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Home, Garden and JustForFun Stuff

• Car Cost Canada
  Some options on this site come with a membership fee, but others are free. MSRP of cars less than 4 years old and lot of other useful bits of information here.

• Road Companion
  Yet another car reference guide but this is perhaps the best I've found - the Used Car Prices and Loan Estimates on this site are particularly useful. And click on the "Best Used Vehicles" link to go to CAA's website where you can read owners' opinions of their cars.

• Banana TV
  Archived videos on subjects from your favourite soap operas to dog training. The dog training videos are actually quite helpful, but you have to endure a commercial for books on amazon before getting to the good stuff.

• OnLine DVD Rental
  This is the Canadian version of the American phenomenon. No more late fees. No more last hour drives to the Video Store. Rent DVDs online for one flat monthly fee, and they're shipped to you in a couple days (no shipping fees.) Keep them as long as you want, and return them when you want (free return shipping too). As soon as you return three, the next three on your wishlist are shipped out to you.

• Gazebo and Deck Building

• The Top 100 April Fool's Hoaxes of All Time

• Ingredient Substitutions
  Several Internet discussion groups of dietitians, home economists, chefs and other food professionals were asked their most helpful ingredient substitutions, favorite Internet links and other food substitution resources they find useful.

• BookFinder
  A database of out of print, rare and sometimes first editions.

• Classical Cooking Glossary
  An alphabetical glossary of all the terms you hear on cooking shows and see on the menus of those pricey restaurants.

• String Figures
  And you thought you were special when you learned to do the Cat's Cradle! Take a look at The Whale and The Fox!

• Household Products Database
  A comprehensive database of household products, with contact information for manufacturers, and known hazards.

• Name Statistics
  Where does your first or last name rank in the all time most popular list? What is the most popular name for baby boys and girls?

• First Chapters
  Online first chapters of fiction and non-fiction books... read a chapter to see if you want to buy the book.

• Optical Illusions
  Optical Illusions - weird, but fun!

• Baseball Salaries
  Who is your favourite baseball player, and how much does he earn?

• Family Handyman
  How to do just about anything around the house.

• How to Clean Anything
  Like the title says... How to clean anything - Pet Stains, Interior, Exterior, Automobiles...

• The Worst Jobs in Science
  We guarantee, your job will seem a lot better after you read about these!

• About Herbs, Botanicals, and Other Products
  From Sloan-Kettering, evidence-based information on herbs, botanicals, vitamins, and other supplements.

• Car Info
  Car buying and leasing secrets - Auto repair secrets - Prepare yourself before you go car shopping!

• How Everyday Things Are Made
  If you've ever wondered how things are made - products like candy, cars, airplanes, or bottles - or if you've been interested in manufacturing processes, like forging, casting, or injection molding, then you've come to the right place.

• Nutrition Data
  Calorie counter and nutritional data on the most popular fast foods from Wendy's, MacDonalds, Burger King, and more...

• Wacky Uses
  Did you ever use Lipton Tea to water your plants? Or Miracle Whip to remove tar? Surely you've used Listerine to cure acne and vodka to keep aphids off your houseplants. Unusual uses for ordinary products.

• MakeOver Solutions
  Join free, upload your own photo and give yourself a virtual makeover!

• JigSawLand
  JigSaw Puzzles you can do online!

• The Internet Movie DataBase
  This site has long been in the top 100 websites on the net, but still is a well kept secret to many people who love movies. Find any movie here, a list of movies of a particular actor or director, see how others rate the movies... the must have website for all movie lovers.

• The Slip-up Archive
  Amusing accidental bloopers or mistakes that weren't caught, and made their way to the viewing public... thousands of goofs that made it to the big screen, the small screen, published books and speeches by notable people!

• StupidVideos.com
  Just like the name says - Stupid Videos... over 600 of them!

• Radio Lovers
  Once upon a time, before the internet, a looooong loooooong time ago, there was radio! This site contains a very long list of old time radio programs in mp3 format to listen to free!

• The Mystical Ball
  If you haven't seen this site yet, you're in for a treat. Simply amazing and incredibly well done! I know how it works. Do you? If you think you've figured it out, email me. We'll publish the name of the first person who is correct.

• Love, Romance and Relationship Resources
  The tools you need for your love life. Love letters, ideas for romantic moments, love poems, love coupons, free love e-cards...tools for the wannabe romantic.

• The Temperament Sorter
  Discover the real you - find out what your personality type is.

• For People Who Really Need a Life
  When the rabbit sees your mouse pointer, he thinks it's a carrot. Go ahead, tease him!

• PetFinder
  Adopt a homeless pet. This site displays a huge database of homeless pets all over North America. Search by location, species, age, gender... Arrangements can be made with most Humane Societies to transport pets from province to province if desired.

• Animal Cams
  Live webcams featuring zoos, pets, and even bird feeders. Fun stuff especially for kids!

• Picture Frames
  Upload your own photos in jpg format; pick mats and frames to see how they look! Click "See Your Images Framed OnLine".

• Room Planner
  Plan the layout of your rooms without breaking your back! You can customize room dimensions, add furniture, move it around... click "To Enter the Room Planner, Click Here" and play!

• Homemade Organic Pesticide Recipes
  There are lots of organic pesticides now available at lawn and garden centres, but many can be made easily at home... this page contains recipes that work!

• Gardening Advise for Canadian Climates
  Are you addicted to W Network? If you are, you know Ken like he's a member of your family. This page has lots of down-to-earth answers to questions we all have, and an opportunity to ask questions of the expert himself.

• Mrs. FIXIT'S How-To- Library
  When they call this a library, they MEAN it!

• We Replace The Irreplaceable! From this site you can find china, crystal, silver and collectibles that might have been out of stock years or decades ago, and you can even register your requests and they will email you and let you know when they have what you're looking for in stock!

• Auction Search
  One stop searching on dozens of online auctions for the item you need!

• Find out what your name means!

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• Database Searches
  Search databases all over North America for everything from tax sales to sex offender registries.

• All Kinds of Minds
  Understanding differences in learning - help for kids with learning challenges.

• Learn to Type
  Log in free and learn to type. Take speed tests. The better you get, the more challenging the exercises become. You can come and go as you please and pick up right where you left off.

• Compare Countries
  This is pretty cool! Choose two countries and then pick a subject from a long dropdown list, and generate the comparison! Did you know that Canadians have a longer life expectancy than Americans and that the infant mortality rate in Canada is lower than that in the United States?

• Great Websites for Kids
  An excellent resource for acceptable kids' websurfing.

• The World Factbook
  Just about any fact you'll need about any country in the world, and it *has* to be accurate because it's straight from the mouth...errr, keyboard? of the CIA!

• Health Advise for Everyday Problems
  Need to cure a hangover? Treat a black eye? Or maybe cure hiccups?

• Quotations by Subject
  Need a quotation or two for a speech or essay? Nothing could be easier than searching by subject.

• HoaxBusters
  Before you hit "forward" on that email you just got, try looking for the subject matter here. If it's too good to believe, remember, it's too good to believe!

• Canadian Book Clubs Directory
  A listing of online bookclubs that ship to Canada and list Canadian prices. Some of these are the same ones for which you receive snail mail, and this way, if you join, you can do all your transactions on line - no more cards to get to the mail on time.

  Techie Stuff

• Latest Virus Threats

• The WayBack Machine
  Would you like to know what your favourite site looked like two years ago, five years ago? What did Tallships.ca look like WayBackWhen?

• Free Software
  Cool utility programs for your computer!

• Computer Songs and Poems

• W3 Schools
  "The best things in life are free" - this site contains a wealth of free tutorials.