News, Weather, Sports

• St. Petersburg Times
• Most recent editions of this newspaper. For access to older issues, click here.
• Tampa Tribune
• Most recent editions of this newspaper. For access to older issues, click here.
• BayNews 9
• Local news, weather, and breaking news.
• CNN News
• Get in-depth news reporting and breaking news.
• Today's Front Pages
• Check out the front-page news from around the world.
• TBO Local Weather
• Both current conditions and seven day forecast.
• ESPN
• The authority on sports information.
• Accuweather.com
• Detailed weather forecasting and news. Doppler radar images show the weather in action. Select your state, and the site gives you a static image or an animation for your area. AccuWeather can also provide up to a year's worth of historical data.
• Weather Emergency Information
• Links to all kinds of information for before, during and after the hurricane season, including our PCLS Resident Information Blog.

General Information

• How Stuff Works
• This site explains all kinds of things you have always wanted to know.
• Ellis Island Immigration Museum
• This site provides a fascinating look at the peopling of America. It explores not only the history of the restoration of Ellis Island, but also the immigration experience.
• Appliance411
• If you need answers to your major appliance questions, start here.
• Kelley Blue Book
• What's your car worth? Should you sell or trade in? How do the newest models stack up? Get your answer here.
• DoItYourself.com
• Want to make major improvements to your home or build your own furniture? Try this site.
• Acronymfinder.com
• Seems like everything has an acronym. Find out what those letters mean here.
• AllExperts
• The site covers topics as diverse as day trading and hairstyles. Its volunteer experts answer your emails and you can rate how helpful each response is. You can even sign up to be an expert!
• Knowledge Hound
• For the avid do-it-yourselfer. This site claims to be the Web's largest directory of free how-to links.
• Ask Numbers
• Need to know how many feet in a furlong? How many pecks in a bushel? How many dollars in a Euro? This is the site for you. Conversions of every kind and simple to use.
• Time and Date
• If you want to know what time it is in Denver or London or Casablanca use the fixed time around the world feature. Lots of information on time zones, daylight savings time, etc.
• American Rhetoric
• Index to and growing database of 5000+ full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.

Business and Investment

• NASDAQ Stock Quotes
• Get real-time streaming stockquotes.
• The Motley Fool
• Being smart about your money can be a lot of fun... really!
• Smartmoney
• The experts at Dow-Jones offer analysis and opinions on the site.
• Business Insurance
• Discover what type of insurance every business should have.
• Pension Rights
• A treasure-trove of pension and benefit-related resources for both workers and employers.
• CareerJournal
• A one-stop shop for determining worth including a salary calculator and salaries by job title. Includes tips on negotiating a raise.
• Annual Credit Report
• As of June 1, 2005, residents of Florida are eligible for one free credit report each year from each of the three major reporting companies. This site is where you start.
• Cobra Insurance
• Find a question-and-answer forum and in-depth FAQ section on the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act providing for a continuation of health insurance benefits for those in between jobs.
• 401K Help Center
• Changing jobs means changes in your company-sponsored retirement plans. Find out what options are available and what the possible tax consequences could be.
• Employer Expectations
• This timeline gives reasonable expectations of what can be expected of a new employee in the first year on the job.

Computer Technical Support

• WindowsReinstall.com
• A comprehensive site for all versions of Windows.
• ProcessLibrary.com
• Detailed information on everything that is running in the background on Windows.
• TweakXP.com
• Tweaks and tips for XP users.
• Annoyances.org
• Collection of annoyances and problems and how to solve them.
• Tech Support Guy
• This site is run completely by volunteers and paid for completely by donations and sponsors. There is no charge to you (although they do appreciate donations).
• Suggest A Fix
• Expert advice without the jargon on various versions of the Windows, Linux, Unix.
• PC PitStop
• Free checkup and diagnostics.
• Answers That Work
• The ultimate online Help Desk.
• Inside Outlook Express
• Tips and help for Outlook Express.
• Excel Tips
• Try this site for help with Excel.
• Driver Guide
• Looking for that driver you computer insists it needs? Try this site.
• Driver Files
• If you didn't find it on the site above, try here.
• Mac Fixit
• A troubleshooting site for Mac users.
• CastleCops
• Help with spyware, trojans and other web nasties.
• Free Backup
• Backup up to 5 GB of your data for free.

Entertainment

• A-Game-a-day
• Tackle a new brain-bender every day. A huge collection of challenging puzzles for kids and adults.
• It's Your Turn
• Here you can play dozens of games, including chess, checkers, and backgammon. The site keeps track of your games and displays the boards with current positions. When your opponent makes a move, the site automatically e-mails you to let you know that it's your turn.
• Movie Review Query Engine
• Just type in the movie you'd like to see and get a list of review links. Scores and ratings are listed next to the links.
• PopCap Games
• Super-addictive little games.
• All Music
• Guides, histories, and more for all types of music.
• TV Tome
• For each show you get summaries; air dates; episode lists; cast listings and links to related material.
• Internet Archive
• This collection contains text, audio, video, and images from web sites, many of which are no longer active on the web.
• Internet Movie Database
• Everything about movies old and new.

Food and Cooking

• Allrecipes.com
• Allrecipes.com contains thousands of recipes and meal plans, lets you store your favorites in a private MyRecipe Box, and provides reference materials and nutritional data. The site also offers photo tutorials for cooking chores.
• Chef2Chef
• Chef2Chef truly deserves to be called a culinary portal. In addition to recipes, there's a huge online marketplace that sells food, gifts, clothing, kitchen supplies, books, and magazines.
• Meals For You
• Meals for You combines an abundance of reference material with an easy-to-navigate interface. The site can intelligently suggest new dishes similar to those you select. There is also a grocery-list tool that automatically figures out the aisle location of each item at a local supermarket of your choosing.

Government

• MyFlorida.com
• The Florida State Government's web portal.
• USA.gov
• The U.S. Government's official webpage portal.
• e-Government sites
• Our own list of government websites to get you the services you want.
• U.S. Mint State Quarters Site
• Find out which quarters are currently in circulation and what's next.
• IRS.gov
• Download forms, file your taxes online. Use the IRS Withholding Calculator to figure out your Federal income tax withholding. You can use the results to help you complete a new Form W-4.
• Census 2000
• The Census Bureau's Official site. Pasco County census information is available by clicking here.
• Florida Attorney General
• Information on victims rights, government in the sunshine, and other statewide legal issues.
• Online Sunshine: Official Internet Site of the Florida Legislature
• See what's going on in the State House and the State Senate, Florida constitution, and laws.
• Office of the Govenor
• Read the Governor's speeches, learn about his budget and his plans for Florida.
• SunBiz
• Check out businesses registered in Florida, view trademarks, learn how to start a business in Florida.
• Victim Services
• Information on victims rights with links to Florida services.
• Pasco Sheriff links
• How to apply for a Concealed Weapon Permit in Florida, Florida Highway Patrol, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, more.
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s® (NCMEC) mission is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; help find missing children; and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them.
• Compare Insurance Rates
• From the State's Office of Insurance Regulation, see what insurers charge to cover an average home. There are lots of variables not addressed, but it's a starting place. Only works in Internet Explorer.
• My Florida Teacher
• Check on your child's teachers.

Health

• WebMD
• One of the most visited sites on the Web. Provides links to medical information of all types.
• Mayo Clinic
• Here you can consult drug references, research illnesses, learn about healthful lifestyles.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health. Includes a page that debunks current health rumors and hoaxes.
• American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
• Consumer information on how to plan for long-term illnesses.
• Look up Doctors
• Want to know how to check up on your doctors? This page will lead to you the answers.

Internet Safety

• Get Net Wise
• Operated by the non-profit Internet Education Foundation, this site offers a comprehensive "Online Safety Guide" and lengthy inventory of "Tools for Families"
• Chat Danger
• A site all about the potential dangers on interactive services online like chat, IM, online games, email and mobiles.
• CyberBully
• Learn how to stop bullying online.
• Internet Keep Safe Coalition
• Dedicated to helping parents, educators and caregivers by providing tools and guidelines to teach children the safe and healthy use of technology.
• Net Smartz Workshop
• Produced by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
• Project Online Safety
• A coalition of members including AT&T, Comcast, Facebook, Fox Interactive Media (owner of MySpace), TimeWarner Cable, provides and overview of online safety efforts and links to resources.
• Stay Safe
• By Microsoft, intended to help consumers understand both the positive and negative aspects of the Internet.
• i-SAFE Inc.
• A non-profit foundation with the mission to educate students on how to avoid dangerous, inappropriate, or unlawful online behavior.
• Web Wise Kids
• Specializes in interactive software and games that teach kids how to spot online threats and deal with them.
• Wired Safety
• The largest online safety, education and help group in the world.

Legal and Law

• Nolo Press
• Legal information in everyday language.
• Workplace Fairness
• Know your rights as an employee.
• Municode
• Online full-text of laws and statutes for many Florida counties and cities.

Lifestyle

• Project Vote Smart
• A citizen's organization dedicated to serving all Americans with accurate and unbiased information for electoral decision-making.
• SoYouWanna.com
• This how-to site has hundreds of detailed tutorials as diverse as training dogs or buying a wedding dress.
• Florida Memory Project
• The Florida Memory Project preserves Florida history and makes it available to everyone. Thousands of photos have been digitalized and made available on the Internet.
• eHow
• Whether you need to know how to choose high-quality sapphires or to control mealy bugs on your indoor plants.
• VolunteerMatch.org
• If you're hankering to volunteer here's a site to link you up with local and national non-profits. If you don't want to leave home, there is even a virtual volunteer section.
• Identity Theft Resource Center
• Identity theft is a growing problem. Here you can get solid advice on protecting yourself and, if your identity is stolen, on cleaning up the mess. There's even tips on testifying in court.
• Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education
• Information on how to be smart when buying life, health, disability, long term and business insurance.
• Credit Card Goodies
• This site tracks the cash-back credit card market and helps you choose which card to get.
• Quatloos!
• Before you sign up to start making money from home, check this site which lists common scams, explains how they work, and offers advice on protecting yourself.
• Real Estate ABC
• Owning a home is a dream, but buying one can be a nightmare. This site offers information on the complicated process for both first-time buyers and those looking to trade up.
• Department of Environmental Protection's Sinkhole Information
• No one wants a sinkhole, but if you think you have one this is the site you need. FAQ's tell you want to do and who to contact. The Database lets you know if there is sinkhole activity in your area.
• Charity Watch
• Thinking of donating money to a worthy cause? Check here to make sure your money goes where you want it to go.
• Florida Lottery
• Maybe you won the big one! Check here.
• Stop the Junk Mail!
• Tired of all those catalogs and other junk mail? Register here to make it stop.
• Re-enroll to Stop Telemarketers
• You may have registered once, but you have to renew after 5 years. Can you believe how time flies?
• Get Human
• Ever wondered how to get past the automated phone system and get real human customer service? Here's how.

Recreation

• Pasco County Parks and Recreation
• Enjoy Pasco's own excellent park system.
• Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
• Check out freshwater fishing and order a license.
• The Baseball Archive
• Read about the game's history and the science of the statistics.
• Baseball Reference
• Players and teams, career stats, and much more.

Retirement

• BenefitsCheckUp
• It's important to make the most of the benefits available to you. The National Council of the Aging sponsors this site.
• Retirement Online
• If you have Florida State Retirement, you can now perform a secure online benefit estimate based on your own retirement record. Or you can have FRS do the work by requesting an official Audit/Estimate of your FRS retirement account (this is a secure transaction).
• Social Security Retirement Planner
• Compute estimates of your future Social Security retirement benefits.
• U.S.Department of Labor Pension Information
• A wide range of pension information including pitfalls and consumer rights.
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
• Help in understanding retirement planning and your pension plan.

Travel

• Flightstats
• Delivers real-time and historical flight information that lowers travel-related costs and improves the travel experience.
• Flightarrivals.com
• Check on the status of just about any flight from any airline.
• Roadside America
• Roadside America has collected thousands of offbeat attractions.
• Trip Advisor
• Type in the city you want to visit and get links to hotel and airfare deals from major travel sites for easy comparison.
  
  And speaking of airfare, try these sites if you are looking for the best deal. Airfares change frequently and you may want to check several sites to be sure you have found the lowest cost.
• BestFares
• Expedia
• Orbitz
• Qixo
• Travelocity
• CitySearch
• Where to go and what to see in new cities.
• Web Flyer
• Learn how to move your frequent flyer points from one airline to another or to transfer your elite status, or other useful flying tips.
• MapQuest
• Prefer to drive? Get maps and directions here.
• AAA Auto Club South
• If you are a member, the popular TripTik service is now available on the internet.
• State Department: International Travel
• Downloadable passport and visa applications, travel warnings for countries deemed unsafe for Americans, when you should register with U.S. Embassies and rules for what products can and cannot be brought into the country.
• Universal Currency Converter
• Quick currency conversion calculator for common currencies. The Full Universal Currency Converter contains every known currency.