Sites of Interest
Here is a list of interesting and good places to start exploring the World Wide
Web. Also check out the PC Center’s Links of Interest page at
www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/pccenter/links.html for more links.
To Open One of These Web Sites:
1. Double-click on the Internet Explorer icon to start access to the WWW.
2. Put the mouse pointer in the Address Bar. When the mouse pointer
becomes an “I”, click once. This will highlight the current URL or web
address.
3. Type in the address for the web site you want to visit. The address is the
second line of the places listed below. Be careful not to make any typos.
You must be exact as though you were dialing a phone number.
4. Press the Enter key on the keyboard. This sends the computer on its way!
AAA
www.aaa.com
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook
A&E Biography Channel
www.biography.com
Car Talk
www.cartalk.com
Academy Awards
www.oscars.org
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
www.carnegielibrary.org
Allegheny County
www.county.allegheny.pa.us
CNN
www.cnn.com
American Immigration History Center
www.ellisisland.org
Consumer Reports Online
www.consumerreports.org
AVMA Care for Pets
www.avma.org/careforanimals
Discover Magazine
www.discover.com
Better Homes and Gardens
www.bhg.com
Dr. Toy’s Guide
www.drtoy.com
Betty Crocker
www.bettycrocker.com
Edmund’s Automobile Guide
www.edmunds.com
BBB of Western Pennsylvania
www.westernpennsylvania.bbb.org
e-how (how-to’s)
www.ehow.com
CIA World Factbook
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ESPN Sports
www.espn.com
Newspapers Online
www.newspapers.com
Heinz Regional History Center
www.pghhistory.org
Old Farmer’s Almanac
www.almanac.com
Internet Movie Database
www.imdb.com
ParentCenter
www.parentcenter.com
Kennywood Park
www.kennywood.com
PBS
www.pbs.org
Knots-How to Tie them
www.mistral.co.uk/42brghtn/knots
Phipps Conservatory
www.phipps.conservatory.org
MapQuest (Directions)
www.mapquest.com
Pittsburgh
www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us
Motley Fool (Investing)
www.fool.com
Smithsonian Institution
www.si.edu
National Audubon Society
www.audubon.org
United Nations
www.unol.org
National First Ladies Library
www.firstladies.org
USA Today
www.usatoday.com
National Geographic Society
www.nationalgeographic.com
The Weather Channel
www.weather.com
National Park Service
www.nps.gov
The White House
www.whitehouse.gov
New York Times
www.nytimes.com
Xlation (Language Dictionaries)
www.xlation.com/dictionaries
PC C e nt e r
4/10/2006
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at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/pccenter
412-578-2561 – Main Library
412-363-6105 – East Liberty