More Sandy!

Hi All,

Might want to check out this link from Cablevision. No, I'm not trying to sell the service. This is a link that has lots of valuable storm preparedness information on hurricane Sandy all on one page.

You might want to check out this link from Wikipedia regarding hurricane Sandy as well.

Finally, here are some interesting charts from the National Hurricane Center that show more information about the hurricane.

Hope this helps - and here's to staying dry.   Regards, Stu

Sandy

Hi All,

As if you haven't heard already, it looks like a major hurricane is going to bear down on Long Island and the New York metro area early next week.  Here are a few good - authoritative and accurate and interesting - links that you might want to use to follow the storm.

Five Day Track of Sandra

New York Weather


Rainfall Amounts

Wunderground Blog - recap, so far... of Sandy

CBS News - recent article about Sandy

National Weather Service - National Hurricane Center

Hurricane Preparedness


Hope the links prove to be interesting and helpful.

Regards,
Stu

Top Personal Finance Blogs

Hi All,

I've never discussed them before - but now is as good a time as any to discuss them.  What am I talking about you ask?  Personal Finance Blogs.

Doing a Google search for the phrase 'personal finance blog' gets you some ridiculous number of hits (actually 324,000,000 - that's 324 million....) which is utterly useless.

However - the top result is the one I'd like to discuss today.  The link goes to a site called Wisebread.  That site has a ranking - always changing, always updated - of 100 Most Popular Personal Finance Blogs.  Bingo! Score! Ka'ching!

So, what exactly is Wisebread? It is a site that compiles ranking for the 100 Most Popular Personal Finance Sites.  And it compiles the rankings based on other websites popularity.  Other sites included are: mozRank, Linking Domains, Klout Score, Twitter Followers, Alexa rank and Facebook Likes.  All in all this is a fairly accurate to guage the popularity of these personal finance blogs.

So, what are the top 10 sites? Starting with number one and working down to the tenth most popular site they are....

1. Consumerist
2. Wise Bread
3. The Krazy Coupon Lady
4. Money Saving Mom
5. Get Rich Slowly
6. I Will Teach You to Be Rich
7. Deal Seeking Mom
8. The Simple Dollar
9. Money Crashers
10. Hey, It's Free!

Enjoy the sites - I hope they are interesting to you!
Stu

Election Day is Coming...Some Thoughts

Hi All, 

As you probably know, election day is right around the corner.  And with that thought in mind, you might want to prepare to vote.  Here are some important links for voters to use to answer a bunch of voting related questions that they might have...

Without further ado...

Enjoy the links!
Stu

When is the next election?

http://www.elections.ny.gov/

How can I see if I am registered to vote?

https://voterlookup.elections.state.ny.us/votersearch.aspx

What are the qualifications to register to vote?

http://www.elections.ny.gov/VotingRegister.html

Where can I find a Voter Registration form?

http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/download/voting/voteform.pdf

Where can I find an Absentee ballot?

http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/download/voting/Absentee06152010.pdf

What are the requirements to run for President?

http://www.elections.ny.gov/RunningOffice.html

Who are my United States Senators?

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=NY

Who is my United States Representative?

http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/

Who is my New York State Senator?

http://www.nysenate.gov/senators/

Who is my representative in the New York State Assembly?

http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/

How can someone in the military vote?

http://www.fvap.gov/

When is the deadline for registering to vote?

http://www.elections.ny.gov/VotingDeadlines.html

Where may I apply in person to register to vote?

http://www.elections.ny.gov/VotingRegister.html

http://www.elections.ny.gov/CountyBoards.html

When are the polls open on Election Day?

http://www.elections.ny.gov/FAQ.html

Where do I go to vote?

https://voterlookup.elections.state.ny.us/votersearch.aspx

What does the word mean? Dictionary.com

Hi All,

I bet you've heard of and possibly have even used Dictionary.com.  If not, click on this link to view the page.  Not only does the website generate definitions of words that you enter, it has a a plethora of other features. And if you want to see Dictionary.com in action, click on the word 'plethora' in the prior sentence.  I've generated a link to the definition of the word at Dictionary.com

For example, there is a Hot Word, the Daily Crossword, Word Games, a Crossword Solver another cool interactive features that users can discover.

My favorite?  Word of the day and Word Games.  What's yours?

Enjoy the site!
Stu

TED: Ideas Worth Spreading

Hi All,

TED - yes, its a name.  But it is also a very, very educational website that hosts videos on a wide variety of topics.  The TED homepage has, as its tagline, 'Ideas Worth Spreading'.  Indeed they are.  The videos are dynamic, the topics are timely, relevant and sometimes a bit controversial.  For example, click on this link by a speaker who discusses terrorism in the context of advertising. 

Alternatively you can click on this link that discusses the Seattle's new public library.  Interesting stuff.  Finally, you can click on this link that is entitled 'Suddenly, My Body' - which is also a bit controversial.

Enjoy the links - but please don't come to the library telling me 'I told you so'.  These are very timely, relevant and thought provoking videos!

Enjoy!
Stu

And a shout-out to Natalie who actually has heard about - and used - this site!  Woohoo! Go Natalie.