Top Quality Links. Try 'em -- you just might
like 'em!
| Google
Search |
Best general-purpose search engine. No question.
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| AltaVista
Search |
Second best general-purpose search engine.
Search example:
(cars OR vehicles) AND "for sale" AND NOT Renault AND title:bargain
AND url:uk
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| Google
Image Search |
Best image search engine. Search for associated words and phrases,
exclude words, restrict search to particular site, etc.
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| Yahoo
Video Search |
Best video search engine.
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| ProFusion
Search |
Best "metasearch" engine. Performs extremely thorough searches
by running 13 other search engines (including AltaVista, Excite, Lycos,
Netscape, MSN ...)
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| SETI@Home
Screensaver |
Forget 'Flying Toasters' and '3-D Maze'. Download this screensaver
which analyses data from the "Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence"
project at the Arecibo radio telescope. You have the chance to make the
biggest discovery in the history of mankind (even while you're asleep)!
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| FriendsReunited
(UK only) |
Get back in touch with old friends from university, secondary school,
and even primary school. Hey, it worked for me! It could be the most useful
thing you ever do with your PC and the Internet!
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| Urban Legends |
Ever heard stories so amazing they seem too good to be true? That's
because they're usually not! If you've ever wondered which way your bathwater
should rotate when it goes down the plug-hole, check out this ultimate
guide to what's true and what's not. Go on - get one over on that know-it-all
bloke down the pub! (Note: new url)
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| ZoneAlarm Firewall |
You might be surprised how often innocent and not so innocent attempts
are made to connect to your computer while you are on-line. This
firewall lets you know every time it happens and protects your computer
from malicious attacks. Free 15-day evaluation. I pay for mine: it's worth it.
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| Sophos SWEEP Anti-Virus |
It's really not safe out there in Cyberspace. You shouldn't go
out there without adequate protection.This anti-virus software features
an "intercheck monitor" which screens everything that gets sent to your
computer. Additionally, you can make it do a daily sweep of your entire
computer for over 70,000 viruses (and worms and trojans) at some convenient
time (say, 0400 hrs). You can download it for free for evaluation purposes.
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| betfair - Betting Exchange |
betfair's betting exchange allows you to make bets with other betfair punters in the
normal way ("backing") or to offer odds to them ("laying"). Commission is charged at 5%
of your net profit in a given market - less if you bet more. I've bet more than £30,000
with betfair (and doing OK - about even!). Nanny says: Don't bet more than you can afford to lose.
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| BETDAQ - Betting Exchange |
BETDAQ betting exchange. Irish (Dublin) based. Doesn't quite have the same volume of trading as betfair, but a good exchange, nevertheless. And the commission
rate is only 3%.
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| Sporting Options - Betting Exchange |
Sporting Options betting exchange. WENT BUST! But thanks to the generous
people at betfair, a lot of punters were refunded what they were owed. Betfair did
it because they didn't want confidence in betting exchanges undermined. I got my
money back. The url is now a re-direct to betfair.com.
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| livescore |
Comprehensive live football scores ... so you can see how your bets are doing.
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| Beginner's Guide to HTML |
If you don't know an <A HREF> from an <IMG SRC>, then this is the place to go.
A 23 page guide which will allow you to show your friends what a completely-sad geek you really are. June 2006: the document no longer exists, but there at some links to other HTML resources.
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| POST-FORTEAN META-COMPLEXITY |
POST-FORTEAN META-COMPLEXITY:
Fiction and non-fiction speculations on the weirder fringes of science and culture. And some downloadable novellas by Andrw May.
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| Fiona's Forum |
It's new! It's free! It's admin-ed by Fi! Actually, it's quite old now and I'm not sure if there's any activity any more. Fiona's chat forum.
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