SURFING
I set this page up to help new people start getting around
the net. For those of you just looking for new places to go, you can jump
to the links for Software, or the one for Jumping
off points.
Surfing is what I got into the net for in the first place.
The amount of info out there can never be accounted, but it's there. Things
that you would have to buy programs for are here for free. Looking for
that long lost friend? Try SWITCHBOARD
. Need a map to get to some place new? Or a new way to
some place old? Try MAPS .
Or try MAPS ON US
Looking for some new games? Airline tickets? Whatabout
a lower interest rate on your credit cards? Scholarship or grant money?
It's all here, along with a million more things. The guestion is, "how
to find it".
Let's start with the basic. Since you got here you must
have a few of the basic. A pc. A net connection, and basic software. Let's
start with software. Want to upgrade but don't know which to buy?. We all
have our preferences, what some of us like, others hate. Before you run
out and buy new programs , why not try them out? A couple of good sources
include:
Software
- Tucows .............Massive
shareware, specializing in internet programs
- Shareware.com
...Another great place to try out software.
- Netscape ...........My
favorite
- Microsoft ..........The
other giant
- Hitchhiker .........Another
great shareware site
- WIN 95 .............lots of goodies for windows 95
- Crescendo........Good midi player
- Download.........more software
As you cruise the net you'll find others. Because there
are thousands of them out there. Like I said, these are just the ones I
use the most.
Now all you need is some where to start. One thing to
remember as you go off into cyberspace, is to bookmark often. I often hit
a page that has more than one link I wish to follow. By bookmarking them.
It saves hitting the back button eight or tens times. Plus if you want
to come back tomorrow, you can start where you left off. Any bookmark can
be deleted later, but it's not always easy to get back to where you started.
Anyway, here are links to some different places to head for. I broke them
into a couple of catagories. Some links go to other pages of mine where
the list already exsist.
Have fun
Daysleeper
Jumping off points
- Odds and ends
- Shopping ..........Links
to a page I have with numerous shopping links
- Mystery 1 ...........Changes
destination every time, bookmark, or get lost
- Mystery
2 ...........A second, random url. It also changes
each time, but you have more control
- Filepile ...............Over
a million files you can access, including gifs
- Grants & school money ...a page of sources
- Gifs and clip art
- Barry's Clip
art ....found alot of good gifs here, you just need
to move them (see GIF AND
IMAGES page)
- TRUART ...........move
animated gifs
- GIFS .................Have
collected,and moved to here many animated gifs