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Online Resources
Finding what you're looking for on the internet
can be quite a daunting task. We've made it a little easier
by selecting a few of our favorite sites.
New Employee Forms
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W4
Use this form to determine employee's federal income tax withholding.
This form requires Adobe PDF Reader. If you do not have it,
you may download it here.
I9
All employees must complete this form at time of hire for the
Immigration and Naturalization Service.
This form requires Adobe PDF Reader. If you do not have it,
you may download it here.
Financial Links
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Microsoft MoneyCentral
MoneyCentral is the best source for all your personal finance
needs. Get quotes, stock research, portfolio tracking, news,
and online bill payment. Keep informed and on track with a broad
range of personal finance topics.
CBS MarketWatch
This investment supersite provides links to stock quotes, IRA
information, financial news, mutual funds, stock recommendations,
investment message boards and much more.
Travelex
The largest airport foreign exchange, foreign currency, currency
exchange, Bureau de change and foreign money provider. Providing
competitive exchange rates, travelers cheques and online currency
converters.
Government Links
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The Internal Revenue Service
Downloadable tax forms and publications as well as a lot of
great tax advice.
Consumer Advice Links
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Consumer World
Before you purchase a product or service, spend a few minutes
at Consumer World and save yourself the agony of buyer remorse.
Research rates and comparison shop until you drop, for everything
- cars, travel, credit cards and much more.
ABC's of Real Estate
Ad-free, in depth, step-by-step tutorials on buying, selling,
and mortgaging your home. The site includes a comprehensive
glossary of Real Estate terminology. A must visit site for homeowners
or prospective home buyers!
AutoAdvice Car Buyers Guide
This site, while not ad free, has first rate advice to car buyers.
It is sponsored by a company that provides quotes on cars. Nevertheless
it is the best source of information we've been able to find
on the net for car buyers and is written in plain English, including
buy vs. lease, shopping around, negotiating, top ten mistakes
made by car buyers, sneaky stuff to look out for, and more.
Internet Resource and TechonologyLinks
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HotMail
Free e-mail accounts from Microsoft.
E-Bay
The buy and sell all of the internet auctions, trades, and commerce.
Accounts start with $10 of credit!
Ensuring Fair Insurance Rates
Quotesmith Corp.'s site provides instant rates from 375 companies
in the following areas: auto, medial, Medicare supplement, life
(no physical exam required), and term life. Current fixed and
annuity rates are also available.
News, Newspapers, And Magazines
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CNN.com
CNN.com is the best place for up to the minute news. Superb
coverage of major world events as well as a link to local news.
New York Times
An eight page digest of the New York Times presenting the highlights
of the front-page articles, the top foreign, national and business
news, sports, results, the daily crossword puzzle, and a selection
of editorials and commentaries.
The Newspaper Association of America
The Newspaper Association of America provides a large list of
U.S. magazines with Web sites. Some contain the full content
and back issues of the publication and others are little more
than advertising brochures. Most contain information to help
and appraiser looking for locational background.
Software Links
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QuickBooks
Save up to 20% on premium business accounting software when
you buy from us.
Tucows
The Internet leader in software downloads and reviews. Software
for every user, Windows, Macintosh, PDAs, Unix, Linux and more.
C/Net Software
This is a huge search engine giving access to hundreds of thousands
of programs plus demos, drivers, upgrades and patches.
Download.com
A C/Net affiliated site offering shareware and freeware programs
to download, including software, music, and games.
AVG Anti-Virus
AVG Anti-Virus FREE Edition is a well-known anti-virus protection
tool. AVG Anti-Virus FREE is available free-of-charge to home
users for the life of the product! Rapid virus database updates
are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing
the high-level of detection capability that millions of users
around the world trust to protect their computers. AVG Anti-Virus
FREE is easy-to-use and will not slow your system down (low
system resource requirements).
Ad-Aware
A download.com 5 star resource, Ad-Aware has the ability to
scan your RAM, registry, hard drives, and external storage devices
for known data-mining, advertising, and tracking components,
usually referred to as spy ware. Ad-aware SE can easily clean
your system, allowing you to maintain a higher degree of privacy
while you surf the Web. Be warned that ad-aware may disable
your file sharing software.
FilesharingPlace.com
The legality of sharing files is questionable, regardless of
what the distributors of file sharing applications tell you.
Also, many file sharing programs, including the most popular,
often include additional applications bundled with the software's
installer file.
Third-party applications bundled with these programs may record
your surfing habits, deliver advertising, collect private information,
or modify your system settings. This site will give you the
complete scoop on your alternatives in peer to peer (p2p) file
sharing for personal use as well as utilities that will help
remove invasive spy ware that you may have inadvertently installed
on your machine.
Ardamax Keylogger
Ardamax Keylogger Lite is a free keystroke recorder that captures
user's activity and saves it to a log file. The log file can
be viewed as a text or web page. Use this tool to find out what
is happening on your computer while you are away, maintain a
backup of your typed data automatically or use it to monitor
your kids. Also you can use it as a monitoring device for detecting
unauthorized access.
Naomi Content Filtering
Naomi is an Internet content filtering program, intended for
families and parents in particular. It constantly monitors all
Internet connections for inappropriate materials, and immediately
closes down the browser if encountered. The programs considerations
include obscene or violent contents; pornography in the form
of images or texts, as well as sites that popularize drugs,
gambling, terrorism, hate propaganda and more.
Education Links
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SavingForCollege.com
Learn how to best save for your children's college education.
Find out how 529 Plans and Coverdell Education Savings Accounts
can help you save wisely.
U.S. News' College Center
A vast storehouse of information on higher learning. Take the
College Personality Quiz, view the rankings of America's best
colleges, compare several schools with customizable side-by-side
comparisons, and that's just the beginning.
National Council of Higher Education
Based in Washington, DC, the National Council of Higher Education
Loan Programs, Inc. (NCHELP) represents a nationwide network
of guaranty agencies, secondary markets, lenders, loan servicers,
collectors, schools and other organizations involved in the
administration of the Federal Family Education Loan Program
(FFELP). Since its founding, NCHELP has represented its members
on public policy and regulatory issues with the legislative
and executive branches of the federal government.
Just For Fun
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Industry Player
This is a free massive online gaming experience with more than
3500 players world wide. This is real competition with real
business people, so be prepared for some real challenges. You
start with $10 million to invest in up 5 companies.
Select from 150 products and begin production. A holding's rate
of capital growth depends entirely on how well a player manages
borrowings, product prices, profit margins, production of stock,
up-sizing capacity and liquidation to buy into more expensive
licenses, as the Holding progresses up the "High Score
Rankings". Trades are in real time and can be with other
players or the billions of virtual consumers.
Investopedia Stock Market Simulation Game
Sign up free and $100,000 of virtual cash is placed in your
account. Build your portfolio with any stock that trades on
a major North American exchange. Your account simulates all
aspects of investing with an online brokerage and tracks what
happens to your investments.
Continue to test investment strategies and learn advanced trading
techniques such as short selling, trading with margin, and buying
options. You can even create your own groups and challenge your
friends.
Gazillionaire
Try the free shareware version of Gazillionaire, the award-winning
game of business strategy. Become a mogul or tycoon in this
out-of-this-world economic simulation game and build a financial
empire. Yahoo! Computer Life Magazine declares: "If you've
dreamed of becoming an extra-terrestrial Trump, Gazillionaire
is the answer to your greedy little prayers."
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