- Universally Useful Resources -

Some things that everyone should find useful, even if they are not really Furry or TF Related.

Website

Type

Description

Animal Pictures Archive

N/A

Photos
A good starting point for photographic references on animals. Fairly comprehensive, although it doesn't seem to have been updated recently.

Artcyclopedia

NR

Art
A HUGE listing to professional artists and museums in all manners of styles, 2D and 3D.

Babelfish

N/A

Translator
Named after the Babelfish of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" this free online utility allows you to translate most words and phrases from one language to another (Japanese to English for example). Best of all, you don't have to stick it in your ear.

The Big Cartoon Database

PG

Cartoons
As the site states "Providing an In-Depth, Detailed Look at your Favorite Cartoons. A Searchable DataBase of Cartoon Information, Episode Guides and Crew Lists." No art really, but it might give you some leads to a cartoon you are looking for.

BLAMBOT

PG

Fonts
A site with plenty of comic book style fonts to download. Free for non-profit or independent comic use. Professionals designers need to pay. See their licencing agreement before you download.

The Calendar Zone

N/A

Calendar Links
As the site says, it is a "Comprehensive categorized calendar catalog currently containing countless correlating connections & calzone recipes!" No way I can improve on that statement!

Chinese Astrology Calendar

NR

Calendar Reference
A page with some good information about the 12 animals represented in the Chinese Zodiac, and their traits. It also has a listing of all the years of the 20th century and the animal of that year.

CNET .COM

NR

Electronics Reviews
Possibly the best spot on the web to check out electronic reviews on everything from TVs to Scanners to Cameras & more. Read reviews of products by users, and if you like (or hate) a product that's listed you can add your own opinion too.

Drawsketch

PG

Drawing Tutorials
Part of the much larger "What You Need To Know About" website, this portion of the site offers some good solid tutorials and information about drawing materials.

Fiction Factor

NR

Writing Resource
As the site states "The Online Magazine For Fiction Writers". Useful articles on writing.

GI Jargon

NR

Military/ Law Enforcement Slang
Billed as "Your Ultimate Military On-Line Community". A site with a pretty good listing of informal and slang terms used by the branches of the U.S. Military, law enforcement and lifesaving services. Since it is operated by submission, the terms are fairly up to date.

Glossarist .Com

NR

Reference Links
A site that provides working links to dictionaries, glassaries, and other reference sites across the web.

Heraldica

NR

Heraldry Resource
A good spot for artists and writers looking for information on Heraldry (Knights, nobles and Royalty). Includes some images, and links to other heraldry websites.

Internet Archive

NR

Archive
As the site states "The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public." Keep in mind it saves the shells of old websites, and much of the original content is missing. Also contains 'vintage' software.

Imprint Books

NR

Publishers
An on-line service for people who want to create their own books.

Loggia

NR

Reference
A site dedicated to "Exploring the arts and humanities". Includes entries on art and mythology.

Lulu: Marketplace for a World of Digital Content

NR

Publishers
An on-line solution for people who want to publish their own books, images and music on the web.

Today in History

PG

Historic Dates
Sponsored by Scope Systems, this page allows you to find out birthdates and deathdates of famous people, events that occured, Vietnam casualties & MIAs, holidays and more by month year and day.

Human Anatomy Pictures for Artists Online

PG-R

Artist Reference
A large archive of images and resources for artists to use as references for their artwork. Also includes some animal images and anatomy pictures, and links to places where you can purchase anatomy and art instruction books.

The Official U.S. Time

NR

Time
Don't be late for a chat again- chack your clock against this official time website. Also has information on timekeeping.

Pen & Paper

NR

RPG Resource
A good resource site for Role Playing Gamers the way it was originally done - with pen an paper. Site includes an RPG database and a sizable art gallery.

SFWA

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc

NR

Writing Resource / Seller
A site for Science Fiction and Fantasy writers. While sections are "Members Only" (ie - a membership requirement must be met along with a fee) there are a number of excellent free sections with advice for new writers.

The SCOOP. Net

PG

Copyright Information
As the site states "Home of the Stop Cases Of Online Plagerism Network."

time and date . com

NR

Time Calculator
A useful website that allows you to print basic calendars for any given year (US and other country formats) and calculate time between specific dates.

Urban Legends and Folklore

NR

Modern Mythology
A website dedicated to listing and explaining modern mythology, known alternatively as Urban Legends or Netlore. Interesting tales that may have tricked you in the past!

U.S. Copyright Office

N/A

Copyright Law
More than you will ever need to know about Copyright Law.

Weird NJ

PG

Urban Legends

A collection of "Weird" stories from New Jersey ranging from old newspaper accounts to real live odd things. Also has a Weird USA page.

Whatis.Com

N/A

Technology Definitions
If you have a technical computer question, this is the place to go.

Worth 1000

PG

Photomanipulation Archive / Tutorials / Seller
As the site states "Worth1000 is the top creative competition and photoshop contest site on the web." The site has thousands of gallery topics to choose from, ranging from transformations, crossbred species, architecture turned into food, and plenty of other fun things to view! Also includes tutorials, contests and more.

Yahoo Groups

NR

Groups
If there's an interest out there, there will probably be a group for it here - or you can start your own.