A Unique Way To Reduce Spam: Disposable E-mail Addresses

How many times have you avoided registering at a site because you didn't want to divulge your e-mail address for fear of all the spam or unwanted junk e-mail you might receive? One possible solution to your problem could be to use what is known as disposable or temporary e-mail addresses.

Disposable e-mail addresses work like this: You sign up for an e-mail account that's designed to remain active for only a short period of time-24 hours or so-just enough time to use it for a site you'd like to register at but one from which you don't want to receive any future e-mails.

Here are a few places on the Web that offer free disposable e-mail addresses:

• Mailinator.com
• SpamGourment.com
• PookMail.com

Disposable e-mail addresses are perfect for those times when you need to provide an e-mail address but don't want to worry about receiving more spam!

An Online Toolkit For Genealogy Researchers

Looking for a useful genealogy site loaded with the tools to make researching your family tree a breeze? Look no further than Ancestor Search. Billing itself as an "interactive directory of the best free genealogy search engines," Ancestor Search has been a helpful genealogy aid on the Web since 1997.

Some of the highlights of the site include:

• Custom genealogy search engines
• Helpful tips on how to use Google in your genealogy research
• Links to some of the best genealogy freebies on the Web

Serious about using the Web to research your family tree? Ancestor Search is like a handy online toolkit you'll reach for again and again.

The NYPL Digital Gallery: A Feast For The Nostalgia Lover's Eye

Question: Where on the Web can you find rare photographs and images about the Civil War, the early years of baseball, streetscapes of New York City at the turn of the 20th century and so much more of interest to the serious nostalgia lover?

Answer: One of the best places to look is The New York Public Library Digital Gallery. This online repository of more than 550,000 images includes the following impressive collections:

• Civil War Medical Care: Photographs from the United States Sanitary Commission Collection, 1861-1872
• Early Landscape Photography of the American West
• "America's National Game:" The Albert G. Spalding Collection of Early Baseball Photographs
• Photographic Views of New York City, 1870s-1970s

Just a few short years ago if you wanted to see these types of pictures you would've had to visit a library and view them on microfilm. Today, thanks to the power of the Web you can see them right on your computer screen-quickly and easily!

Find New Books To Read With The Help Of E-mail Book Clubs

Do you ever have trouble deciding what to read? With so many choices and so little time it can be hard. Maybe a site like DearReader.com can help. They offer the opportunity to sample the opening chapters of several different books conveniently by e-mail!

It works like this: You sign up for one of their e-mail book clubs and every day for a week a 5 minute excerpt from the book club selection will be delivered directly to your e-mail inbox. If you like the book, go down to your local library, check it out and finish reading it at home.

Here are just some of the e-mail book clubs you can sign up for at DearReader.com:

• Nonfiction
• Fiction
• Business
• Classics

With e-mail books clubs like the ones offered by DearReader.com you don't have to invest a lot of time and trouble to discover interesting books to read!

Misplaced That User's Manual? Find It Online

Next time you're thinking of turning the house upside down to search for that missing user's manual you so desperately need, turn to the Web instead. Fact is, many manufacturers are making product documentation like user manuals, available for viewing online through their Web sites.

Depending on the site, you'll usually find this type of information by clicking on the section of the homepage labeled, Support or Customer Support. Once you're at that section of the Web site look for phrases or terms like, manuals, operating manuals, user guides, or some similar variation thereof and make sure to have your product name and/or product identification number (model number) handy to make it easier to locate the right user manual.

As an example, let's imagine that you've purchased a Panasonic product but have lost the user's manual. Here's how you'd locate it online:

• Go to www.Panasonic.com and click on Support (at top of page).
• On the resulting Customer Support page click on operating manuals (top right hand column of page).
• Now you'll find yourself on the Operating Manuals page-just follow the instructions presented and you'll be able to view the user manual you're looking for online!

Keep in mind that since every Web site is different, the steps you'll have to take to view user manuals online may vary. And though you might not find every user manual you're looking for online, you might be surprised at how many you do!

The Power Of Prayer Meets The Power Of The Internet

If you're a believer in the power of prayer, you might be interested in learning that there are numerous websites that will help you to broadcast your prayer requests to other members of the faithful around the globe via the World Wide Web.

Typically they work like this: You submit a prayer request, and they share it with others by either displaying it directly on their site for visitors to see or distributing it through a subscription based e-mail list.

Here are a couple of places on the Web where you can share your prayer requests:

• MyGuidingLight.org
• Greater Grace World Outreach
• Prayer Request Site

There are others of course, but these examples will give you a good idea of this type of service and how it works.

Watch Classic B Horror & Sci Fi Movies from the 50s And 60s Online

Did you know that you can watch classic B Horror & Sci Fi movies from the 50s and 60s right now on your computer screen? It's true-many classic B movies like Carnival of Souls, Night of The Living Dead, The Beast of Yucca Flats and countless others are considered to be in the Public Domain and are available for viewing on numerous Web sites at no cost to you.

Here are a couple of places on the Web where you can view these types of films right now:

• The Internet Archive: Movies
• Google Video
• YouTube

Got a favorite B Horror or Sci Fi movie you'd like to see right now? Simply type in the name of the title at one of the above sites and see if it's available for viewing. You'll be surprised at how many are!

Get Important Seniors' Health Info From MedlinePlus

Have you checked out the Seniors' Health Page from MedlinePlus yet? If you're looking for a comprehensive web resource on just about every health issue affecting seniors, you've found it. The page acts as a directory of important links to authoritative seniors' health information from around the Web.

Here are just a few of the interesting articles that the Seniors' Health Page links to:

• Calorie Restriction: Is This Anti-Aging Diet Worth a Try?
• Cognitive Vitality Tips for Older Adults
• Safe Travel Tips for Older Adults

And plenty more! Be sure to bookmark this directory of important health information for Seniors!

Missed A News Story? How To Find It Quickly With Google News

Next time someone tells you about an interesting news story that they heard, don't waste your time looking for it in the newspaper or on TV. Look for it on Google News instead-it's quicker and easier. Google News searches over 4,500 news sources for the search terms you specify.

For example, let's say someone asks you if you heard the story about the dog that rescued a litter of kittens that were stuck up a tree. If this had actually happened you could search Google News for articles about the event. Here's how:

• Go to Google News and type in search terms like, kittens, tree, rescued, dog, etc.
• Click on Search News.
• The resulting page offers links to articles about this unusual event.

Never miss another news story again-Catch up with it on Google News!

Take A Drive Down Memory Lane

Remember the days when the '57 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible arrived on the scene, or when the '62 Thunderbird Roadster made heads turn? Few things hold the power to evoke a long gone era better than the iconic images of classic cars.You'll find dozens of such images at CarsFromYesterday.com, a site devoted to classic cars from the 1920's to the 1970's.

Additional highlights from the site include:

• Classic Car and other Nostalgic Billboards
• Classic Car Radio and TV Ads
• Historical Information about The Auto Industry

If you're a classic car enthusiast or simply have a yen for nostalgia, CarsFromYesterday.com will put you in overdrive!