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The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter #85 4/13/00 |
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Many subscribers have asked for a place to share their thoughts and comments on sites featured in the newsletter. In response, I have created a discussion board on the CT&T site for this purpose. Please feel free to post your comments. In this issue: - Independent
Film Showcase <><><><><><><><><><> If you're an independent movie fan, you'll enjoy Ifilm.com. It showcases up and coming filmmakers and features a great selection of cutting-edge short films. The site allows access to shorts, documentaries and features being shown at film festivals across the country, as well as to vibrant new work from film students. Their news section is geared towards the movie going public and contains reviews, features, profiles and box office news, while Filmmaker Focus includes practical information covering all facets of filmmaking. They currently have a great piece on Sofia Coppola's latest film and how she's trying to shake the Coppola name. Independent Film Showcase - ifilm.com If you're tired of typing the same phrases over and over again, check out Perfect Keyboard. This program will simplify the way you use your computer immediately and forever. I have been using it for the past 5 years and it is my FAVORITE program. It runs under Windows and launches when you boot your computer. It allows you to create a file of frequently used phrases, paragraphs, e-mail addresses, URLs, macros, clipboard entries or scripts and invoke them in any application just by typing a short abbreviation or hot key. Cool Utility - Perfect Keyboard (Win 95/98 Free 30 day trial) If you're interested in live web events, you'll want to bookmark this site. Yack is the place to find out what's happening in the ever-expanding world of online events, streaming audio/video, and chats. It lists more than 15,000 web events each week. It also features an editor's daily picks of top events, what's ahead next week, sports happenings, a guide to online radio and more. You can also sign up for their email reminder service that updates you about events and chats you're interested in. Internet Program Guide - yack.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~SPONSOR'S MESSAGE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Like Cool Tricks? You'll love THE POCKET INTERNET Tad and I (two Irish-Am lads) have been hunting down the most useful and fascinating Web sites, Sounds, Executables, Downloads Greeting Cards, & Cool Products since 1996. Our FREE monthly newsletter will keep you on the Internet's cutting edge So, if you get the chance, stop on by after you load up on these cool tricks and trinkets. All the best, George. ~~~~~~~Please support our sponsor~~~~~~~~ SHORT TAKES: If you have an old camera in your attic, and would like to know more about it, visit this fascinating site. It contains pictures of old Brownies, Kodak's, and Polaroid's along with useful information about their history and uses. <><><><><><><><> Q: What is the state bird of South Dakota? A: Ring-necked Pheasant. Is that your final answer? This site provides information on the 50 states, their capitals, cities, colleges and universities, constitutions, facts and trivia, state birds and more. <><><><><><><><> As the net becomes increasingly crowded, the need for targeted search engines becomes more apparent. If you are a lover of antiques this site is your ticket. Recommend This Newsletter To Your Friends! If you like this newsletter, make sure to recommend it your friends! They will love it and you'll have a chance to win $10,000 and a Sony DVD player. Just click here. If you're a nature lover you'll appreciate this comprehensive site with its searchable database for identifying more than 4,800 plant and animal species of North America. It is billed as the net's first nature and wildlife portal. It also contains the Audubon guides to plants and animals, an outdoor planner and destination guide, a habitat guide, eCards, newsletters, live web cams, discussion forums, an ask-the-expert section, and over 4,000 color photographs. Nature Walk - enature.com Ghost stories exist in most cultures and range from folk tales, to religious works, to modern horror stories. Their roots in Southern culture and folklore run deep and haunt the moonlit back roads of the American South. Each month, The Moonlit Road brings you ghost stories and strange folk tales, told by the region's best storytellers. I especially enjoyed being able to listen to the storyteller telling his tale. I had not had a ghost story read to me in a long time. ~~~~~~~~~Advertisement~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCOUNT HOTEL RESERVATIONS (up to 65% off) A1 discount hotels offers fast online reservations for 40 cities in the U.S, Canada and Europe. It is quick, convenient, and easy. Book online or call our operators at 888-511-5743. http://www.a1-discount-hotels.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Earth From Above (Best appreciated with high speed connections) If you're interested in advertising in Cool Tricks and Trinkets send an email to, info@tricksandtrinkets.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. ~ Mr. Long Term Care - Resource for living longer and caring for our loved ones. <mkbayne@alum.mit.edu> ~ PRO Coaching - Coach Harv offers a Free consultation to people up to changing their lives. <harvey@pro-coaching.com> ~ EASTER EGG HUNT AT SOUTHBEACH - Send a message to the Easter Bunny <rjazzy@yahoo.com> ~ Fork in the Head - Because flawed web sites deserve a fork in the head. <cathie@amused.com> ~ The Mother of All Excuses Place <madtbone@home.com> ~ Sean's videogames and drawings page <Scn64@aol.com> ~ A listing of free services on the Internet <jack@novagate.com> ~ Gila Wilderness - People & Wildlife who utilize and Live in the Wilderness. <webmaster@gilawilderness.com> ~ THE
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