Sites to Know

Have you ever thought, "how am I supposed to look something up in the dictionary if I don't know how to spell it." Perhaps you know what an object looks like, but you have no clue what its name is. Well, now you can use the visual dictionary. Just keep clicking through their categorized indexes and you have your spelling and definition and no time. It's not exhaustive by any means, but it's still worth checking out. Go on, take a look.

Sites To Know

This week we have repairpal highlighted. It's a pretty simple concept. You put in the make and model of your car then select the type of servicing you need done to it. Based on your zip code it will recommend shops in your area (reviewed by your peers), and it will give you an estimated price range for the repair.

I checked on getting my AC fixed. . . Considering the cost is about what my car is worth, I will keep rolling in the ol' sweat box. So if you wonder what it's going to cost you to get your wheels - go here and check out repairpal.

Sites To Know

This week I'm highlighting lookybook. Lookybook is a website designed to let you look through children's books before buying them, and yes, you get to read the whole thing. Its free, and if you register you get some extra features such as keeping a "library" of books you like. Its my guess that they make their money on click throughs. When you finish a book it gives you links to places from which you can order the book. Sure, they aren't doing anything for you that a trip to the book store wouldn't take care of, but you can use the site whenever and from the comfort of your PJs.

Go give lookybook a try and tell me what you think.

The Site You Should Know About

This is my new weekly segment. I will be sharing sites with you that I find useful, interesting, fun etc.

The first site I would like to highlight is the Great Vegetable Challenge. Useful for any parent of young children who hate vegis. The site is being done by a mum in England. Her son, Freddie, simply wouldn't touch vegetables. So she set out to do something about it. Through the great power of the "internets" she has been collecting recipes from her readership, going A-Z through all the vegetables. Freddie gets to score each recipe, and they keep up with all the vegetables on her refrigerator. There are the lands of "hate," "not sure about," and "like." There has been a general migration towards the "like."

So if you have a picky punk - get to reading. She is up to the letter "T" so you have a lot of catching up to do.

Below is a video from her most recent post on "why the turnip is your friend." The video isn't exactly representative of her usual posts, but I liked it. Most of her posts contain recipes that she tried, some pictures of said recipes and kids, and Freddie's reaction to them.