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Thursday, May 09, 1996 - Volume 02, Issue 14

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NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR 3.0 BETA AVAILABLE

The Netscape juggernaut rolls on. Users now have access to groupware features like Internet telephony, a "whiteboard" that enables users to view and edit graphic images in real-time, an integrated VRML viewer, and built-in audio and video viewers (fewer separate plug-ins for this). Developers get something called LiveConnect, which lets them script and link all sorts of live content (Java, plug-ins), more Java features, and (surprise, surprise) new HTML tags. Administrators get a set of tools to help configure Netscape across networks. The built-in View Source is pretty, too. Take a look at the press release for more details. Download: "http://www.netscape.com/comprod/mirror/client_download.html" PR: "http://www.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease129.html"

MOMMY DEAREST

We could say this is the mother of all mother sites, but we won't. The Family Planet Mother's Day Gateway lets you tell all about the best, worst, and funniest things your mother has ever done. Even better, read the contributions of others. If you're irresponsible and haven't yet bought a Mother's Day card, the Gateway supplies free e-cards. There's even a section where moms list their desired gifts. If you are a mom yourself, there are a few relevant columns and a section devoted to the mommy wars - working moms versus stay-at-homes. Come now, can't we all play nice? "http://family.starwave.com/seasonal/mothers/"

YOU ARE HERE... AND WANNA GET THERE

MapQuest is one of the coolest applications to hit the Web. Surprisingly, it is also one of the most useful. Pick a place - any place. Well, make it an American place. Type the address into MapQuest and it returns a complete graphical full-color map that marks your requested location. Use the buttons to zoom in or out through levels of magnification from national to a local street map. If you're traveling afar, you can even get driving directions. For extra pleasure, check out the mega-cool Java and ActiveX versions of the Atlas. This is a free service but registering lets you save maps on file and store your map-viewing preferences. Plus, they gave us a hat at Spring Internet World last week. "http://www.mapquest.com/"

POP ALT.CULTURE ON THE WEB

This site promotes itself as "a swimming pool among the wading pools on the Web" and it's not too far off the mark. Alt.culture, the Net version of the book touted as an encyclopedia of '90s youth culture, is virtually drowning in information. The hottest thing about this page is the Auto-Pilot, which lets you get blip-verts of any of the 900+ articles. We shot through an in-depth analysis of the voguing phenomenum, the V-chip, and biocular dysphobia (VR-related health problem). Worth slipping into your floaties and taking a dip. "http://www.altculture.com/"

TUNE IN, TURN ON, CLICK HERE

A cross between celebrity worship and a venue for counter-cultural information, Tim Leary's home page is literally a photographic tour of his home. Travel into different rooms for glimpses of the art gallery, photo archives, and library (featuring an HTML version of "The Psychedelic Experience"). Much of the site is incomplete but the established framework is clever and surprisingly slick for a site of this nature. Tim, as many are aware, is slowly dying of cancer. You'll find health updates here along with precise counts of his pharmaceutical (legal and illegal) intake. Search deeper for the Leary Biscuit recipe (Ritz crackers, brie, marijuana...). Sort of a Nixon Library for the rest of us, this site may be worth tracking if the content grows. "http://www.leary.com/"

SPRINKLE'S WRINKLE

Annie Sprinkle - performance artist, photographer, sexual activist, former porn actress - has a Web page that touts her very special brand of female sexual celebration. Here you'll find helpful information on cervical self-examination, some very specific massage techniques, and perhaps a few new ideas about sex and sexuality. The highlight - or nadir, if you feel that way - is a look at her cervix through a speculum. "http://www.infi.net/‾heck/sprinkleshow.html"

NET-VEAU RICHE

Some of the wealthiest geeks on the Net have made millions off their technopassion. Hence, Net Millionaires, where you can watch their net worths rise and fall by the minute, based on current stock prices. This site cleverly melds market quotes with stock records to provide the relevant information. As you might guess, Netscape chairman Jim Clark is a billionaire. Alan Meckler, of Mecklermedia fame, is only in the low eight digits. Pity there's no privacy anymore.... By the way, investors may find the too-brief "Historical Analysis" listing useful. All this site needs, perhaps, is a chat room where you could trade tidbits with columnists waiting for the rise or fall. "http://www.pulver.com:80/million/"

GRAND SLAM BUS TOUR

No, it's not KISS - it's das Bus and it's making a tour of every Denny's known to mankind. Okay, maybe not EVERY Denny's, but a whole bunch of them, anyway. Turning an early childhood love into an adult obsession, Jason Pfaff keeps a running journal of his Denny's visits with the pertinant info available such as what they ate, who accompanied them, and - most importantly - what free stuff they got or stole and whether or not there was the requisite Weird Al Yankovic look-alike employee. It's not Kerouac, but what do you expect for $1.99? "http://entropy.muc.muohio.edu/‾p7a77/densec/intro.html"

RIGHT THIS WAY TO HOLLYWOOD AND VINE

It's flashy! Splashy! And just a little bit trashy! Capitol Records invites you to visit "Hollywood and Vine", an impressive corner of the WWW inspired by the famous Tinseltown intersection, which also happens to be in the general vicinity of Capitol Records' headquarters. Ripe with funky, postcard-like graphics, Hollywood and Vine is the ultimate tourist trap in the realm of music and entertainment. Stop by the Leaning Tower Travel Center for an overview. Check out upcoming music tour dates. Reminisce over hits of the '70s. Send a friend a digital postcard. Bet you're wishing you were here already. "http://hollywoodandvine.com/"

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Most Hollywood studios have flashy presences on the Net. To keep up with their new releases, you'd have to spend a lot of time surfing. Here's an alternative that centralizes links to movie trailers all over the Web. It ain't fancy but it's complete, with lists organized by studio. There are also sections for foreign film studios, TV shows, and music videos. Even before trailers become available, check out the upcoming movie list for films in production or even pre-production stages. The "Hot Trailer Pick Awards" highlights selected film sites of the week. You may be begging for a cable modem after downloading some of the 6 MB whoppers. Curiosity has its costs. "http://lyre.mit.edu/‾deering/tpark.html"

CLICK IT AGAIN, SAM

You probably already know about this movielicious site, but to compete with commercial databases, the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), maintained by 18 people around the world, has established itself as a company - that is, gone pro. Thank goodness its Web services will remain free, because the database lists over 70,000 movies, including classics and current releases, Hollywood and other films, along with biographies and background. If you like, IMDb will notify you by e-mail of updates to this massive and ever-growing resource. Every film student should link to it. US: "http://us.imdb.com/" UK: "http://uk.imdb.com/"

DAS PERSONAL UNDERSEA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

Yearning for something other than the weekend yacht? US Submarines (USS) offers several models of personal luxury submarines. The prices for such goodies are steep, and even USS admits that the personal submarine concept may seem a tad silly to the unenlightened. So, in addition to illustrations and descriptions of the models, USS will also let you have $50,000 if you happen to know anyone who can and eventually does purchase one of their luxury subs. Start checking that address file. Credit USS for an entertaining site and an idea that might shake a few cobwebs out of your brain. After all, as the company says about its 188-foot, five-stateroom Seattle 1000, "After one dive in Seattle, a simple megayacht will never again suffice." That goes without saying. "http://www.cnw.com/‾ussubs/"

WELCOME WAGON FOR INTERNET NEWCOMERS

Are you a stranger in the brave new wired world? Eager to graduate from newbie status and subject yourself to flames, spams, and fingers? If you answered at least one yes and/or you don't have a clue as to what newbie, flame, spam, or finger means, here's the perfect site for you. "Learn the Net: the Essential Internet Online" guides you through Camp Internet. You'll explore the mysteries of getting connected, memorize proper netiquette, check out e-mail and newsgroups, and even learn how to create your own home page. Yes, that is Larry Magid waving his little cyberhand. "http://www.paradesa.com/teionline/home/home.html"

YAHOOLIGANS

Yahoo's site for 8 to 14-year-olds lives up to its devilishly clever name, delivering links kids should find intriguing. Factor in Yahooligans' rejection of sites that are "sleazy, slimy, snarly, paranoid, hateful, hideous, harmful, pornographic or prejudiced" (there goes, what, a quarter of the Web?) and you end up with a safe haven for junior surfers. Otherwise, Yahooligans follows the lead of its older sibling, with new sites, cool sites, and random sites just a click away, along with a helpful breakdown of categories (check out Homework Answers in the School Bell category). Club Yahooligans offers e-mail notices of cool sites, special offers, and other nebulous coolness for anyone willing to fill out a form apparently devised by someone from marketing. "http://www.yahooligans.com/"

ONLINE TRAVEL

Click your mouse and see the world

MUNICH FOUND

Such is the name of a page we're glad we came upon. This Bavarian bounty looks good and is bursting with high-quality content. Munich Found, the cybercompanion to a paper edition, isn't just an online tourist pamphlet, but is an intelligent look at the town and issues of import in Germany. Articles in the April issue looked at the establishment of an urban car ban to create a pedestrian zone, lingering effects of the Holocaust, and dating in Germany. The latter warns that you could find yourself with "the well mannered work horse who schedules spontanaeity in his Filofax." News articles, a "what's on" list, and classifieds are typical for this kind of page, but atypically interesting in style and perception. "http://www.MunichFound.de/"

ON THE ROAD OUT WEST

Out West Online is the latest homespun spin on Out West Newspaper, the 9-year-old effort of Chuck and Rodica Woodbury on their journey down western America's roads in a 24-foot motorhome/newsroom. This ongoing quarterly travelogue of 100% bona fide American corn ranges across the story of Hi Jolly and the US Camel Military Corps, to a garlic-loving ghost in Bodie, Calif., and onto e-mail roadfood testimonials (including a hot tip about the biscuits 'n' gravy at a diner in Dayton, Nev.), all peppered with some genuinely useful info on various sites and activities west of the Rockies. Check out the rocky mountain oyster "Testicle Festival" in Rock Creek, Mont. virtually if you can't face it in the flesh. "http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/"

CANNES CAN'T, SO THEY DO

"They" are Film Scouts, and their coverage of the currently rolling Cannes Film Festival embarasses the official site. The Film Scouts page has press conference notes, a guide to Cannes, and an exclusive Philip Glass composition. Bone up on your Riviera French at the Language Lab. As for substance, reviews, interviews, and awards are promised. If you feel compelled, there's even a link to the official Cannes site. Netsurfer'll send someone to the festival next year. C'est pratiquement signe. "http://www.filmscouts.com/festivals/cannes96/index.html"

UP YONDER

The Alaska Internet Travel Guide is 525 pages of information on visitng America's largest state. From accomodations to adventures it's listed here, with hundreds, maybe thousands, of links to each company's photos, package rates, and e-mail forms. Want to hunt musk oxen on Nunivak Island? Or is a narrated floatplane flightseeing trip over the Juneau Icefield more your style? Find it, plan it, and in some cases, reserve it in mere minutes. Who'd have thought the most untamed state would have the most advanced travel Web site? "http://www.alaskaone.com/travel/"

CRAVING HAGGIS, WHISKEY, OR YOUR CLAN?

The Rampant Scotland Index home page promises to provide "all Scotland on your computer screen" and they almost deliver - you can't taste the haggis or whiskey. Whether you want to visit Scotland, learn more about it, or just take a virtual tour, this site's 500 links cover everything Scottish. Prospective tourists will appreciate the where-to-go, what-to-see, and where-to-stay info, while those enamored of Scottish culture can delve into the intricacies of clans and tartans, music and dance, Gaels and Celts, and more. Also featured are links to Scottish business and economy, food and drink, and newspapers and magazines. "http://users.colloquium.co.uk/‾scott_awa/index.htm"

WEB VOYEURISM COMES TO ANTARCTICA

Yet another ever-vigilant video camera is wired into the Web. This time, instead of being in the bottom of a fish tank, it's at the bottom of the planet - Mawson Station, Antarctica. Unfortunately, the sun does not appear a whole lot these days, leading to crisp pictures of, well, not much. There is a link to the midday picture, but truth be told, there's not that much to see. For diversions the jaded or unadventurous might want to check Mawson's weather and gloat that you're here and not there, and those in need of a change of scenery and climate can zip over to the Australian Antarctic Division's home page and check out the tourist flights and employment opportunities at the bottom of the world. "http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/mawson/video.html"

FLOTSAM & JETSAM

Random acts of online reality

WHO'S WHO IN THE WORLD OF CHESS

This World Chess Champions site provides all the right moves for chess players and spectators alike. From Morphy to Fisher to Kasparov, you'll find a plethora of biographies, plenty of photos, historical documents, and a great database of chess resources. Check it out for yourself. (We just had to say that.) "http://www.qnet.fi/mathiasen/matyson.html-ssi"

E-LISTS

It is so horrifyingly easy to fill your days with e-mail. Check out the searchable Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists (PAML) and E-Mail Discussion Groups/Lists (EMDG/L) for a few thousand mailing lists on any topic you want. PAML: "http://www.neosoft.com/internet/paml/bysubj.html" EMDG/L: "http://www.webcom.com/impulse/list.html"

SUBMIT YOUR URL TO SUBMITALL

So you've created a page and it's time to link your URL to search sites and directory services. SubmitAll is a single point for submitting to 27 different sites for free. Later, you can submit to more without having to re-enter all the info because it's keyed to a unique ID. Neat. "http://www.hometeam.com/tools/submital.htm"

THE MOTHER OF ALL HOTLISTS

Among gadzillions of websites, there are few tried and true that keep us coming back. In one page, "Hot Sheet" collects, and organizes by category, about 300 useful sites. A great starting point for Net newbies. "http://www.tstimpreso.com/hotsheet/"

VIDEOPHONE DIRECTORY

Connectix, makers of VideoPhone, and Four11, the largest Net white pages directory, have created a free searchable database that enables Videophone users to directly locate each other over the Web. Find the name, then click to establish a videocall. "http://www.four11.com/"

ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET, CLICK

Here are some trivia about the Olympics, courtesy of the Olympic Factbook and Olympics Quiz, a selection from the Factbook published in association with the US Olympic Committee. Bone up for conversation at your next cocktail or swimming party. "http://www.thomson.com/olympics.html"

SITE FOR BROKERS, INVESTORS, AND OTHER SERIOUS MONEY-HEADS

A complicated, intricate and restrictive site is now available for serious money hounds. If you have the bandwidth, a frames-capable browser, a platform for Java, and a serious interest in fancy forecasts, then see "http://www.hhconductor.com/"

CATALOGUE MANIA

You can search for and request sample issues of thousands of print media and catalogues listed at Media Finder. They currently list over 10,000 publications in over 265 subject areas. "http://www.mediafinder.com/"

SOFTWARE

Online related software notices and mini-reviews

THANKS, ZD

You expect a lot from Ziff-Davis, and from the ZD Net Software Library you get 10,000 points of light. The 1996 PC Magazine Shareware Awards Finalist page is a gem in itself. "Editors' Picks", which includes thumbnail reviews and ratings of current shareware, awards, and "Top Downloads", is a great place to start. Internet and publishing tools, browsers, e-mail and news readers, helper and communication apps, tutorials - ZD provides a treasure trove for netters, newbies, Windows freaks, and Webaholics. What a gorgeous triumph in design for Netscape users! What a joy to find so much useful software in one place! Thank you, thank you, thank you! "http://www.zdnet.com/zdi/software/"

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