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INTERESTING PLACES
TO VISIT ON THE INTERNET

by Nancy Preffitt
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INTERESTING PLACES
TO VISIT ON THE INTERNET

by Nancy Preffitt
E-Mail Nancy

BARNACLE PRESS: VINTAGE COMIC STRIPS

Take a trip back in time to the comic strips of that you might remember at the Barnacle Press Web site. This cool blog is filled to the brim with vintage comic strips from many different genres. Categories including Character, Author and Topics such as Sports, Comedy and Political, make the site's extensive archive of vintage comics easy to search through. http://www.barnaclepress.com/

 

BEST EARTH CAMS

This is a wonderful site that features a variety of webcams from around the world. You can visit a construction site in Raleigh, worldwide wildlife webcams, koalas, the Eiffel Tower, pandas, the Anchorage DMV, and a prison, among others! http://www.earthcam.com/top25/2005/

 

WEIRD LITTLE GAME

Just move your mouse around, and click now and then - WOW! http://www.jacksonpollock.org/

 

WEB GALLERY OF ART

If you'd rather look at real art rather than create it at the site above, check this out. The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum of European painting and sculpture from between the 12th and 19th Centuries.

Browse this stunning collection of work alphabetically by artist, nationality, timeline, or stylistic period. Visitors can also choose one of the guided tours, send a virtual postcard with a Botticelli on it to a friend, and listen to music from the artistic period they are studying. http://www.wga.hu/index1.html

 

SIGNS LANGUAGE

"It was the best of signs, it was the worst of signs," according to site founder and sign enthusiast Ken Dumas. SignsLanguage.Com is one person's fun, quirky collection of photographs of roadside signs from all around the world. The Web site is a treasure trove of funny, strange, and just plain bizarre images of street signs. Scroll through forty different exhibits of images of signs. www.signslanguage.com/

 

10 WORST COMPUTER GIMMICKS OF RECENT TIMES

PC Fastlane presents the ten worst computer gimmicks of recent times. This fun list rants against a variety of products including Canned Air, Geek Squad and AOL.

http://www.pcfastlane.com/joomla/content/view/1875/27/

 

DOS GAME ARCHIVES

While modern video game technology is really awesome (and confusing), there is an undeniable charm to the simpler games of our past. DOS Games Archives has over 230 original games that will take you back to the nostalgic days of DOS video games. Get free downloads of old favorites such as Wolfenstein 3D, Shooting Gallery, Ninja Rabbit, and Hardball. In addition to the great selection of games, the site also has interviews with video game pioneers, a newsletter fans can sign up for, and loads of other cool features. http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/

 

FLIGHT STATS

Created by Conducive Technology Corp., FlightStats.Com provides a ton of information about flights, airlines, airports, and just about anything else related to commercial aviation. Visitors can quickly track a flight's status, view the Airline Scorecard to see who is on top, find out about delays, and much more. http://www.flightstats.com/go/Home/home.do

 

THINGS YOU DON'T SEE EVERY DAY

These are photos of really strange happenings. You'll enjoy the slide show. http://hytaipan.home.comcast.net/different_photos.htm

 

LOVE THESE PICTURE PUZZLES

If you enjoy zigsaws, you'll like these "squares" puzzles. I think they're harder than the regular puzzles, but it's a different thing to do. http://imagiware.com/puzzle/

 

 

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