Updated: 24 July 1998

Games:

Acrophobia [Exit >] -- "The hilarious word game that puts your creativity on the line."

Happy Puppy Games [Exit >] -- The #1 Games Site on the Internet

Shareware.COM [Exit >] -- c|net's library of shareware games and utilities for most every OS.

Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon [Exit >] -- "The idea is that any person who has been in a movie in the last 15 years (see the rules) can be linked to Kevin Bacon in six steps or less (a la Six Degrees of Separation)."

You Don't Know Jack: the NetShow [Exit >] -- "JACK the netshow is the FREE online version of the original irreverent pop-culture quiz show CD-ROM party game. And, just like the CD-ROM version, the netshow is complete with real studio sound effects, seamless game play and wisecracking humor. It's not just a Web page, it's an experience!"

Home Page Assistance:

[Animated] GIF Construction Set [Exit >] -- "GIF Construction Set for Windows is a powerful collection of tools to work with multiple-block GIF files."

The Bare Bones Guide to HTML [Exit >] -- A complete listing of every tag in the official HTML 3.2 specification, plus Netscape extensions. Plain Text v3.0

High-Performace FrontPage 98 [Exit >] -- "FrontPage 98 is a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to Wysiwyg HTML editors, supporting JavaScript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and Internet Explorer 4.0's channel definition format (CDF) push platform. It makes it easy for just about anyone to build a Web site using the latest Net technologies."

HTML and CGI Unleashed [Exit >] -- "This web site will help you learn about web development with HTML and CGI based on information from the book, HTML & CGI Unleashed."

HTML 3.2 Features at a Glance [Exit >] -- "A brief summary of the features of HTML 3.2."

HTML Goodies Domain [Exit >] -- "HTML tutorials, GIF images, FAQ's, TIP's, and a seven day basic HTML primer series."

The HTML Language [Exit >] -- "This forum and resource list focuses on the Hypertext Mark-up Language itself, the evolving specifications that define elements of a hypertext document. Major issues include HTML coding specifications, the development of and extensions to this language, related languages and specifications, (such as SGML and VRML) and related client-server interfaces."

The HTML Writers Guild [Exit >] -- "The HTML Writers Guild is the world's leading organization for HTML design originators. Founded in October of 1994, the Guild serves the informational, educational, and support needs of its members. As of January 1997, membership in the HTML Writers Guild has reached over 31,000 members in more than 90 countries worldwide. The HTML Writers Guild continues to grow as the World Wide Web medium becomes more and more established as an alternative to print and other mass marketing media."

iso8859-1 Table [Exit >] -- The HTML 3.0 Coded Character Set for displaying non-standard characters. More recognizable characters include copyright © and registered trademark ®. Also included are lowercase a, acute accent: á; lowercase c, cidilla: ç; and lowercase e, acute accent: é.

JavaScript FAQ [Exit >] -- Tons of Frequently Asked Questions on many different aspects of JavaScript.

JavaScript Menu [Exit >] -- Get the low down on JavaScript and find some useful resources.

Client-Side JavaScript Reference [Exit >] -- "This book is a reference manual for the JavaScript language, including both core and client-side JavaScript for version 1.3. JavaScript is Netscape's cross-platform, object-based scripting language for client and server applications.

JavaScript Reference [Exit >] -- "This book is a reference manual for the JavaScript language, including objects in the core language and both client-side and server-side extensions. JavaScript is Netscape's cross-platform, object-based scripting language for client and server applications. This book has been updated to include JavaScript 1.2 features, with the exception of JavaScript properties and objects that support layers and style sheets."

Matt's Script Archive [Exit >] -- "M.S.A. contains many FREE Perl and CGI scripts to benefit the Internet and WWW community."

Project Cool Copyright Guide [Exit >] -- "In this section, you'll learn how to keep out of trouble when working with material on the web."

Project Cool (Developer Zone) [Exit >] --

Web Pages That Suck [Exit >] -- "The purpose of this web site is to help people design effective and aesthetically pleasing web pages. My methodology is somewhat different -- I firmly believe that if a person is exposed to bad web page design they'll be less likely to use these techniques in the pages they create."

Web Review -- Handling Files with (PERL) Filehandles [Exit >] -- "Filehandles are basically a name for a file which you are referring to. When you open a file, you assign it a filehandle name which you refer to while the file is open later in your program. By convention, filehandle names in Perl are always UPPERCASE."

Web Review's Style Sheets Reference Guide [Exit >] -- "This Style Sheet Reference Guide is intended to ease your pain and suffering by offering you a one-stop area for finding everything you need to know about CSS."

What Makes a Great Web Site? [Exit >] -- "What are the essential traits of great Web sites? This article will break down the essential characteristics of great Web sites into some easily followed rules of thumb."

General Web:

Anonymizer, Inc. [Exit >] -- Find out what people can learn from you... although the information they actually displayed for me prooved relatively useful.

NIST Atomic Web Clock [Exit >] -- National Institute of Standards and Technology's Atomic Web Clock in Coordinated Universal Time (HH:MM:SS).

forkinthehead.com [Exit >] -- "because flawed web sites deserve a fork in the head."

Homefair.com [Exit >] -- "Our mission is to provide interactive tools and useful information so that you can 1) stay organized, 2) make the right decisions, and 3) keep more of your own money when buying a home, selling a home, or relocating!"

JSecure [Exit >] -- "JSecure cannot harm your computer. It's designed to let you test the integrity of the security manager built into your Web browser or Java applet viewer. JSecure faithfully reports the results of its tests and never returns any information to the Web server. The safety and privacy of your system is assured. But you need to run JSecure because any other applet on the Internet can access the same information that JSecure does -- even without your knowledge!"

Live Radio on the Internet [Exit >] -- "The largest collection of working links to radio stations broadcasting live on the Internet."

NetLingo: The Internet Language Dictionary [Exit >] -- "This online dictionary contains definitions of hundreds of words that are emerging as a new vocabulary surrounding the technology and community of the Internet and the World Wide Web."

SoftSeek [Exit >] -- "Your source for Shareware, Freeware and Evaluation Software"

The Unofficial Smiley Website [Exit >] -- "Why, you ask, has this been named The Unofficial Smiley Website? Well, yes, there are other sites on the web that are about smileys. Yes, they too have dictionaries, and maybe even a paragraph or two. However, do they include such things as help for newbies and debates on important issues? Do they inform you about new innovations in smiley developments? No. Further more, has any other site on the web ever proclaimed itself as such yet? No. Therefore, this site has been declared..."

The WWW Security FAQ [Exit >] -- A pretty detailed and useful set of answers addressing Frequently Asked Questions regrading security on the Internet.

General Careers:

America's Job Bank [Exit >] -- "Connecting people and jobs. Everywhere."

CareerBuilder [Exit >] -- "All the jobs on the web."

CareerMosaic [Exit >] -- "CareerMosaic strives to be a valuable resource for both the employer and the job seeker."

CareerPath.com [Exit >] -- "You can go anywhere from here."

Headhunter.net [Exit >] -- "This is the way to work. Headhunter.net is the first and only online recruitment service to empower corporations and candidates to control the position of their job or résumé postings within a search. It is the most current database of active job listings and quality, passive job seekers across all professional categories."

HotJobs.com [Exit >] -- "The Experienced Professional's Job Board."

JobOptions [Exit >] -- "Let your next employer find YOU!"

Monster.com [Exit >] -- "Search our 230,763 job opportunities now! Reach millions of job prospects now!"

Career Portals:

techies.com [Exit >] -- "IT Professionals, just pick a city."
-="Job listings for nine cities, and allows you to search based on education, skills and employment history."=-

Futurestep [Exit >] -- "An executive recruiting service from Korn/Ferry International and The Wall Street Journal."
-="News, advice and self-evaluation tools."=-

jobEngine [Exit >] -- "Matchmakers for Computer Industry Professionals."
-=ZDNet's job search service. It even lets you find jobs within so many miles of your home, school or whatever."=-

Books:

Amazon.com Books [Exit >] -- A huge on-line bookstore where you can find and purchase millions of books!

Anti-Virus Software:

Cheyenne Security Center [Exit >] -- "Your online resource for virus and security information."

F-PROT Anti-Virus Software for IBM PCs (DOS) [Exit >] -- The one and the same anti-virus software used by the Workstations & Microcomputer Facilities at the University of California at Berkeley.

Housecall [Exit >] -- "HouseCall is Trend Micro¡¦s free virus scanning service - the only online scanning service available to all Web users."

Norton AntiVirus Downloads [Exit >] -- Demo, trial versions, and free software offered from Symantec's Norton AntiVirus.

UC Berkeley:

University of California at Berkeley [Exit >] -- UC Berkeley's web site.

UC Berkeley Extension [Exit >] -- "The continuing education branch of the University of California at Berkeley."

Pan-Ethnic Stuff:

@Live [Exit >] -- Includes a link to the Asian American Nexus.

Channel A [Exit >] -- "Asia... one of the biggest influences on the West."

Informational Sites:

Atlapedia Online [Exit >] -- "Atlapedia Online contains key information on every country of the world. Each country profile provides facts and data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history and economy making it ideal for personal or family education and students of all ages."

Foreign Languages for Travelers [Exit >] -- Select the language you speak, then the language you want to learn, and viola.

Never Forget [Exit >] -- "The free Internet e-mail reminder service."

The New York Times on the Web [Exit >] -- "All the news that's fit to print."

Time Warner's Pathfinder Network [Exit >]

TIME World Wide [Exit >] -- An on-line version of the popular news magazine.

UPS Online [Exit >]

United States Postal Service [Exit >] -- "Here's where you can find a variety of information about the U.S. Postal Service, including its proud history. Look here for the latest press releases and other information of interest."

USPS Consumer Information [Exit >] -- United States Postal Service Customer Information.

Random Acts of Kindness:

Blue Mountain Arts' Electronic Greeting Cards [Exit >] -- "For over a quarter century, Blue Mountain Arts has been helping the world communicate honest and sincere feelings by blending poetry and art to create fine all-occasion notecards, books, and related products."

The Corbis Picture Experience [Exit >] -- "View close to half a million of the world's greatest photographs, then send your favorites as electronic cards - "Corbis Cards" - to friends and loved ones."

The Electric Postcard [Exit >] -- "The Postcard Rack has a wide variety of postcards for you to choose from. You pick the card you like, write your message, and send it off. The recipient will be notified by email that a card has been sent and to claim it at the Pick-up Window."

Emphasis: The Jewelry Boutique [Exit >] -- "The purpose is to offer jewellery suitable for all occasions; the attention is on creativity, workmanship and style; the focus is on friendly and relaxed shopping."

shopPBS's Cyber Greetings [Exit >] -- "Remember friends and loved ones with a personalized greeting card from shopPBS. They're free, They're fast. They're fab. And the fun begins right here. Just click on the buttons below to pick the postcard you want to send."

Shawna's Virtual Flower Shop [Exit >] -- "Welcome to my Virtual Flower Shop where you can send a card for most occasions to someone special in your life."

SinaNet E-Card [Exit >]

UCLA Postcards [Exit >] -- "Write and send UCLA-inspired postcards to friends, kin, or colleagues."

Computer Stuff:

Andy's Photoshop Tips! [Exit >] -- "This Photoshop Tips & Tricks section contains step-by-step process to create professional looking effects in no time at all. Even if you lack the high end plug-ins and filters, most of these tips require nothing more than the original Photoshop program. These tips do require a basic knowedge of how Photoshop & it's tools work. I have tried to make the steps as easy as possible without boring the advanced users."

Apple QuickTime Home [Exit >] -- "QuickTime is the multi-platform industry-standard multimedia architecture used by software tool vendors and content creators to create and deliver synchronized graphics, sound, video, text and music."

CIAC Internet Hoaxes [Exit >] -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Computer Incident Advisory Capability. "At CIAC, we find that we are spending much more time de-bunking hoaxes than handling real virus incidents. This page describes many of the hoax warnings that are found on the Internet today."

Common Internet File Formats [Exit >] -- "This list is mainly intended for use on Macintosh computers and PC's running MS-Windows. This is only a partial list of what really is out there but for these common platforms, the majority of the file types encountered on-line can handled with the tools herein."

Data Fellows World-Wide Web Server [Exit >] -- The makers of F-PROT anti-virus software and security programs with free beta version softwares!

Jeff's Paint Shop Pro Tips [Exit >] -- "Here you'll find some of my tricks on creating graphics with Paint Shop Pro. Paint Shop Pro is a graphic imaging package produced by JASC and is available in a shareware version from the JASC web site."

ONSALE - Auctions of Computers and Electronics [Exit >] -- Live Online Auction House.

Paintshop Pro [Exit >] -- A powerful graphics manipulation program; similar to Adobe's Photoshop.

PGP & Anonymous Mail made simple using Windows [Exit >] -- With security on the Internet a growing concern, it may be worthwhile to familiarize yourself with options to better encrypt your messages.

PERL Table of Contents [Exit >] -- Practical Extraction and Report Language (PERL), PERL 5.

TipWorld [Exit >] -- "The internet's #1 source for computer tips, news, and gossip."

Undocumented Secrets: 101 Tips for Windows 95, NT, and 3.x [Exit >] -- "Whether you use the currently popular Windows 95, the old workhorse Windows 3.1, or the supersecure, cutting-edge Windows NT 4.0, you've got an imperfect operating system on your hands. And no, upgrading to the next version--whenever it comes out--won't solve your problems. We've compiled this collection of tips to help you turn your version of Windows into an easier-to-use, more reliable operating system--without an upgrade."

Search Engines:

AltaVista Search [Exit >] -- "AltaVista is notable for its full and varied advanced-search syntax, which works extremely well." §

excite [Exit >] -- "Excite is a powerful search tool that handles naturla language queries with aplomb, delivers relevant hits, and offers impressive features, such as its keyword weighting." §

GoTo.com [Exit >] -- "Search made simple." §

HotBot [Exit >] -- "No other site offers HotBot's sheer range of powerful options. This site is a must for advanced searching." §

infoseek [Exit >] -- "Infoseek's myriad database gives you flexibility in narrowing your search from the start. Also check out Ultra for domain and multimedia searching." §

Lycos [Exit >] -- "Lycos gives you many services to find what you want on the Web, including its A2Z category searching and Point's top 5 percent of the Web." §

Open Text Index [Exit >] -- "Despite the sophisticated interface for query building, simple keyword or phrase searching works best." §

Search.com [Exit >] -- c|net's on-line search engine.

Time Warner's Internet Service "Pathfinder" [Exit >]

WebCrawler [Exit >] -- "A powerful engine with a good selection of Web site reviews, WebCrawler often delivers the goods." §

Yahoo! [Exit >] -- "An excellent starting point for Web searching, Yahoo!'s well organized Web catalog either delivers high-quality hits or sends you to AltaVista to get what you want." §

People Search:

AnyWho [Exit >] -- "Find Telephone Number, Email, Home Page URL, FAX, Toll Free Number, and Address."

BigYellow [Exit >] -- "Your Yellow Pages on the Web. Find over 16 million businesses here!"

InfoSpace [Exit >] -- "The Ultimate Directory."

Internet @ddress Finder [Exit >] -- "5,507,311 listing and growing!"

Internet-White-Pages [Exit >] -- "Like the paper version, these online white pages provide listings for individuals, but you get an e-mail address instead of a phone number."

Switchboard: The Internet Directory [Exit >] -- Find a person, business, or e-mail address.

WhoWhere?People Finder [Exit >] -- "The way to find people on the Web."

Yahoo! People Search [Exit >] --

§ -- Reviews provided by PC Magazine; December 3, 1996.