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LINKS & OTHER STUFF

COMPUTER RESOURCES

Anti-Spyware: Site - SpywareInfo
Anti-Spyware: Site - Spyware Warrior
Anti-Spyware: Testing - Done By Eric L. Howes (October 2004)
Boycott Microsoft (previous copy: September 9, 2001)
Cable Modem/DSL Tuning Guide
Computer Gripes
Convert Between Host/Domain Name & IP Address - Site #1
Convert Between Host/Domain Name & IP Address - Site #2 ("Lookup")
Convert Between Host/Domain Name & IP Address - Site #3 ("DNS Lookup")
FILExt - The File Extension Source
Internet Security Test (ShieldsUP!)
Internet Security Test (Symantec) - Scan for Security Risks, Scan for Viruses, Trace a Potential Attack.
PC Magazine's Product Guides - Reviews of software, hardware, operating systems, and all sorts of other stuff.
PC World: The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years (December 24, 2005)
PC World: The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time (May 26, 2006)
Scanning Tips - Lots of great information, but be forwarned, the author repeats himself a lot, not just on individual pages, but several times on the same page! So, although the information is all good, you'll often find yourself skipping over parts of a page because you've already read that information further up. Also, the site seems to be a few years out of date on some pages (from 2005 or before?); and on some pages he makes references to a page number, a clear indication that the text on the site comes directly from his book.
Speed Test - Broadband Reports (alt url) (formerly known as DSL Reports, alt url)
Start-Up - Paul "Pacman" Collins' Startup Applications - A list of programs (only) that run at startup.
Start-Up - Task List Programs - A list of tasks/processes, services, and programs that run at startup and what they really do.
Symantec AntiVirus Research Center
Virus Scanner (Trend Micro)
Windows Annoyances
Windows Update - Microsoft's official site for getting Windows updates. (REQUIRES INTERNET EXPLORER)
Windows 2000 Professional And Server Services Configuration 411 (archive)
Windows 2000 Official Site

DVD/CD

CD Database (FreeDB) - Track listings and times for virtually every CD ever made.
CD-Recordable FAQ
Company Addresses & Links
Customer Service Phone Numbers & Email Addresses - Retailers and movie studios.
DVD FAQ
DVD Talk Forum
Hidden Features & Easter Eggs (Game Winners)
Hidden Features & Easter Eggs (Hidden DVD Easter Eggs)

GREETING CARDS (ONLINE, FREE)

123 Greetings - Lets you pre-date your card.
All-Yours

JAVASCRIPT/DHTML ARCHIVES

LANGUAGE TRANSLATORS

AltaVista - Chinese/French/German/Italian/Japanese/Korean/Portuguese/Russian/Spanish to English (and vice versa - for most languages) (alt url)
Dictionary.com - French/German/Italian/Portuguese/Spanish to English (and vice versa - for most languages)
FreeTranslation.com (SDL International) - Dutch/French/German/Italian/Portuguese/Russian/Spanish to English (and vice versa - for most languages) (Does the best translations out of the bunch.)
Google

MISCELLANEOUS

Answerbag.com - "A compilation of human knowledge and experience." If you need an answer to a question and don't know where to look, this is a good place to start.
Censored Cartoons Page, The - Cuts made to classic Warner Brothers and MGM cartoons.
CharityUSA - "Click To Help" sites
Dictionary & Thesaurus - Dictionary.com
Dictionary & Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster - Abridged [nee edited], requires you to pay for the definitions of some words (such as "grok").
Engrish - Engrish can be simply defined as the humorous English mistakes that appear in Japanese advertising and product design.
Google Maps - Map Maker
How Stuff Works - Learn how everything works.
Internet Archive, The - Archived Webpages
Long Island Herald - top stories from around Nassau Country
MapQuest - Map Maker
Nassau County Public Libraries
Nassau County Public Library Book & Media Collection Search
NetLingo: The Internet Language Dictionary
PayPal Postage (requires PayPal login)
The Smoking Gun - Celebrity Mugshots
SpellCheck.net - Free Online Spell Checker
Star Links - Links any actor/actress to any other - like the Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon game from years back.
That Explains It! - Answers to all of the important questions in life.
Time Zones - USA
Time Zones - World (archive)
Twitter (create a support ticket)
Urban Legends Reference Pages
U.S. English: Towards A United America
Voice Chasers
Website Bloopers (BBloopers) - Screen shots of actual websites with unintentionally funny errors on them.
Village of East Rockaway (Huckleberry Frolic in June)
St. Anthony's Church, Oceanside, NY (Feast in June [NOT MENTIONED ON WEBSITE])
Sacred Heart Church, Island Park, NY (White Elephant Sale June-Aug., San Gennaro Feast in Sept. [NOT MENTIONED ON WEBSITE])

MOVIES

Bad Movies
Critical Mess (second site) - Movie posters redone with 100% real quotes (albeit negative) from film critics.
Flubs of Jurassic Park, The
Hollywood Lost And Found
Home Theater Forum
Internet Movie Database
Jurassic Park
Men In Black
Movie Cliches
"Movie Mistakes" videos on YouTube
Movies At Movieweb (a great source for large, printable movie stills)
Movie Screenshots
Nightmare On Elm Street, A -- official site
Nightmare On Elm Street Companion, A
Spider-Man Movie World Trade Center Teaser (a lower quality version can be found here)

MP3 SITES

MUSIC

Billy Joel
Sample FAQ, The - a database of samples/breaks, and the songs they came from and are sampled/used in.
Weird Al Yankovic

ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION (FREE)

BugMeNot - Provides login information for websites that require FREE registration, such as the New York Times. They will not provide login information for pay sites. Use this service when you want to view a website, but don't want to go through the hassle (and privacy problems) of registering for it.
NOTE: It only displays the five most recent and/or working logins for a particular site.
NOTE: There is a 40 character limit on the "Other" field when submitting new login info.
Mailinator (alt url) - Public one-way e-mail addresses for when a website or a person wants your e-mail address, but you don't want to get any messages from them in your real mailbox. Pick any 15 characters (letter and numbers only, I assume), attach @mailinator.com to it, and you've got an instantly created e-mail address (example: jonesy@mailinator.com). All mail sent to this address can be read on the Mailinator website by ANYONE (so don't use it for personal information) who either knows that name or decides to use that name for their own SPAM prevention. Mailinator accounts are created when mail arrives for them. No signup, no personal information, and when you're done - you can walk away. The messages are automatically deleted for you after a few hours.
Spam Gourmet - If you hate spam, you should check out this free service that allows you to setup an account and create unlimited disposable email addresses. You limit the numbers of emails you want to receive at that address, so for example you can easily create an email address that allows you to receive 2 messages, and after that it becomes invalid. Setup is easy: read the simple instructions, get a username and start making your own disposable email addresses.

SEARCH ENGINES

Comic Shop Locator (Diamond Comics)
Comic Shop Locator (The Master List)
Dentist Search (American Dental Association)
FTP Search - FreewareWeb
Google
Musician Directory And Information Guide (Archive) - Get addresses for record labels and more.
Switchboard.com - Business and individual telephone numbers and more.
Telephone Area Decoder
Telephone Country Calling Codes
Telephone Prefix Location Directory
Telephone - Get Human - How to get a hold of a human at various major company customer service telephone lines.
The Ultimates - All of the People, Business, and E-Mail Search Engines on one page.
ZIP Code Lookup (United States Postal Service)
Zoom Info - Find the contact information for companies and the individuals that work for them. Great for entertainment companies who don't usually provide contact information (especially e-mail addresses) on their websites. Not all individuals will have freely available contact information.

SHOPPING (ONLINE) - MISCELLANEOUS
[ ** Don't do business with: these companies **]

Comparison Shopping (Price Grabber)
Online Coupon Codes (Coupon Follow - Track coupon codes in real-time via Twitter)
Online Coupon Codes (eDealinfo)
Online Coupon Codes (Retail Me Not)
Adorama Camera - Camera and video supplies. (PayPal Accepted)
* Also sells VIDEO SLEEVES (this is the only one they have): Adorama White Cardboard Sleeve without Window for VHS Tapes. ($0.25 each). You *CAN* purchase a single sleeve, as it is added to the cart that way.
* Also seels Blank T-120 VHS Video Tapes.
Amazon.Com - Books, CDs/Cassettes, DVD/VHS, Video Games, Toys, etc. They also have some Free MP3s and Free Video On Demand available. (Free Shipping [$25+, some items excluded])
NOTICE: As of June 1, 2008, Amazon charges sales tax on items shipped to New York. Items sold through the Amazon Marketplace are exempt from sales tax. For more information, click here. Yes, this totally sucks!
WARNING: Don't preorder books from Amazon because they never ship them on release dates (or update their pages either). Most other items are OK to preorder (such as DVDs, videotapes, video games, and CDs).
WARNING: When placing one order for items from multiple Marketplace sellers, that order will get broken up into separate orders for each seller, and your credit card will be billed for each of those new separate orders. This can cause your credit card to be declined if your bank limits the number of approved charges that can be made per day. THIS IS WHY HALF.COM (listed below) IS BETTER THAN AMAZON MARKETPLACE.
WARNING: Amazon Marketplace charges the same shipping amount per each item, even if they are all from the same seller. Half.com charges one price for the first item from a seller, and a reduced rate per each additional item from the same seller. Again, THIS IS WHY HALF.COM (listed below) IS BETTER THAN AMAZON MARKETPLACE.
WARNING: Never order from Marketplace seller "inetvideo", whether through their site, Amazon Marketplace, Half, or EBay. (I think they sell on Half & eBay). They list themelves as being in New York, when their merchandise comes from Canada; and even if they advertise that they're selling the U.S. DVDs, they're really selling the Canadian DVDs, which can be vastly different. For example, Air Bud: World Pup - they sell at Amazon on the page for the U.S. Disney DVD which has extras, but they sold me the Canadian Kaboom Entertainment DVD which doesn't list any extras on the packaging. (7/8/2009) This was my second time ordering from them. The last time was a few years earlier when I ordered a Canadian-only ALF DVD. It was defective, and they said that I don't need to send it back, that they'd sent me a new one, but they never did. I had to eventually get Amazon to give me a refund.
B. Brown Video (alt url) - Copies of wrestling tapes (and a few others) from all over the world. He has practically anything you could be looking for. If you don't see it, ask. I should warn you that his prices are tad high and sometimes the quality isn't the greatest. (No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

B&H Photo Video - Various photo and video supplies. (PayPal Accepted)
NOTE: B&H does not accept or process orders from Friday evening to Saturday evening, or on all Jewish holidays. Yes, the store (online and the physical store in New York City) are both closed for an entire week for Passover and Succos, respectively. Apparently they don't believe in hiring non-Jewish workers to maintain store operations (though they do close for Christmas too). I never tried to place an order online during one of their closed periods, so I don't know if the orders go through or are flatly rejected.
I shop at the site mainly for the Video Cassette Storage sleeves listed below. The paper boxes ship flat, the plastic boxes ship three-dimensionally. However, I don't really advise buying the plastic sleeves as they are made of a somewhat cheap plastic which cracks easily (two of the arrived cracked). The paper sleeves are okay.
* They no longer sell the paperboard sleeves.
* General Brand: VHS Plastic Sleeve without Window - Clear ($4.40 for each 10-pack)
* General Brand: VHS Plastic Sleeve without Window - White ($4.40 for each 10-pack)
* General Brand: VHS Plastic Sleeve without Window - Black ($4.40 for each 10-pack)

If you have an emergency need for VHS sleeves during one of B&H's closed periods, here are a few alternate sources. Their prices are about the same, but the selection is less.

Tape.com (Accepts PayPal at Tape.com, but not at Yahoo store)
* White Cardboard/Paperboard VHS Sleeve Side Load - No Window (50 Pack for $9.99 [equivalent to $0.20 per sleeve]) (Yahoo store, same company)
-- These sleeves ship flat.
-- This seems cheaper than B&H, but when you add in the $10.13 for Ground shipping (nothing cheaper), you get a grand total of $20.12, which is about on par with B&H. Although I've never ordered from them, they sent me a free sample of one sleeve, which was sent via UPS Ground at their expense. So of all the alternates, this one I can recommend.

Tape Stock Online
* Paperboard VHS Sleeves - Side Load, No Window (various colors) ($0.25 each, no minimum)
* Clear Plastic VHS Sleeves - Side Load, No Window, Vented (10 Sleeves for $4.50, $0.45 for each additional sleeve, discounts for 50+)
-- Compared with B&H's plastic sleeves, these are $0.10 more at a minimum. Of course B&H's sleeves have to be ordered in multiples of 10, whereas these can be ordered in any amount as long as the minimum is 10. So if you wanted to order 12 sleeves, you can.
-- Shipping (Ground) for a minimum of 10 sleeves is $6.55, with NY Tax being $0.38, bringing the grand total to $11.43. Unlike Tape.com, they charge NY Tax. According to e-mail rep Kayla Hogan: "Tapestockonline.com is based out of Anaheim, CA. However we do have a small warehouse in NY with a limited amount of supplies that we use to help fulfill some of our east coast orders. Legally, because we do have a warehouse there, we have to charge tax." The site uses a Yahoo store for payment and checkout. Kayla said that they do not send out free samples, so I can't rate their service or products, and thus I can't recommend them at this time.

Deep Discount - DVDs, CDs, Books, Video Games, and more. (Free Shipping, No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted [Pre-Authorization, Not Immediate Transfer])
NOTE: As of this writing (12/5/2004 to 2/18/2007), they DON'T list a product's availabilty on the product's page and the search results screen. If a DVD is not in stock, you won't know until you add it to your cart. Sometimes even then it will say that a DVD is In Stock, but the order confirmation e-mail you'll receive (the second one with the order number) will say that the DVD is Backordered.
eBay - Various items, ships individually from various sellers, auctions mostly. (No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted - most sellers)
eBay Store: Shop-N-C Technologies, Inc. ("shopnc") - (website) - Cards, comics, and supplies; books; and computer and printer related items. I bought a few 11x14 and 16x20 Top Loaders from Mr. Kevin R. Morgan in August 2005. (No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted)
eBay Store: Valley Enterprises ("valley-ent") - (website) - Various electronics wires and accessories. I bought a 6' 3.5mm 1/8" Stereo Headphone Extension Cord/Cable from them in December 2005. (No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted)
As an alternative to Valley Enterprises, you could try Razern (feedback). He was selling the same headphone cord for roughly the same price at the time I bought it from Valley Enterprises. I've never bought anything from Razern, so I can't vouch for him.
Frame USA and Frame Place - Sells frames for posters, photos, etc. (No NY Tax)
Both sites are run by the same company, who also manufactures the frames themselves. However, Frame USA is the wholesale site, and Frame Place is the retail site. The prices are cheaper on the USA site (even shipping is cheaper), but there is a $50 minimum order (before shipping), and a $10 fee charged for all orders under $100. Depending on what you're ordering, you may get a cheaper total on the USA site than on the Place site - even WITH the $10 fee.
NOTE: Orders ship via FedEx, but they don't automatically sent you an e-mail letting you know when your order is expected to ship, nor do they automatically send you an e-mail to let you know when your package has been shipped (and to give you a tracking number).
Poster Frames (listed from cheapest to most expensive)
- Corrugated Series: USA / Place
- Hardboard Series: USA / Place
- Foamcore Series: USA / Place
- Deluxe Series - Polystyrene* (cardboard backing): USA / Place
  * "The styrene is a plastic front. Polystyrene is a thick plastic moulding a lot better in my opinion than the posterframe series." - Frames USA customer service representative Amber Sayers.
Garbage Pail Kids For Sale By John Lockwood - contact him via e-mail at Lockwood108@cs.com (No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted)
New Jersey based seller from whom I purchased MANY Garbage Pail Kids card sets from around 2003-2005. Great service and quality merchandise, though it used to be very hard to get him to reply to e-mails. It was actually a bit easier to speak to him over the phone, but that didn't necessarily get him to deal with orders faster. His old GPK inventory circa 2005 (All-New Series 4) can be found on this archived page (as of 2008, Topps has released seven All-New Series sets). I don't know what other cards he sells, as I've only purchased GPK from him, and I don't know if he's still in the business or if the e-mail address still works. So give him a try and let me know what's up.
G.L.O.W.: Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling Official Merchandise Website (No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted)
Graham Crackers Comics - Comic books and supplies. (No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted) - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Half.com (my listings) - Various items, ships individually from various sellers. (No NY Tax)
HALF.COM IS BETTER THAN AMAZON.COM MARKETPLACE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
* Amazon Marketplace purchases are charged individually per seller, even if ordered en mass. Half.com orders are billed only once to your card for the total amount of your order, no matter how many different sellers are a part of it.
* Amazon Marketplace charges the same shipping amount per each item, even if they are all from the same seller. Half.com charges one price for the first item from a seller, and a reduced rate per each additional item from the same seller.
Mile High Comics - Comic books, magazines, and the such. (No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted [in eBay store])
* DISCOUNT CODES can be found on that linked site, plus there are other comics store codes found there as well if you search for them (the link is only going to show you Mile High codes).
* NOTE: They have a very crappy online shopping system. They ask you for your credit card information AFTER you place the order, and sometimes they won't even use it, instead opting to use some stored credit card information they have for you from a previously placed order (even if that old information is obviously expired). If you pay via PayPal (to ebay@milehighcomics.com) for purchases from their eBay store ("milehighcomics"), then you won't run into this problem as they process and ship those orders quickly.
* NOTE: You CAN buy items from their website and pay via PayPal. According to the Back Issue Department (on 6/6/2006): "You can order online using the check money order option of payment, then pay us through the backissues@milehighcomics.com including your invoice number and address. You should then email me back to verify the payment and we will update the order."
I tried this and it worked great. However, I highly suggest that when placing the order on the website, besides selecting the Check/Money Order option, in the Notes box above it, include this note:
"I am using the Check/Money Order option of payment on your site, but actually submitting payment via PayPal to backissues@milehighcomics.com. I will include a copy of my e-mail confirmation and list of items with my payment."
* DISCOUNT CODES:
40YEARS - 30% off back issue comics and magazines (found on the MHC site on 6/24/2010)
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NewEgg - Computer hardware, electronics, video games and systems, computer software, and more. (No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted, A Few Items Ship Free - But Most Don't)
NOTE: If you have your browser's cache settings set to "never compare the page in the cache to the page on the network", you will need to change that from "never" to "everytime" in order for the javascript checkout link to work.
Office Depot - Office Supplies, etc. (Free Shipping [$50+])
Office Max - Office Supplies, etc. (Free Shipping [$50+])
Olympus Emporium - Olympus Digital Camera Accessories. I have the FE-115 camera, so I use this site ONLY to see what accessories are available for the camera, and actually make my purchases at B&H Photo or Amazon, where the prices are significantly cheaper (and where I may be able to save on shipping and tax).
Shop4Tech - Computer hardware, electronics, video games and systems, computer software and accessories, and more. They also sell professional-style CD jewel cases & DVD plastic cases (single, double, and multiple). Some of their DVD cases are priced cheaper than SleeveTown. (No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted, Free Shipping [most items])
ShopTNA - TNA Merchandise. (No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted [with $2.00 Surcharge], Free Shipping [$40+, with Handling Fee])
Yes, they charge a HANDLING FEE, and if you pay with PayPal there's also a $2.00 SURCHARGE. Really crappy if you ask me, but like WWE's shop, they're the only game in town for certain items and deals - such as their Live Special Insane Deals and Don West's Insane Deals.
* COUPON CODES:
TNADVD - 20% off (from the Final Resolution 2007 DVD, already expired though DVD didn't give an expiration date)
TNAEMERGE - 20% off (from the Emergence CD, expired 2/28/2010)
TNA3DB - 20% off (from the 3rd Degree Burns CD, expired 2/28/2007)
TNAMD - 15% off (from the Meltdown CD, expired 2/28/2008)
iWantMoreTNA - 10% off (from the Hard Justice 2007 & Best of Abyss DVDs, already expired though DVD didn't give an expiration date)
DonWest - 10% off (from the TNA: Year One DVDs, already expired though DVD didn't give an expiration date)
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Sleeve Town (Sleeve City) - Professional-style CD jewel cases & DVD plastic cases (single, double, and multiple). (No NY Tax)
[As of 9/9/2005, you can use coupon "BIG15" at checkout to save 15% on your entire order.]
NOTE: Don't buy their 2-CD slim cases as they are cheap pieces of junk. The front cover tabs/hinges break easily as you need to remove this piece in order to get the rear tray out so that you can insert your rear liner into the case. This is the only one of their cases that I've had a problem with. They were nice enough to send me a completely new 10-pack of cases absolutely free, even though I only asked for them to replace 3 broken ones (or at least the front cover pieces), and they didn't even want me to send back the broken ones. So I'm not complaining about their customer service or anything like that. It's just this particular case that's given me problems.
NOTE: Don't buy VHS sleeves from them - Lately (as of 4/24/2006) their e-mail customer service has to be the most inept I've ever dealt with. I ordered the "White Top Load Video Sleeve No Window" VHS sleeves from their website. Even though I was unaware that it said top load and not side load (so they weren't what I wanted anyway), Samantha Ransdell sent me an e-mail the next day saying that they don't sell them anymore. I e-mailed back asking what sleeves they do sell, and she replied with a copy & paste from their website - which listed the one I had ordered! A week earlier (on 3/27/2006) I asked if I could get a free sample of their VHS sleeves. Samantha Ransdell said that they would send me out an assortment of their VHS cases. I figured that I would get it before I intended to place my order. I finally got it almost three weeks later (on 4/15/2006). There was one of each of every VHS case and sleeve they have. One of them was perfect for my needs: "VHS Cardboard Sleeve Sideload NO Window, Red" (Item # 4PBDRDNOW). This one isn't listed on their website, so I e-mailed them asking how I could buy it. I was told by Samantha that "the option you listed above are the only style and color we have the sleeves available in. The only Sideload cases we have have a window." Since I don't think she understood my simply-worded e-mail, I wrote back with less words and with a more clear message. She replied a few days later with this: "We do not have a sleeve that is Red that has a side load." Is she REALLY that stupid! They sent me a red, sideload, no window sleeve, and I even gave them the item number listed on their invoice, yet she's telling me that they don't sell the ones that THEY sent me?!? Ok, no problem. I'll just buy VHS sleeves from someone else. They lost the money.
Staples - Office Supplies, etc. (Free Shipping [$50+ -OR- all orders for Staples Rewards members])
Stories Comics (eBay Store, "storiescomics1") (their combined shipping rates) - They have lots of comics and magazines, even of the adult variety. They also sell bootleg DVDs of tv shows and movies that are not officially available on DVD, including The What NOW Caper. E-Mail them a want list, and they'll promptly get back to you to let you know what they have and don't have, and how much it would cost. I've purchased several magazines from them and have been very pleased with the service, item prices and quality. (No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted [at the e-mail address listed here])
WWE Shop - WWE Merchandise. They occassionally have a special "FREE FRIDAY" Buy 1, Get 1 Free Deal (PayPal Accepted, PayPal Accepted [Pre-Authorization, Not Immediate Transfer])
* COUPON CODES:
WANTMORE - 10% off, order of $50+ (from order confirmation e-mail)
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SHOPPING (ONLINE) - AUTOGRAPH DEALERS
COA = Certificate of Authenticity
[adult autograph dealers listed in the Adult section at the bottom of this page]

Gibraltar Trade Center - Autographed sports memorabilia, including authentic wrestling autographed photos. (No NY Tax) (Gives COA)
NOTE: Orders are processed and billed 5-7 days after you place your order. If an item is sold out, they won't e-mail you to tell you (in fact, they don't even e-mail you to tell you that your order has shipped), but it will state it on the receipt (you will only be billed for items that are in stock, and the shipping fee will be adjusted accordingly). If you have a problem with your order, such as a missing Certificate of Authenticity, don't bother e-mailing them because they don't reply. However, they are very friendly and helpful over the phone.
HighSpots - Wrestling memorabilia, including authentic autographed photos. (No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted)
Michael Kopel (BallParkCo) - Autographed memorabilia, mainly sports, including authentic wrestling autographed photos (Yahoo Auctions). (No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted) (Gives COA)
Maniac Joe - (his MySpace page) - Wrestling, anime, and pop culture memorabilia, including authentic wrestling autographed photos. (No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted) (Gives COA)
* COUPON CODES:
myspace - Free shipping on orders of $20 or more. (as of 4/16/2006)
newyear1 - 5% off. (as of 1/26/2010)
newyear2 - 10% off $20 or more. (as of 1/26/2010)
newyear3 - 15% off $40 or more. (as of 1/26/2010)
Ringside Collectibles - Wrestling memorabilia, including authentic autographed photos. (PayPal Accepted - Sort Of) (Gives COA)
* PAYPAL NOTICE: On 3/14/2010 I experienced something that never happened to me before on this site or on any other site that has PayPal checkout. Simply put, it won't let me proceed unless I add *another* debit/credit card to my account, even though I already have an active card in my account. I get as far as this page, which shows that I have 1 active card in my account. If I re-enter that card information, it puts up an error saying that that card is already in my account (which it obviously is).
     I e-mailed Ringside Collectibles about this problem, and they told me that no one else is experiencing it. I told them that I didn't have a problem at all using the PayPal checkouts for three other wrestling merchandise retailers all within the same hour that I ordered from their site. In all instances, PayPal billed the active debit card I have on file for the purchases.
     I noticed on the PayPal page that only came up with their checkout, it said: "The seller will only ship to confirmed addresses. To complete this transaction, you will need to enter your information again". Of course, it didn't actually ask me to enter my information again, only for a debit/credit card, even though I already had an active one in my account. What I think is interesting with that message is the "seller will only ship to confirmed addresses" part. Even though my address has been confirmed for years, maybe because they have that option turned on, it's causing this problem with their checkout.
     It's kind odd that I'm the only one who experienced that problem, and this site is the only site I experienced it on. I guess I'll write it off as a freaky one-time occurrance and hope that it doesn't happen again.
Sports Fan Promotions - (eBay seller: "bart6667") - Sports memorabilia, including authentic autographed photos on their website and eBay (Buy It Now only). Located in New Jersey. (No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted) (Gives COA)
* COMBINED SHIPPING NOTICE: When I purchased some from him on eBay on 3/14/2010, his listings all stated, I'll be happy to combine auctions won in a 7 day period to save you on shipping costs. However, eBay's checkout system was charging me $4 for EACH photo. I ended up havign to go into PayPal and use the Send Money link, and select eBay Goods, in order to be able to change the shipping to $4 for the entire order.
Wrestling Superstore - Wrestling memorabilia, including authentic autographed photos. (No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted)

SHOPPING (ONLINE) - SPECIFIC ITEMS FROM AMAZON.COM
[These are items that are either great deals or are highly recommended by me.]

PNY Attaché 64MB USB 1.1 Drive (Mfr#P-FD064U11-RF)
I bought this from BestBuy.com in June 2004, but they no longer carry the item. This is the only USB drive that I can personally confirm that works with CodeBreaker v8.0 (Playstation 2 cheat device). I can also personally confirm that the Memorex Thumb/Travel Drive (Mfr#32507712) (128 MB) does NOT work. Feel free to check out the official list of (supposedly) Compatible USB Pen Drives (last updated 7/26/2005). Of course, as with all USB drives, you can also use this to transfer files from one computer to another. In that scenario, you dont even need a CodeBreaker or a PlayStation 2.
Jensen JHF-350 Retractable Open-Earpad Headphones (Official Site)
Full size headphones with a retractable cord. I paid $15.99 for this in January 2006. It produces much better sound quality and slightly louder audio than the Panasonic RP-HT660 headphones I bought for $34.37 (plus $6.99 shipping) a few years earlier. The only downside is that physically the Panasonic headphones were made better. They had a compartment for the included adapter (Jensen gives the same adapter), a much longer cord (the Jensen cord is of decent length, but I'm spoiled by the overlong Panasonic cord), a cover for the cord area of the headset, and the cord retracted by inserting it into a hole in the headset. These headphones don't have any of those features (the cord retracts by sliding a switch on the headset and the tip lies uncovered) and they're so lightweight that I feel like I'm going to break them. Still, I prefer the Jensen headphones as they do what I'd want a pair of headphones to do: produce rich, full sound.
Hewlett Packard Ink Cartridges For My Printer (HP Deskjet D4260)
* HP 74XL Black Inkjet Print Cartridge - Amazon.com, Staples.
* HP 75XL Tri-color Inkjet Print Cartridge - Amazon.com, Staples.
* HP 74XL Black & HP 75XL Tricolor Inkjet Cartridges - Amazon.com.

SOFTWARE

Download.Com
NoNags - Freeware!
Simtel - Software Archive.
Snap Files
TuCows
WinSite - Software Archive.
ZeroPaid - File-sharing programs.

TELEVISION

Blackcatters World of TV theme song lyrics
Classic Nickelodeon Online
Dead Like Me
Dead Like Me (Showtime)
Degrassi - Official Site "Fan Pages"
Grounded For Life - Official Site (ABC Family)
Mailing Addresses For Television & Cable Networks (this is the same list that is occassionally published in TV Guide)
Rugrats
Stop TV Logos - Take Back Your Screen
Tales From The Crypt - Official Site (Archive)
Tales From The Crypt (archive)
TV.com (formally TV Tome)
TV Party
Twilight Zone, The (2002) Official Site
V [Mini-Series & Series]

TELEVISION STATION OFFICIAL SITES (LOCAL NEW YORK/LONG ISLAND)

TELEVISION STATION OFFICIAL SITES (NATIONAL)

TRADING CARDS

Garbage Pail Kids: Barren Aaron's Garbage Pail Kids Reference Guide (alt url)
Garbage Pail Kids: The Garbage Pail Kids Archive (archive)
Garbage Pail Kids: GeePeeKay.com
Garbage Pail Kids: GPK Central
Garbage Pail Kids: Official Site
Garbage Pail Kids: Wayne's Garbage Pail Kids References
Jeff Allender's House Of Checklists
Vintage Wrestling Card Archive
Wacky Packages: Lost 1992 Series
Wacky Packages: Lost Wackys
Wacky Packages: Official Site
Wacky Packages: Tom's WP Page
Wacky Packages: Wacky Packages Website
WrestlingTradingCards.com

VIDEO GAMES

Action Replay Official Site - United States (Code Junkies)
CodeTwink Network (Cheats, Saves, PS2 User Created Cheats)
Formerly known as Code Master's Game Software Code Creator's Club, and then as the official site for the CodeBreaker cheat device, the site is now an archive of Game Shark (PS1) and CodeBreaker (PS1 & PS2) codes (and for some other devices and other systems) created up to early November 2008.
NOTE: Do NOT submit game saves to them. You will lose ownership of your saves if you do it, and they will modify it to replace the game's icon with their own. If you later request that they delete your save from the site, your request will be denied. You should submit them to GameFaqs (link below), where you will retain ownership of it, and they will post it without modifying it.
Code-X - WWE SmackDown! PlayStation 2 Codes & CAWs
GameFaqs
Game Genie.Com - click on Enhancers for classic Game Genie and Game Shark codes.
Game Shark Official Site
As they no longer support PS1 games, this archived page is the only way to get their old PS1 codes.
GameTrailers.com
GFCC, The (archive) - Creators of many great Action Replay/Game Shark v1&2 codes for the Grand Theft Auto series of Playstation 2 games. Conversions of their codes into CodeBreaker and other cheat device formats, as well as the latest codes by the GFCC and their users, can be found on their message boards/forums (link below).
MobyGames - A Game Documentation and Review Project
The Mushroom Kingdom - Super Mario Bros. fan site
Nintendo Code Center (NOTE: If you have AdBlock enabled, you will be redirected to a CPALead.com page telling you to disable it in order to access the site. You can defeat that using this technique.)
Twisted Metal - Twisted Metal Alliance
Video Game Museum, The

WAREZ & RELATED SITES

WEBSITE INFORMATION & FREE TOOLS

Banner Creation Sites
Bravenet Webmaster Tips & Tricks
Code Converter - HTML-to-BBCode (multiple formats)
Code Converter - HTML-to-BB ode
Code Converter - BBCode-to-HTML
Color Chart
Color Chooser
Common Fonts
Common Fonts - Samples
Dr. Watson - Performs numerous checks out your web pages.
Free Image Albums - Fotki - An online image/photo album with unlimited storage space, number of photos, and albums. An account gives you a "mini-site" with several pre-made pages: Welcome, About Me, Links, Photo Albums, Guestbook, and Journal. The differences between Free and Premium account is listed here.
* NOTE: Until they allow free sites to display photos at the maximum size allowed (800x800), or allow downloading of originals for free, it's best not to upload any photos over 500x500.
* NOTE: Use Internet Explorer with ActiveX to bulk upload images (I suggest using Mozilla/Firefox for everything else). You could use Java, if you wish to have it installed on your system. Fotki's downloadable program is only for Windows XP, and FTP is a pay feature. There are a bunch of other upload options, but I find most of them to be useless.
* NOTE: When batch uploading files, the titles are created automatically based on the file name. Underscores are converted to spaces, and upper/lower-case is left as is. So, to have a first-letter capitalized title, the file name must be first-letter capitalized (either with spaces or underscores) as well.
* NOTE: The "Title" of a photo isn't mandatory, but since it helps to identify the photo, so it's suggestable to use it.
* NOTE: If you try to use the same text for the url of two images, it will add a "-1" (-2, etc.) to the second one and so forth).
* NOTE: In the URL Name field for a photo, there appears to be no character limit if you enter in the names manually (only when it auto adds the name on batch upload does it cut it off after 20 characters).
* NOTE: Tags are listed on the Photo Tags page in order of how frequently they appear in your photos.
* NOTE: Currently you would have to use tags, instead of (or in addition to) descriptions, if you want images to be searchable.
* NOTE: Can't add tags while uploading or editing. Can only add them from the "view photo" page. So, the option to add tags is only available AFTER a photo is added to an album.
* NOTE: You CAN'T link to the original images on the free site as the URLs become invalid after less than 24 hours. So this prevents hotlinking for free.
* NOTE: You can put folders into folders, but you can't put albums into albums.
* NOTE: Image description box does not accept html (or vb code), but it will make links out of urls automatically, and those links will open up in a new window.
* NOTE: No "style" is the best as most of them are pretty useless anyway.
Free Image Hosting - List Of Services
Free Image Hosting - "The Image Hosting" - This free image hosting solution no longer allows hotlinking (displaying of an image from another server) of full size images, so for most purposes, this service is useless. It's only useful if you plan to show 150x150 thumbnails on your pages (which can be linked to the full size image). You can use the service without a registration, but registering (free) will allow better management of multiple images. Limitations: You may upload as many images as you like, as long as each of them is less than 1024 kb (1 MB) in size; File types allowed: .jpg, .jpeg .gif, .png, .swf (Flash files); No images will be deleted for inactivity.
* NOTE: If you upload a file with the same name as one already in your account, the new one will have a dot and a number added to the end of it.
ClickHereFree - Free Web Hosting And ISP Guide
Google - Automatic URL Removal System
Google - Removing Content From Google's Index
Graphics Generator
Graphics Effects Generator
HTML Forums (Webmaster Help Forum)
HTML Reference
HTML Special Symbols Reference Charts
Link Checker - W3C
Markup Validation Service - W3C
Meta Tags - Meta Tags Explained
Meta Tags - What Are HTML Meta Tags?
Picture Resizer - The quality of the resized images are as good as what Paint Shop Pro does. In fact, it actually resamples the images, not resizes them, which is better. The Sharpen filer they have SUCKS! It sharpens the images TOO MUCH.
Remotely-Hosted CGI Scripts And/Or Services
Search Engine Submitter (Bulk - Bravenet) (req. Bravenet registration) - Automatically submits your site to these search engines: Aesop.com, EntireWeb.com, Google.com, InfoTiger.com, ScrubTheWeb.com, SearchEngine.com, SearchIt.com, Subjex.net, SurfSafely.com, and WebSquash.com.
Search Engine Submitter (Alexa, for Internet Archive)
Search Engine Submitter (Google)
Search Engine Submitter (Yahoo/AltaVista) (requires Yahoo registration)
Transparent Gif Maker

WRESTLING

IMDB: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
IMDB: World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
IMDB: World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
IMDB: Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW)
IMDB: Women of Wrestling (WOW)
IMDB: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW)
NEWS: 24Wrestling (Message Board)
NEWS: Lords Of Pain (Message Board)
NEWS: Pro Wrestling Scoops (Message Board)
NEWS: Rajah (Message Board)
NEWS: Warned.net (Message Board)
NEWS: Wrestling Exposed (Message Board)
VIDEO: YouTube: "Cheese Souffle" - Where all the wrestling videos are hidden.
VIDEO: SLAM! Wrestling Video Clip Archive
VIDEO: SLAM! Wrestling Video Clip Archive - Promo Clips - The only working links on the page are these:

* The WCW/nWo Uncensored promo., 2.8 MB.
* The WrestleMania 14 promo., 2.6 MB.
* The SuperBrawl promo., 2.5 MB.
* The No Way Out promo., 2.1 MB.
* The kool Royal Rumble ("Real Athlete") promo., 3.4 MB.
* Bischoff in the Souled Out promo., 1.8 MB.
* The cool Starrcade '97 promo., 2.2 MB.
* The Royal Rumble ("Real Athlete") promo., 3.4 MB.
VIDEO: SLAM! Wrestling Video Clip Archive - Retro Clips - The only working links on the page are these:

* Saturday Night's Main Event: Jake DDTs Steamboat on the concrete floor., 1.9 MB
* Rick Rude cuts the promo he's famous for., 3.6 MB
* Sabu tables Funk at Born To Be Wired., 1.6 MB
* Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair get it on., 2.5 MB
* Steve Austin's infamous 3:16 speach at KOTR., 1.8 MB
* Cactus Jack does a wicked clothesline on Sting., 2.3 MB
* Ernie 'Big Cat' Ladd does a splash., 1.9 MB
* Hulk Hogan wins the WWF title for the first time., 3.1 MB
* Harley Race beats Terry Funk., 2.3 MB
* Strike Force beats The Hart Foundation for the belts., 2.7 MB
* Piper's Pit: The infamous Piper / Snuka confrontation., 4.5 MB
* WrestleMania 3: Bundy slams midget wrestler Little Beaver., 2.2 MB
* The first Mega Powers break-up., 1.8 MB
* Owen Hart flies high in Stampede Wrestling., 1.2 MB
* Sting battles Road Warrior Animal., 364K
* Hogan bashes Andre at Survivor Series I., WWF Survivor Series I, 713K
* Piper battles Valentine in their famous chain match, WCW, 676K
VIDEO: SLAM! Wrestling Video Clip Archive - WCW Clips (1997)
VIDEO: SLAM! Wrestling Video Clip Archive - WCW Clips (1998) - The only working links on the page are these:

* Clip: Oopsie! A "tanked" Scott Hall falls through the ring ropes., Nitro, (1.9 MB).
* The new Scott Steiner (White Thunder) debuts., Nitro, 2 MB.
* Da Man! - Bill Goldberg., Thunder, 1.8 MB.
* Scott Steiner turns nWo!, SuperBrawl 8, 2.2 MB.
* Sting whips Hogan, SuperBrawl 8, 2.1 MB.
* Savage misses Hogan, splatters on the ring fence., Nitro, 1.2 MB.
* Raven Evenflows Mortis., Thunder, 1.4 MB.
* Kidman feels the Diamond Cutter., Thunder, 1 MB.
* Booker T. puts Regal away., Nitro, 1.7 MB.
* Nash slams a ref!, Thunder, 1.3 MB.
* Sting deals on Savage., Nitro, 1.8 MB.
* Flair submits to Hart., Souled Out '98, 2.8 MB.
* Dusty joins the nWo., Souled Out '98, 1.9 MB.
* The Nest whips Martel through a glass door., Thursday Thunder, 688 K
* Sting saves Giant, drops Hogan., Monday Night Nitro, 1.4 MB
* Luger racks both Hogan and Nash!, Thursday Thunder, 1.4 MB
* The Hit Man pummels Flair., Monday Night Nitro, 1.6 MB
* Stripped of the belt, Sting threatens Hogan., Thursday Thunder, 1.1 MB
* Macho clobbers Bischoff., Monday Night Nitro, 1.1 MB
* Sting splashes Hollywood., Monday Night Nitro, 747 KB
VIDEO: SLAM! Wrestling Video Clip Archive - WWF Clips (1997)
VIDEO: SLAM! Wrestling Video Clip Archive - WWF Clips (1998) - The only working links on the page are these:

* The LOD battle..each other??, Monday Night Raw, 1.8 MB
* Cactus nails Goldust with a chair., Monday Night Raw, 713 K
* Austin Stunners Chyna., INYH: No Way Out, 1.4 MB
* The Sable, Luna cat fight., Raw Is War, 1.1 MB
* The Outlaws take Cactus and Funk for a ride., Raw Is War, 1.6 MB
* Charlie and Jack attacked by DX and The Outlaws., Raw Is War, 1.6 MB
* "Stone Cold" and Tyson mix it up!, Raw Is War, 1.9 MB
* HBK piledrives Taker on the steel steps., Royal Rumble '98, 1.4 MB
* Austin's Rumble victory., Royal Rumble '98, 1.2 MB
* Undertaker and Kane salute each other., Raw Is War, 1.4 MB
* Austin mocks Mero., Monday Night Raw, 1.1 MB
* D-Generation X creams Owen Hart., Monday Night Raw, 1.3 MB
CompleteWWE.com - A Major WWF & WWE History Resource (alt url)
Online World Of Wrestling: Profiles - Everything you always wanted to know about ANY wrestling personalities from ANY era. (formerly known as Obsessed With Wrestling)
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Women Of Wrestling
Women Of Wrestling Home Page - women who are in the WWE, WCW, WOW, ECW and the Indies.
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment Mailing Addresses And Contacts
World Wrestling Entertainment News
World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars Live Appearances
World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars - Where Are They Now?
World Wrestling Entertainment - Superstar to Superstar
Wrestlecrap
Wrestling Fanatic, The - One person's huge collection of wrestling memorbilia.
Wrestling Information Archive
WWE Logos Empire (alt url) (gallery)
WWE Mirror Images (alt url)

ADULT

Adult DVD Talk Forum
Internet Adult Film Database
Adult DVD Store Coupons
Adult DVD Marketplace - Buy DVDs new and used from individuals. (No NY Tax)
Adam & Eve - Buy new DVD & VHS, Buy Novelties/Toys; Site Features: Box Covers (front & back, small), Production Photos (not screen shots). (alt url) (Free Shipping [$59+], No NY Tax, PayPal Accepted)
DISCOUNT CODES: SEXY3 = 50% off on 1 item + Free Standard Shipping on US orders + Mystery Gift + Bree's XXX Triple Feature Pack (saw ad on TV on 2/9/2010), GUNS = 50% off any one item (found on 11/29/2008), link = 25% off any one item, OC9 = 20% off any one item (found on retailmenot, see also).
Adult DVD Empire - Buy DVD & VHS (new & used from them or individuals), Rent DVD (individual titles for 15 days [if already in stock] & subscription), Buy Novelties/Toys; Site Features: Box Covers (front & back, medium), Screen Shots. (Free Shipping, No NY Tax)
eBay - Mature Audiences - A separate section of the site, not included in the main search engine, must verify age with credit card in order to view listings. PayPal and "Buy It Now" are not permitted to be used by sellers in this category, as per eBay's Mature Audiences policy.