New and cool sites to surf on the World Wide Web:
VIRTUAL CAMPING
– cybercamp.unl.edu/cyberbrochure.htm
If you hate mosquitoes and if sleeping on the ground is your idea of hell, go to cybercamp instead of the real thing. Once you’ve registered, you will be assigned cabin mates with whom you will communicate through e-mail. Each day you will have different camping experiences, from feeding virtual fish to creating on-line arts and crafts projects. From time to time, campers will face danger, such as meeting up with a virtual bear on a hiking trail.
PHOTO GALLERY
– www.nationalgeographic.com/media/photography/index.html
National Geographic has put some of its most memorable photographs on-line. You’ll find evocative scenes, from an Arizona rancher to the sidewalks of New York. The cyber-gallery not only lets you view the photos, you can read about the photographers and their thinking. The site also hands out tips, such as what kind of film and cameras are recommended.
ALL THAT DOUGH
– www.breadrecipe.com
Home bakers have a terrific resource on the Web: Bread Recipe.Com. You’ll find a wide variety of recipes, from blueberry muffins to zucchini walnut bread. You can choose from such categories as “bread machine” or “This Week’s Top Ten.” Have you ever tried babka? How about challah or Swedish rye? These are just a few of the rich choices available on-line under the international bread recipes.
RAM CHARGER
– www.buyinguide.com/memory
Everybody talks about adding more memory; now somebody is doing something about it. Consumers who want to upgrade their computer’s memory will find help at the MemoryGuide home page. BuyinGuide has made it simple to figure out just what hardware you need–and at what price–to upgrade your memory. First, select your hardware manufacturer, then choose the brand and price range, and the guide will help you make your selection.
HELP FOR BUILDERS
– www.freeindex.com
If you’re venturing out into the cyber-world of building your own home page, you can find lots of free goodies at the Welcome to Free Index Web site. Categories of available services include home-page providers, statistics on how many people have visited your site and glitzy graphics to spice up Web design.
FOOTBALL–ALREADY
– www.foxsports.com/football
The National Football League training camps are under way, and fans can keep up with their favorite team’s progress by visiting Fox Sports Online: NFL. This site is packed with information, including notebooks on all the teams and updates on players who were injured or cut from the rosters.
AIRPORT ON-LINE
– fcn.state.fl.us/goaa/index.html
Going to Orlando? Find out about the airport voted “one of the airports best-liked by travelers” in a well-known tourist magazine. The Orlando International Airport home page has a colorful overhead map where you can click onto various features. People who have never been to Orlando International will find helpful photographs to guide them. Another feature lets you check the arrival schedule of all domestic and international flights.
ISOLATED EXPERIENCES
– www.psilakis.gr/menu.htm
For an unusual site with beautiful, exotic pictures, view Moments of Extinction. Yannis Psilakis, a 31-year-old Greek-born photographer, took his camera to remote places and captured scenes and faces you’ll rarely see. He says he was “searching for answers” and found some meaning through the camera’s lens.
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