Really Useful Internet Tools

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=185 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="040b9c00dduajq.jpg"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="70" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="66"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="76" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="66" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Historians</B></div> <div> <B>Do you need to know the Day of the week ?</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.greenheart.com/billh/specify.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.greenheart.com/billh/specify."><U><B>Input Month, then Year</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>see</B></div> <div> <I><B>[Bill Hollon's Calendar]</B></I></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Falmouth Packet Archives 1688-1850</B></FONT>    |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Falmouth Packet Archives 16881850"><U>home</U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> Really Useful Internet Tools</div> <div> <B>Search Engines</B></div> <bR> <div> Top marks go to <A HREF="http://www.google.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.google.com"><U>GOOGLE</U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > which performed a miracle, and put 10 or more hits, all to my sites in the first page of "hits" list when searching for "<I>Andy Campbell Falmouth</I>" - which perhaps says a lot about the [lack of] need for metadata tagging!  [Just don't worry about it!]</FONT></div> <div> <B>and</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.northernlight.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.northernlight.com/"><U>NORTHERN LIGHTS</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > seems to be amongst the fastest of the now-so-many search engines.  </FONT></div> <div> At least it produced my sites on the first two 'hits' - certainly a small reward for pumping so much content into cyberspace!</div> <bR> <div> A search for "Falmouth Packet Archives" gratifyingly produced, in seconds.....</div> <div> <B><U>Falmouth Packet Archives 'Maritime & Communications History'</U></B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Discover Andy Campbell's fascination with Cornwall's maritime heritage - the Postal Sailing Packets </div> <div> (1688-1850). Also, Falmouth Working Boats - Pilots & Quay Punts which served the Tallships - sailing </div> <div> leviathans visiting Falmouth ' for orders ' </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.dialspace.dial.pipex.com/index/History-Civilisation-and-Culture/History-Civilisation-and-Culture-Local-History-1.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dialspace.dial.pipex.com/inde"><U><IMG SRC="20f36850.png" border=0 width="566" height="133" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <B>UUNET Pipex Dialspace has sensible UK subject categories... </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.dialspace.dial.pipex.com/index/History-Civilisation-and-Culture.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dialspace.dial.pipex.com/inde"><U><B>History, Civilisation and Culture</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>with over 40 (British)</B></FONT><B> </B><A HREF="http://www.dialspace.dial.pipex.com/index/History-Civilisation-and-Culture/History-Civilisation-and-Culture-Local-History-1.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dialspace.dial.pipex.com/inde"><U><B>Local History</B></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B> sites.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>FREE Utilities</B></FONT> - <B>Web</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>To</B> <B>cross-reference days and dates</B> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >(1583 onwards), as anyone having to deduce from a newspapers' </FONT></div> <div> publishing date will appreciate, an excellent <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.greenheart.com/billh/specify.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.greenheart.com/billh/specify."><U>on-line CALENDAR</U></A></FONT> programme now makes it easy.  </div> <div> Even for the curious, it is worth a visit, just click the link (above) to see how simple it is to use.   </div> <bR> <div> <B>On what day of the week were you born?</B>  All you need do is <U>key in both its month and year</U> </div> <div> when prompted. A calendar for <I><B>your </B></I>birthday's month will then appear on your screen. </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Click on</FONT> "<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.greenheart.com/billh/linked.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.greenheart.com/billh/linked.h"><U>It's about time—mainly calendars</U></A></FONT>" <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > to open a great home page, then just explore!</FONT> </div> <bR> <div> <B>Thank You</B> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:mailto:bhollon@earthlink.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:mailto:bhollon@earthlink.net"><U>Bill Hollon</U></A></FONT> <B>for </B><B>this </B><B>useful tool for history-diggers</B> via the web.</div> <bR> <div> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.zdnet.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.zdnet.co.uk/"><U><B><IMG SRC="1eb5f2d0.png" border=0 width="95" height="45" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A>Ziff-Davis, publishers of PC Magazine, and PC Direct, provide THE most comprehensive </div> <div> information service for anyone interested in PC and Web utilities. </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Search fo<B>r</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.zdnet.co.uk/software/free/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.zdnet.co.uk/software/free/"><U><B>freeware</B></U></A></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >and shareware</FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.zdnet.co.uk/software/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.zdnet.co.uk/software/"><U><B>Downloads</B></U></A></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >and, best of all, subscribe to a regular (free) newsletter </FONT></div> <div> to keep abreast of what's new.  It's got to be the laziest way to watch for software improvements.</div> <div> ZD do the research, provide a short review and easy downloads!</div> <bR> <div> I believe you pay for what you get, and ZD offer one free test question, thereafter an excellent, quick and </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >value-for-money service is available from ZD Net's</FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.expertcity.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.expertcity.com"><U><B>www.expertcity.com</B></U></A><B>.</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Have a look at their <B>"</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.expertcity.com/servlet/dispatch/aboutUs.tmpl?SessionInfo=3521063/49F3C8CB41C5F35/null&Portal=zdnet" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.expertcity.com/servlet/dispat"><U><B>About Us" page</B></U></A><B>.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT>I can confirm, getting the translate script to work, took me a week </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >NOT to get it working, and half an hour for one of their experts (</FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><A HREF="mailto:raven@ravensperch.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:raven@ravensperch.com"><U>raven</U></A> )<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >at expertcity.com to spot the problem. </FONT></div> <div>  </div> <div> <I>"Expertcity's 24/7 online marketplace matches accredited experts with people who are looking for assistance"</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> <bR> <div>  <A HREF="http://www.spoton.com/Download" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.spoton.com/Download"><U><IMG SRC="1c169270.png" border=0 width="105" height="39" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  ZD Net <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >".<I>..a must-have Internet Explorer add-on</I>" </FONT></div> <div> <B>                 </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >Package pages into WebTours and E-mail them to others. 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