Free Online Calculators - Calkoo

Hi All,

Who doesn't need a calculator?  They are free, fast to use and accurate. And now with the internet you use a free calculator instantaneously. 

A website called Calkoo (I haven't foggiest as to why that's it's name!) has various calculators in many of the major languages (think English, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Chinese). 

At the top of the page is a list of the top 5 most use calculators.  There are also calculators on topics as varies as Taxes, Date and Time, Financial Analysis, Stock Analysis, Loan and Leasing, Measurement, basic mathematics, Health and Fitness topics. 

One you click on a particular calculator a new page appears.  You need to enter the required information and the calculator does the rest - the statistic is calculated. 

Done and done!

Enjoy the site and the calculators.
Regards,
Stu

Worldwide World Clock

Hi All,

Do you have the time? For Beijing?  Or for Paris? Or for London, Cairo and other major cities from around the world?

Well now you do!  Just click on this link from TimeandDate.com and you can find out what time it is in major cities from around the world. 

Users can find what the time is based on geography (Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Australia/Pacific, Europe and by country capitals.

Specifically the site says that users "can find current local time in cities worldwide, in all time zones with DST accounted for. Links to each city with extensive information on time, weather forecast, Daylight Saving Time changes, sunrise, sunset, moonrise times and moon phases."

How's that for complete information?

Enjoy the time links!

Regards, 

Stu

Charity Navigator - Your Guide to Intelligent Giving

Hi All,

Charity Navigator - Your Guide to Intelligent Giving.  The name says it all.

Basically the site helps users evaluate the charity(ies) that he/she is donating to.  The site has Top 10 Lists, Hot Topics, Tips for Donors, an A-Z Directory of charities and a list of 4-Star Charities.  Click on any of the links above to go to that part of the Charity Navigator site.

About a third of the way down on the sites' homepage there is a list of charities listed by categories like animals,  arts/culture/humanities, community development, education, environment, health, human services, international, human/civil rights, religion and research/public policy. Its a very useful way to find a charity based on a topic that is personally important to you.

Once users find a particular charity of interest, a huge amount of free information is available.  Financial and accountability information is graded and ranked by score and the number of stars respectively.  Financial performance measurements (expenses, administrative expenses, fundraising efficiency and more) are available.

In addition, the site has yes/no ratings for the following questions related to the charity in question:
Is the following information easily accessible on the charity's website regarding:
Donor privacy policy, Are board members listed?, Are audited financials listed? and are key staff listed?

An income statement for the specific charity is included on Charity Navigator, In addition a charity breakdown is included in the form of a pie chart.  Compensation of charity leader(s) and the mission statement of the charity is included as well.

So...if you are looking to donate time, money or resources to a charity it might behoove you to take a look at Charity Navigator.  It might help you and your donation go even further than you ever thought possible.

Enjoy the site!

Regards,
Stu

Daylight Saving Time is Right Around the Corner!

Hi All,

It's that time of year again!  Daylight Saving Time (DST).  Get ready, get set, go....change your clocks! Forward.

The first question that should cross your mind is, 'when does DST begin?'.  Answer: it starts on  Sunday, March 8th, 2015!  That is this upcoming Sunday morning.  Oh, and fyi,...DST ends on November 1st, 2015 this year.

Click on this link from Wikipedia for pretty much all there is to know about DST!   If you are interested in the history of DST, click on this link - again from Wikipedia.

Click on this link for a nice concise and entertaining summary and background of DST in the USA.

Some folks are against having DST, others are for having DST...click on this link which discusses the Pros and Cons of DST. 

This next link discusses why authorities should re-think and evaluate DST!

Click on this link from NASA.gov which discusses some more of the history of DST.  Interesting and well written article.

And there you have it - all you need to know about DST!  Enjoy the links - and remember, 'spring ahead, fall back'...

Regards,
Stu

Science Daily - science news

Hi All, 

Just wanted to give readers a heads up on an interesting science news website called ScienceDaily.  Click here for the link. 

What does the site include?  Well, its current and timely news articles related to the sciences.  There are links for subjects like Health and Medicine, the Mind and Brain, Plants and Animals, the Earth and Climate, Space and Time, Matter and Energy, Computers and Math, and, finally, Fossils and Ruins.  Each of the aforementioned subjects can be reached by clicking the previous link.

Also available on the site are links to videos, images and articles.  There is also a search box at the top right side of the page which is very helpful for users who just want to type in a phrase that doesn't correspond to the subject headings that I previously listed. 

Users can also get all of ScienceDaily's headlines sent to them every day via the Science Daily RSS newsfeed or the Email newsletter.  Note that users will have to subscribe to a specific subjects' RSS feed or Email newsletter in order to receive the headlines.  Aka...users can't just get a summary of all ScienceDaily's articles on a daily basis.  

Site isn't as well designed as it could be - there are too many advertisements and the site is a bit cluttered. But...that's a small price to pay for a current, topical, relevant website that covers 'non-mainstream' topics like science and technology. 

Enjoy the site!

Stu