KSFO's Web Wanderer

The Links for November 29, 1997

Note - this was a rebroadcast of a show which originally aired on November 15, 1997. What follows are the links and descriptions from that show.

Thanksgiving with Reader's Digest: This site has some great recipes - dinner for 12, using leftovers, desserts, main dishes, breads and muffins, and "drinks and side dishes". Drinks and Side Dishes? I guess the guys at Reader's Digest don't really know how to party. "Say. barkeep! Pass me an onion ring."; Also on the site are tips on hosting, table setting, and the like - perfect for first time, or new hosts for the holidays. You can also find are tips for festive, holiday crafts.; This site is typical of what I expect from Readers Digest - excellent, no nonsense content.
Patsy Ann: Official (Dog) Greeter of Juneau!: This one is from Beverly. It's a real "animal lovers" site.; Patsy Ann, a Bull Terrier, was born in Portland, Oregon on October 12, 1929 and went to Juneau as a pup. She died in Juneau on March 30, 1942. During her life, she'd greet the ships in the harbor. After she died, they erected a statue in her memory.; Why do I recommend this site?; Well, animal lovers will really enjoy reading the text and exploring the site. It's EXTREMELY well written, especially by web page standards. It has unique content. Graphically, it's well designed - the backgrounds and other elements create a theme which you don't see in many web sites. I found I started reading and poking around the site, and lost track of time. That's the mark of a good site.; Animal lovers will enjoy this site. Web developers will learn from it.; Check it out.
Experience Music Project: Ranman sent in this one. It's a rock and roll site/museum on line for the "Seattle Sound".; Now, I can listen to the Seattle bands, but they aren't my favorites. Ranman isn't thrilled with them, either. But both he and I do enjoy Jimi Hendrix, and there is a good amount of Hendrix stuff on this site.; If you like the Seattle Sound, you'll enjoy this site. If you just like Jimi, you'll like it as well.; Worth a look. Thanks, Ranman.
Automotive Learning On-line: Nerdly dropped me a line regarding sites I featured previously on human anatomy:; "Human Anatomy On-line scared me -- I don't want to see all those innards! relief is in site! ;-) the same folks, Informative Graphics Corp. (IGC), now offer a site that reveals automotive 'innards' using the same Java techniques. there are hundreds of illustrations and animations demonstrating the components and functions of ten automotive systems; brakes, electrical, cooling, exhaust, fuel, suspension, drive train, heat/ac, engine, and exterior/body. neat site! no blood! no guts! nice parts!"; This is my kinda site - useful, practical, and a good use of the medium. I headed over to check it out. I looked at the animations for the cooling system and disc brakes in action. Pretty slick.; I checked out some of the pictures. When you move the mouse over it, the hotspots light up, letting you explore more in text and additional photos.; Very nice, Nerdly. Now find one who feint at the sight of coolant.
Spumco: Taxi Mike is solely responsible for this one.; He warned me - this site might not be to everyone's liking. I can see why. The look is impressive, but the content is extremely odd. It's a cartoon. A shockwave site "the world's first internet cartoon series."; The cartoon is, well, strange. Not obscene, but not for kiddies either. Use caution. The "look" of the site is that of a real, professionally produced cartoon with credits, etc. The look and feel is there - just the content is strange.; This site pushed the envelope just a bit. I find I'm interested in checking back to see what they've come up with next.; Thanks, Taxi Mike. I think.