Reference Sites

Acronym - Just what does CORBA stand for? This site will tell you.
Acronym finder - Database of 65,000 acronyms
AllAboutHome - How do you fix things around the home?
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations - "I hate quotations" - Emerson
dictionary.com - Your one stop words reference source (Ask Dr. Dictionary about grammar)
Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communication Terms - Good for nerds as well as non-nerds
Library of Congress Online Catalog - Holdings of the LOC and searching aids
Internet Public Library - General reference, literary criticism, newspapers, youth...
Encyclopedia.com - over 50,000 articles

Reference Desk - A great place to begin for scores of online reference sites
Investorama - Internet dictionary for investors
Weather.com - Weather in any part of the world
Smithsonian Institution
Scholastic.com - Educational resources
Global School Network - Global schoolhouse - K-12
NASA Goddard Space Center
Government On-line - Pulse on happenings in the U.S. government
National Archives and Records Library - Genealogy, Civil War pics online, and a wonderful treasure trove
KidsDoctor - Parents think of this as your Pediatrician on call
The GrammarLady - Figure out just how to fix those annoying green wavy underlines in your Word doc
Strunk's Element of Style - Original text of the writer's bible
Miriam Webster - The definitive source for a century
Roget's Thesaurus - As valuable as the print version
Online Slang Dictionary - Up-to-date slang, but wish it could search
Pulitzer Prizes - Can't remember who won last year for Editorial Cartooning?
Nobel Prizes - History, reference list and FAQ for Nobel prize winners
The Software Center - Software companies and products can be found here
Just Ask Jeeves - Just type a question, and ask Jeeves
Whatis? - Quick answer for most things technical
PC Webopaedia - Computer-related words and phrases
How Stuff Works - Noted author Mr. Brain explains inner workings of GPS, TV, engines, . . .
TechWeb - Keep up on the latest in technology