KSFO's Web Wanderer

The Links for May 17, 1997

Earthquake Maps and Information: Thanks to Dudley for sending this one in. Dudley gives a great description of the site:; "Your can pick your location in the Bay Area then pick your fault(Like San Andreas). It will display a map with different colors simulating the potential destruction from a 7.1 quake. It also shows by Roman numerals the 9 or 10 different results of damage to structures in those particular colored areas. Then you can move on and check out the potential damage to a home of your construction. It also has tips on things to stock for quakes and things you can do to make your home safer."; That pretty much says it all - except "CHECK IT OUT." If you've been putting off earthquake proofing your home, now is the time to find out how, and to get to it. This site is a great resource.
The Alex Bennett Live Performance Jukebox: Yet another Taxi Mike find. This is a great Shockwave page. If you've never heard shockwave music, give this site a try. It's great.; The title explains all, except that you really should check this out to see how good the sound is. And - remember to clear your cache, so it's easy to find the files and save them for playing later. Yes, the sound is good enough, when piped through a stereo, to listen to.; Thanks, Taxi Mike - this is cool!
FrameShop: Dave of Dave's Place submitted this sweet little on-line utility for web page authors. Frame shop helps you build a page with frames.; You enter your preferences for frame sizes, whether you want scroll bars, etc, into a form. Click a button - it creates the HTML for that page. You simply view it with your browser, save it, and you can use it in your own web pages.; Also linked to the site - a useful page for creating tables, and for experimenting with colors.; Thanks, Dave - this is a cool, useful little suite of utilities!
Bay to Breakers: Taxi Mike reminds us that tomorrow is the annual "Bay to Breakers." This web site is THE SITE for event information - it features news stories, the schedule of events, a history of the race, the list of sponsors - you name it. I was very surprised to see one of my favorite bands - Los Lobos, will be performing at Footstock.; This site is yet another example of EXCELLENT local web content, put on by The Gate.; Thanks, Taxi Mike, for this one!
Reservations.com: My brother Jerry sent this one for me to share with y'all. It's perfect for your summer vacation planning.; Reservations.com tracks the lowest fares among 30 major cities and 17 vacation destinations, updates its database twice a day and posts only fares still available for booking.; The interface is very nice - it makes planning a trip very, very easy. Check it out!

Dr Rom featured this on April 26. Tim McCarthy - Bob's Kids Software specialist, loved Marble Drop by Maxis as well. Here's a link to download a free demo, or a free desktop theme for Windows 95, get more information, order online, etc.