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Autoshop Online One of the keys to keeping your car or truck in tip-tip shape is to understand how all those mysterious components under the hood work together to operated the vehicle. Although Autoshop Online has a number of helpful free features (you have to pay for some features), perhaps the most valuable is Automotive 101, which provides an introduction to the main systems in your vehicle. Profiled in detail are the braking (including ABS), cooling, electrical, heating, engine, exhaust, fuel, suspension, and drive train systems. Most importantly, the authors discuss how to keep each system in optimal condition. |
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AutoSite A massive online presence, AutoSite serves first and foremost as an electronic automotive buyer's guide.
However, it doesn't neglect the maintenance and repair responsibilities of car owners; a wealth of information |
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Car Care Council Library The stated mission of Car Care council is "to educate motorists about the importance of maintenance, repair, and enhancements for safer, cleaner, better performing vehicles." The council's library contains a wide variety of articles about caring for your vehicle, as well as other helpful advice for car owners. Among the subjects covered are the importance of an annual "physical" for your vehicle, appearance, auto batteries, belts and hoses. brakes, how to find a good repair service, drive trains, engine maintenance, and tires. |
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The C.A.R. Show The C.A.R. Show, hosted by Roger Kwapich, Steve Stewart, and Dan Pietras, is heard Saturday mornings on radio stations throughout the United States and Canada, as well as on Armed Forces Radio in much of the rest of the world. In addition to the weekly show, Kwapich broadcasts daily two-minute car care tips on Hundreds of stations. From the menu on the left-hand side of your screen, select "Car Care Tips" to call up a directory of recent broadcasts. From this directory, you may then select any of the broadcasts you'd like to listen to online. |
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Dr. Dipstick's Temple of Thrifty Motoring: If you've checked out the prices for such maintenance services as oil and filter changes and fluid checks, you've probably already aware that you can save a good deal of money by handling some of these routine tasks on your own. This site offers detailed directions for some of the most common jobs, including checking your car's coolant and battery, adding oil, and replacing the air filter. For those who are unfamiliar with the various working systems in their vehicle, consultant What Does That Do to learn about everything from the alternator to valves. |
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Kelley Blue Book This site is hosted by the publisher of the bible of car pricing. You can use it in a number of ways: to increase your negotiating power by looking up invoice and manufacturer's suggested retail prices; check what your car, truck, or motorcycle is worth to a dealer as a trade-in; access whether the prices you see on a lot are justified; and access a title history report. You can also read new car reviews, visit manufacturer sites, and buy or sell a car online. |
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MSN CarPoint Even if we have good intentions, we sometimes forget to adhere to our personal auto maintenance schedules, particularly when unexpected distractions get in the way. One way to help remember that the oil needs changing or that it's time to rotate the tires is to set up a Personal Auto Page with MSN Car Point. Just select the option labeled "My Car." Fill out the information about your vehicle's year, make, model, and mileage, and your personal auto page will be created, offering timely service reminders, recall reports, and even cost estimates for most routine maintenance jobs. |
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OutdoorPhoto.com Created by photographer Justin Moore, this site has numerous nature photography tips and examples. Specific tips include ones on aperture, sharpness, exposure, and photographing birds and waterfalls. Photos of birds, landscape, and other wildlife show examples. The Community section will help you find answers to photography-related questions. |
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Photo.net: Portrait Photography This site is billed as an "exhibit/tutorial" for portrait photography. The site does an excellent job of teaching by using specific< examples, and the suggestions on location, lighting, lens, camera type, and film are richly illustrated. A Reader's Comments section contains suggestions and highlights problems. You can also access related links that provide< tips and examples. |
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Photo.net: Sports Photography Sports photography most often highlights moving individuals. Because of this, it is often difficult to get satisfactory portraits. This site provides information about many of the obstacles you will encounter when trying to take sports photos. The lengthy article is full of hints, techniques, illustrations, and readers' comments. The article begins with the problem of location for a good shot and then moves on to a discussion of the right moment to capture. Certain types of equipment are more suited for sports photography, and this is analyzed. Lighting, film type, the emotion involved, and creating the illusion of movement are also discussed. |
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Technology Education From the Technology Education Department of Adlai E. Stevenson High School and maintained by Richard Johannsen, a Technical Drawing Instructor, this site offers study guides, topic related articles, and related student information on graphic arts, techinal drawing and digital communications. |
| From: Web Feet©: Guide to Search Tools, Search Engines, Directories, and Tutorials, Thomson Gale, 2004. |
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