Welcome to the Info Center
| Check the weather in your neck of the woods! |
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Check out the daily forecast for the Minneapolis Metro Area along with information on local astronomy, marine forecasts, and ski reports. You can also view a break down of the current weather reports and a four day forecast, so you can plan your weekend. |
| Search the World Wide Web! |
Search all these search sites with a single search!
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| Want to find your way around? |
| Are you at work and wondering which roads will get you home the fastest? Are you getting ready to go up North for the weekend and need to know what roads are under construction. Take a look at Minnesota's Department of Transportation website to view the current road conditions, construction areas, traffic cameras, parking areas, and much more! Click here or on the image below to visit www.DOT.state.MN.US. |
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| Friends or relatives flying in from out of town? |
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Have you ever spent hours at an airport waiting to pick someone up or waiting to be picked up? Have you ever wondered if there was a better way to track a flight than to call the airport and deal with unknowledgable employees? Here is the answer to your questions. Take a minute to find out if and/or when the questionable flight took off, where in the flight pattern the plane is, and what time it will be landing. This feature will save you time and a lot of head aches. |
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| Want to find the cheapest gas prices around? |
Are sick and tired of paying way TOO much for gas? Would you like to know where the cheapest and most expensive gas stations are?
Take a look at TwinCitiesGasPrices.com and start saving gas money today. Click here or on the image below to visit www.TwinCitiesGasPrices.com. |
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| Find out how much your car is worth! |
| Are you wondering what is a fair price for your old car? Or are you trying to figure out if you're getting a good deal from the used car lot? Kelley Blue Book has been a trusted benchmark for judging the used car values. Now you can get a free estimate of your car's value on-line! Click here or click on the image below to enter... |
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| City Data for all U.S. Cities. |
| View the profiles of any city in the US from the real estate prices to crime data to the latest unemployment data. Great for looking at your current city data or maybe a friend or family members. |
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| View U.S. Cenus Data on a ZIP Code area. |
| Click on the "ZIPskinny" logo below to get detailed demographic information about any zip code. The information comes from US Census data which includes general information, charts, schools, maps and the ability to compare with other zip codes. |
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| Find a Walkable Place to Live. |
| WalkScore.com gives you the ability to determine how the location of your home (or other homes) rates in local access to nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc. A "Worst" rating means you'll need to drive to most places whereas a "Best" rating means you can walk. In addition, WalkScore.com lists the local stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc. (with distances) on the left side and shows a map with icons on their locations. It's a great way to find how close or far things are! |
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| Looking to buy a computer or digital camera? |
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Use CNET to find the best price around on electronics. Enter in the item that you are looking for in the search box below, select whether you would like to search CNET or the entire web, and then press the enter key.
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| More numbers than one book could ever hold! |
| Never have a phone book handy when you need one? Or maybe the one you have doesn't cover the area your trying to find? Searching for that certain phone number has never been so easy with this recommended on-line directory service. Do reverse phone number look-ups, address look-ups, business or residential numbers too! Click here or on the logo below to visit www.WhitePages.com. |
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| Your Internet portal to the U.S. Government! |
| Use FirstGov to connect to both Federal and State Government websites. Tax information, government jobs, file patents or trademarks, breaking news, government agency directories, drivers licenses, student loans, government auctions, passport applications, plus a wealth of additional information and tools, all just a click away! |
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| Need to make some fast money? |
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Do you have some extra money that you would like to invest? OR Are you almost broke and need to make some fast money? Buying stock can be a great long term investment or it can be an easy way to make money quickly. Try your luck in the stock market here! |
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| Look into a business before you do business! |
| Have you ever been disappointed by a product or service provided by a particular company, only to wind up spending your valuable time getting the run-around by unimpressive customer service? The Better Business Bureau is an agency that provides information about the reputation and dependability of a business or organization. By clicking on the adjacent logo, you will have access to a wide variety of tools to view reports, file a complaint, receive guidance, or find your local Better Business Bureau. Go to BBB.org or click on the image below. |
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| Find Tons of FREE Internet Software! |
| There's a whole lot more to the Internet than the World-Wide-Web and E-Mail. Click on the link to the right to browse through all sorts of FREE software you can download and use on your computer to access the numerous capabilities of the Internet and get a whole lot more out of it! Click here or the logo to the right to begin. |
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| Are you thinking about buying your own domain? |
| If you are, take a moment to find out if the domain that you want to buy is available or not. Simply type in the name that you would like and the program will either tell you that it is available or it will tell you who currently owns the domain. The domain name can be up to 26 characters in length including the extension, (Example: www.yourhome.com = 12 characters) the www. is not counted. If the domain is available, you can go ahead and contact your web developer so he/she can open the domain for you. Click here or the logo below to begin. |
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| Protect your community. Protect your family. |
| Use this free service to locate registered sex offenders in your area. You just enter an address, and it will show a map. You can click on the squares that appear, and see photos (where available), addresses, and convictions. |
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| Search for violent criminals in your neighborhood. |
| This free service will locate convicted felons in your neighborhood. Use the handy address search to see who is in your neighborhood and what they were convicted of. |
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| The Minnesota Department of Corrections! |
| The department of corrections is responsible for operation of adult and juvenile state correctional facilities. Click here, or click the following image to get connected with offender search tools, Minnesota's Most Wanted list, internships, careers, and many other aspects of the MNDOC. |
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