Greetings,

I hope this finds you in the best of health and spirits.

In this issue:

- Multimedia Birthday Present
- Cult of Personality
- Bond, James Bond
- Short Takes
- A Joke a Day
- The Whole Truth
- Interactive News 
- Eyes in the Sky
- GenX Ezine
- Subscribers' Sites

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Greets is the newest and hippest way to send fun, interactive greetings to friends and family. This functional website allows you to personalize and send a multimedia CD-ROM.

The result is a unique and interactive entertainment bash with a Pixel Popping Machine, Interactive Calendar, Rocky Flower Picture show and a fun assortment of games. Greets will mail your gift for $9.95. When the recipient pops the CD-ROM into the computer, the interactive birthday party begins!

CD PARTY - Greets.com

The word personality, comes from the Latin root persona, meaning "mask." This mask that we present to the world determines how people feel about us. Is the voice speaking to you from inside your head, really you, or part of the evolving human condition?

This thoughtful site has fascinating sections entitled the "Unconscious in Fairytales, Myths, and Legends" as well as the "Chemistry of Personality". Be sure to take a Thematic Apperception Test and find out what is says about you. Know thyself!

WHO WE ARE - Learner.org

The world has been entertained by Ian Fleming's larger then life character, James Bond for the past 30 years. This cool shockwave site has something for every 007 aficionado. 

Be sure to check out Miss Moneypenny's rolodex with video clips of 007's beautiful escorts, gadgets and cars, villains and henchmen and exotic locations. 

LICENSE TO CLICK - Jamesbond.com


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SHORT TAKES:

In the early days of the net, the search engines were the most highly trafficked sites as visitors queried their indexes with every type of imaginable question. Today they have all become "portals", which have taken up the "something for everyone theme". 

This site provides timely, informative and helpful analysis on the world of portals.

PORTAL GUIDE 

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NEW TECH - Just when you thought you had heard everything, along comes the latest computer innovation, a new PC peripheral that will add software controllable scents. Soon you will able to click and sniff.

ODORAMA 

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This site is a wonderful resource if you're thinking of starting a small business. Learn how to prepare a business plan and get guidance for accounting, advertising, hiring, legal issues, managing employees, marketing, and sales.

SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCE 

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Feeling lucky? Stop by LuckySurf.com and play a daily free entertainment game which offers a $1 million jackpot. The prizes are insured by Lloyd's of London.

ONLINE JACKPOT

For the past 4 years I've been a member of a list called Joke a Day and it never fails to make me smile. The guy who runs it is not afraid of offending people, and strives every single day to bring a smile to tens of thousands of people. Maybe that's why it's the largest humor mailing list in the world.

They've got a mailing list you can join for free by sending an email to join@jokeaday.com or if you prefer "G-Rated" stuff, then join their "Clean Jokes" list by sending an email to clean@jokeaday.com.

HEALING LAUGHTER - Joke a Day

Witness organization pioneers in use of video and technology to fight for human rights. They give activists video cameras to help them to expose the crimes, right the wrongs, and end impunity for human rights violators. 

"Truth knows no borders. Information wants to be free. Technology is the key." - Peter Gabriel 

OBSERVING EYES - Witness.org

The Newseum offers an interactive and entertaining look at the news without compromising its integrity. It is geared for the young and old alike with a penchant for discovery. 

Kids can follow the adventures of Chip Tracer, cyber-journalist, and learn the truth about stories misreported throughout history. Adults will enjoy the fascinating exhibits including, "The Commissar Vanishes", "From the earth to the moon" and" the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall".

It is associated with the Freedom Forum, an organization promoting free speech in an age when media outlets across the U.S. are become more and more centralized. 

ALL THE NEWS - Newsuem

Last month, Space Imaging, Inc. succeeded in launching their "Ikonos" satellite, which has the highest resolution imaging capabilities of any satellite in private hands. For a price you can now obtain the kind of images the spy agencies have had access to for years.

EYE IN THE SKY - Spaceimaging.com

The Nepenthe Journal takes its name from the drug "nepenthe" (which was said to help one forget heartbreak and sorrow) and holds that the circumstances that initiate such a state can be found anywhere.

The focus is devoted but not limited to travel literature. It is striving to become the most dynamic and interactive literary arts site online.

ECLECTIC EZINE - Nepenthe Journal

SUBSCRIBERS' SITES - Many of our subscribers have fascinating on-line projects. This weekly section will introduce you to some of these sites. Please let me know about your project so that I might mention it in this section. Write me at <info@tricksandtrinkets.com>

~ Whole Heart Publications - Journaling tool for tying up the incomplete details of your life.

~ Tower of English - a fun place for ESL students to use and practice English. 

~ Andre Jr. @ Home - A Toddler in a grown up world.

~ Oz B&B in wine country - Wonderful South Australian Resort

~ Kathy's Military Links - Official web sites of the military, and support for military families.  

~ Mark Giles Free4all - Systems and tips to improve your mind's memory 

~ Max's World - The net's funniest website with jokes, cartoons, quotes and much more!  

~ FreeShare - software search engine, freeware directory. (English/Spanish)


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Warm regards,

Charles Kessler
Online marketing since 1994