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What kind of person are you? Go to the website for the Keirsey Temperament Sorter and Keirsey Temperament Theory and find out. What mix of Artisan, Guardian, Idealist or Rational temperament are you? Take the online test and get instant results and explanations. More than a million people have been tested, and you can see how many of that number match your kind of temperament.

When it comes to web surfing for business executives, CEO Express believes in The 80/20 Rule, which they explain as follows " ... also known as Pareto's Principle, named for Vilfredo Pareto, an economist who observed in the 19th century that 80% of production volume usually comes from 20% of the producers. We find that 80% of the useful information on Internet comes from a tiny percentage of the available websites." Thus, CEO Express sifts through Internet sites that may be of interest to executives. The site provides so many links—what seems like hundreds on the home page alone—that it will take you months to explore them all.

If you're the designer or supervisor of your company's web site, here's a helpful reality check. How well designed is your page? Does it feature gimmicks that look cool? What you thought was cool maybe just, well, sucks. At Web Pages That Suck, you'll find "live" examples of what not to do—and why.

The Money Page is a resource for anyone seeking information on banking and finance. It features forums where banking professionals and consumers may discuss issues, plus information sections on banks, S&Ls, credit unions, mortgage and investment banking, regulatory issues, "electronic money," bank technology and more.

The Better Business Bureau can help you steer clear of confidence games and business shenanigans. It provides several services that businesses and consumers need from time to time. On this site you can locate your local BBB, keep up with the latest scam alerts, file complaints, obtain reports on companies and charities, and browse the resource library.

The The SmartBiz Supersite is an award-winning, content-rich repository of all kinds of information on owning and managing a small business. There's a lot of stuff here. From the "Categories" page, you choose from a long list of general topics, including advertising, sales, family business, marketing, finance and doing business on the internet. Each topic page is packed with lists of articles and links to related sites.

Here's most of what you'll need to choose an Internet host for your web site. At Top Hosts, you'll find a database of hundreds of web hosting outfits, a list of what this site rates as the top 25, plus web hosting guides that tell you what you need to know to be a savvy shopper.

At Fodor's.com, you'll find news, hotel and restaurant reviews, discussion groups and lots of resources for your travel plans or dreams

555-1212.com is your internet phone book—and more. You can use multiple databases to look up email addresses, area codes and phone numbers for businesses and individuals. We searched for someone in Arlington, Va., and got a phone number, address and lots more: nearby eateries, entertainment, hotels, shopping, hospitals, local maps, information about the city and town, including links to government offices and more.

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