Perhaps you know someone who would like to further his or her education -- but is a little short on cash! Free-ed.net is a neat site provides hundreds of free on-line tutorials covering a wide range of subjects.

Go there for educational advancement (or curiosity) in a wide range of subjects. You will find the wisdom in a format that is more structured than the general range of information available on the Internet. Take a peek at the index of complete courses and tutorials available for more than 120 different vocational and academic disciplines. The index of course content looks like a catalog for a modest sized college!

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Feel like a good Web fight?

On Googlefight.com, you can pit two opposites against each other in this war of the Web. Its not a game, but it is good fun. And in addition maybe it will yield you some valuable competitive intelligence information!

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Try it with your most rivaled competitor! You may uncover some revealing information!

Give 'til it hurts, but don't get hurt

Many times throughout the year we are faced with the opportunity to help a charitable cause. But sometimes we would like some additional impartial information about the charity we are considering.

Charity Navigator provides a guide to intelligent giving with information that evaluates the financial health of more than twenty-one hundred charities. You will also find sections for: Charity Search, Charity Ratings plus Articles and News.

These philanthropic folks feel, that by guiding intelligent giving, they will advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace.