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Weather Satellites

Want to see satellite images of the weather here in the US? Here’s a site that lets you. They have visible, infrared, and water vapor images available. You can view either still images or movies. Take a look.

http://www.goes.noaa.gov

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Spy Checker

Yesterday’s newsletter about spyware filled my email with gigabytes of response. One was, “How do I know if a program I am downloading is spyware?”

Well, if you want to find out if a freeware program you are about to download is spyware, adware, or will install third-party components (foistware) on your system, this is where to go.

Just type in the program in… Continue reading

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www.dll-files.com

We have all seen the error message “Could not find ***.dll” and wondered how to get the file back. Here is the place to go for free downloads of the most common files that are missing from your computer.

Simply type your missing file name into the search box to find if it is available, then download it. You can also go to the “dll-files… Continue reading

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This site boasts, “Unseen worlds of change will be revealed. You will see time sped up and slowed down, and behold the beauty of change. Time will be in your hands to witness, replay, and even create. You never know… you might not look at things quite the same way again.”

Having spent a couple of hours at the site, I will

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Sand Castle Central

You guessed it this site is about sand castles, they boast at being you best “on-line source for all things sand sculpture, including free tips for beginners, information on the best sand carving tools, updated contest and master sculptor information, related links and lots of photos.”

They have tips for both beginner builders and advanced sand sculptors. Learn basic sand stacking and check… Continue reading

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Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

This is the official web site of the late, great Mister Rogers who passed on to a “better neighborhood” last week (+2/26/2003).

You can take a virtual tour of his house, visit the Neighborhood of Make-believe, or sing along to his songs in RealAudio. Play games and get activity ideas, or read many inspirational quotes from his neighborliness, such as this… Continue reading

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Paperfolding.com

Want to learn Origami? You know, the Japanese art of paper folding. Here you can discover its history, find fun ways to use origami to teach math, and much more.

This is probably the most complete origami site on the web!

http://www.paperfolding.com

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Banished Words and Phrases 2004

Since 1976 Lake Superior State University has released its annual list of words that should be banished from the English language due to Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness. The school recieved over 5000 nominations this year from all over the world (up from 3000 last year).

Among this year’s list are “companion animals”, “bling-bling”, “LOL”, and the most over-used word in current marketing… Continue reading

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Web Pages that SUCK

Want to know what makes a web page suck? Well this is the place to find out. For webmasters this is a valuable resource of what not to do, what doesn’t work, and what will just plain drive web surfers away.

You will enjoy the Daily Sucker – What’s New in Bad Design, You Think These Sites Suck, and The Two Minute… Continue reading

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