GREAT FREE RESOURCES THAT ANYONE CAN USE!

Archive.org
(Home of ‘The Wayback Machine’!)
Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software,
music, and more.
http://www.archive.org
 
edX
At edX, they take their mission of increasing global access to quality education seriously. They connect learners to the best universities and institutions from around the world. Users develop skills that they can apply to pursuing internships, or creating employment opportunites and possibilites for advancements. The courses also offer a path to continual, lifelong learning.
https://www.edx.org/
 
Classic Movies
These sites offer access to collections of classic domestic and foreign films, making them available for streaming online. Most of them are in the public domain, but that doesn't mean they're not great! Sites include:
Snagfilms
Classic Cinema Online
ClassicMoviesList.org
ClassicCinema.org
Moviezoot.com

Gas Buddy (Find lowest local gas prices!)
http://www.gasbuddy.com
 
Gizmo’s Freeware
“A Community Site for Reviewing and Rating the Best Free Software”
http://www.techsupportalert.com/ 
Google Play Music
Listen to your favorite songs and store your music collection (up to 50,000 of your songs for free). You can also create playlists, listen to radio, and more. You can also use it to trasnfer files from device to device.
http://play.google.com/music 

Ninite
A fantastic resource for installing useful free software on your machine!
https://ninite.com/
 
Online Storage
Google Drive
Yandex Disk

OpenOffice
Apache OpenOffice is a full suite of office applications: word processor, database, spreadsheet, presentation, and graphics. Each of them is full-featured and robust. Though not always matching Microsoft Office in terms of maximum bells and whistles, each application goes far beyond the basics in its class. Not bad for a free suite.
https://www.openoffice.org/

Flickr (Photo Storage)
You can store and organize up to 1 TB of photo files using a free Flickr account!
https://www.flickr.com/

Popurls.com
This site can be classified as a ‘Killer of Much Time’. Popurls.com consolidates headlines from all over the Internet, allowing you to sift through pages of story titles that can lead to hours of lost … uh, well-spent time!
http://www.popurls.com

Project Gutenberg 
This site offers over 50,000+ free ebooks. Visitors can choose among free epub books, free kindle books, etc., and may download them or read them online. The site carries high quality ebooks previously published by bona fide publishers. They digitize and proofread them with the help of thousands of volunteers. No fee or registration is required.
http://www.gutenberg.org
 
Refdesk 
​This site’s been around for a long time, so at least I know it won’t put us out of a job! This is truly a fantastic “jump off point” for finding information.
http://www.refdesk.com
 
SHOP MUCH?
Try some of these online “deal” sites …
Slickdeals.net
Bradsdeals.com
Dealnews.com
COUPONS FOR FREE SHIPPING!
FreeShipping.org
 
CHECKING FOR A SITE'S LEGITIMACY ... A FEW RESOURCES
A Useful 'Checklist'
ScamAdviser.com
Scamvoid.com
Better Business Bureau article about site legitimacy

Port Washington Public Library
Tony Traguardo / Media Services
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