Useful, Fun and Interesting Links

In the hope of providing a more efficient means at navigating the millions of web sites available on the internet (actually some 351 million at last count) this page will be providing links that will prove to be either productive, interesting or entertaining. We will continually update the list as new sites are added and obsolete sites are removed. Happy surfing.

INDEX TO LINKS

Search Engines

Music Search

Industry Search

Sports Search

Medicine Search

Software Search

Useful and Interesting Web Sites

Online Shopping

Engineering Related Sites
Click here to find out what any of the following acronyms represent.

Travel Related Sites

International Site Links For Countries & Regions

Search Engines

AAA Matilda  An Aussie search engine. Accesses 8 Australian search engines and 4 international search engines.
Aeiwi  Provides a unique interface that allows users to add more and more search terms until they have a manageable number of results
All4one   Allows simultaneous searching of four major search engines with a single click. Results are displayed in side by side re-sizable frames, and it is much faster than other meta-searches.
AllSearchEngines.com   Lists the top seach engines as well as links for numerous topical searches.
AltaVista This massive spider-search engine returns excellent content. Try their latest feature - LiveTopics!!... a new search technology that organizes your results so you can find what you're looking for faster.
Ask Jeeves You ask a series of questions that narrows down a search. It then supplies an answer based on pre-prepared material entered by the Ask Jeeves editorial team.
Aupairsearch   A search engine that can match you up with an in-home child care provider based on your criteria.
AvSearch   Dedicated to aviation.
Bigstuff     Simple, fast search engine, with free e-mail.
Canadopedia    This search engine lists English and French Canadian web sites, plus Canadian web sites in other languages.
CorporateInformaton.com   Searched through company profiles, and there are over 250,000.
Cyber411    Queries 16 search engines at a time.
Datahit    Mining the net on a Linux based spider.
Debriefing   Debriefing supports advanced search syntax, removes duplicates, and is
able to use both English and French Search Engines.
DirectoryIndia   Premier Yellow Page and Directory for all Indian Companies on the Web.
Education World   Best Education Site Today. Search more than 110,000 URLs on education.
Embassy World    Locates all countries with guest and host embassies.
EuroFerret Available in 6 languages this site will index any European site. You can break down your inquiry according country.
EuroSeek An international search engine that enables a search in any of over 40 different languages.
Excite One of the largest search engines in the world, enhancing their product through strategic partnerships with Netscape and many other major Internet players.
Galaxy One of the largest directories on the Interent. This engine provides 3 levels of output, from simple links to full descriptions.
Gee-Wiz A relatively new directory, that has a very clean layout similar to Yahoo!
Global Network Academy Distance Learning Catalog   A research resource geared toward academia.
Go Launched in 1998, this search tool brings together a compilation of the Infoseek search engine and several specialized web sites to provide an all-in-one search engine.
Google   A fast, accurate and infomative new search engine.
GoTo Launched in June of 1998, this search engine is extremely uncluttered and easy to use.
GoXML   The world's first true XML context-based search processor, catelogs only XML based data on the internet.
HaReshima    A search engine and links specifically for Jewish and Israeli sites on the web.
Highway 61   A search site with a sense of humor: submits your search to Yahoo, Lycos, Webcrawler, Excite, and others and lists the results on a single page.
HotBot A monster search engine that returns very good results. Depending on who you listen to at any given time, HotBot or AltaVista will carry the most pages.
Identify This search engine indexes all sites that have been marked up using the IDML Meta language, which is used to provide more information on a given page than a normal search engine collects.
Information Outpost    Simply type in what you are looking for below and they will send the information back to you via e-mail. 
InfoSeek An excellent big-time search engine, they combine relatively accurate results with a good-sized database while providing an uncluttered presentation.
International Development Institute     Has a list of search engines, e-commerce/banking links as well as internet and intranet data for engineers.
ioport    Allows users to search by category or simutaneously search four engines at once.
IQseek    Search up to 12 search engines at once.
Kerbango    Kerbango is dedicated to making Internet audio easier, more reliable and much more popular!
Langenberg    Offers lists of searches covering over 25 different topics, from acronyms to zip codes.
Linkzone World    This is a link site, not a search engine, currently with 131 links.
Links2Go    Surf the web sideways.
Logisticsbay    Free e-mail, with a simple search engine.
Lokace   Francophone search engine (French).
LookSmart This directory is turning into one of the major competitors to Yahoo!. It contains over a quarter of a million categorized sites.
Lycos This huge database Indexes over 90% (55 Million unique URL's) of the Web. Netguide Magazine describes Lycos as "The best engine for serious research."
Mamma    The mama of search engines.
Megacrawler    A parallel search with free e-mail.
Metacrawler    Search engine in conjunction with go2net.
Metafetcher    Search any 10 of 300 search engines at the same time, including metasearches.
Mining Co    A search engine with real people to assist your needs.
Monster Crawler    Performs a simultaneous multi-thread searches.
Multimeta    A bilingual search that encorporates seven browsers.
Net-Buster    A great search engine created by a 14 year old.
The Net One    Search engine with numerous categories.  Numerous web promotion links here.
NorthernLight A fairly recent, but very powerful, addition to the search engine field. As well as the "normal" style of results, Northern Light offers search folders: groups of sites it has collected under a sub-topic related to your search. This makes it much easier to locate what you want.
1jump    A search engine download that uses company names, brand names or ticker symbols. It even gives nicknames to your own favorite jumps.
Omegaweb1    Omega web search, the fun way to surf.
PointGuide    A relatively new website that features a top 10 list, what's cool, what's new, and a search engine.
Rausco.com    A 100% kid safe search engine.
SavvySearch    A simultaneous search engine with the most complete net coverage so far. It includes e-mail addressees, Usenet, FTP sites, Gopher and Web space. SavvySearch queries the following search engines: AliWeb, CSTR, Deja News, EINET Galaxy, FTPSearch95, Infoseek, Inktomi, Internet Movie Database, Lycos, NIKOS, Open Text, Pathfinder, Point Search, SIFT - Stanford Information Filtering Tool, Tribal Voice, Virtual Software Library, WebCrawler, Yahoo and Yellow Pages. It will add: Magellan: McKinley's Internet Directory, Excite and shareware.com
Search Engines Galore    Lists major U.S. searches as well as search engines worldwide.
Search Engines Worldwide    Has links to search engines on over 110 countries.
Search Freak    4 ways to search.
Searchout    A Parallel Search engine that searches other search engines.
Search Spaniel    Lets you search multiple search engines (currently over 200) simultaneously or individually from a single text box. Results are returned either on a single framed window or in individual windows. A People Search form is also included. A new Java interface has been added for even speedier searching.
Search Tycoon    A relatively new search engine.
Semiconductor.net    Boasts the top search engine for the industry.
sifmug.ugi    Single Form Multiple Gateways.
Skworm    One entry multiple search engines.
SNAP A directory developed by the designers at CNET. It is a mixture of site reviews, plugs for other CNET sites and heavily promoted links to content provided by Snap's partner sites. Although the depth of coverage is getting better, Snap has a long way to go to catch up to Yahoo or LookSmart.
Splat Search    Named because of the way websites are splattered all over the place.
Spydersearch    The "net's fastest search portal", searches all major search engines from a single browser.
Studentsearch    Searches webpages for school projects and other school related pages, free e-mail.
Teleport Search    A Hungarian search engine.
Vets Search    Dedicated to veterans and military sites.
Web Search AU    Australian Search Engine 78,538 sites 3,850,000+ pages.
Web Search NZ    New Zealand Search Engine 33,192 sites 1,210,000+ pages.
WebCrawler Shares the same database as Excite, and although WebCrawler's search process has been tweaked very slightly they essentially return the same results. WebCrawler's graphics are a little more user friendly.
WebHurricane    Features site of the day, download of the day, and MP3 of the day.
wwwARTchannel    Uses more than 500 world search engines to research everything from antiques to the theater.
Webwombat    One of the world's oldest search engines.
Worldlight    Now over 300,000 urls indexed.
Yahoo! This is a directory type search engine. The distinction lies in the fact that every site listed by Yahoo! Has been reviewed by their editors. This puts Yahoo! head and shoulders above its competitors in terms of the relevance of its results due to the prevention of garbage in their directory.
Your Leisure Web Directory and Search Engine     Covers subjects from arts and humanities to a travel directory.
ZenSearch    A search engine maintained by a non-profit organization in an attempt for more accurate results.
Z-search    Uses a quick-reference style that covers several topics including WebTV.

Specialized Search Engines

Music

Music Search Serves up over 17,000 music reviews. For search engine fans, there is an unbelievable range of styles to choose from here.
UBL The Ultimate Band List is exactly what the name implies. Just about the last word in music and band information.
MIDI HQ This is a large and diversified source of MIDI sounds and music. The well organized lists and tables provide easy navigation and the opportunity to sample the music and sounds. If you have any interest in music this site is a must.

Industry

BuilderNet Sites and resources relating to the construction industry.

Sports

Ski Central A large site dedicated to skiing and snowboarding.
EPNET Current scores and insights to virtually all sports.
Sporting News Check out the on-line sports newspaper

Medicine

MedExplorer Provides a roundup of medical-related resources on the Web.

Software

CNet A shareware site containg some 250,000 programs
Filez Containing links to over 75 million files, Filez bills itself as the largest software repository in the world.
Pipedata Pipedata-Pro is an easy to use computer program, giving fast access to a vast library of data for pipe, pipe fittings, flanges and valves.

Links to Online Shopping

Launched in 1995, Amazon.com now offers 4.7 million books, CDs, audiobooks, DVDs, computer games, and more. Over 4.5 million people in more than 160 countries have bought from Amazon.com making them the leading online shopping site.

Launched in 1994 from a room above a barber shop, Beyond.com, from sufficiently larger offices, currently offers 33,000 software titles representing 350 publishers.

Travel Related Links

1Travel Excellent format. They provide categories like Travel Type, Lodgings, Tropical Destinations, European Destinations, Sports Vacations, etc. It makes it a lot simpler to navigate the site.
Adventure Quest Adventurequest is for the active traveler. Tons of interesting packages that can be as interesting or as adventurous as you could want. Ballooning across Africa or Central America, dog sledding in North America, hiking in Antarctica or mountain climbing in central Asia are just a few of your options.
BizTravel Initially establish to serve business, Biztravel now serves a large personal travel/vacation clientel.
Expedia Set up similar to a search engine home page. Check fares, prices, availability.
4WindsTravel Four Winds Travel is a full service travel agency dedicated to providing the finest service. They are a bonded ARC-appointed agency and a member of IATAN (International Airlines Travel Agent Network) and ASTA (American Society of Travel Agents). They are a member of the Greater Aurora (Illinois) Chamber of Commerce. Travel arrangements cost the same whether they make the arrangements for you or you arrange them yourself. They can simultaneously compare all of the airlines on their computerized reservation system to find the best price.

International Site Links For Countries & Regions

Africa:  www.africa.com | www.africaonline.com
Argentina: www.argenet.com.ar | www.clasificados.com.ar | www.lanacion.com.ar
Asia: www.accessasia.com | www.asiasociety.org | www.asiatravel.com
Australia: www.ausmall.com.au
Austria: www.aid.co.at | www.austria-online.com | www.austria.org
Bahamas: www.bahamas.net.bs   www.bahamasbahamas.com
Bangladesh: www.bangladesh-web.com
Belgium: www.ping.be | www.notabene.be | www.travel-magazine.be
Belize: www.belizenet.com
Bolivia: www.bolivianet.com
Brazil: www.agestado.com | www.brazilinfo.com | www.rebidia.org.br
Bulgaria: www.onlinebg.com
Canada: www.canada.com | www.canadatrust.com | www.canoe.ca    www.netour.com
Caribbean: www.best-caribbean.com | www.caribbean-connexion.com www.caribbeans.com
Chile: www.chili.org
China: www.cccnews.com | www.china.com | www.hkta.org
Columbia: www.infortur.com.co | www.presidencia.gov.co
Croatia: www.cro.net
Cuba: www.cubaweb.com
Cyprus: www.cypnet.com
Czech Republic: www.czech.net
Denmark: www.araneum.dk
Dominican Republic: www.dominican-rep.com
Ecuador: www.ecuadorable.co
Egypt: www.egyptlink.com | www.egypttoday.com
Europe: www.europeonline.com | www.euro.net | www.etn.nl
Finland: www.funet.fi
France: www.123france.com | www.asterix.tm.fr
Germany: www.germany-live.de | www.gol.de
Greece: www.greektravel.com | www.greece.org
Guam: www.guam.net
Hawaii: www.bestofhawaii.com | www.hawaiiguide.com | planet-hawaii.com
Hungry: www.hungary.net
Iceland: www.iceland.org
India: www.allindia.com
Indonesia: www.indomedia.com
Ireland: www.irelandtravel.com | www.iol.ie
Israel: www.alquds.com
Italy: www.iol.it
Jamaica: www.jamaica-info.com
Japan: www.japantimes.co.jp | www.jnto.go.jp
Korea: www.chosun.com | www.kol.co.kr
Latin America: www.latinworld.com
Lebanon: www.lebanon.com
Lithuania: www.online.lt
Luxembourg: www.luxembourg.com
Malaysia: www.jaring.my | www.malaysia.net
Mexico: www.mexguide.net | www.mxonline.com.mx
Morocco: