I love hot rods! I’ve always wanted to build my own hot rod from the ground up. If you’ve been a fan of the magazine for years, you will love their website.
You can read about the technical side of hot rods, get important how-to information, check out their featured cars, project cars, the history of hot rods, and find out about rodding events around… Continue reading
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A Walk Through Time proudly brought to you by the NIST Physics Laboratory. This site is neat. It shows the progression of time measurement throughout the ages. From the earliest calendars to the first simple time keeping devices.
I think my favorite section was the Earliest Clocks. You can learn about sun clocks and water clocks. Egyptian Shadow Clocks RULE!
This site has… Continue reading
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Another fabulous site for those of you who like to “do it yourself” rather than pay someone to do it. In the world of home repair and such, too many of these sites can’t be anything but a blessing. I know it is to me.
And believe me, this site has it all from the do it yourself tips to a loan center… Continue reading
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Not everyone supports the President’s decision to target Iraq. Many Americans have chosen to protest the war—this is their right.
Whether you support or oppose military action, just remember that thousands of American men and women have chosen to serve in the armed forces and are diligently honoring their commitment to freedom—not just ours, but that of others also.
You can… Continue reading
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One of my favorite sites on the net is Strange Facts. I have a love for the curious and unusual and this site has it, and it’s factual. You can read strange facts that were featured in USA Today, and the Chicago Times, not to mention a huge “As Seen on TV” section.
Here are a few strange facts to wet your
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This site claims to be “the Web’s biggest directory of free do-it-yourself tips and tutorials. From sports to cooking to computers and much, much more, we’ll help you become one smart puppy.”
From surfing around their site, and checking things out, I’d have to say they have the right to their claim. I think you’ll love the categories and then the array… Continue reading
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How long have you been on the internet? Probably not as long as Yahoo or even Microsoft has been. If you’d like to take a step back into the past, visit today’s cool site so you can see what a certain website looked like.. Say.. 5 years back. Just go to the “Wayback Machine” at the Internet Archive.
For example, take a look… Continue reading
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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!
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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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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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Did you know that you can export your Address Book so it can be used by database programs, label making software, and more? Of course you do, I mentioned it a few seconds ago.
OK, first let me tell you about .csv files. These are simple text files that show data as “comma-seperated values”. If you bring a .csv file up in Notepad you’ll see data separated by commas. So… Continue reading
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NativeWeb is a site that is dedicated to bringing information from and about indigenous nations, peoples, and organizations around the world— from Abenaki to Zuni, they are all here! Their goal is not just to preserve information, but to foster communication between native and non-native people, to conduct research, and to provide resources for indigenous peoples to use technology.
Find information from all sorts of cultures, definitely… Continue reading
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At Cyberhymnal you can hear Christian hymns in MIDI format while you read the words to the song. The site contains 4,000 Christian hymns and Gospel songs, with the scores, music (in midi format), pictures, lyrics, and background information about that particular song.
You can search for your hymn by name, author/composer, countries, and much, much more. So turn your speakers up and start the sing-a-long.… Continue reading
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Q:
When I try to print my Outlook Express Address Book it prints each name on a different page. Is there a way to get around this?
A:
With Pre-XP Service Pack 2 Outlook Express, when you click the Print button in the address book, it spits out each contact on a separate page. I too found this annoying and imagined a bleak future without trees.
Then, one… Continue reading
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This unique and diversified MIDI technical resource center and archive offers music for everyone. Go to the many jukeboxes to hear or download MIDI files to include in your emails. You could waste your whole weekend at this site. Enjoy!
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style=”FONT-FAMILY: Arial”>A really great world history site, covering over 3,000 years of history from around the globe. They have 460 biographical timelines for you to peruse and make use of.
I suggest you click on the HyperHistory link to get to the online viewing, otherwise you’d think this was an advertisement. It’s cleverly hidden—but lets make it more simple
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Cheryl from MI asks:
Should I buy those inkjet refills or budget inks?
You want to save some money by buying ink refills? Well, in general, I recommend not using refills.
They are probably OK for printers with ink nozzles that are NOT built into the cartridge (like Canon
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The Urban Legends Reference Page
This site has been referred to me too many times to not post it anymore, this is the place you should go to check if a chain letter e-mail is true or not, but that’s just one of the many uses for this site.
Because Urban Legends cover so many different categories they have nicely
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Q:
What are sound cards, graphic cards, network cards, and all those other cards all about?
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You might hear of different kinds of “cards” in a PC. Some are usually included as basic hardware, while others offer optional features. Most basic PC’s will include a Sound Card, Video Card, and maybe a Network Card. Also, in some modern PCs, these can also be integrated… Continue reading
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Here you can find maps, facts, and flags. Do you want to find a flag from around the world? Well you can here just click on the Flags Around the World link and you’ll be whisked away to their flag page. Here you can see full color flags from just about any country around the
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What is the allure of keyboard shortcuts? Do they really save time? Why bother since my mouse is permanently attached to my hand?
I like to use keyboard shortcuts, especially if someone is watching me, because they make me look like a pro. With just a few key strokes I can leave a mouser spinning his wheel! Whatever your motivation, here’s a big list of keyboard shortcuts… Continue reading
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