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« March 2000 | Main | May 2000 » April 29, 2000Yet Another User-Rated Site Index Hits the Scene
Zeal.com ( http://www.zeal.com ) aims to be, as its press release says, "an interactive web directory powered by the enthusiasm, knowledge, and experience of its members." It's currently in its preview version. Upon entering the site you're presented with a...
Continue reading "Yet Another User-Rated Site Index Hits the Scene" » April 28, 2000Searchable Subject Index for Ireland Indexes over 2400 Links
If you're looking for an index of links about Ireland, and not a full-text search, http://www.indexireland.com/ should help you out. It's a nicely-organized, Yahooesque searchable subject index of Ireland related links. Currently there are over 2400 links available and the...
Continue reading "Searchable Subject Index for Ireland Indexes over 2400 Links" » April 27, 2000Yes, there ARE Search Engines for Just About Everything. Why?
You know, every time I write up a search engine that's a bit on the obscure side, I wonder, "Is anybody going to care about this? Is this a little too niche for the GROTP (Greatest Readers on the Planet)?"...
Continue reading "Yes, there ARE Search Engines for Just About Everything. Why?" » Amazing Daguerreian Registry Gives Info on American Photographers
And in the "I'm continually amazed at all the permutations reference information takes" department, we've got Craig's Daguerreian Registry at http://www.daguerreotype.com/ .. This man read over 1500 American city directories and did over 25 years of research to develop a...
Continue reading "Amazing Daguerreian Registry Gives Info on American Photographers" » April 26, 2000Explore the Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal or 1990 Census Data Online
SRC, LLC has established a new Web site containing data from the Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal, a pre-census test that helped to create the census. This site makes it possible for interested parties to view the kind of data that...
Continue reading "Explore the Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal or 1990 Census Data Online" » April 22, 2000Free Medical Dictionary Launched by MedicineNet.com
MedicineNet.com has launched medterms.com, a free e-encyclopedic dictionary designed for use by anyone concerned with health issues. This site contains over 9,000 entries covering standard medical terms as well as pertinent scientific terms, abbreviations, syndromes, eponyms, and medical history related...
Continue reading "Free Medical Dictionary Launched by MedicineNet.com" » Google Adds University Search
Google, the search engine I just can't shut up about, has added university searching to its offerings at http://www.google.com/universities.html .. You'll find a list of universities which isn't even CLOSE to complete -- there are around four dozen here, and...
April 19, 2000Search Engine for Composites Industry Offers Materials Database and
The Worldwide Composites Search Engine ( http://www.wwcomposites.com ) offers a search engine devoted to the composites industry. The engine includes things like component fabricators, information on Kevlar, Fiberglass, vacuum bonding, etc. You can also view site listings by category, from...
Continue reading "Search Engine for Composites Industry Offers Materials Database and" » Go, Go Graphics Search
GoGraph.com ( http://www.gograph.com/ ) is a new graphics database that gives the user access to several thousand animated GIF's, icons, photos, and clip art. Previously known as Graphsearch.com, this site has added many new features including 20,000 free images, 89...
April 17, 2000The Supreme Court Web Site is UP!
The Supreme Court Web site is now up at http://www.supremecourtus.gov . I know there's been a lot of interest in this one so let me take a quick look at it and give you some thoughts. Docket Information has its...
Web2Mail Sends Web Pages by E-Mail
If you've got a better e-mail connection than a Web connection, or your surfing is limited mostly to a few regularly-visited sites, you might find Web2Mail ( http://www.web2mail.com/ ) interesting. The site's been in development since November 1999 and is...
April 16, 2000NgEX Offers Nigerian Search Engine and Other Information
NigeriaExchange.Com ( http://NigeriaExchange.Com/ ) offers a variety of materials on Nigeria. If you're looking for general information on Nigeria, start with the Nigeria page at http://www.ngex.com/nigeria/default.htm , which is a subject index of facts about Nigeria -- overview, government, tourism,...
Continue reading "NgEX Offers Nigerian Search Engine and Other Information" » April 15, 2000Google's Other Language Search Enters Beta
Google ( http://www.google.com/ ) has quietly launched a beta-test of multiple language searching. After entering your search query, use the pull-down menu to the right of the search form to specify what language you want to search for. You can...
Continue reading "Google's Other Language Search Enters Beta" » April 14, 2000Search Engine for Music/Radio Launches
I've seen MP3 search engines by the metric ton, but not anything quite like this new radio/music search engine at http://newradiostar.com/starsearch.htm .. This engine is designed for radio and music Web sites, with a current claimed index of 70,000 sites....
April 13, 2000Inktomi Announces Big Honkin' Search Index
Inktomi announced a couple days ago that they've developed a third-generation search architecture (GEN3a) and that the Inktomi search engine is up to 500 million "of the best documents on the Web." (Did they look? Really? 500 million times?) The...
Continue reading "Inktomi Announces Big Honkin' Search Index" » April 12, 2000AltaVista Launches Italian version
AltaVista has launched an Italian version of its Web site at http://www.altavista.it/ . The site is, of course, in Italian, and claims to index about 95 percent of the Web sites in Italy. See the press release at: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000411/ca_altavis_1.html...
April 11, 200050states.com Clever Directory for US Information
One of the problems with Subject directories is that any directory structure is inherently subjective. Someone might think that your categories don't make sense, while they're perfectly sensible to you. One of the benefits of niche directories is that you...
Continue reading "50states.com Clever Directory for US Information" » April 10, 2000How Many WAP Puns Can You Stuff Into One WAP Portal?
Find out at http://www.wapwardlymobile.com/ , which offers a searchable subject index of WAP sites ( WAP, WAP, and away) WAP News (WAP's Happenin'?), and links of interest to WAP fans (WAP's up, doc?) If you don't have a WML-compatible browser...
Continue reading "How Many WAP Puns Can You Stuff Into One WAP Portal?" » April 09, 2000GardensOnline Offers Huge Database of Plants
GardensOnline offers what looks to be a database of over 770 plants at http://www.GardensOnline.com.au/PlantSearch/PlantSearch.asp . You can search by a several different variables, including common name, flowering time, height, sunlight requirements, and zone. Now, the site is in Australia and...
Continue reading "GardensOnline Offers Huge Database of Plants" » SSA Provides Retirement Calculators
Americans, if you're wondering how much you'll be pulling from the Social Security Administration when you retire, check out the benefit calculators at http://www.ssa.gov/retire/ . The first one is real simple; enter the age you'll be by the end of...
April 07, 20002000 Forbes/Fortune 500 Now Available
The year 2000 Forbes 500 is now available at http://www.forbes.com/tool/toolbox/forbes500s/ .. You can slice and dice the list in several different ways -- list alphabetically, rank by sales, rank by market value, etc. You can view all the list members...
SmartEngine Meta-Search Debuts at Internet World
SmartEngine -- http://www.smartengine.com/ -- is a new meta-search engine that offers metasearching in the following categories: web, auctions, images, and audio. They also offer a search of the SmartGuide, which looks to be a repackaged Dmoz database. The front page...
Continue reading "SmartEngine Meta-Search Debuts at Internet World" » April 06, 2000eNature.com Offers Online Field Guides
eNature ( http://www.eNature.com/ ) has launched an animal portal that includes searchable field guides at http://www.eNature.com/guides/select_group.asp .. The guides are derived from the Audubon Field Guide books. From the URL listed above, you'll be given the option to pick a...
April 05, 2000TenLinks.com Releases "the Ultimate Mapping/GIS Directory"
TenLinks.com, maker of tech directories ( get a whole pile of them at http://www.tenlinks.com ) has released a new directory of Mapping and GIS sites at http://www.tenlinks.com/MapGIS/index.htm .. The directory includes links to newsletters, bibliographies, tutorials, data sites, university GIS...
Continue reading "TenLinks.com Releases "the Ultimate Mapping/GIS Directory"" » Browsers A Go-Go
Right on the heels of The Microsoft Situation comes a ton of browser news. The 2nd beta of Opera 4.0 is online at http://www.opera.com/download.html .. Get the list of known Opera browser "issues" at http://sue-sims.nu/opera/resources/40-issues.html before you download and install...
April 04, 2000UL Offers Free Databases of Products and Firms
Underwriters Laboratories, the folks behind those ubiquitous "UL" tags on your appliances, have launched a database of UL Certified products and the companies that produce them at http://www.ul.com/database/index.htm .. You can search by company name, "Category Control Number" (CCN), or...
Continue reading "UL Offers Free Databases of Products and Firms" » Job Search Engine FlipDog Launches
Job search engine FlipDog.com ( http://www.flipdog.com/ ) announced its launch yesterday, claiming that its site holds over 511,000 jobs from almost 50,000 employers. The site has not changed that much to my eye since I looked at the beta a...
April 03, 2000Chemical Industry Search Engine Provides Mix of Sites
Oh, neat, I've already written my stupid headline of the week and it's only Monday. Anyway, The Chemical Industry Search Engine ( http://chemindustry.com/index.asp ) has over 24000 sites relevant to the chemical industry in its searchable subject index, including events,...
Continue reading "Chemical Industry Search Engine Provides Mix of Sites" » April 01, 2000Directory for Graduate Schools Available
http://www.gradschools.com/ has over 49,000 listings of graduate school programs. You can browse through the subject directory at http://www.gradschools.com/noformsearch.html or do a by-school search at http://www.gradschools.com/listings/menus/institutions_menu.html .. When you browse the two pages I mention above you'll see the sponsored sites...
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