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If You're Not A Geek, You'd Better Know One

SITES I FREQUENTLY VISIT

slashdot.org - "News for nerds. Stuff that matters."
cnet.com - a great place to find information and reviews of all types of electronics, technology, and computers
pcworld.com - same as above
metromix.chicagotribune.com - what's going on in Chicago
espn.com - my source for sports news
cubs.com - my favorite team's home page
chicago.craigslist.org - great message board where postings are free
woot.com - one product a day at a really low price
myspace.com - doesn't everyone have a MySpace page these days?
facebook.com - yep, I have one of these pages, too

OTHER SITES I FIND INTERESTING

groups.yahoo.com/group/bartel_family - a group moderated by my cousin Will with messages and photos of our family
tnapparel.com - site I created and maintain for my friend Monty's company Top Notch Apparel
ecministries.org - my friends Ryan and Jason's dad is a board member of Ethiopian Christian Ministries and I donate my time to help keep this site updated
wdrv.com - 97.1 The Drive, my favorite radio station in Chicago, playing great classic rock
news.google.com - world news constantly updated
mapquest.com - still the best site for directions on the web
tripsweb.rtachicago.com - shows how to get from one place to another using the CTA
weather.com - The Weather Channel's site
whitepages.com - a great phone book
danielbartel.com/LargeFamily... - article my Uncle Bill Bartel wrote about my grandpa
danielbartel.com/harlemniupartnershipvideo/ - video from college highlighting second professional semester teaching experience in Harlem School District

SOME PHOTOGRAPHY SITES
Adorama
B&H
By Thom
Chicago Photography Center
Digital Photo Journal
Digital Photo News
Digital Photography Review
Do It Yourself Photo
Flickr
Foto Jack
Imaging Resource
Ken Rockwell
Lightroom Killer Tips
Model Mayhem
Nikonians
Scott Kelby

MY SCHOOLS

chicagophoto.org - Chicago Photography Center, Chicago, Illinois
nl.edu - National-Louis University, Chicago, Illinois
niu.edu - Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
cps.k12.il.us - Chicago Public Schools
hammond.cps.k12.il.us - Charles G. Hammond Elementary School, Chicago, Illinois, The site I created for my new school
mcpherson.cps.k12.il.us - James B. McPherson Elementary School, Chicago, Illinois
alhambra.k12.az.us/schoolsSIM.html - R. E. Simpson School, Alhambra School District, Phoenix, Arizona
http://65.110.79.97/carlson - Carlson Elementary School, Rockford, Illinois

MY FAVORITE FREE SOFTWARE

firefox.com - I've been a devout user of this browser for years
irfanview.com - a great "very fast, small, compact, and innovative graphic viewer" and editor
itunes.com - I still love my iPod and the ease of iTunes
free-av.com - a free antivirus program
primopdf.com - an easy way to convert Word or printable files to a PDF
bluefive.pair.com/pixresizer.htm - an easy way to resize lots of pictures
picture-shark.com - add watermarks to all your photos (like my db logo)
audacity.sourceforge.net - I use this to mix sounds together and put cassette tapes on cd
axcrypt.axantum.com - encrypt (password protect) any important files you don't want others to see
www.bouffler.freeserve.co.uk/icon_edit.htm - create icons (.ico) that are displayed in the address bar next to the URL
www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml - find your Windows product key
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx - make photo stories
http://atnotes.free.fr/ - put sticky notes on your desktop
http://www.realvnc.com/ - remote access software I use for accessing pre Win 2K machines
http://www.openoffice.org/ - Office Suite! Sweet!
http://www.avsmedia.com/DVDPlayer/index.aspx - spyware free DVD player
http://www.download.com/Lalim-DVD-Player/3000-2139_4-10442581.html - bare bones DVD player, no install needed
http://www.wisdom-soft.com/products/screenhunter_free.htm - screen capture software
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/ - CD burning software