Eagle News

Issue date: 11/4/09 Section: Arts & Entertainment

The catchy metaphor "surfing the Net" has shifted the way people spend their time, but with so many Web sites out now, does anybody really surf outside the trendy, familiar sites? Below is a list of relatively unknown sites that everyone should check out. Some are very helpful and useful to everyday life, while others help you pass the time while you are bored.


howcast.com Are you a visual learner who hates to read instructions for an hour when you could just watch a video for a few minutes and get the same information? This site serves as an information guide to the simplest of things such as how to tie a tie to more complex things such as how to train your dog not to beg.


whatshouldireadnext.com
Do you finish reading a book and want to read another just like it? Well, this site will solve your reading woes. Type in the book and the database will analyze the closest match.


mentalfloss.com This Web site is the ultimate ice breaker and conversation starter. You can learn a weird, interesting fact every day. Have you ever wondered what happens to the losing team's championship T-shirts and hats? This Web site has got the answer.



musicovery.com A new way to search and listen to music. You search music with colors and moods. Some unusual music will come up in tangled design, but the tune choices will surprise you in a good way.



mysportsshop.com Do you want to support your team, but can't find a store that supplies your team's merchandise or better yet have something new that the entire fan base doesn't own. This Web site has college and professional teams with a variety of styles that should match yours.


rentometer.com Type in your address and your rent and find out if you are paying too much or if you got a great deal. The database searches places around your address and tells you the average price range. You could possibly haggle your rent down.


gethuman.com or
hardtofind800numbers.com- This site will save you time and your salvation. Both sites give contact information and customer service numbers to a huge array of companies. Best of all, it gives you shortcuts so you can get off the phone quicker with a touch-tone machine and actually talk to a person.



eeggs.com Some movies or television shows will do "goof-ups" or purposely put a secret message in a movie like what Disney has done. Go here and find out where the glitch is. You might be shocked to see that you missed something that may have been in front of your face the whole time.


thesixtyone.com Listen to music, but instead of some hot shot behind a desk deciding what songs are hits, you do. You rate music and as your picks become popular with others, you gain points. It becomes a game almost. Picture fantasy football, but it's indie rockers you are picking to be on your team.


booklookr.com Everybody wants the cheapest price you can get when it comes to buying stuff, but we usually don't want to do the labor or have the time to do it. Let this site do it for you. It searches prices on books at all the top Web sites and online stores and it gives you prices and comparisons.


chegg.com This is one step you can take for a greener environment, literally. Sell, buy, rent or donate a book and a tree gets planted.


hackcollege.com This blog is dedicated to the average college student. It has relative news that is pertinent to students and it makes students lives less hectic and a lot more fun. There are tips on from how to find a lost Word document to how to bind an essay together without a staple.


collegefashion.net If you want to keep up on all the happening fashion styles then this place may be your new home page. The site tells you how to pull off certain trends with visual examples and even shows you how to make your own pieces.

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