Links

Friends & Family

http://www.storyofstuff.com/ (5 stars) excellent 20 minute video about consumerism
http://www.storyofstuff.com/anotherway.html what you can do about it
http://www.cosmeticdatabase.com (5 stars) Find out what is in your deodorant, see which suntan lotions don't work as advertised, basically check up on all your personal hygiene or cosmetic products and get help finding the right options for you and your kids
http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/ how to minimize your carbon footprint

http://en.wikipedia.org The ultimate online encyclopedia. Help by adding your own two cents.

http://www.changethis.com/ some great stuff here, if you are or want to be an entrepreneur, check out especially http://www.changethis.com/8.BootstrappersBible

[Updated Fall 2008]

The following links try to take you directly to the snow conditions page for each resort.

Western Mountains		Eastern Mountains
Marmot Basin, Jasper SKICAM Lake bLouise, Banff SKICAM Sunshine Village, Banff SKICAM Fortress, Banff [closed] Fernie, B.C. SKICAM Panorama, B.C. SKICAM The Big Mountain, Montana (Whitefish) SKICAM Castle Mountain, Alberta Whistler / Blackcomb, B.C. SKICAM		Edelweiss Valley, Québec Camp Fortune, Québec Blue Mountain, Ontario SKICAM Hidden Valley, Ontario Horseshoe Valley, Ontario Mont Tremblant, Québec SKICAM Mont Sainte-Anne, Québec Stowe,Vermont Jay Peak, Vermont

Some live updates from the Weather Network:

http://www.myheritage.com Upload your photo and see what celebrities you look like (or really what your photo looks like)

http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com/current-style.cfm great article on current site design
http://uxmag.com/ user experience site
http://particletree.com/features/an-overview-of-current-css-layout-techniques/ Great CSS introduction and summary of the best links on CSS design
http://www.csszengarden.com The beauty of CSS design
http://alistapart.com Awesome articles on CSS design
http://www.cssplay.co.uk/index Great samples of CSS menus, layouts, etc.
http://www.genopal.com Find colour schemes

http://gallery.menalto.com/ The best open source web based photo gallery (used for years to display www.nakamoto.ca photos).
http://www.opensourcemac.org/ Good list of open source Mac OS X software

http://aviary.com Online vector image editing
http://drop.io Online REAL TIME file sharing and collaboration (free!)
http://www.zamzar.com Online file conversion (free!)
http://tinyurl.com/ Create smaller urls for sending, blogging, etc. (free!)
http://www.netdenizen.com/buttonmill/glassy.php Free glassy button generator (web design)