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As a public service to you, our listeners, we list all the Web sites we discuss on the air. If you missed a Web address or want to learn more about the sites we mention, please see the list, below.

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Fall, 2003

Summer, 2003

www.mysuperpc.com Build your own PC. It's not as hard as you'd imagine.

www.pcmech.com/byopc Another take on building your own computer.

www.volunteermatch.org Volunteer your time. It feels and does good.

securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sobig.e@mm.removal.tool.html Sobig E worm virus removal tool

www.viruslist.com Extensive information about viruses

www.google.com/microsoft.html Search Microsoft with Google

www.ohiocomputer.com Larry Butler website

Oldies but Goodies sites revisited

www.bartleby.com Excellent reference site

www.luxurylink.com Bid on Luxury travel destinations

www.climbingkilimanjaro.com Information on climbing Kilimanjaro

www.labmice.net The definitive online resource for IT Professionals who deploy, manage, and support Microsoft products and services

www.epinions.com Users opinions and reviews on all sorts of products

www.computergear.com/garwlap.html This little guy is too cool! He's $19.95 plus shipping and is 6½" tall. He's one of the cleverest office conversation-starters we've ever seen. We can only assume he's using 802.11g to the Web...
www.ashampoo.com Finally! A utility that safely scrubs your Windows XP system of stray and duplicate DLL files. WinOptimizer from Ashampoo is the only product that can do this important task safely in Windows XP.
www.donotcall.gov Well, gang, here it is. The oft-rumored telemarketer killer Web site. How well this works depends on your expectations and knowledge of the law. First, this doesn't kick in until October. Second, it only blocks state-to-state calls, not calls within your state of residence. Third, if you've made an inquiry with or ordered from a company, they have right to call you for a specified time. Finally, mark your calendars for five years from when you register because you will have to do so again.
10-10phonerates.com The lovely Kathi deserves a high-five for finding this site! We've seen a zillion ads for all manner of 10-10 services, but they all have hidden costs and gotchas. If you plan to use 10-10 services, you need to research this site.
Airport X-Rays Reveal All Many airports seem ready to spring for x-ray screening technology called "backscatter" x-ray. While BXR is nearly 100% effective in "seeing" weapons under clothing, it also reveals all the sizes and shapes of everything that's under someone's clothing. Talk about a weight-loss motivation for frequent flyers!

www.heidi.ie/eraser Advanced secure data removal tool for Windows & DOS
www.superliminal.com/cube/cube.htm Online Rubik's cube. As if you didn't have enough madness in your life...
www.worldofquotes.com/ Need a quote?
www.blackviper.com/WinXP/strangeservice.htm Decipher XP's processes
www.cgsecurity.org/ Advanced Freeware Data Recovery Tools

www.space.com/spacewatch/where_is_mars.html Mars is as close to Earth as it will be in our lifetime. Check out the Red Planet!

Meetup What a great idea! Create public meetings on any interest, then post the notice for the meeting here. You never know...five people, or 500, might sign up. Or, there might be a meeting near you on something you like, whether it's photography, railroading, quilting or Pixar movies.

Museum of Hoaxes Internet hoaxes busted here! Before you believe something passed along to you and you, heaven forbid, pass it to a thousand other people, check here first and save yourself potential embarrassment.

www.sperrysoftware.com/Outlook-Duplicates.asp Prevent Outlook duplicate messages.

Webby Awards The Academy Awards® for Web sites. Some of these approach art.

Earth Observatory Our own planet in all of its magnificence from space. Take a look here and you won't take this place for granted anymore. Bonus: You can download some visually staggering monitor wallpaper.

www.orisinal.com A plethora of games.

Spring, 2003
abone.turk.net/bulentb27/index.htm#screenrecorder Bülent's Screen Recorder.
www.no-contact.com/ No-Contact Electric Jacket The No-Contact Jacket is a wearable defensive jacket created to aid women in their struggle for protection from violence. When activated by the wearer, 80,000 volts of low amperage electric current pulses just below the surface shell of the entire jacket. This
exo-electric armor prevents any person from unauthorized contact with the wearer's body!
www.comfm.com/live/radio/ International Radio Tuner.
www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare.asp Compare digital cameras, sent in by a listener. Thanks, Dave!

www.tweakxp.com/ WinXP troubleshooting site. Note: You might want to uninstall the automatically installed Comet Curser you get when you visit this site.
www.computing.net/ Support for all operating system platforms.
www.helponthe.net/ Tech Support Guy.
www.theeldergeek.com/ Lots of useful Windows info from The Elder Geek.

SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) is a global reality. Protect yourself from the disease and from misinformation at the following sites:
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/ The CDC (Centers for Disease Control)
www.who.int/csr/sars/en/ The WHO (World Health Organization)
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2856735.stm BBC News
health.yahoo.com Yahoo health, an excellent resource. Go there, then search for SARS if you don't see a story or link to it.

The best coverage of an event is through local coverage. Find the pertinent local newspaper for almost anywhere at the site of the American Journalism Review.

People have heard it a million times: back up your user files and/or back up your system, yet few people do. For those who heed this good advice, try NTI Backup (for Windows), BRU (Linux), the backup/restore utility that is bundled with your Linux distribution or whatever backup utility that came bundled with your CD burner. As piles of data forced us to migrate from 3½" floppy disks to 700MB CDs, so now are we migrating from 700MB CDs to 4.7GB DVDs. The most versatile and fastest DVD burner (it burns DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R and DVD+RW) on the market right now is the Sony DRU-500AX. Price compare at BizRate and NexTag for the best deal. The street price on the drive, for now, is around $330.

Conversion It offers some people new information, if not meaning, in their lives. If you're converting money, visit OANDA for comprehensive money conversion. For converting almost unit of anything to almost any unit of something else, visit Online Conversion.

www.cpsc.gov/ U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission; find out about product recalls.

dgl.microsoft.com/ Microsoft Design Gallery: A free source for clip art, templates, animated GIF's and photos.

www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/experiences/downloads/create_powertoy.asp XP “Fun Packs” to download.

www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/330994/default.asp
April 2003 Cumulative patch for Outlook Express.

www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/ermsgs32.htm The site lists errors attributed to MSGSVR32.exe

www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html Population clock

www.dllaide.com/DLLAide.htm Monitor changes and updates to your Windows Dynamic Link Library file system.
'Tis the season for gardening! Check out these sites for professional assistance and general green thumb assistance!
www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/index.shtml
www.valleymatters.com/garden.html
buckeyegardening.com/bgapril3.html Gardening in Ohio is not like gardening in the northeast, southeast or far west in the USA. This valuable site offers tips about the specifics of gardening in Ohio!
www.trendmicro.com/map/ Which computer viruses plague which countries the most? Find out with this clever Flash-based Web site.

www.oscar.com Relive the recent Academy Award presentations and search through movie history over the past 75 years.

www.rooba.net/will A site from a soldier.

www.back-to-iraq.com A Web log, or blog, from a press correspondent in Iraq.

www.bbc.co.uk/reporters A British Iraqi war blog.

lt-smash.us Another USA Iraq blog.

Winter, 2003
www.flightarrivals.com Even in perfect weather, there's a good chance that any flight will neither depart nor arrive on schedule. Before you make that long trek to IND, CMH or CVG, or even the short one to DAY, check here to see exactly when your flight will get in.
www.tvguide.com It's not the little rectangular book anymore. It's a well organized Web site that lists the programming for over-the-air, cable or satellite TV. Enter your home Zip code and see what's on tonight! Bonus: If you have cookies enabled, you don't have to reenter your Zip code each time you visit. This site is often more informative and accurate than the TV network Web sites. If you are a TV-watcher, this site could be a good friend.

We all might not be professional astronomers, but nobody can go outdoors on a clear, moonless winter night and not at glance up into the sky with at least some sense of amazement. Amateur astronomy is a fascinating and very accessible hobby, and the following Web sites can get you started on all those objects that are there for the gazing.
www.telescope.com A site hosted by Orion Telescopes. Orion is not Meade, but it's also not bad. Features In the Sky Tonight, sky charts, and the truth about naming stars (International Astronomical Union)
www.meade.com Very high quality telescopes, many reasonably priced. Possibly the best 'scopes on the market.
www.scopereviews.com/begin.html and
www.perkins-observatory.org/FAQ.index.html Objective guides on how to buy a telescope.
seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html Intriguing tour of the nine planets in our solar system.

liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov -Will the space station or shuttle be overhead tonight? Find out here. Track many satellites, including the space station and shuttle, here.
www.nasa.gov - Get shuttle launch schedules, photos and video here.

Good, reliable reference sites
www.visualthesaurus.com Enter a word and watch related words float around the primary entry.
www.bartleby.com An amazing compilation of reference works. Students at all levels of education must see this site!
www.howstuffworks.com Another must-see site for every student, and for anyone else with a curiosity about almost anything works.
www.britannica.com The dean of encyclopedia. Britannica constantly updates its comprehensive articles, so the best continues to improve itself. But, use a pop-up blocker (for Internet Explorer and Netscape users). Or, browse the Web with the ultimate Web browser, Mozilla, available from www.mozilla.org. Mozilla totally blocks all pop-up and pop-under Web screens. It is the core of Netscape.

Keep fit at
www.nutristrategy.com/activitylist4.htm This Web page lists how many calories that physical activities, from aerobics to whitewater rafting, burn off your body. Whew!
www.caloriesperhour.com This clever site relates calories, activity and food.

Tip: Uninstall Ad Aware if it's on your system. Click here.

www.pcupgraders.com A most impressive and professional full-service IT company. Visit them today!
www.electricauto.com/home.html Zero emission cars. Will we drive these soon?
www.floridajuice.com/floridacitrus/recipes/index.htm Excellent recipes for citrus products. Yum!
www.yogajournal.com The Web site of the popular publication.
www.jeffgalloway.com Injury-free running techniques.
www.stumptuous.com/weights.html Superb weightlift training advice for women, by a woman. This entire site is worth a look, specifically for its sassy and clever writing.
www.travelfitness.com Stay fit while on the road.
www.silkquit.com It sounds like a Web site that boycots exotic fabric, but it's really one of the most useful and motivational sites and tools on the Web. Download and install the small .EXE file, then stop smoking (faithfully, with no back-sliding) and watch as the meter shows how much cummulative money and time you've saved as well as how many more minutes, hours, days and so on that you've added to your life. It's a site you should recommend to the smoker in your life.
www.brokennewz.com Remember the National Lampoon? This site is a very funny legacy to that marvelous publication. News satire with a twist.
www.aida32.hu/aida32.php What a useful tool for your PC! AIDA32 examines and reports everything, and we mean everything, about your system. Try it today!

www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/forecasts.html NOAA's official winter outlook, and way more reliable than anything else. Click Official monthly and 3-monthly temperature and precipitation outlook and Official seasonal forecasts for temperature and precipitation for the forecast images.
www.kartoo.com This site might be more clever than useful, but it is worth a look. Enter a search term and Kartoo finds related Web sites and graphically displays their links. Endlessly fascinating if you have an interest in the relationship of linked Web sites, or at least an interest in snazzy graphics.
www.froogle.com The people at Google have launched a massive e-commerce site here. Check out the tens of thousands of great deals.
www.eeggs.com Easter eggs are colorful illustrations or animations hidden in programs and media presentations. E-Eggs lists more than 6,000 Easter eggs. It's a great way to explore the other side of programming.
ECleaner! This free application removes the >>>> symbols that pile up in forwarded e-mail. Thanks to a loyal listener for passing this along to us! Visit www.pcworld.com, then search for ECleaner.
www.chunky.com/tackling_hunger.asp A legit charity site. Campbell's sends free soup to the needy when you click an NFL helmet. Hail to the Redskins!
www.delorme.com Delorme offers GPS technology for many PDAs. If yours is not listed, contact them to press your case for your PDA.
www.ibuypower.com If you want a jazzy computer with plenty of muscle, i buypower might have a PC for you.
www.surefire.com Find the world's brightest flashlights here.
• Remember the 10 top e-mail rules from www.dma.org:
1. Include a clear and specific subject line.
2. Do not forward any chain e-mail messages.
3. Read your outgoing message twice before sending it. And don't send messages filled with grammar and spelling errors.
4. Do not ever believe that e-mail is private, especially at work. People are capable of some pretty shoddy behavior with your trust.
5. Do not curse, flame, spam or USE ALL CAPS.
6. Edit any quoted text down to the minimum.
7. Do not use e-mail for any illegal or unethical purpose.
8. Think how the recipient might react to your messge.
9. When in doubt, save your message overnight and reread it the next day. Don't send e-mail in the heat of anger. Words can hurt more than physical contact.
10. That which thou findest hateful to receive, sendest thou not unto others.

www.symantec.com Plagued with a virus that won't go away? Look up the exact name of your virus at this site, then print the instructions on how to rid yourself of the pesky critter. Eliminating some virii often requires several steps. This site offers what you need to know.
www.mailwasher.net We've mentioned Mail Washer a few times, and the press loves this product, as well. This product takes a peek at your incoming e-mail while it's still on the server, then knocks out the spam and virus-laden messages. A front runner for someone's Product of the Year.
housecall.antivirus.com There's no www in front of this address. HouseCall scans your hard drive for virii.
• Remember: A "flat screen" monitor is NOT necessarily an "LCD" monitor. Look at the product's picture BEFORE you buy online!
• Remember: Use an antivirus program and keep the DAT files up to date! You are either your PC's and data's best friend or its worst enemy.

www.holidaygardenrailroads.com Guest Peter Wine's model rail site.
www.sharperimage.com Lots of goodies here for holiday shopping.
www.wimedia.org A wireless home theater or PC system? It could be in your future.
www.computrace.com and www.ztrace.com If you install either on your laptop and it's stolen, law enforcement can track your missing computer.
• And remember, if you drive through the state of New York, using a non-speakerphone cell phone is a moving violation!

www.langa.com Visit this site and read about the dangers that lurk on some e-greeting card Web sites.
www.foveon.com Are you planning to buy a 5+ megapixel camera because it might render a sharper image than a 2 or 3 megapixel camera? Wait! Before you drop $500 or $600 or more on such a camera, visit foveon.com to learn about the new image gathering chips that will be in new cameras in 2003. They will offer sensational clarity, at current market prices, heretofore unattainable by today's digital cameras.
www.dachshundsoftware.com Anti-Crash is a program that runs in the background. It intercepts application program crashes before they happen, before they damage your system.
www.greatis.com RegRun is a registry "babysitter". If any program tries to change your registry in any way, this background-running program springs to life and alerts you to the change.
www.fixregistry.com Run Registry Healer once a week, and you'll never have excess or old commands filling and corrupting your registry. A magnificent application, best of its kind.