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Here are some useful and interesting websites totally unrelated to art and photography.

http://www.snopes.com - Before you forward that email with the amazing story, check here. It's probably bunk. Help stamp out chain email and keep yourself from looking foolish.

http://google.com - The best search engine.

http://postcalc.usps.gov - Postage calculator.

http://www.usps.gov/ncsc
/lookups/lookup_zip+4.html - Find a zip code.

http://www.xe.net/ucc - Currency converter.

http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Dictionaries/ - Dictionaries.

http://mapquest.com - Maps to anyplace.

http://www.555-1212.com/geo.jsp - Telephone area codes.

http://www.2wire.com/support/index.html - Click on "Bandwidth Meter" and it will measure the speed of your internet connection.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/
columnist/0,1299,DRMN_83_73,00.html - For sports fans, Bernie Lincicome is the columnist's columnist.

http://us.imdb.com - The Internet Movie Database is the definitive movie database. What was the name of that Altman film with Julie Christie? Who played opposite her?

http://tastings.com - A great buying guide to wine, beer, and spirits that was originally built by Yours Truly. As the old Yiddish saying goes "From dust thou doest come, and to dust thou doest go. But in between, a little drink comes in handy!"

http://www.epicurious.com - Great searchable recipe database from Bon Apetit and Gourmet magazines.

http://www.newyorkfirst.com - Michael Turback, a former New York restaurateur who knows his eats, selects the best eats in New York. Order the world's best dry aged steaks from Smith & Wollensky, bagels from H&H, Jumbo Cashews from Bazini, Yonah Schimmel Knishes, Katz' Deli Pastrami where Harry met Sally (now you can have what she's having) and so much more.