Jim Conant’s Favorite Web Sites
By James Conant
June 11, 2011
Google’s Chrome Web Browser: http://www.google.com/chrome/
· Eleven open sites take about 220 MB of memory
Eyestrain avoider: http://www.protectyourvision.org
Hour by Hour Weather from the Weather Channel: http://www.weather.com
LastPass – store passwords, fill forms: http://helpdesk.lastpass.com/
· Example: quickly enter my library card number
SLR Camera Simulator: http://www.Camerasim.com
· adjust settings, see effect on picture
Stolen Camera Finder: http://stolencamerafinder.com
· Locate a missing camera by searching for photos on the web that have been taken by that camera.
Weld Sheriff’s alerts via email, VOIP, cell phone, unlisted phone number: http://weldsheriff.com
· Click on Public Information, E-Alerts, and then “select devices”
Opt out of advertisers tracking cookies: http://selectout.org
Find your cell phone: http://Icantfindmyphone.com
Foxit Reader, the alternative to Adobe Reader: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/products/reader/
· excellent, fast, not annoying PDF reader & writer
Post lost and found pets: http://lostpetatlas.com
Drudge Report: http://www.drudgereport.com
· 7% of all news traffic comes from links on Drudge
· 15% of Washington Post’s traffic
· 12 to 14 million visitors per month
Dropbox – store files in the cloud, private & shared with friends: http://www.dropbox.com/tour/2#1
· Download 15MB program
· 2GB free storage; encrypted transmission & storage
· 50GB for $10/mo; 100GB for $20/mo.
Check financial strength of your bank: http://weisswatchdog.com
Collaborative Organizer: http://wikicards.net
Depressed? Spiritual seeker? http://Abraham-Hicks.com
Aches & Pains? http://www.EFTuniverse.com
World view: http://glennbeck.com
· His estimated footprint of all his programs = 30 million people
An opposing view: http://mediamatters.com