Area Guide–Information about areas across the US–www.areaguides.net/home.html
Yahoo Guide to the Bay Area–sfbay.yahoo.com/
Zip2– Web search and online directory that helps users find the information they need. InfoSpace Search & Directory operates a family of Internet properties that includes Dogpile.com, WebCrawler.com, and MetaCrawler.com as well as the online directory sites InfoSpace.com and Switchboard.com–www.zip2.com/
The Exploratorium (SF)–www.exploratorium.edu/
Tech Museum of Innovation–www.thetech.org
Stanford University–www.stanford.edu/
Stanford's Joint Program in Design design.stanford.edu/pd
Foothill - De Anza District–www.foothill.fhda.edu
Palo Alto Adult School–www.paadultschool.org/html/main.html
Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)–www.abag.ca.gov/
California Board of Equalization–www.boe.ca.gov/
City of Palo Alto Home Page–www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/
Palo Alto Online–www.paloaltoonline.com/
Palo Alto Community Network (PA-Comnet)–www.pa-comnet.org/
County of Santa Clara Household Hazardous Waste Program – www.HHW.org
Computer User online magazine–www.computeruser.com/
MicroTimes magazine–www.microtimes.com/
A short list of local Bay Area Peninsula and mail-order vendors that Stanford finds useful–me118.stanford.edu/html/links.html
Stanford's online suppliers directory is a compilation of suppliers of materials and services, with a preference to those suppliers which are local or, if not local, then the best in their category -- design.stanford.edu/pd/suppliers.html
Central Computer–www.centralcomputer.com has a web presence, and is a good source of hardware and software. The Santa Clara store at 3777 Stevens Creek Boulevard is a good alternative to Fry's.
Computer Gate–www.computergate.com has a good online store, and is quite often cheaper than Fry's.
Jameco–www.jameco.com in Belmont is another good place to shop.
Halted Specialties Co.–www.halted.com/index.htm (3500 Ryder St, Sunnyvale) is also recommended.
MicroCenter–www.microcenter.com/at_the_stores/santa_clara.html is another good choice.
Fry's online store–www.outpost.com, and various "brick and morter" locations are at www.frys.com (click the Store Hours & Locations link)
Caltrain schedules–www.caltrain.com/
Maps from Map Quest–www.mapquest.com/
Transit (Bus, CalTrain, etc.) Information for the Bay Area -- www.transitinfo.org/
Traffic Map at Yahoo!–South Bay (Maps are also available for other areas) raffic.yahoo.com/traffic/san_francisco_bay_area/south_bay/
County of Santa Clara Traffic Operations System -- Expressway Cams www.sccgov.org/portal/site/rda/menuitem.ebb6ee5988f8df5ffa11cd105a30a429/
Traffic from Etak–www.etaktraffic.com/travinfo/
Airport Delays at Excite–www.excite.com/weather/airport_delays/
Track flights for arrival time at Trip.com–www.thetrip.com/
Email, phone or FAX contact to report a problem with Santa Clara County traffic signals, county-maintained street lights and roadways -- www.countyroads.org/service.htm.
Weather from CNN.com–http://weather.cnn.com/weather/forecast.jsp?locCode=PAO
Weather.com for Palo Alto, CA–http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/outdoors/local/94301
Current Marine Weather, Tide & Currrent Tables
Astronomy Today--http://www.astronomytoday.com/
Foothill Observatory - Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California–www.foothill.fhda.edu/ast/fhobs.htm
The De Anza Planetarium located at De Anza College–
Map of Daily Probability of Earthquake Shaking in California–Real-time Forecast of Earthquake Hazard in the Next 24 Hours
USGS reports of Recent Earthquakes–quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Maps/San_Francisco.htm