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The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter #101 8/3/00 |
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2000's final newsletter offers our staff's selections of the most cool, useful, fun, unusual and interesting sites from the previous year. THE MOST ENTERTAINING SITE - Soda Constructor Soda Constructor is a hybrid of a video game and an erector set. It is one of the most charming, engaging, and just plain fun sites on the Net. BEST SITE TO VISIT, AND RETURN FROM - Near Death Experiences This site offers hundreds of NDE stories from all walks of life including stories by Peter Sellers and Edgar Cayce. It is easy to get lost in the stories and bathe in the light. MOST ARTSY FARTSY SITE - Art and Culture Art and Culture is an award winning site which offers access to the best in the visual and performing, design, literature, music and film. BEST MEDICAL REFERENCE SITE - Medline MEDLINE Plus contains up-to-date, quality health care information from the world's largest medical library, laid out in a user friendly and intuitive manner. BEST BROWSER ADD ON - Hotbar A free add-on that converts your static browser into a personalized instrument of enhanced functionality and visual appeal. BEST ONLINE HANDYMAN - Fixing Appliances This useful site provides consumers with helpful information for every major household appliance including troubleshooting, maintenance tips, answers to common questions and a diagnostic section. MOST HELPFUL SITE FOR BUYING A DIGITAL CAMERA - Dpreview.com The Digital Photography Review features the latest in digital camera and imaging news including in-depth reviews, lively discussion forums, and the largest database of digital camera specifications we have seen. BEST RESOURCE FOR GETTING YOUR FINANCIAL LIFE IN ORDER - 2020 Green If you're serious about getting your financial life in shape, 2020 Green will give you a great work-out, but don't expect to get toned in 30 minutes. MOST INTERESTING SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION - The T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. Project Are Twinkies really science's perfect food? http://www.twinkiesproject.com/ BEST PLACE TO FIND FELONS MOST LIKELY TO GET CAUGHT - Bozo Criminal of the day The "Bozo Criminal of the Day" site features stories from the AP wire and other news sources about banditos not playing with full decks. http://www.electricferret.com/bozo/ BEST GIFT FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL - Celebrate Somebody This unique site produces an actual personalized gift book with individual entries and graphics composed and created by participating family members, friends and associates. http://www.celebratesomebody.com THE COOLEST ODDS N ENDS: BAD BURNS - The Coolest Sideburns http://www.badburns.bizland.com/
BREAKFAST CEREAL CHARACTER GUIDE - Contains a detailed reference for some of the most memorable cereal box characters such as Tony the Tiger, Captain Crunch, Snap Crackle and Pop, and Dig 'Em. http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/3278/cereal-guide.html
SURELY, NOT SCIENCE -The Periodic Tables reflect physical properties of the elements when arranged in order of increasing atomic number. The following versions differ slightly from the ones we were taught in school. PERIOD
TABLE OF FUNK - OLD COMPUTERS = AQUARIUMS -If you have an old computer sitting around, you may be inspired by the art of Jim Lower, who has turned his old Macs and PCs into very cool computer fish tanks. http://www.members.home.com/jlower/aquaria/aquarium.html BEST SCIENTIFIC SITE - Periodic Table The Royal Society of Chemistry has created a fascinating virtual look into the Periodic Table of Elements. http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/page3.html MOST PROVOCATIVE MAGAZINE ARTICLE - Why The Future Doesn'T Need Us. If you're not hip aware of this August Wired Magazine article, and the subsequent stir it caused, you can read it online. http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.04/ BEST MULTIMEDIA SITE - Medium4.com Internet TV network with hundreds of hours of original content. COOLEST PHOTOGRAPHY SITE - Marcus Leatherdale Marcus Leatherdale, a photographer known for his portraits of celebrities done in New York in the 80s, has created one of the best personal online exhibitions to date. http://www.marcusleatherdale.com/home.html MOST FONTASTIC SITE - Principles of Graphic Design Mundi Design Studios' useful, interactive introduction to the art of graphic design. http://www.mundidesign.com/presentation/index2.html BEST SOFTWARE UPDATING UTILITY - My Updates If you find it hard to keep current with all the updates available for the software on your computer, check out this free service from Ziff Davis. BEST COLLABORATIVE MULTIMEDIA PROJECT - Paper Veins Project A multidisciplinary and multicultural group of award-winning artists who create projects about the body, identity, medicine and technology. BEST MARTIAL ARTS SITE - Way of the Warrior Bushido Online explores the history and philosophies behind the martial arts. FUNNIEST COMMERCIAL EXPORTS - Gaijin a go-go American stars shilling for your favorite foreign products.
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