Search
by name, phone number (reverse look-up), proximity, etc. Links
to other resources too. TELUS may be the major provider of telephone
services in Western Canada, and therefore provides most of the
information in this database to the other telephone listing databases
below—but it provides by far the worst search engine in this
collection. (9/09)
Similar
search facilities, but fast—and presents business listings in the
same useless format as myTELUS. Address is not shown in the initial hit
list. The reverse address and proximity searches can be useful, though.
(9/09)
Used
to be known as Yellow.ca. Provides similar search facilities, but
presents the locations of the listings on a map, and offers directions
to get there. The map can be a little slow to load, but it presents a lot of useful information. It can be
suppressed in the business listings. Just look for the "listings only"
button at the right above and below the map. (9/09)
Your
global telephone directory. Brought to you by Kapitol s.a., of Belgium.
Provides links to resources such as the above—world-wide. Needs
Javascript, but doesn't tell you that. Some of its listings may be a
bit dated. (9/09)
Yup. It
provides Canadian business listings—in the same useless format as
myTELUS and Canada411. (9/09)
The following sites aren't really
telephone directories. They
collect and publish information concerning those unidentified numbers
that keep turning up in your phone's Call Display. The information
comes from other users of these sites. While
this information can be useful in dealing with those
telemarketers and others who use unlisted numbers or who block Caller
ID, keep in mind that the info you get on these sites may not be
accurate.
This site
does not identify its provider, but
it does at least provide a detailed "Terms of Service" page that makes
the
site look a little more professional. Registration is not required, and
the interface is easier to
use than WhoCalled.us. (9/09)
This site also does not identify its provider; nor
does it identify its
Terms of Service. But you will have to register to use the site. Use at
your own risk. (9/09)
"With more than 750,000
human-edited definitions, Acronym Finder is the world's largest and
most comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and
initialisms." (9/09)
A dictionary of legal
terms, operated by a lawyer out of Victoria, BC. The FAQ is worth
reading for itself—it seems that some lawyers do have a sense of
humour. (9/09)
English,
Medical, Legal, Financial, and Computer
Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, a Literature Reference
Library, and a Search Engine all in one site. No kidding. It's all there,
and rather well laid out too. (9/09)
One
of the standards. All of the Merriam-Websters, actually—dictionaries,
and a thesaurus too. And you don't
have to worry about dog-earing the pages. (9/09)
"13,587,880 words in 1024
dictionaries indexed." Give it a word, and it will show you the entries
for that word in a dozen or so dictionaries. And that's not all—check
the home page. (9/09)
More a dictionary than an
encyclopedia, "aimed at providing accurate information on living in
harmony with our planet, particularly with regard to green energy and
architecture." (9/09)
"The Tech Encyclopedia has
more than 18,000 definitions and explanations written in plain English
on topics ranging from PCs, Macs, UNIX, networking, client/server,
graphics, multimedia, Internet, World Wide Web, objects, major products
and vendors, acronyms, buzzwords ... and much, much more."
Brought to you by The Globe and Mail and the Computer Language Company
Inc. (9/09)
"The
only online dictionary and search
engine you need for computer and Internet technology." Need a
definition
for a computer or IT term? Here's where to get it. (9/09)
This
isn't just a dictionary, even though
it provides dictionaries in (almost) any language. Needs Javascript—without it, the search dialogue doesn't appear. You can find help
with grammar, acronyms, synonyms and thesauri, phrase dictionaries,
quotations—it's all here. There are some pretty abstruse research tools
too. If
you're a pedant, try the fun
stuff too. Try it even if you're not. This site would be a
linguist's delight. (9/09)
"We
have now indexed over 2,300 art sites, and offer over 95,000 links to
an estimated 180,000 artworks by 8,200 renowned artists." And that was
as of 2006. The
site has indexed artists represented in museums, image archives, and
other on-line resources. Specializes in painting and sculpture, but
some photography is indexed. Searchable by artist, title, location,
genre—and maybe other ways too. (9/09)
It's
all here—indexes, searchable
encyclopaedia, dictionaries, thesaurii, quotes—even the Bible (King
James Version), Robert's Rules of Order, and Gray's Anatomy. And some
style
and usage references. And lots of classic English literature
for
your online reading pleasure. (9/09)
Looking
for that unforgettable quote
that you can't quite remember? Here's the place. It's been around for 90 years, and is now part of Bartleby.com. (9/09)
The
result of a project begun in 1971
(and still ongoing) to put as many public-domain literary works as
possible
on-line and accessible without fee. There are now more than 30,000
titles
available in a variety of formats, including formats for PDAs such as the Palm. (9/09)
... has MapQuest beat
hands-down. Specifying the location you want works well, often with
minimal information. And you can choose between conventional maps,
satellite imagery, or terrain maps that show contours. Even better:
mark up a map, save it on Google Maps' site, and send the link to
someone who needs directions. (9/09)
Provides
mapping services which can
locate an address or other point of interest -- on any scale. But
inputting the location and getting MapQuest to understand it is quite
iffy. (9/09)
Fast
facts,
the easy way.
Just give the search engine a word or phrase you want information on,
and you'll get definitions and wikipedia articles. (9/09)
"Reference, Facts, News. The
Fact Checker for the Internet." A one-stop location for a bunch of
search engines and other resources—almost as good as Opera's search
bar. (9/09)
"The free
encyclopedia that anyone can edit." It's been
going since 2001, and now contains over 3 million articles in English. It's huge,
and very informative. "Open source" at its best—but that's the nature of a wiki. (9/09)