzles, etc...
Online Chess - Challenging, Strategic, and Fun!

Study Aids

 Cliff's Notes - A volume of condensed classics.
Spark Notes - Barnes and Nobles' version of Cliffs Notes.
Grade Saver - If Cliff's and Spark Notes don't have the book, try this site.
Internet Public Library - Why buy when you can download?

Computer Education

 Teaching Through Technology - A superb resource for Technology teachers.
Internet 4 Classrooms - Good site with some practical links.
Cybersmart Curriculum - This has got some nice lesson plans.
Discover Computers - A great resource for Computer Education teachers.
Typing Timer - How many words a minute can you type?
Keyboarding Game - The perfect online game to build keyboarding skills.
Intel Education - Great site by Intel explaining computers, circuits, and processors!
Time Machine - Remember what the web looked like 10 years ago?
Mr. Hernandez' Site - Find out what the other computer classes are doing.

Visual Basic

 Visual Basic 2005 Express - Download it for free!
Mr. Minich's Site - Great VB Instructor from Wyomissing, PA.
Free IT Training - Self-help tutorial.

History and Geography

 Middle East Imperial History - Things haven't changed in the past 3000 years for the Middle East.
Mrs. Oz's Motherlode - A fantastic history teacher's site.
Andrew Jackson - Political Cartoons of Jackson.
The American President - Info about our leaders.
C-Span Classroom - A great site for current events.
Famous Trials - This site explore famous trials in history.
Test Your Geography Knowledge - A great online geography quiz.
A-Z Largest Countries Quiz - Think you know your geography? Try this quiz!

Politics

 Obama Info 1 - Obama Info 1.
Obama Info 2 - Obama Info 2.
Who's Running - 2008 Contenders.
Candidate's Web Pages - Web 2.0 mixed with politics.

Maps

 Google Maps - Directions to anywhere.
David Rumsey Collection - an eclectic collection of U.S. Maps.
Blank Maps - Blank Maps for History and Geography Quizzes.
More Blank Maps - Publisher Pearson Hall's Blank Maps.
Berann's Panoramas - Artist H.C. Berann's amazing panorama's of landscapes.
State of the Earth - A very cool map with info on how Mother Earth is doing.
History Shots - These guys make some AWESOME maps and graphs.
World Processor - Crazy globes with great data!

Hiking

 Craig's PCT Planner - A nifty site that allows you to plan a PCT hike.
PCT Trail on Google Earth - This file maps the Pacific Crest Trail on Google Earth.
PCT Journals - Journals from the trail on Gorp.com.
Hiker Gods - Imagine hiking the AT, CT, and PCT trail in one year.
The Arizona Trail - A trail that crosses Arizona.
National Trails Systems - The Department of the Interior's site for national trails.
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Official Website.
Thru-Hikers - Never actually seen the real site, but the logo looks cool.

Music

 Old Town School of Folk Music - Take a guitar lesson!
Music Theory - Learn about music! How does it work?
Metronome Online - Keep the beat steady with this website.
Chord Guide - Okay Guitar Chords Site.
Chordbook - AWESOME Guitar Chords Site.
Ukulele Tuner - Tune that pesky ukulele!
Harmonica Keys - Harmonica Keys and Positions.
The Geometry of Music - Dmitri Tymoczko's groundbreaking program to analyze the geometry of chords.

Alternative News

 Red Herring - Great for news about Information Technology companies.
Planet Ark - Environmental News.
Bob Harris Blog - A Hollywood screenwriter's take on everything.
Neil Boortz - A conservative libertarian's daily blog.
Physorg.com - Science, Technology, Physics, and Space News.
Digg - Interesting site that grabs news stories based on how many people access them.
Independent Media Center - News that doesn't come from a corporation.
The Indy - A liberal newspaper out of Normal, Illinois.
The Drudge Report - Slanted, but intriguing.
Basement - A great blog for webophiles.

Energy Blogs

 The Fraser Domain - Interesting blog pertaining to energy in general.
Gunther Portfolio - A super comprehensive blog about solar energy.

Solar Power

 Solar Energy Industries Association
Wired Magazine - Interesting article from 11/2005 about solar power..
Illinois Solar Energy Association
California Solar Energy Industries Association
Chicago Solar Partnership
Million Solar Roofs Initiative
Build It Yourself - A site with tips on how to install your own solar panels.
Solar Today - An interesting solar power magazine.
SolarBuzz - Info on how the Solar Market is doing.
Solar Car Race - Info about Illinois State's Solar Car.
Solar Car Race 2 - Info about the Dell-Winston Solar Car Challenge.
Prometheus Institute - A Sustainable Energy Thinktank.
Vote Solar - Nonprofit supporting solar power number 1.
Solar-Nation - Nonprofit supporting solar power number 2.

Solar Power Companies

 Evergreen Solar - traded on Nasdaq: ESLR.
Advent Solar - Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Solar Service Inc. - Based in Chicago. They focus on solar water heaters.
Sunpower Corp. - traded on Nasdaq.
Energy Innovations
Miasole
Mr. Solar
Nanosolar
Nth Power - An interesting venture capital firm.
Solel
Solar Panels Super Sale
Solargenix Energy
Spire - traded on Nasdaq.
Stirling Energy Systems - Nice name for a company.
Technology Partners - Another venture capital firm.
SolarWorld - A Dutch Solar Power Company.
ICP Solar
Powered by Renewables
SunEdison - They have a radical business model that seems to be working.
Borrego Solar
UPC Solar
Uni-Solar

Silicon Suppliers

 Hemlock Semiconductor
Wacker Chemie AG - Traded on international markets under WKCMF.PK
MEMC Electronic Materials
REC Group
Hoku Scientific
Dow Corning
E-Concern
Solar Value AG

Engineering

 ASEE Engineering K-12 Center - Become and engineer and save the world!
GA Tech's EE Requirements

Big Oil

 Richard Heinberg's Site - An expert analyst on oil and energy.
Life After The Crash - An interesting alarmist site dedicated to peak oil production.
Exxon Secrets - An awesome Flash site that shows Exxon's connections within the Federal government.
Peak Oil - A site dedicated to the peak oil crisis.
The Oil Drum - Discussions about energy and our future.

Nuclear Power

 Nuke Worker - Find your closest nuclear power plant .
Nuclear Threat Initiative - Information about countries with the bomb.

Yucca Mountain

 Review Journal - The latest info on Yucca Mountain.

Other Environmental Issues and Sites

 How Much Is A Kilo-Watt Hour? - Find out here. This is the best explanation I have found on the web.
Horizon Wind Energy - Harness the Wind.
Kick Agricultural Subsidies - Interesting site that spurns subsidized agriculture.
Natural Resources Defense Council - Info about environmental issues.
Student Environmental Action Coalition - A club I was invovled in at ISU.
State of the Village Report - Statistics for a world population of 1000 people.
True Majority Action - Interesting Flash movie describing parts of the federal budget.
Chicago Center for Green Technology - The windy city's attempt at supporting sustainable environments.

Web Development

 Color Scheme Generator 2 - A great tool for coordinating colors on websites.
Color Schemer - Another color generator.
Color Blender - Great for finding a color in between two others.
Web Design From Scratch - A decent tutorial for beginners.
W3 School - A great online tutorial for web design.
DHTML Menus - Free code for DHTML menus.
Dynamic Drive - Free DHTML scripts.
HTML Kit - An awesome HTML tool - for free!
ManMade - Check this company out - the websites they design are impressive.
CSS Play - Experiments with Cascading Style Sheets.
CSS Creator - This generator will create a .css file for you.
Open Source Web Design - Free Web Site Templates! It's where I found the template for this site!
Real Time HTML Editor - A great tool for looking at how HTML code works.
Ajax Load - A cool list generator.

Tools

 Google Earth - The most amazing web tool I've ever seen.
Google Maps - Directions to anywhere.
Celestia - A 3-D tool for surfing the universe.
Relaxing Bedtime Sounds - Trouble sleeping? Check out this tool.
Metronome Online - Keep the beat steady with this website.
Flash Earth - See if you can find your house.
Info About Your Connection - What's your IP Address?
Sunlight On The Earth - Where is the sun shining right now?
Timeline - Get a perspective on the time right now.
Pandora - Find new music through this online station.
Irfanview - A free, yet awesome, image manipulation program.
Stellarium - An open-source planetarium program. Learn the constellations!
Babel Fish - Altavista's on-line language translator.
Farecast - Should you buy your airline tickets now or next week?
Rentometer - Are you paying too much for rent?
Kartoo - Visual search engine showing you how results are related.
Open Office - Don't want to pay $500 for MS Office? Download this! It's free!
Wordpress - Start your own blog!

Computer Hardware

 Memory Matcher - Find what type of memory your computer needs.
CPU-Z - A cool program that gathers information on your hardware.
Motherboard Factory Tour 1 - Cool Pics from a tour inside a motherboard factory.
Motherboard Factory Tour 2 - Another cool tour.
Pricewatch - Excellent site that helps you find the best deals.
Tom's Hardware CPU History - A great overview of CPU development that goes into specifics.
Arstechnica - How is a Celeron chip different? Find out here.