Chodakowski's Freeware & Business Links
A S T R O N O M Y	Photopic Sky Survey	True-color all-sky survey, with constellation and star name overlay option.  News articles state it is the largest of its type.   It is well worth it.
	Sky Screensaver	Screensaver by John Walker, shows current location of planets, moon and sun.
	Home Planet	John Walker's Home Planet is sky map, orrey, and much more.
	Stig's Online Sky Calendar	Online version of below
	Stig's Sky Calendar	Provides rise and set times for sun, moon, planets, calendar of events. And more. There is a web version and a downloadable program.
	Seti at Home	Join the search for intelligent life "out there" with this screen saver.
	Moon Struck	MoonStruck sits in your system tray; provides moon and sun: rise, set, & transit. Additional information on moon.  Icon changes with moon phase.
W E A T H E R	Weather Watcher	Current conditions, sun & moon rise & set, and much more.  You can create a list of locations and change form one to another easily.  Large selection of  weather maps. System tray icon provides current conditions and more.  Most information I have looked at is from Weather.com.   Excellent program.
	Plant Hardiness Zones	2012 Updates plant hardiness map by US Department of Agriculture.  LookUp by state map and zip code (requires you complete a Captcha to prove you are human - for 1st lookup only). Individual state maps can be downloaded to print yourself.
	WX Tide32	Determine high or low tide at many locations through out the world. See site for details and current version.
	NOAA Climate Data	NOAA Climate date through 2008.  Individual table link down a bit on page.  Wind, rain fall, humidity, etc.
	Weather Calculator	Calculates or converts various weather related items: temperature, wind speed, etc.  Portable: install, copy exe, ocx, & 2 dll files to new folder and uninstall. Create shortcut to new location.
	The Weather Calculator by Tim Brice and Todd Hall	Html based weather calculations.  Portable version available, runs in browser.  National Weather Service, El Paso, Tx.  Other NWS locations have calculators, but this one is the most extensive I have found.
	Weather Conversion Calculators from US Army Fort Bragg	Some of the calculations are flight related, other are not weather but general - volume, etc.
W E B	1st Page 2000	Create your own web page. HTML editor. See what it looks like, in the preview window, as you key your code. I use it for this site. Has built in reference material.
	KompoZer Portable	WYSIWUG web site editor.  Use to create this page.
S I T E S	Night Sky This Week	Weekly information about the night sky, astronomy articles and observations.  Interesting site.
	Air Quality today	What the air quality today, in various parts of the US.
	Got the time?	Official US Eastern Time Zone time.  To change time zone, use left button.
	See the far side of the moon	MPEG showing the moon in rotations, thus making the side we normally can not see visable.  Click "CONTENTS" to see what else this site has to offer.  It is extensive.
	Apparent motions of the Sun and Moon	Excellent diagrams and interactive explanations of seasons, phases of moon, and eclipses.
	SpaceWeather	"News and information of the Earth-Sun environment."  Solar winds, X-Ray solar flares, number of sun spots, and more.  Including forecast.
M I S C	Wolfram Alpha computation engine	From the site: "Enter your question or calculation and Wolfram|Alpha uses its built-in algorithms and a growing collection of data to compute the answer."
	Geology.com	Maps of various types: satellite, altitude, rivers, major roads, etc.  Not in great detail, but interesting.
T r a v e l	America's Byways	America's scenic byways by state.  Funded by federal Highway administration.  Shows location of byway on state map, click map to see detail map of the roads.
	Roundabout Publications	Interesting site.  Scroll down for a link to Interstate Highway Rest Stops and down again to Scenic Drives USA.   Scenic Dvrives USA has information on the roads you will be traveling.  Example: closed in winter, gravel road.   This can be useful if you would rather not drive on a dirt road say.  Also: Road Notes - items of interest in area.  There are other links to explore.
	Gas Buddy	Links to state and Canadian sites for diesel  and gasoline prices.
	Mapquest diesel & gasoline locator	Locate the cheapest diesel or gasoline in your location.  Does not cover every station.  Or try VW's diesel locator.

General tax information (USA only) - Forms and information
Internal Revenue Service	Tax news, download forms and publications or order them on-line, "Frequently Asked Questions" section
IRS: Search for Charities	IRS: Search for Charities, Online Version of Publication 78  (charities for which donations are allowable deductions)
Federation of Tax Administrators - State Forms Links	Link to your state's taxation department via a map. Easy to use. Check if your state has Internet Filing - see map.
Social Security Administration	Social Security Online - Home Page of the Social Security Administration
Social Security Earning Calculator	Social Security calculator to determine benefit reduction due to earnings over limit.
Social Security Administration's Page for Women	Answers to Social Security related questions a woman might have. "Life stage" buttons are at bottom of page. Some categories are: working women, new mother, bride, widow.
Medicare	Medicare site.
NJ Division of Taxation	NJ Division of Taxation's Gross Income Tax forms page.
PA Dept of Revenue	PA Department of Revenue Personal Income Tax forms page. PDF Fill-in forms available. Low down on page are non Fill-in forms. Also available, pa.direct.file, file your PA-40 on the Internet.
Other sites of Interest
Get Human.com Dialahuman.com Lucyphone.com	Helpful information  on how to get a human when the company has a very early model pre-"Data" (Star Trek: The Next Generation) answering the phone.  If you find a way to get to a human, add it to GetHuman and help others.  Many companies, like PSE&G (NJ) go out of their way to prevent your speaking with a human, or contacting them through their web site. Dial-a-human & Lucy-phone are similiar.
National Council on Aging - Benefits Check-up	National Council on Aging - benefits check-up. For 55 and over: find out if there are benefits you are missing out on.
Social Security's Retirement Estimator	The official society security retirement estimator - make certain you accept cookies.
Retiring Living Information Center - Taxes by State	Information on all taxes for each state.   Very useful if you are considering moving for any reason.
top retirements.com	More information for retiring by state.
Choose to Save retirement calculator	Choosetosave.com retirement calculator was mention in a piece on NBC.  See what you think of it.
Property Tax Info	State by state property tax listing.
Tax Foundation - Tax Burden	Compare your state's taxes to other states.
Federal site with information about your money	"U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission  Providing financial education resources for all Americans" - directly from the site.  Links to many other sites.
My State Will	What are the rules in your state if you die WITHOUT a will.  They may not be what you expect.
Department of Labor - State Minimum Wage	Federal DOL site list minimum wages by state. Local minimum wages law not referenced.
50 States.com	General information  about each state.  On individual state page, click state name to link to state's site.
Inflation Calculator	Calculate the amount of inflation from 1800 to today.
www.catalogchoice.org	Get rid of those catalogs.
www.acxiom.com/opt-out-request-form	Opt out of junk mail.
www.redplum.com	Get coupons. For those with lots of time.
www.optoutprescreen.com	Opt out of credit card offers.
www.donotcall.gov	Do not call me registration.  It works for the most part.
www.dmachoice.org	Direct marketing association.  Difficult to registrator with Firefox,  $1 charge if by mail.