Save time searching – web pages are sorted by categories- all on one mega-page. Thanks to Jeff Ullian for forwarding it to us.
Category: Cool Sites
2 million photos from LIFE magazine
LIFE photo archive hosted by Google
Click on the link above to search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.
Ultimate NASA Web-site
After 5 years of development, here is an awesome searchable database from 50 years of NASA images and videos. When complete, this database will contain twenty-one collections, featuring millions of images and thousands of hours of video footage.Click on thye link or the image to go there.
Kaleidoscope Painter
Kaleidoscope Painter
Click on the link above to a new web page. Wait until the applet loads, then click the applet’s canvas. Move the mouse around the canvas while the mouse button is pressed (this is called “dragging” the mouse). Hint: drag slowly to create smoother drawing.
(Please note: applet requires a Java™ enabled browser.)
Clear Button… Clears the canvas.
Auto Button… Lets the program draw by itself.
DynaBrush Button… Causes brush size to change dynamically.
Brush Size Panel… Click the left-arrow to shrink brush.
Click the right-arrow to enlarge brush.
Google Sky
It’s like having your own Hubble telescope. Zoom in and out of the visible universe from your web browser.
Free Music On Demand
Last.fm – The Social Music Revolution
Last FM now lets you play any song on-demand 3 times for free. All the other Streaming Music services charge a subscription fee before you can choose, which tune that you want to listen to.
Find Music from TV, Ads, etc.
Ever wonder who is singing on the Honda Accord ad (it’s ELO) or at the end an episode of Gray’s Anatomy (may have been the Teddy Bears)? This site has it all and links to the songs.
Kayak & SideStep Merge Reservation Systems
Cheap Flights, Cheap Airfare, Airline Tickets, Travel Deals – SideStep
The best on-line flight reservation systems just merged, as pointed out by intrepid traveler Jeff Ullian. Not too long ago, two companies – Kayak.com and SideStep.com – independently hit upon a new way to shop for travel. Both Kayak and SideStep allow you to search multiple travel sites at once, compare the results, and then buy from whatever travel site you choose. The idea of a “travel search engine” was quickly embraced. Kayak and SideStep have now become the preferred tools of savvy travelers.
Recently Kayak and SideStep decided to merge! We’re combining our strengths and resources – which means a better travel search product for you. Take a look at our new sites at www.sidestep.com or Kayak.com.Now that Kayak and Sidestep have merged, you will notice some new features, such as flight fare history charts or map and photo views of hotels.
Financial Calculators
Financial Calculators from Dinkytown.net
300 on-line financial calculators to figure out Taxes, Net Worth, what you need to retire, save for college, mortgage or any other kind-of loan or savings.
Let’s Say Thanks
If you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq . You can’t pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the armed services. Thanks to Marcia Ullian for passing this on.