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The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter #71 |
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Greetings, I hope this finds you in the best of health and spirits. In this issue: -
Art and Culture <><><><><><><><><><> Art and Culture is an award winning site which offers access to the best in art and cultural content available on the web today. Information about visual arts, performing arts, design, literature, music and film are presented using the web's first interconnected guide to the arts. It also features a unique search engine that allows visitors to discover connections between artists and movements. Set time aside for a long visit to this amazing site! It's said that love makes the world go around. To reach that exalted state, you normally have to go through the more problematical dating phase which seems to have a life of its own. This site offers help for datefully clueless and relationship impaired visitors and includes sections covering the "basics of dating", "dating disasters stories", "dating diaries" and an "ask the expert" section. The Dating Game - Dating 911.com PopMatters is a fun and content rich international magazine of cultural criticism. Their scope covers cultural products including music, television, films, books, video games, computer software, theatre, visual arts, and the Internet. A bookmark special! Cool Entertainment Ezine - Popmatters ~~~~~~~~~SPONSOR'S MESSAGE~~~~~~~~~~ Tired of typing the same phrases over and over? Why not let your computer do the work. Type paragraphs, quotes, phone numbers, names, addresses, credit card numbers, URLs or email addresses with one keystroke. PERFECT KEYBOARD LITE ($19.00) Free 30-day trial ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SHORT TAKES: Is online investing is right for you? This site offers a self scoring quiz that can help you decide whether or not you're a good candidate for online investing. Online Investing Resource Center <><><><><><><><> If you have questions about stain removal or serving caviar, Spencer and his colleagues, Harriet the housekeeper and Constance the cook are happy to share their free advice. <><><><><><><><> Fill in the missing word: Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Psychedelic Drugs, Tie Dyes, The Greatful Dead, Woodstock and Acid _____. If you guessed you rock, you are wrong. The answer is the dreaded "acid flashback". Thank you for making Tricks and Trinkets one if the most recommended "Computing & Internet" newsletters, according to the folks at Recommend-It! If you would like to recommend CT&T to your friends and maybe win a Palm Pilot, click here. Explore.com is a new adventure entertainment site featuring skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, travel, climbing, mountaineering, gear reviews and more. Check out diving in the Galapagos, the mysteries of the Northern Lights, extreme sports coverage or a comparison of the latest SUV's. Adventure Entertainment - explore.com The Botspot has been one of my favorite sites for the past 4 years and every six months or so I stop by to see what new "bot" has been added. A "bot" (short for robot) is an electronic agent that scours the web to help you find what you're looking for. There are many different kinds of bots including Search Bots, Shopping Bots, Software Bots and Fun Bots that you can program to become your personal agents. A fascinating site! Botspot - botspot.com This site, presented by the American Physical Society, offers an interactive timeline that takes a close look at the last hundred years in physics including the atomic bomb in 1942, the Apple II in 1977, quarks and quasars, explorations of the universe and the birth of the Web. Click through physics factoids, animations, and associated images from the world of art and design, or read about innovators and theorists to understand how their work influences the way we perceive ourselves and our world. A great site! Brain Matter is an example of a new generation of software applications, built on and with web technology. The applications are delivered just like any web page and will fool you into thinking that you are actually using a conventional software program, even though you're just browsing the web. Check out their site and learn, when you can afford to buy a house, monitor your GPA or value what your stock options worth. This is surely a glimpse of things to come. Half a Brain - halfbrain.com 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. ~ All Volunteer Yacht Club - Dedicated to using objects that float for fun and relaxation. Jim Kearney <jdk@conninc.com> ~ Carolina Baby Connection - Information From Pregnancy Thru Pre-School. Dawn Lloyd <dawn@carolinababy.com> ~ Personal site of Kharsim - an excellent resource for web designers and newbies alike. Kharsim Al Mosawi <Kharsim@telebot.net> ~ Stephen King Mailing List Carianne Carleo-Evangelist <cxcarleo@NAZ.EDU> ~ Diary and photographs of a VSO Computer Trainer in Malawi, Africa, between 1995 and 1997. Steve Nash <smnash@bigfoot.com> ~ Through a Louisiana Artist's Eyes - The local flavor of Baton Rouge and the South. Rae Norsworthy <RNorsworthy@prodigy.net> ~ Advice about relationships, people, parenting and marriage from Chris and Lee.Michael Johanyak <mfjohan@uakron.edu> ~
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and many useful links page. Linda <linpat@comwerx.net>
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