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Name: AWAD - A Word A Day
Address: http://wordsmith.org/awad/index.html
Description:
AWAD is part of Wordsmith.org's Wordserver. It displays a different word each day with its definition, origins, and its appearance in a published piece of work. AWAD also provides a sound bite of the correct pronunciation of the day's word. In addition to just a word AWAD also provides a new quote everyday. You can sign up to have AWAD delivered to you by e-mail each day if you want.
Other services provided by AWAD's Wordserver include the Internet Anagram Server (I, Rearrangement Servant), the Wordserver itself, and Listat, a program for automatically making lists of statistics.
Name: Darwin Awards
Address: http://www.darwinawards.com
Description:
How shall we explain The Darwin Awards? Well, why not use the site's own words?
"The Darwin Awards commemorate individuals who protect our gene pool by making the ultimate sacrifice of their own lives: by eliminating themselves in an extraordinarily idiotic manner, thereby improving our species' chance of long-term survival."
Yes. That is what The Darwin Awards is all about. It contains many stories, tales, and articles from newspapers of very stupid things people have done that have got themselves killed. These stories make you shake your head in pity. We know, you are thinking this site is sick and morbid. Maybe it is, but after reading a few of the stories on this site you will probably understand why we have included it here.
Name: The Easter Egg Archive
Address: http://www.eeggs.com
Description:
We know what you are thinking. You are wondering why we have included a site about easter eggs on our list? These, however, are not ordinary easter eggs. These little easter eggs are items that the creator or creators of a book, song, movie, or computer software "hide" in their work on purpose. Quite often easter eggs are some amusing inside joke.
So, how do you find out more about easter eggs? Visit The Easter Egg Archive where there are lists of hundreds of discovered easter eggs. The Easter Egg Archive tells you which published works easter eggs have been discovered in and how to find or access them.
Name: Google
Address: http://www.google.com/
Description:
Everyone should know about and should use this site. Unfortunately, many people are out there who have never used Google. Google is by far the fastest and most reliable search engine available. It finds the best web sites on the subject you are searching for and puts them near the top of the list. It has very few advertisements and they are text only. Try Google, you will like it.
Name: Java On the Brain
Address: http://www.javaonthebrain.com/
Description:
Java On the Brain is site that contains very creative Java applets by a man named Karl Hörnell. Most of the applets are very creative and sophisticated games. He has gained wide notoriety for his games. In fact, many of his applet games are so good that they have been purchased by other sites that offer free Java games.
Name: Project Cool
Address: http://www.projectcool.com/
Description:
If you want to learn how to build websites you will want to visit Project Cool's Gettingstarted.net. It starts out from the basics, how the Internet works, what HTML is and how to program with HTML. Eventually, as you become more and more experienced it lets you practice your skills right on the website. The instructions are setup in a simple step by step process with a short review and practice page at the end.
Project Cool's Developer Zone is a good place for people who are pretty advanced with building websites. It lets you hone in on your skills and gives you a reference source to help you if you have problems. It is not just limited to HTML either. Project Cool can help you with DHTML, XML, and much more. So, if you want a bite of the Internet just visit Project Cool.
Name: Race for the Big Cats
Address: http://bigcats.care2.com/
Description:
The Race for the Big Cats is a web site that lets you help donate habitat for endangered cat species absolutely FREE! Once a day, you can click to help protect habitat for either tigers, jaguars, or snow leopards. The advertisers on the site contribute money to the cause each time a person clicks to help save habitat. You can invite your friends and race as a team to protect the most habitat for endangered cats. So, visit the site and help save endangered cats--FREE!
Name: Race for the Pandas
Address: http://panda.care2.com/
Description:
The Race for the Pandas is a web site that lets you help donate habitat for the endangered pandas absolutely FREE! Once a day, you can click to help protect habitat for pandas. The advertisers on the site contribute money to the cause each time the person clicks to help save habitat for the pandas. You can invite your friends and race as a team to protect the most habitat for endangered pandas. So, visit the site and help save the endangered pandas--FREE!
Name: Race for the Rain Forest
Address: http://rainforest.care2.com/
Description:
The Race for the Rain Forest is a web site that lets you help donate land for the saving of rain forest absolutely FREE! Once a day, you can click to help protect rain forest land. The advertisers on the site contribute money to the cause each time the person clicks to help save rain forest land. You can invite your friends and race as a team to protect the most rain forest. So, visit the site and help save the rain forest--FREE!
Name: Rubik's Online Games
Address: http://rubiks.com/challenges.html
Description:
Rubik's Online Games is a site from the people who brought you the frustrating Rubik's Cube. On this site there are many online games and puzzles for you to play, including the Rubik's Cube itself! Be warned, many of the games are challenging and quite addictive.
Name: SETI@home (The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence at Home)
Address: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/
Description:
Every wonder if alien life is out there in the universe? Did you ever wish you had a cooler screen saver? Well now you can have a cool screen saver and look for aliens both at the same time! All you have to do is visit SETI@home. At SETI@home you can download a free program that processes signals picked up by radio telescopes looking for alien life. When your computer is not in use the program runs as a screen saver and processes the signals in hopes of finding alien life. When you come back to work on your computer the program quits, just like a regular screen saver. Are you interested? Just visit SETI@home.
SCREENSHOT OF SETI@HOME SCREENSAVER
Name: uComics.com
Address: http://www.ucomics.com/
Description:
uComics.com contains over 95 Universal Press Syndicate cartoons and games that you see in newspapers. You can visit this site to read these cartoons or better yet you can have your favorites sent to you by e-mail everyday!
Name: Where's George?
Address: http://www.wheresgeorge.com/
Description:
Do you ever wonder what happens to your bills after you spend them? Where do they go? How far do they travel? What do other people use the bill to pay for? Where's George? can answer all these questions and many more.
Where's George? is a web site that allows you to enter the serial number of a bill and will notify when someone else enters the serial number again. When this happens Where's George? lets you know where the bill traveled to, how far away it traveled, and how long it took to get there. Users can add comments about that bill such as where they received it and what they spent it on. Visit this site and start having fun with your money!
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