From: Weekly Bookmarkz [info@bookmarkz.com] Sent: Lunes 17 de Enero de 2000 05:47 PM To: Weekly Bookmarkz Subject: Weekly Bookmarkz - January 15, 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Weekly Bookmarkz - http://www.bookmarkz.com - ISSN 1091-6202 ---------------------------------------------------------------- January 15, 2000 - Vol. 6, No. 02 ---------------------------------------------------------------- TOP OF THE LIST ---------------------------------------------------------------- AOL merges with Time/Warner. Bill Gates steps down as CEO. Good or bad, there have been some big things happening that are going to affect the Internet the last week or so. ---------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT NOTES FROM THE WEEKLY BOOKMARKZ TEAM ---------------------------------------------------------------- A word about site submissions...please keep sending them, but be sure to include a description of the site. We're happy to write our own descriptions for your site submissions, but we're trying to build a community here. We need to hear what you think of the site. Why do you think it's worthy of being in Weekly Bookmarkz? Have a weekend, The WB Staff ---------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR ---------------------------------------------------------------- Alexa is the ultimate browser plugin. Find the best sites on Internet automatically! Download Alexa and Know Where to Go! => F R E E D O W N L O A D <= http://www.alexa.com/download/eye10/index.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- ARTS & HUMANITIES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Art and Culture http://ragtime.objectwarehouse.com/ACSniffer/ 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, music, film and literature are presented using the web's first inter- connected guide to the arts. Submitted By: F. Thomas The Complete Works of William Shakespeare http://the-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/ The complete works of William Shakespeare are available at this website, categorized into comedies, tragedies, historical plays, and poetry. All of the plays are also listed alphabetically and chronologically. Visitors can search the texts, consult the glossary, read the FAQ, and participate in a discussion group. There are also links to many Shakespeare resources on the Internet as well. Submitted By: N. Hughes ---------------------------------------------------------------- BOOKS & MUSIC ---------------------------------------------------------------- RadioSpy http://www.radiospy.com/ RadioSpy is the gateway to streaming audio on the Internet. You can find exactly what you want to hear and plug in with a mouse click. If you like music, then RadioSpy is a must-have. Tired of traditional radio? Sick of that crazy cast of loonies on the WPOW morning show? Is Dr. Laura getting on your nerves? Then start your own broadcast. It's easy. Submitted By: K. Philips ---------------------------------------------------------------- COMPUTERS & INTERNET ---------------------------------------------------------------- Shutterfly http://www.shutterfly.com Shutterfly.com is an online digital photo printing service that transforms digital images into 35mm-quality prints and mails them directly to individuals, family and friends. The service also allows free storage of your favorite prints (50 megabytes of space for your photos, and printed photos don't count!) Sign up now and you can get 200 free prints. Submitted By: J. Hansen Internet FAQ Consortium http://www.faqs.org/ You don't have to work in tech support to appreciate the value of a good FAQ ("Frequently Asked Questions") file. This site is an enormous compilation of FAQ files for newsgroups, programs and more. Submitted By: G. Harrison SourceXchange http://www.sourcexchange.com sourceXchange is a wide-open marketplace to facilitate a dynamic exchange between buyers/sellers, a place where highly skilled Open Source developers supply their expertise to committed buyers with well-defined, financially backed Open Source projects. Submitted By: W. Gadson NetHistory http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2260/ If you're looking for a dry, formal history of the Internet, look elsewhere. Instead of boring you with dates like your old History teacher would, NetHistory will give you a feeling for what it was like in the pioneering days of BITNET and the Internet. Submitted By: S. Watson ReviewBooth http://www.reviewbooth.com This site catalogs published hardware reviews and software reviews. The hardware reviews section covers audio, desktop systems, product guides, PDAs, laptops, modems, monitors, peripherals, digital cameras, video cards, scanners, servers, storage devices, and miscellaneous hardware. The software reviews section covers data warehouse, database, enterprise management, graphics, networking, office productivity, web development & management, Web miscellaneous, and miscellaneous software. Currently has over 8,400 reviews. Submitted By: J. Tighe ---------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR ---------------------------------------------------------------- ~~~~ Don't Just Surf, Take an eTour! ~~~~ eTour.com is a new, FREE service that brings great Web sites right to you, so you don't have to search for them yourself! Click below to sign-up today: http://www.etour.com/default.asp?AssocID=eye5 ---------------------------------------------------------------- EDUCATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- The Admissions Office http://www.theadmissionsoffice.com This website is ready to help college-bound high school seniors and parents in selecting schools. The Admissions Office has the links to take virtual tours of universities throughout the United States, see how they rate, compare their admission criteria with your SAT/ACT scores, download applications and financial aid materials, investigate tens of thousands of scholarship opportunities, find help in preparing for entrance examinations and writing essays, and keep track of important dates. Submitted By: L. Hankwwitz Lightspan.com http://www.lightspan.com Provides comprehensive solutions for education on the Web, including a full complement of tools for teachers, Lesson Plans, activities, utilities, a dynamic educational search engine and a classroom website. Students get all they need to do homework and learn online and tap into school activities. Parents can use Lightspan.com as a resource to find out what's going on in their kids class, including homework assignments and what's for lunch this month. Submitted By: C. Westerkamp AOL NetFind: Kids Only http://www.aol.com/netfind/kids/ AOL has put together a search engine for kids only. It provides links to a variety of fun sites that cover news, sports, science animals, crafts, cartoons, games, and adventure travel. All of the sites have been reviewed and deemed to be safe for children. Submitted By: T. Werner ---------------------------------------------------------------- ENTERTAINMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Pet of the Day http://www.petoftheday.com/ Whether or not you have any pets in your home, Pet of the Day aims to bring a few minutes of joy into your life. Every day the site presents a new pet photo and story to try to illustrate how animals enrich the lives of people around the world. Submitted By: A. Downs Popmatters http://www.popmatters.com PopMatters is a fun and content rich international magazine of cultural criticism. The website covers cultural topics such as music, television, films, books, video games, computer software, theatre, visual arts, and the Internet. Submitted By: B. Jackson ---------------------------------------------------------------- HEALTH & FITNESS ---------------------------------------------------------------- MDAdvice http://www.mdadvice.com/ This medical research and reference site has a health library, drug information, medical news, and health tips. "Ask An Expert" invites you to email health questions for advice from doctors. It also has chat support groups, message boards, and a free weekly newsletter. Submitted By: J. Gwynn ---------------------------------------------------------------- SCIENCE & INDUSTRY ---------------------------------------------------------------- The World of Science http://www.theworldofscience.com/ The World of Science has science news briefs, in-depth articles, and biographies of famous scientists. There is a good collection of links to magazines and journals in chemistry, biology, physics, and other sciences. Users can participate in discussion groups on science topics. Teachers may also be interested in the online testing program. Submitted By: C. Boston ---------------------------------------------------------------- SPORTS & RECREATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- SPORTQuest http://www.sportquest.com/sportdir.shtml SPORTQuest master index for sport information on the Web has links to over 10,000 sites. These sites cover professional sports, Summer and Winter Olympics, newspapers, statistics and results, sports science, coaching, sports medicine, physical education, and more. Submitted By: F. 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