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The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter #73 |
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Welcome to the 73rd issue of Cool Tricks and Trinkets offering weekly insights into new, cool, useful, fun, unusual and interesting sites on the Internet. Currently there are 93,000 subscribers to the newsletter. In this issue: -
Virtual Auto Show <><><><><><><><><><> The North American International Auto Show site, created by MSN CarPoint, provides comprehensive coverage of what is generally considered to be a "mega-auto event". Take a virtual walk through the showroom floor, view over 50 video streamed highlights, witness the unveiling of over 60 new cars and get a close up look at the action through one of the many live webcams. Be sure to check out the "Dazzling Concept Cars". If it takes a long time for your computer to boot up and you are frustrated by not being able to remove programs which have installed themselves in your start up sequence, check out this award winning freeware. Not everyone realizes just how many places there are to hide for programs that run at startup in Windows 9x and NT 4. The Startup folder in your Start Menu is the most obvious of these places; for the others, you have to roll up your sleeves and go into the registry. Startup Manager takes care of all this for you, even allowing you to disable these programs so that they can later be restored. Cool Utility - Startup Manager (Win 95, 98 or NT) How can we be certain that traditional news sources are delivering unbiased accounts of worldly events? There are many pitfalls in journalism that can skew a story written by even the most ethical of reporters. Where can you go to get the real story? Orato is an ezine that provides an interesting solution to this dilemma by going straight to the source for the story. Equal parts magazine and talk show, it celebrates people's right to be heard in their own words and adds new dimensions to storytelling through interactive features, strong photography and documentary video. The Human Face of News - Orato --------SPONSOR'S MESSAGE--------- Surround yourself with your special memories - display your pictures instantly as a screen saver or desktop theme. Or choose from millions of our photos sports, pets, travel and more. New photos added daily. Install the picture screensaver now - free! --------- Please Support Our Sponsor ---------- SHORT TAKES: Continuing in the vein that brought you, free PC's and free connectivity comes free high-speed access. Free DSL is coming to your neighborhood in April. Sign up now. <><><><><><><><> Who is your favorite comedian? This biography site lists tidbits and interesting facts on comic legends such as Dick Van Dyke, Carol Burnett, Tim Conway and a slew of others to be found in their searchable database. <><><><><><><><> Cereal lovers unite! Empty Bowl is a webzine devoted to the breakfast cereal enthusiast. Be sure to check the "crunch test" and see how Corn Pops hold up when given cereal's two greatest enemies: milk and time. <><><><><><><><> Is there a Chap Stick Conspiracy or a Lip Balm Drug Connection? This site takes a tongue in cheek look at this problem. To tell your friends about Tricks and Trinket, click here. Charlotte Street is a GREAT site with one of the coolest user interfaces I have seen. While it is geared towards UK women, its content provides a little something for everyone. The site is updated every day to bring you the latest news, advice and inspiration. Subjects covered include pregnancy and babies, health, education, fitness, fashion and beauty, careers, personal finance, food, home and garden, weddings, travel and going out. Women's World - Charlotte Street (flash plug-in required) The National Gallery of Art houses one of the world's finest collections in mediums such as painting, sculpture and graphic arts from the Middle Ages to the present. Search the database by artist, subject or accession number or take a virtual tour of the collection by medium. If you are interested in advertising in Cool Tricks and Trinkets please contact me at info@tricksandtrinkets.com When I showed this site to a younger member of the Cool Tricks staff, his jaw dropped. Many generations have enjoyed the various iterations of the Saturday morning cartoon experience. This site is geared towards those readers who were at their cartoon viewing prime in the '80s. Relive the memories from such shows as Mister T, Pac Man, The Gary Coleman Show, Robotech, Fat Albert, the Smurfs, and Thundarr the Barbarian. Saturday Morning Sanctuary - '80s Cartoon Alliance If you're interested in following the presidential elections and finding out where the candidates stand on the key issues, you will want to bookmark Public Agenda Online. They are a nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research organization founded in 1975 by former Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. The aim of the site is to assist leaders to "better understand the public's point of view on major policy issues"and by the same token, educate citizens to better understand critical policy issues. Public Agenda includes poles on topics such as abortion, the economy, crime, health care, race and social security. Public Opinion and Policy Analysis - Public Agenda I have always wanted to visit the Mayan Ruins of Central America. This site offers a virtual tour of this mysterious civilization from the perspective of the architects who built it. Learn about the concerns that went into designing each structure: proper astrological alignment, balancing ceremonial spaces with ritual and political theatre. A fascinating site! 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. ~ South Florida Zydeco Society Amy Rodriguez <Sbmonroe@aol.com> ~ The Family Corner.com - Solid advice for parents about family and home life. Amanda Formaro <Roxieis4me@aol.com> ~ Flipswitch - The Digital Music Machine. Gary Crumpler <gcrumpler@xenon.netunlimited.net> ~ The Potato Head Theory - Poetry musings and links from the mind of Brian. Brian <Aguytono@aol.com> ~ Riskable- install a Car Computer to play mp3s and other stuff. Riskable <youknowwho@youknowwhat.com> ~ Nancy Does Windows - Windows 95/98 Tips Nancy <Web_Woman@Lrbcg.com> ~ Stuart McMillen's Home Page - CD Collection, shots of room, downloads and more. Stuart McMillen <pdmcmillen@interworx.com.au> ~
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