Search Engines and Reference Tools
Just a few miscellaneous tools that go beyond what you can get from Google, collected here for easy access. This page last modified on March 21, 2011.
Merriam-Webster Online
Dictionary and Thesaurus
Purdue University's
Online Writing Lab is a valuable resource for web page developers and
authors of all types.
Babelfish provides the online text
and web page language translation.
The Internet Dictionary
Project -- looking for foreign language definitions or translations? Look
here....
Online Conversion - Convert
just about anything to anything else.
Yahoo People Search Still the best source that I've found for finding an address or phone number for someone.
Verizon Superpages for phone number searches. Also, try the
Reverse Number Lookup.
InfoSpace Looking for a phone number? Reverse Lookups, too.
Veromi.net Search people, property, marriage,
background and criminal records at People Finders.
TinEye Reverse Image Search - this is one of the coolest search engines I've ever seen. Give it an image that you found on the internet, and it tries to identify the source. Amazing!
Behind the Name - the Etymology
and History of First Names
Mapquest Get maps and/or
driving directions for anywhere.
Phone Spell - What does your phone number spell?
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