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Timely Information
Release of Internet Explorer 4.0 happened 30 September 1997. The below link is provided by Microsoft for personal computer users. It offers downloads, tips, and invites your visit -- it's there for IE 4x users or potential users.
Microsoft IE 4.0
Computers
Windows95.com - Get free downloads of the latest 32-bit shareware, hardware drivers, and networking information at Windows95.com
Microsoft Publisher has a site that offers a "knowledge base." This product support site offers a FAC and other helpful information.
DOWNLOAD.com - Search CNET's download.com for demos, shareware, and freeware applications.
ZDNet Software Library - is a great source for finding and downloading top-rated shareware.
inquiry.com Database - Search inquiry.com's database of 130,000 Information Technology articles, vendor product information, and technical tips to find technical solutions to business problems. Check out the Visual Basic® Pro, the ActiveX™ Pro, and the VB Enterprise Solutions Directory.
Microsoft Knowledge Base- Find answers to your questions about Microsoft products and technologies.
General Computers - LookSmart has an extensive database of Computers and Internet content.
Entertainment
Music - On MSN, search Music Central's BFD (big fat database) for the scoop on your favorite artist, album, or song.
Movie Reviews - Cinemania has extensive information on the latest releases along with reviews and articles.
TV Shows - TVNet's UltimateTV List hooks you up with newsgroups,
episode guides, Web pages, and e-mail addresses for many favorite shows.
Mr. Showbiz or
Cinemania - Star Biographies: get information about your favorite celebrities, including biographies, credits, and quotes.
Band Tours - Who is on tour? Where is your favorite band playing? What is going on at your favorite club this weekend? Try PollStar to get answers.
General Entertainment - LookSmart has an extensive database of Entertainment and Leisure content.
People
White Pages - Looking for long-lost friends? Try finding them using the whowhere.com directory services.
Area/Country Codes - Have an out-of-state or out-of-country phone number, but it's missing the area code (U.S. and Canada only) or the country code? Use AmeriCom Long Distance Area Decoder.
E-mail Addresses - Find a relative, old friend, or favorite teacher on the Net with whowhere.com search.
Personal Home Pages - Search whowhere.com's Personal Home Pages Directory to find employers, government and Internet agencies, prominent people, universities, and more.
Net Phone Directory - Four11.com helps you find people on the Web with access to Internet phones.
U.S. Government Agencies - Search whowhere.com for the phone numbers and addresses of U.S. government agencies at the city, county, state, and federal levels.
U.S. Senate and Congress - find your U.S. congressional representatives with The Zipper from Vox Pop. They provide addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses (for those using one).
Places
Yellow Pages - Search Infospace Yellow Pages to find businesses easily by name or business category.
800 Numbers - Use whowhere.com to search for toll-free phone numbers in the U.S.
Street Addresses - Enter a valid U.S. postal address, and the Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition will rewrite the address in the proper format along with the ZIP+4 code. They will also provide a Postscript or GIF file of the address (with a barcode) for printing. You can also view a street map of the address from two different Internet map sites.
ZIP Codes- Whether you are looking for a 5-digit ZIP code or the 4-digit ZIP code extension, you can find it at the U.S. Postal Service Web site.
Street Maps - Let Yahoo! Maps find the cross streets of your next destination (U.S. addresses only).
Driving Directions - Vicinity offers door-to-door driving directions in major metropolitan areas in the U.S. Directions are turn-by-turn and include detailed text supported by highlighted "maplets" and a bird's-eye overview map showing the entire route.
Weather - Get weather reports for most any city in the world using Yahoo!
Apartment Finder - Apartment hunting? Use Infospace to find information on available apartments in many areas.
Reference
Webster's Dictionary - Find definitions based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
Roget's Thesaurus - Search the headwords or full text of Roget's Thesaurus compliments of the Division of the Humanities at the University of Chicago.
Bartlett's Quotations - Search for the perfect quote from the original 1901 version of Bartlett's Quotations, provided by Columbia University's Bartleby Library.
Acronyms - The World Wide Web Acronym and
Abbreviation Server gives you the meaning of acronyms, as well as possible acronyms for a term.
Publications - Possibly find your favorite online, and discover new publications in your areas of interest, with Ecola's 24-Hour Newsstand.
Library of Congress - is ready for your searches for publications, news, and events.
Health Information - No ailment is too big or too small for the University of Iowa's Virtual Hospital of medical information, case studies, and treatments.
Home Repair - From cleaning up juice stains to thawing frozen pipes, Michigan State University Extension Web site has everything about home repair and maintenance.
Shakespeare Online- The complete works of William Shakespeare are provided by 'The Tech' at MIT.
General Reference - LookSmart has an extensive database of Reference and Education content.
Sports
Sports Illustrated - Search SI
Online for news, scores, and stats.
Golf- Look through past issues of Golf.com to find information about equipment, instructions, travel, and tournaments.
General Sports - LookSmart has an extensive database of Sport/Recreation and Health/Fitness content.
Travel
Hotels - Use Microsoft Expedia to quickly and easily find and book your next hotel reservation.
Trip Planner - Use Fodor's Personal Trip Planner to build your own travel itinerary, with pointers on where to stay, eat, relax, party -- and everything in between.
National Parks - Looking for tips on your next outdoor adventure? The National Park Service can point you to all the information you need.
General Travel - LookSmart has an extensive database of Travel and Vacations content.
FTP Software
Need an easy and free FTP software program? Try "WS_FTP LE" download at:
http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=00064
IPSWITCH.COM offers their WS_FTP LE software free for download from their home site, and their PRO version is available for a fee.
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Microsoft
MetaCrawler
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Open Text
Starting Point
WebCrawler
WebSearch
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