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Wendy's Web Search Blog October 2006 Archive

By Wendy Boswell, About.com Guide to Web Search since 2004

Top 10 Free eCard Sites

Tuesday October 31, 2006
Looking for a free eCard to send to someone today? There's a lot of websites out there that offer great free ecards; whether you're looking for free Halloween ecards, ... Read More

Free Sound Effects

Monday October 30, 2006
Whether you're looking for Halloween sound effects, movie sound effects, or something else even more creative, I've rounded up a few sites that will help you find those free sound ... Read More

Best Free Downloads of the Week

Friday October 27, 2006
Here are the free downloads that I've featured this week: Google Pack: Get free software from Google Yahoo Downloads: all of the best Yahoo downloads in one place Internet Explorer 7: Newest ... Read More

Best Web Sites of the Week

Friday October 27, 2006
Here are the Web sites I've featured this week in the Best Web Site of the Day: BBC World Service: Listen to the news in 33 different languages Kiddie Records ... Read More

Search Technorati with the Technorati Mini

Thursday October 26, 2006
One of the handiest Technorati search tools is the Technorati Mini, a customizable search popup that automatically researches your topic across the blogosphere every 60 seconds. Learn more about ... Read More

Find Images with Ditto

Wednesday October 25, 2006
Ditto is a free image search engine that enables users to search for images. Ditto recently announced that they have 500 million pictures in their image search (and counting), and ... Read More

Listen to Free Music Online

Sunday October 22, 2006
Free music downloads on the Web really do exist; as long as you're willing to listen to music other than what's on the radio and top 40 (for the most ... Read More

Free Reverse Phone Number Lookup with Google

Saturday October 21, 2006
You can do a free reverse phone number lookup with Google - it's fast and pretty simple. Find out more in my article titled Free Reverse Phone Number ... Read More

Best Free Downloads of the Week

Friday October 20, 2006
Here are this week's best free downloads: Skype: Make free phone calls using the Web Google Talk: More than just a simple IM client AdAware:Free spyware removal tool SpyBot: Search and destroy malicious ... Read More

Best Web Sites of the Week

Friday October 20, 2006
Here are the sites I've profiled this week in my feature Best Web Site of the Day: MetaFilter: Get your questions answered by the community Muppet Matrix: Muppets and the Matrix ... Read More

Travel Search Engines

Thursday October 19, 2006
How do travel search engines work? How can you use them to find a really good deal? Read the answers to these questions and more in this article titled ... Read More

Halloween Scavenger Hunt

Sunday October 15, 2006
Test your knowledge of Halloween traditions, Halloween history, and Halloween trivia with the Halloween Scavenger Hunt, a great way to have fun and practice your Web search skills at ... Read More

Free Downloadable Fonts on the Web

Saturday October 14, 2006
There are plenty of places on the Web where you can find free font downloads. Here are a few good sites that I've rounded up for you in my ... Read More

Best Web Sites of the Week

Friday October 13, 2006
Here are this week's winners for Best Web Site of the Day: Oh, Don't Forget: Schedule text message reminders Project Gutenberg: Download more than 12,000 free ebooks BackPack: Organize yourself Meebo: One IM ... Read More

Free Video Downloads - Updated

Friday October 13, 2006
Just in time for Friday, I've updated the Free Video Downloads section with a few new great vids making the rounds on the Web: Vomiting Choir: The title pretty much says ... Read More

Save Videos for Later with the YouTube Quicklist

Thursday October 12, 2006
YouTube is addictive, but what if you don't have time to watch all the videos you want to watch? Just save them to your YouTube Quicklist for easy viewing ... Read More

Google Docs

Wednesday October 11, 2006
Google has merged Google Spreadsheets and Writely to become Google Docs, a great collaboration tool you can use to create and share documents completely online. Find out more about ... Read More

Free Google Mac Downloads

Tuesday October 10, 2006
Google has a nice little stable of free Mac downloads. Find out what they are in today's Web Search Tip titled Free Google Mac Downloads. More Googley Goodness: Yesterday, ... Read More

Free Video Downloads - Updated

Friday October 6, 2006
Hey folks! Just updated the Free Video Downloads section with some great new videos, including: Guiness World Record for most T-Shirts worn at one time: 155 t-shirts from size small to ... Read More

Best Web Sites of the Week

Friday October 6, 2006
Here are the last week's websites featured in the About Web Search Best Web Site of the Day: The Internet Movie Database: find the latest movie reviews, movie trailers, and ... Read More

Put Google Gadgets on your web site

Wednesday October 4, 2006
W00t! Google has just announced that you can use their huge gallery of over 1200 gadgets anywhere - not just on your Google homepage or desktop. Here's a few of ... Read More

Use Amazon Advanced Search To Find Upcoming Book Titles

Wednesday October 4, 2006
Amazon's Advanced Search has a nifty little feature that you can use to find upcoming titles for any subject or any author. Find out how to do this in ... Read More

Reverse Lookup

Wednesday October 4, 2006
If you're trying to find someone's address or phone number, sometimes the easiest way to go about it is to use a reverse phonebook lookup. Usually, all you have ... Read More

Best Web Site of the Day - September 2006

Tuesday October 3, 2006
September's come and gone, but you can still see all my best web site picks in the September 2006 Best Web Site of the Day. Plus, you can also ... Read More
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