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This Month: ... * Screwed Central.com: Jerry Springer Of The Internet? ; _ * Milk Mustache Mania Gets New Face On The Net ; _ * PC Pitstop helps get your PC in top form ; _ * How fast is your connection? ; _ * Clip Genius ; _ * Backgammon with artificial intelligence ? ; _ * Are you good enough to be a Train Dispatcher? ; _ * MS Sends Listbot to the Heap ; _ * Free E-Book Helps Internet Businesses ; _ * Novelty Website: Make Your Own Web Site ; _ * Need to know your Cyber Rights? ; _ * Yet another postcard, greeting card site... ; _ * Negativity Undermines Success
NEW! Special Section: Cool Sightings

Plus special supplement: &Else! Back To School!

Screwed Central.com: Jerry Springer Of The Internet? - You think you've got problems? You think you've got it bad? Spend some time in this site, and you'll think you've got it made!
__ Talk about cheating husbands, crazy neighbors, landlords from hell, bullies at school, deadbeat dads, mothers on drugs, it is all discussed at ScrewedCentral by the real people who are actually living the nightmare. Numerous woman and men living with mental, physical and sexual abuse are coming to this site and are finally getting a chance to vent and at the same time get some good advise from other victims who have been in similar situations. - Thanks to: Fred for sending this in. File this one under: Fred's Web Site of the Month Top Pick For more info go to: http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/iwpr?id=31075&cat=te
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Milk Mustache Mania Gets New Face On The Net - The popular got milk? campaign's new face on the Internet helps educate teens about the benefits of drinking milk through exciting interactive games and the inside scoop on their favorite milk mustache celebrities. Why teens? Because nearly nine out of 10 teen girls and 7 out of 10 teen boys don't get enough calcium in their daily diets. - Thanks to: for sending this in. File this one under: Editorial: News & Else For more info go to: http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/iwpr?id=31038&cat=te
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PC Pitstop helps get your PC in top form - For PC users, here's a Pitstop that can help you get your PC in top form -- running fast, stable, and secure. It runs diagnostics on your PC to identify things that might help improve performance. The process is fully automated, private and safe. After the diagnostics run, they'll give you tips for improvig all kinds of thins. Best of all, the service is free! - Thanks to: Brie Sansotta for sending this in. File this one under: computers, windows, pc, performance For more info go to: http://www.pcpitstop.com/
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How fast is your connection? - Have you ever been surfing the Internet and noticed that your browser is taking longer than normal to load a page? The problem usually lies within one of three areas: The Web server delivering the requested page is busy, there are ISP related issues, or you are simply trying to do too much with limited bandwidth.
__ Tracking down the problem is easier with a great program from AnalogX called NetStat Live. NetStat Live gives you real-time statistics about the throughput of your Internet connection. You can also test the connection between your system and any site on the Internet. The data gathered includes ping, traceroute, and IP information.
__ This free tool will help you to monitor your Internet connection and help to track down the source of Net slowdowns. - Thanks to: Robert Heron for sending this in. File this one under: computers, windows, pc, performance For more info go to: http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/nsl.htm
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Clip Genius - Internet News Clipping Service Launches With Technology That Provides Customized Searches At A Fraction Of What Others Cost
__ Clip Genius, which tracks stories on more than 150 news web sites, sends its clients the most up-to-date information and solves the growing problem of information overload. Public relations firms and organizations in a variety of fields are paying often many thousands of dollars for clipping services. Clip Genius becomes an exceedingly cost-effective alternative. - Thanks to: InternetWire for sending this in. File this one under: Editorial: News & Else For more info go to: http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/iwpr?id=30988&cat=te
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Backgammon with artificial intelligence ? - They're calling this the most advanced backgammon game of all times. GOTO Backgammon is designed for all skills levels, from beginner to expert. This game allows you to play against the world-renowned snowie engine (artificial intelligence agent) or against a human opponent. GOTO Backgammon is available via download on our secure website at goto-software.com or by direct mail. The download is completely free and complete, but time limited for 30 days. - Thanks to: InternetWire for sending this in. File this one under: Games: Puzzles, Strategy For more info go to: http://www.goto-software.com
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Are you good enough to be a Train Dispatcher? - Train Dispatchers are the air traffic controllers of the railroads. They control the movement of trains over large track territories. Now, Signal Computer Consultants' " Train Dispatcher 2 Railroad Simulation Program" is free to the general public. This game simulates the gargantuan routing tasks a real-life dispatcher faces daily. Since trains must share a limited number of tracks, or in some cases a single track the job of the dispatcher can become very tedius... to downright exhilarating!
__ Download Train Dispatcher 2 -- it runs under Windows 3.1/95/98/NT/2000/ME operating systems, a 50-page manual and five track territories are included in the download. Another 200+ track territories can be downloaded at no cost from www.softrail.com. - Thanks to: Tina Koenig - Xpress Press for sending this in. File this one under: Games: Puzzles, Strategy For more info go to: http://www.signalcc.com/train2/td2freeware.html
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MS Sends Listbot to the Heap - Microsoft's ListBot, one of the Web's most popular mass e-mail services, shut its doors on Aug. 20, reviving the fear that the free Web may be going the way of the dinosaur.
__ The decision will force more than 90,000 mailing list publishers to choose between paying for List Builder, a subscription-based list service, or finding refuge in the few remaining free listservs on the Web. Angel Gonzalez, of the Wired Digital Media service - Thanks to: Angel Gonzalez, of the Wired Digital Media service for sending this in. File this one under: Internet, Web, Online Life For more info go to: http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,45814,00.html
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Free E-Book Helps Internet Businesses - Internet E-Commerce writer Chris Malta has authored a new, FREE E-Book detailing the simple truths about starting a home-based Internet business with very little capital. Drawing from his many years of successful experience in E-Commerce, this widely published business author packs straightforward, yet little-known facts into a fun, easy to read E-Book.
__ The vast quantity of information on home-based Internet business is often frightening to navigate, especially for the newcomer. Mr. Malta explains how to save money and avoid wasting precious time and energy in many areas - Thanks to: Tina Koenig - Xpress Press for sending this in. File this one under: Business: General, web, online For more info go to: http://www.mydssd.com/main/StartingYourBusiness.htm
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Novelty Website: Make Your Own Web Site - Just getting started? "Make Your Own Web site" provides you with "practical and helpful information about web site design. It offers web site templates so that you can get a professional-quality web site in a matter of hours. - Thanks to: Klaar Von Alle for sending this in. File this one under: Home and School, personal, health, nutrition For more info go to: http://www.make-your-own-website-free.com/
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Need to know your Cyber Rights? - Then you'll want to check out The Cyberlaw Informer. This is a free electronic publication, covering the development of technology law. The Cyberlaw Informer is delivered bi-weekly to your email box, thus making it easy for you to keep up to date with the fast changes in cyberspace and technology law. - Thanks to: UGNN for sending this in. File this one under: Business: General, law, learning For more info go to: http://cyberlawinformer.com
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Yet another postcard, greeting card site... - How many are there? Thousands? Tens of thousands? Yet there's always room for one more. The "Say It With Ease" web site sends your personalized greeting cards and storybooks free by e-mail. What makes this one somewhat special is that charities benefit every time you send a communication using their paid service. Be sure to read the privacy and policy statements. - Thanks to: Pick Slimmins for sending this in. File this one under: Editorial: News & Else For more info go to: http://www.say-it-with-ease.com/
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Negativity Undermines Success - Networking can be a powerful force in advancing your career or business but, like any other skill, you have to work at it. Your networking success, though, can be undermined by negativity, something so harmful that you refuse to participate in the very activities that could change everything for the better. - Thanks to: Internet Wire for sending this in. File this one under: Editorial: News and Else For more info go to: http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/iwpr?id=31013&cat=te
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Cool Sightings:
* MyRatePlan.com: MyRatePlan Launches QuikFilter....The Fastest Way To The Best Wireless Calling Plan - Cool Sightings: Telephony
* Whymilk.com: Educates Teens About Milk Benefits Through Games And Health Information - Cool Sightings: Healthy fun
* MasterBoard: Master*Board Is A Cutting Edge Technology In Bulletin Board/Message Forum Systems - Cool Sightings: Talkin' the talk
* Carol's Suspense and Fantasy Site: Read Chapters And Reviews Of Riveting Suspense And Fantasy Novels. - Cool Sightings: Just in time for Halloween
* Talking News Release: New Real Audio Release System Helps Journalists Screen Experts. - Cool Sightings: We talk, you listen
* Haley & Steele: Specialists In The Sale And Care Of Fine Art Since 1899 - Cool Sightings: Care for your art
END of transmission

Fred Showker

Last &Else was on August 4, 2001

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&Else! Is the News Burst column for the DT&G Online Newsletter (SEE: Last Month's &ELSE)
&Else...
This Month: ... * Screwed Central.com: Jerry Springer Of The Internet? ; _ * Milk Mustache Mania Gets New Face On The Net ; _ * PC Pitstop helps get your PC in top form ; _ * How fast is your connection? ; _ * Clip Genius ; _ * Backgammon with artificial intelligence ? ; _ * Are you good enough to be a Train Dispatcher? ; _ * MS Sends Listbot to the Heap ; _ * Free E-Book Helps Internet Businesses ; _ * Novelty Website: Make Your Own Web Site ; _ * Need to know your Cyber Rights? ; _ * Yet another postcard, greeting card site... ; _ * Negativity Undermines Success NEW! Special Section: Cool Sightings Plus special supplement: &Else! Back To School! Screwed Central.com: Jerry Springer Of The Internet? - You think you've got problems? You think you've got it bad? Spend some time in this site, and you'll think you've got it made! __ Talk about cheating husbands, crazy neighbors, landlords from hell, bullies at school, deadbeat dads, mothers on drugs, it is all discussed at ScrewedCentral by the real people who are actually living the nightmare. Numerous woman and men living with mental, physical and sexual abuse are coming to this site and are finally getting a chance to vent and at the same time get some good advise from other victims who have been in similar situations. - Thanks to: Fred for sending this in. File this one under: Fred's Web Site of the Month Top Pick For more info go to: http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/iwpr?id=31075&cat=te . Milk Mustache Mania Gets New Face On The Net - The popular got milk? campaign's new face on the Internet helps educate teens about the benefits of drinking milk through exciting interactive games and the inside scoop on their favorite milk mustache celebrities. Why teens? Because nearly nine out of 10 teen girls and 7 out of 10 teen boys don't get enough calcium in their daily diets. - Thanks to: for sending this in. File this one under: Editorial: News & Else For more info go to: http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/iwpr?id=31038&cat=te . PC Pitstop helps get your PC in top form - For PC users, here's a Pitstop that can help you get your PC in top form -- running fast, stable, and secure. It runs diagnostics on your PC to identify things that might help improve performance. The process is fully automated, private and safe. After the diagnostics run, they'll give you tips for improvig all kinds of thins. Best of all, the service is free! - Thanks to: Brie Sansotta for sending this in. File this one under: computers, windows, pc, performance For more info go to: http://www.pcpitstop.com/ . How fast is your connection? - Have you ever been surfing the Internet and noticed that your browser is taking longer than normal to load a page? The problem usually lies within one of three areas: The Web server delivering the requested page is busy, there are ISP related issues, or you are simply trying to do too much with limited bandwidth. __ Tracking down the problem is easier with a great program from AnalogX called NetStat Live. NetStat Live gives you real-time statistics about the throughput of your Internet connection. You can also test the connection between your system and any site on the Internet. The data gathered includes ping, traceroute, and IP information. __ This free tool will help you to monitor your Internet connection and help to track down the source of Net slowdowns. - Thanks to: Robert Heron for sending this in. File this one under: computers, windows, pc, performance For more info go to: http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/nsl.htm . Clip Genius - Internet News Clipping Service Launches With Technology That Provides Customized Searches At A Fraction Of What Others Cost __ Clip Genius, which tracks stories on more than 150 news web sites, sends its clients the most up-to-date information and solves the growing problem of information overload. Public relations firms and organizations in a variety of fields are paying often many thousands of dollars for clipping services. Clip Genius becomes an exceedingly cost-effective alternative. - Thanks to: InternetWire for sending this in. File this one under: Editorial: News & Else For more info go to: http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/iwpr?id=30988&cat=te . Backgammon with artificial intelligence ? - They're calling this the most advanced backgammon game of all times. GOTO Backgammon is designed for all skills levels, from beginner to expert. This game allows you to play against the world-renowned snowie engine (artificial intelligence agent) or against a human opponent. GOTO Backgammon is available via download on our secure website at goto-software.com or by direct mail. The download is completely free and complete, but time limited for 30 days. - Thanks to: InternetWire for sending this in. File this one under: Games: Puzzles, Strategy For more info go to: http://www.goto-software.com . Are you good enough to be a Train Dispatcher? - Train Dispatchers are the air traffic controllers of the railroads. They control the movement of trains over large track territories. Now, Signal Computer Consultants' " Train Dispatcher 2 Railroad Simulation Program" is free to the general public. This game simulates the gargantuan routing tasks a real-life dispatcher faces daily. Since trains must share a limited number of tracks, or in some cases a single track the job of the dispatcher can become very tedius... to downright exhilarating! __ Download Train Dispatcher 2 -- it runs under Windows 3.1/95/98/NT/2000/ME operating systems, a 50-page manual and five track territories are included in the download. Another 200+ track territories can be downloaded at no cost from www.softrail.com. - Thanks to: Tina Koenig - Xpress Press for sending this in. File this one under: Games: Puzzles, Strategy For more info go to: http://www.signalcc.com/train2/td2freeware.html . MS Sends Listbot to the Heap - Microsoft's ListBot, one of the Web's most popular mass e-mail services, shut its doors on Aug. 20, reviving the fear that the free Web may be going the way of the dinosaur. __ The decision will force more than 90,000 mailing list publishers to choose between paying for List Builder, a subscription-based list service, or finding refuge in the few remaining free listservs on the Web. Angel Gonzalez, of the Wired Digital Media service - Thanks to: Angel Gonzalez, of the Wired Digital Media service for sending this in. File this one under: Internet, Web, Online Life For more info go to: http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,45814,00.html . Free E-Book Helps Internet Businesses - Internet E-Commerce writer Chris Malta has authored a new, FREE E-Book detailing the simple truths about starting a home-based Internet business with very little capital. Drawing from his many years of successful experience in E-Commerce, this widely published business author packs straightforward, yet little-known facts into a fun, easy to read E-Book. __ The vast quantity of information on home-based Internet business is often frightening to navigate, especially for the newcomer. Mr. Malta explains how to save money and avoid wasting precious time and energy in many areas - Thanks to: Tina Koenig - Xpress Press for sending this in. File this one under: Business: General, web, online For more info go to: http://www.mydssd.com/main/StartingYourBusiness.htm . Novelty Website: Make Your Own Web Site - Just getting started? "Make Your Own Web site" provides you with "practical and helpful information about web site design. It offers web site templates so that you can get a professional-quality web site in a matter of hours. - Thanks to: Klaar Von Alle for sending this in. File this one under: Home and School, personal, health, nutrition For more info go to: http://www.make-your-own-website-free.com/ . Need to know your Cyber Rights? - Then you'll want to check out The Cyberlaw Informer. This is a free electronic publication, covering the development of technology law. The Cyberlaw Informer is delivered bi-weekly to your email box, thus making it easy for you to keep up to date with the fast changes in cyberspace and technology law. - Thanks to: UGNN for sending this in. File this one under: Business: General, law, learning For more info go to: http://cyberlawinformer.com . Yet another postcard, greeting card site... - How many are there? Thousands? Tens of thousands? Yet there's always room for one more. The "Say It With Ease" web site sends your personalized greeting cards and storybooks free by e-mail. What makes this one somewhat special is that charities benefit every time you send a communication using their paid service. Be sure to read the privacy and policy statements. - Thanks to: Pick Slimmins for sending this in. File this one under: Editorial: News & Else For more info go to: http://www.say-it-with-ease.com/ . Negativity Undermines Success - Networking can be a powerful force in advancing your career or business but, like any other skill, you have to work at it. Your networking success, though, can be undermined by negativity, something so harmful that you refuse to participate in the very activities that could change everything for the better. - Thanks to: Internet Wire for sending this in. File this one under: Editorial: News and Else For more info go to: http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/iwpr?id=31013&cat=te . Cool Sightings: * MyRatePlan.com: MyRatePlan Launches QuikFilter....The Fastest Way To The Best Wireless Calling Plan - Cool Sightings: Telephony * Whymilk.com: Educates Teens About Milk Benefits Through Games And Health Information - Cool Sightings: Healthy fun * MasterBoard: MasterBoard Is A Cutting Edge Technology In Bulletin Board/Message Forum Systems - Cool Sightings: Talkin' the talk Carol's Suspense and Fantasy Site: Read Chapters And Reviews Of Riveting Suspense And Fantasy Novels. - Cool Sightings: Just in time for Halloween * Talking News Release: New Real Audio Release System Helps Journalists Screen Experts. - Cool Sightings: We talk, you listen * Haley & Steele: Specialists In The Sale And Care Of Fine Art Since 1899 - Cool Sightings: Care for your art END of transmission Fred Showker Last &Else was on August 4, 2001 * Back to the Front Page
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