Links
Last updated:
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Search Engines:
Alta Vista - I have been impressed
by the results of this search engine a few times. Definitely worth
adding to your favorites or bookmarks.
Yahoo! - Yahoo is a well categorized
site with many sections coming straight from Yahoo (such as TV and Movie
listings, News, Sports, Weather, Auctions, Classifieds,
and much more). However, since Yahoo strains to keep the site well
organized, it is not as comprehensive as other search
engines. A good strategy might be to try Yahoo first, then
others. You can do this easily with Yahoo because along with the
results of any search, Yahoo provides links to try the same search on
many other search engines. I currently use this site as my Start
Page.
Lycos - I believe this site has one of
the largest databases. This does not mean you will always get great
results, though.
Snap - This one is relatively new, but it
is from NBC and they are promoting it heavily. It may be worth a try.
Excite - Another good one.
Software:
www.shareware.com - A very large
site with plenty of things to download.
Free
games - A listing of 52 popular games. All 100% free.
Microsoft's home page. - There are
many updates available for Office
97. Take a look at Windows 98
if you're not sure if you should upgrade.
Internet Explorer 5 is now
available! If you have Windows 98, simply click Start, then click Windows
Update to get it. Some of the features are:
- The ability to organize favorites non-alphabetically
(as in Netscape).
- Favorites and more on the Start-menu.
Easily organize the start menu with drag and drop. Now you can
easily rename favorites by right clicking.
- Auto-surfing selected sites at off-hours
(and when you are away) so you can QUICKLY browse the
sites off your hard disk the next day.
- Immediate web searching (without first
loading a search page). Just type your search in the address bar!
- Full screen surfing!
- And much, much more!!! The list of features
in IE 5 is huge!
www.WinFiles.com - Great place for
Windows 95 software.
Netscape's home page. - Get the
latest version of Netscape Navigator! If you are using Navigator, you
can also double-click the big N to get to Netscape at any time.
Internet Stuff:
The
rec.puzzles Archive - This is a massive archive of mind puzzles that have
been posted to the rec.puzzles discussion
forum.
Microsoft
Synthesizer - This FREE software from Microsoft will give you wavetable
synthesis (without additional hardware, but it uses more processor time than
the real thing). This page also has good comparison of the cheap synthesis
most people have VS. wavetable audio.
Bill Gate's Columns - Love
him or hate him, what he has to say is interesting.
Hotmail or Yahoo
- Get a free lifetime email address which you access through the web. Great if
you ever have to change ISPs! I have waltondell@hotmail.com
and waltondell@yahoo.com These
are backup email accounts, so I don't check these often.
Video Games:
www.zone.com - This site has hundreds
of games you can play online against other people. Most of it is free!
All types of games. Many of my clients would enjoy Bridge.
www.okbridge.com - Many of my clients
use this site to play bridge with each other. Note: this site requires a
paid subscription to access most of the tables.
Nintendo - Nintendo's official web
site.
Sega - Sega's official web site.
Game Genie? - Get all
the latest codes for FREE!
Click here for the
rest of my Video Game Links
Programming/Web Design:
- Free web site submission to over 30 search engines!
Borland's home page. - Maker of the
Delphi programming language.
Delphi32.com - An excellent resource
for Delphi programmers.
Microsoft's DirectX
Page - Lots of FREE information on using the DirectX multimedia API.
rec.games.programmer
- This is my favorite newsgroup.
comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc
- A great newsgroup for Delphi programmers.
Delphi
Developer's Journal 1995 index - This is a really great freebie for Delphi
programmers. It includes all the articles in DDJ for 1995.
Me:
Scottsdale Community College - I
was getting my edgucatun here.
Arizona State University - I am currently
attending ASU.
Some of My Favorite Movies (links may or may not be cool):
Saving Private Ryan [ * * * * ] (My rating is
four stars!)
A Bug's Life [ *
* * * ]
Toy Story [ * * * * ]
Titanic [ *
* * * ]
True Lies [ * * * * ]
Terminator I & II - [ * * * 1/2 ] & [ *
* * * ]
Back to the Future I, II, & III - Ratings from [ *
* * 1/2 ] to [ * * *
* ]
Jurassic Park & The Lost World - Both are [ * * *
1/2 ]
Schindler's List [ * * * * ]
Star Trek movies - Ratings from [ * * 1/2 ] to
[ * * * 1/2 ]
Fly Away Home [ * * * * ]
The Wedding Singer [ * * * * ]
Some of My Favorite TV Shows (links may or may not be
cool):
The Pretender
- This show is fantastic! This link takes you to the official web site
on nbc.com
The Outer Limits - Official
site. Great sci-fi! I believe this show is very popular with computer science
people! Most episodes involve some sort of technology. I also like
classic Twilight Zone episodes, but I have never seen the original Outer
Limits.
Star
Trek: Voyager - This is the never-ending Yahoo category for Star Trek.
This show has some very excellent episodes (and a few that
are not so great). I like unique plots. I also like Star Trek: The Next
Generation as well as the classic Star Trek, but I don't usually watch Star
Trek: Deep Space 9.
Little House on the
Prairie - Includes an episode guide, the theme music, and much more.
It's interesting to see a time without any technology.
Airwolf - Includes an episode guide, the theme
music, and much more. For a while I used this theme music as my startup sound
in Windows 95. I wish I could combine the Airwolf helicopter with the Knight
Rider car (which has artificial intelligence and can talk)! Imagine a
helicopter that could fly itself! (The link no longer works, but I
believe the site has only moved, so you may still be able to find it somewhere.)
The Simpsons - This show is
fantastic! I hope they never stop making new episodes!
Futurama - A cool new show from the
makers of The Simpsons!
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