Internet Search Starters

Top Search Starters
Top Searches | NZ Searches | Misc

There's no shortage of search methods these days.
But which is the best for you?
Well it really depends on the type of information you're looking for...

1. Searching for companies:
Yellow Pages: www.yellowpages.co.nz

2. Searching for people's Email addresses:
Bigfoot: www.bigfoot.com

3. Searching for a Web site:
AltaVista: www.altavista.digital.com

4. Best place to start:
Yahoo!: www.yahoo.com

5. Searching for FTP sites:
www.dogpile.com

6. E-mail discussion groups:
www.liszt.com

7. Public telnet:
http://galaxy.elnet.net/hytelnet/ START.TXT.html

8. Gopherspace searches:
gopher://info.mcc.ac.uk/11/veronica

9. Images and sound:
www.lycos.com

10. Software:
www.download.com
www.linuxberg.com
www.hotfiles.com
www.shareware.com
www.softseek.com
http://www.mdwin.com/
http://www.tucows.com/
http://tudogs.com

11. Search Engines:
www.seeko.com
google.com

12. Clip Art:
www.clipart.com
www.clipartconnection.com
www.clipartcastle.com

13. Other Search Engines:
webcrawler.com
www.lycos.com
infospace.com/
www.infoseek.com/
www.excite.com/

14. Virus information
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/
http://www.mcafee.com/centers/anti-virus/
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/

15. Online support
http://www.mdwin.com/
http://search.support.microsoft.com/

16. Linux
www.redhat.com
www.debian.org
http://www.caldera.com/
Linux Online Manual
Linux "HOW-TO" index
Star Office 5.1 free download
http://www.linuxapps.com/
http://linux.tucows.com/

NEW ZEALAND SEARCHES
Top Searches | NZ Searches | Misc

1. NZ Searches:
www.anzwers.co.nz
www.searchnz.co.nz/
nzexplorer.co.nz

2. NZ Government:
www.govt.nz

3. NZ Education:
Teaching institutions/resources

4. Maori
maori.com/links

5. Employment
www.jobnetnz.co.nz
www.careersnz.co.nz/
www.nzjobs.co.nz
www.seek.co.nz
www.monster.co.nz
www.jobuniverse.co.nz

6. Public Librarys
www.ccc.govt.nz/Library/
www.akcity.govt.nz/library/

7. NZ White & Yellow Pages
www.whitepages.co.nz
www.yellowpages.co.nz/

8. Skiing in NZ
www.snow.co.nz
Ski Areas
www.porterheights.co.nz
www.chillout.co.nz
www.boarderzone.co.nz/
www.snowreports.co.nz/
www.snowlab.co.nz/

9. Weather
Infra-Red Satellite Image of Australia & NZ
www.rses.vuw.ac.nz/meteorology/

10. Mountain Conditions
http://www.softrock.co.nz/mg/climb.htm

Misc. Searches
Top Searches | NZ Searches | Misc

1. Baby Name Finder:
www.jellinek.com/baby/

2. Famous People:
www.eb.com/lives/

3. 10,000 Year Calendar:
www.CalendarHome.com/tyc/home.html

4. Mr Smarty Pants:
www.auschron.com/mrpants/

5. Weather Forecasts:
www.advocacy-net.com/forecastmks.htm
James Cook University MetSat
Victoria University Meteorology Dept.

6. Kids Stuff:
www.yahooligans.com/
whatsonthe.net/kidstuffmks.htm

7. The Millenium Bug:
info-s.com/y2k.html
www.y2k.com

8. Obsolete Computer Equipment:
http://www.ncsc.dni.us/fun/user/tcc/cmuseum/helpline/helpline.htm

9. Maps:
city.net/maps/
www.nzmaps.co.nz

10. Electric Library
www.elibrary.com

11. Books
www.amazon.com
www.flyingpig.co.nz
www.bookbrowser.com/
www.xs4all.nl/~pwessel/
www.bookwire.com

12. Dates & Times
www.bsdi.com/date?US/Pacific

13. Gambling
www.tab.co.nz

14. Art Gallery
www.moma.org

15. Digital Music
www.mp3.com
www.rhime.com

16. Newspapers
www.press.co.nz
www.newspapers.com

17. Digital Phone, Free Short Message Service
www.mtnsms.com

18. Buy Food
www.woolworths.co.nz
www.pizzahut.co.nz

19. Geneology
www.familysearch.org
www.bkwin.net
www.cf-software.com
www.legacyfamilytree.com
www.familyorigins.com
www.familytreemaker.com
www.myfamily.com
www.genserv.com
www.rootsweb.com
www.genealogy.org.nz
Scottish and Irish Clans & Families

20. Online Banking
www.bankdirect.co.nz

21. Jewellery
tpgoldsmith.webjump.com

22. Springfield Accomodation
www.smylies.co.nz

23. Virtual Pet Cemetery (what next!?)
www.mycemetery.com

If any of these links do not work, please let me know
pete.sam@ihug.co.nz