KSFO's Web Wanderer

The Links for January 22, 2005

CRBestBuyDrugs.org - Dudley

Dudley says: "Consumers' Union, which publishes Consumer Reports, in the new edition which arrived yesterday, just announced a new FREE public service. For many who do not have drug coverage this site could save them a lot of money."

From the magazine: "This public-education campaign is designed to present concise, readable summaries of drugs that are proved effective and affordable. CR Best Buy Drugs distills hundreds of pages of medical reports assessing how well a particular drug works and how safe it is. Each of our reports is prepared in consultation with medical experts and reviewed by consultants who have expertise in that drug category and who must adhere to strict conflict-of-interest rules."

"That information is then combined with data on average prices paid in cash by consumers around the country to provide you with the best buys for drugs within a category - drugs that cost less than their competitors, yet are equally effective. Each month CR Best Buy Drugs will report on another drug category. The information is free of charge. You can print it out, take it to your doctor and pharmacist, and work with them to figure out which medication among many would be the best - and most affordable - for you."

From the site: "Prescription drugs can be expensive, even if you have insurance coverage. But there are medicines that can effectively meet your medical needs and give you better value for your health care dollar. Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs is a free public education service from the nonprofit Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports. Millions of Americans trust Consumer Reports to provide expert, independent information about products and services, and to help them save money."

"The information on this website can help you learn about more affordable drug treatment options to discuss with your physician. We work with respected doctors and pharmacists to compare drugs and point you to those that are proven to work based on current scientific evidence. In concise, easy-to-read reports, we tell you what you need to know about the effectiveness, safety and cost of many widely used prescription drugs."

Grand Comic-Book Database - Dudley

Dudley found this index of essentially all comic books ever printed. It's like an IMDB for comic books.

You can search by:

The search results give a list of comic books. The details for each one include:

This is a killer site for comic book collectors. If you just used to be a comic book fan, it's a fun browse. Check it out.

Thanks, Dudley!

Cool Optical Illusions - Solinas

This site has a ton of optical illusions. They are arranged in multiple galleries, pictures, and "new crazy illusions.

Fun site to browse - check it out.

Jib Jab: Second Term - Santa Rosa Steve

Santa Rosa Steve says: "This is a fun movie. I first saw it on the late news last night. Kim Komando featured it today. I viewed it online with Firefox, which also allowed me to save JibJab_SecondTerm_2.swf to my hard disk.

"It's Thursday! Here's a great place online! It has my 100 percent spam-free guarantee. Your e-mail address will never be sold to anyone, ever. I guarantee it!"

"Who could forget the outlandish "This Land" video clip by JibJab? Some folks say it was the highlight of the 2004 election. Well, hang on for a second go around."

"'Second Term' is the follow-up satire featuring the steps and missteps of political wanna-bes and winners. I won't spoil it, but keep a keen eye on the crowds. And yes, Bill does get whacked by Hillary--again."

"Maybe it's the clever lyrics and over-the-top animation. Maybe it's the way both parties are poked fun at. Whatever it is, we keep coming back for more."

Free For All!

"Free For All" picks are hot, FREE items or services. It can be software, online services, you name it - but it's got to be free, with no strings attached.

K-Meleon Browser - Santa Rosa Steve

Santa Rosa Steve says: "I'm a Firefox user, but I could not let the release of a new version of K-Meleon go unnoticed. It was long my favorite alternate web browser for Windows 98. I doubt it will replace Firefox in my current list of favorites—I'm hooked on some of the Firefox extensions—but I am looking forward to a test drive."

K-Meleon v0.9 Web Browser for Windows 9x/ME/NT4/2000/XP/2003

"K-Meleon is a lite Web browser based on gecko (the mozilla rendering engine). It's fast, has a minimal interface, and it is fully standards-compliant. To make it simple, K-Meleon may be considered the unbloated Mozilla for Windows."

Features:

Thanks Steve!

Cookie Monster v3.22 Cookie Manager for Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP - Santa Rosa Steve

Santa Rosa Steve says: "I use Cookie Monster with Windows 98 and XP, and with both IE and Firefox. It allows me to selectively preserve important cookies while deleting the rest."

Cookie Monster v3.22 Cookie Manager for Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP

Author's description: This utility is a manager for cookies created by the most usual Windows browsers: Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Netscape and Opera (only basic support). It also works with any Gecko-based browser and most of the browsers based in Internet Explorer. The program allows you set a list of the cookies you want to preserve and then delete the remaining ones with a simple mouse click. It also have the option of detecting the cookies for the sites included in your favorites and/or bookmarks.

Useful for people who care about privacy but don't want to disable or block all the cookies (a lot of pages need them to work properly).

Disk Cleaner v1.5.4 build 315 for Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP - Santa Rosa Steve

Santa Rosa Steve says: "Disk Cleaner is a small, free application that will tidy up your hard disk and erase your tracks. Disk Cleaner works with a variety of web browsers including IE and Firefox. I use it with both Windows 98 and XP."

Disk Cleaner v1.5.4 build 315 for Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP

Disk Cleaner allows you to easily clean up disk space that is used by temporary files like those in the system temporary folder, the Internet Explorer Cache and Cookies folder, Recycle Bin and various other areas of your system. In addition, you can erase personal tracks like recently used documents, typed URLs and more. The program comes with an attractive, user friendly interface. Disk Cleaner allows you to create cleaning profiles, and can automatically run at system start without user intervention. It supports Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera as well as various 3rd party applications.

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