From: The Weekly Bookmark [info@weeklyb.com] Sent: Jueves 27 de Mayo de 1999 03:56 AM To: List Member Subject: The Weekly Bookmark - May 26, 1999 The Weekly Bookmark - http://www.weeklyb.com THE WEEKLY BOOKMARK ISSN 1091-6202 May 26, 1999 - Vol. 5, No. 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------- TOP OF THE LIST ---------------------------------------------------------------- Wow, time does move fast! TWB was gone a little longer than we had planned. Sorry for the delay, but our day jobs have been getting the best of us the past couple of weeks. That, and we had to sneak out and see "The Phantom Menace" half a dozen times so far... ---------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT NOTES FROM THE WEEKLY BOOKMARK TEAM ---------------------------------------------------------------- We will be switching the service which we use to send out the Weekly Bookmark in a week or so. This is being done to increase the quality of the newsletter, provide better customer service, and make it easier to manage the ever-growing subscriber base. There shouldn't be any problems in switching (keep your fingers crossed) and we will automatically move everyone over to the new system. However, if anything does happen, please don't worry, as we do back-up the member list on a regular basis. Also, keep all of your great submissions coming to us at: http://www.weeklyb.com/html/submit1.html Have a great week, The TWB Team ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- BOOKS & MUSIC ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bookideas.com http://www.bookideas.com/ This site contains book reviews, recommendations, and commentary in all genres, as well as author interviews. There are also interactive Best and Worst books lists that you can add your vote to. Submitted By: D. Malcolm ---------------------------------------------------------------- COMPUTERS AND INTERNET ---------------------------------------------------------------- MailStart http://www.mailstart.com/ Read the mail for any one of your email accounts using the free service from MailStart. This site provides you with access to your current email accounts with only your email address and password. Submitted By: M. Waldofski RocketTalk http://www.rockettalk.com/ RocketTalk is the place on the internet to get free internet voice messaging software. All you need is an e-mail account, a sound card and a microphone in order to send clear voice messages to anyone on the Web. Your friends can listen to your messages using the free RocketTalk download. If they don't have RocketTalk, then the voice messages come as an attachment to their e-mail. Put some feeling into your email today! Submitted By: J. Sherman Digital Camera Resource Page http://www.dcresource.com/ The Digital Camera Resource Page features the latest news from the world of digital cameras, plus reviews and info on every camera, price tracking, and great message boards where you can chat with other camera owners. Submitted By: T. Swanson Scour.Net http://www.scour.net/ Scour.Net is your search engine and guide to multimedia on the Internet. Use this search engine to find all types of multimedia including MP3, WAV, Quicktime, RealMedia, Netshow, Vivo, AVI, RealAudio, RealVideo, and MPEG. Submitted By: H. Nerosian ---------------------------------------------------------------- EDUCATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood http://www.pbs.org/rogers/ It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood for Mister Rogers fans on May 4 when PBS Online debuted a comprehensive Web site for "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, the popular, esteemed children's television show. The site includes funs events and activities suitable for the whole family. Submitted By: C. Dufault Book Adventure http://www.bookadventure.org/ The Sylvan Book Adventure is a free, Web-based reading incentive program dedicated to helping kids read, click, and win! Book Adventure enables supervisors - parents, guardians and educators to track their readers' independent reading progress and select literature appropriate for every grade level. With the help of Rex Reader and Bailey Bookmark, kids have more than 3,000 of the most popular and acclaimed children's titles from which to read and quiz. Points that readers score on quizzes can be used to earn prizes! Submitted By: A. LaVallee World Wide Learn http://www.worldwidelearn.com/ World Wide Learn is a directory of courses, tutorials, classes and workshops offered exclusively online. Categories include Internet & Newbies, Continuing Education, Online Training, Business, Languages, Writing, Marketing, Advertising & Copy- writing and Web Design. And of course, there's also a Recess! page when you are ready to take a break from your studies! Submitted By: A. Lovett Pfizer FunZone http://www.pfizerfunzone.com Children can create a chemical reaction, get up-close and personal with an ant and even build their own compass all by logging onto Pfizer’s new interactive science web site. As the name reflects, the FunZone teaches science in a lively and colorful setting that appeals to children. The site’s interactive games, experiments for the home and classroom and plethora of engaging scientific facts and information is designed to entertain and enlighten children and students 8-14 years old. Submitted By: J. Koppenal ---------------------------------------------------------------- ENTERTAINMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Internet Bumper Stickers http://www.directtodave.com/ibs/ Like their real-world conterparts, the Internet Bumper Stickers run from serious to hilarious. They are basically just royalty- free graphics with great sayings on them. Stick them on your website or your email and make a statement. Submitted By: G. Johannsen MovieFlix http://www.movieflix.com/ Sign-up for a free membership and enjoy MovieFlix.com's giant collection of online feature films. There are classic short and feature length films in a variety of categories. Other features of the site include movie trivia, celebrity birthdays, hollywood news, etc. You'll probably want a fast connection, but it's worth it. Submitted By: S. Guliese ---------------------------------------------------------------- HEALTH & WELLNESS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Organized Home http://organizedhome.com Get organized at home with helpful tips and tricks from this great websie. Articles and features on home organization and management, chore lists, freezer cooking, clutter control, holiday planning, cleaning and homemaking with a hi-tech spin. Submitted By: C. Townley Ewer ---------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR ---------------------------------------------------------------- ~~~~ Make Money While You Surf ~~~~ AllAdvantage.com will pay you $0.50 an hour while you surf the Web for up to 40 hours per month. That's up to $20 per month just for browsing the Internet the way you normally do! Click below to join today: http://alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=ASY012 ---------------------------------------------------------------- SCIENCE & INDUSTRY ---------------------------------------------------------------- SciSeek.com http://www.sciseek.com/ SciSeek is a great guide to the best the Internet has to offer in the fields of science and nature. Styled like a conventional Internet guide, this service lists Web sites covering subjects from agriculture and forestry to engineering, chemistry, physics and the environment. Submitted By: M. Johnson ---------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIETY & CULTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Messy Gourmet http://www.messygourmet.com This site is essentially a tongue-in-cheek playful poke at gourmet cooking as defined traditionally. We strongly believe that fun cooking is gourmet cooking. The more adventurous and messier you are when you cook the better it will taste. Everyone is a gourmet cook..yes even you! In addition to experimental recipes,the site houses fascinating but useful tips, help in removing those yucky stains, and kitchen gadget reviews. Submitted By: S. Kroo ---------------------------------------------------------------- STAR WARS ---------------------------------------------------------------- It had to be done, but we realize not everyone is a fan, so we put it at the bottom. Here is a quick listing, in no particular order, of some of the best Star Wars related websites out there. Submitted By: TWB Team Star Wars: The Official Web Site http://www.starwars.com/ JediNet - For The Fans By The Fans http://www.jedinet.com/ TheForce.net: Your Daily Dose of Star Wars http://www.theforce.net/ Star Wars Search Engine http://episodeii.com/ Star Wars Link Engine http://www.project-m31.com/ Star Wars Chicks http://members.tripod.com/StarWarsChicks/ Star Wars Fans at the Mining Company http://starwars.miningco.com/ ZDNet's Star Wars Guide http://www.zdnet.com/filters/starwars/ http://www.zdnet.com/swlib/topics/StarWars.html Star Wars Database http://www.swdatabase.com/ Blue Harvest http://www.blueharvest.net/ ZD TV's Star Wars Hub http://www.zdnet.com/zdtv/internettonight/starwars/ NewsDroid: Headline News For Star Wars Fans http://www.newsdroid.com/ Dark Horse Comics Official Star Wars Site http://www.dhorse.com/starwars/ Virtual Edition http://www.virtualedition.com/ Yakface's Realm http://www.yakface.com/ Troops: The Official Web Site http://www.theforce.net/troops/ EchoStation http://www.echostation.com/ StarWarz http://www.starwarz.com/ MaulRats http://www.maulrats.com Toshi Station http://www.toshistation.com The-PhantomMenace.com http://www.the-phantommenace.com Countdown to Star Wars http://starwars.countingdown.com/ And for those of you who really don't like Star Wars (though we can't imagine how anyone could feel this way) - I Hate Star Wars http://www.ihatestarwars.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- The Weekly Bookmark - http://www.weeklyb.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To Subscribe: mailto:weeklybookmark-subscribe@listbot.com For Comments and Suggestions: mailto:info@weeklyb.com To Unsubscribe: mailto:weeklybookmark-unsubscribe@listbot.com Copyright (c) 1999 by The Weekly Bookmark, Portland, OR - All Rights Reserved No portion of this work may be republished in any form, including on a website, without prior written permission of the copyright holder. 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