Great Websites - Tour # 4 June 15, 2001 Here's yet another 20 or so sites. I hope you enjoy them. Color Centre Here's a handy site for all you aspiring webmasters. Choose your colors from the palette . Select Background, Text, Link, Active Link, Visited Link or Texture above to set the corresponding colors/textures. Computer Stupidities This site contains a large collection of stories and anecdotes about clueless computer users. It's a baffling phenomenon that in today's society an individual, who might in other circumstances be considered smart and wise, can sit down in front of a computer screen and instantly lose every last shred of common sense he ever possessed. Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal CSICOP encourages the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and disseminates factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public. Its a bit scary that the percentage of people in North America that believes in unsubstantiated nonsense continues to increase; while in Europe the percentage decreases. I personally attribute such ignorance to the tidal wave of crap programing being produced in the U.S.A. eFunda This site will be of interest to only engineers. eFunda stands for engineering fundamentals. Its mission is to create an online destination for the engineering community, where working professionals can quickly find a variety of information to aid in the solution of complex design problems. The Encylopedia Mythica This is an encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, legends, and more. It contains over 5700 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world. Galactic Surf A links site for space and scifi info. Hot Sheet Com An Internet website directory, or portal, specializing in listing popular and useful web destinations frequented by a wide general audience. The 12 primary categories provide over 500 links to premier sites with appeal to both new and experienced web users. Making HotSheet unique is the single-page presentation of the main directory, and the focus on listing only "cream-of-the-crop" websites. Invention Facts and Myths Some inventions were silly, some deadly serious, but even the inventions that weren’t successful weren’t all "failures"—each shed some light on the good intentions of the inventor and their quest to improve the quality of life. Here are some invention facts and myths meant to amaze and amuse you. Looney Lawsuits If only we could force the damn lawyers who represent the people who launch these "looney lawsuits" to pay for all the court costs. MsGeek Good tech news site. Not for women only. NetWatchman Com Interesting concept - great freebie software if you want to participate in reporting attempted hacks against your computer. Neowin Net New windows related news site. PC 911 The PC911 web site was founded in January of 1999 by Alex Byron. The site was inspired by many questions about Windows and PCs being asked over and over again by friends, offline as well as online. The goal was to write up the answers in form of easy to understand how-to articles and organize them for easy access. Space Library Welcome to a space library, a NASA/JPL/Caltech spyglass on the cosmos. Here you will find a mixture of space-related images and programs which will help you visualize the Solar System and NASA space missions using computer graphics. Fling the Cow Here's a rather stupid game that is all the rage in Europe. The History of Eating Utensils Here's a site that one or two people may find interesting; just goes to provew you can find anything on the net. The Anthropology Department at the California Academy of Sciences houses the Rietz Food Technology Collection. Containing approximately 1,700 items, this collection was assembled by Carl Austin Rietz, an inventor and businessman in the food industry. His interest in the industry led him on travels around the world to collect objects used in the production, processing, storage, presentation, preparation, and serving of food. Twists, Slugs and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang A huge listing of slang expressions. Web Attack Yet another source of freeware/shareware. Bowser Tuneup Free browser tuneup. PowerPro Only the greatest piece of software you can add to windows and now its a freebie. ZThing Another fun site for a bit of a diversion.