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Note:  any websites listed here may be out of business, due to the highly fluctuating dot-com market.  Any recommendations throughout this website (including my own personal ones) cannot be guaranteed!  This is based on my personal experience and from what I consider to be reputable publications/references.  I have put a separate page on regarding senior issues.  They may be of help to you and/or your loved ones.  

General Information - from PCs:  the Missing Manual by Andy Rathbone

Shopping

www.sephora.com  cosmetics, etc. 
www.beauty.com
www.drugstore.com  $3.95 shipping for an order under $250
www.redenvelope.com  an "upscale" shopping site with exclusive items
www.milehighcomics.com  has a huge list of 6,000,000 cartoons in stock
www.musicfile.com will help you find out or print vinyl records
www.librabook.com will search for out of print titles for you (for a fee)
www.chinareplacements.com will help you find missing pieces to your china

Donating your old computer

www.detwiler.org - sent to schools around the country k-12
www.cfy.org - for youth
www.cristaina.org - for people with disabilities

Checking charities online - be careful with your $$!

www.guidestar.org

Some of the better (and worse) websites, as evaluated by Yahoo Magazine - holiday issue 2000

Consumer complaint sites
www.ugetheard.com       www.ecomplaints.com   

Also, to research before the purchase:
www.consumerreports.org      www.consumersunion.com     www.consumerworld.com    www.nolo.com