KSFO's Web Wanderer

The Links for December 11, 1999

SpacePROXY: surf the web anonymously - Kenny

Kenny says: "This is a really neat one. It is a free proxy server that will allow you to surf the web 100% privately. NO information will be sent to any computer other than the space proxy one. It's really neat give it a try."

I occasionally used another similar site before, but that site has gone from free service to charging. It's nice SpacePROXY is still free.

You give up a ton of information when you are on the Internet. This site has a link you can use to test what information you're giving out. From my test, I found the site could tell:

Your IP address:   (removed by Mike!)

Your computer name (if it has one):   (removed by Mike!)

The system attempted to place the following persistent cookies on your system.  Reload to see its value if it was accepted.  (For a cookies demonstration click here.  To view all the cookies on your system you can use Window's Magazine free 'Cookie Crumbs' software.):  

Privacy.net = Privacy Analysis (Expires on January 1, 2038), Visit date: 12/11/99 (Expires = January 1, 2038).

No Cookie from this site is on your system from prior visits.

You linked from here (if you linked from another web page):  http://www.spaceproxy.com/

Your Browser Type and Operating System:  Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; Windows 98; DigExt)  

Your Screen Resolution:
Your screen width is : 800 pixels
Your screen height is : 600 pixels
Your viewable Width is : 572 pixels
Your viewable Height is : 265 pixels

Is JavaScript, VBScript, or JAVA enabled?   Text will appear if these features are enabled.  The JAVA window may not appear until the page finishes loading. 
VBScript is enabled and working.
JavaScript is enabled and working.
JavaScript monitor information:
Screen resolution is 800x600
Screen available height is 572
Screen available width is 800
Screen color depth is 24

You have visited this many web pages this session in this window: 0
The date/time on your computer and time zone is: Sat Dec 11 13:56:38 PST 1999
Time/date in your locale format: 12/11/1999 13:56:38

TraceRoute (removed by Mike!)

Does your browser give out your e-mail address for FTP requests?
Your browser provides the following information when making an FTP request:
FTP username is: anonymous 
FTP password is: IEUser@ 


All information sent by your web browser when requesting this web page:

Accept: */* Accept-Language: en-us Connection: Keep-Alive Host: privacy.net Referer: http://www.spaceproxy.com/ User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; Windows 98; DigExt) Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate 

Who registered your domain? (if computer name has a 'fully qualified' Internet name ending in .com, .net, .org, .uk, ... see list.  For other domains look it up here):
WHOIS command: rs.internic.net best.com

Whois Server Version 1.1
Domain names in the .com, .net, and .org domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.
   Domain Name: BEST.COM
   Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
   Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
   Referral URL: www.networksolutions.com
   Name Server: NS1.BEST.COM
   Name Server: NS2.BEST.COM
   Name Server: NS3.BEST.COM


>>> Last update of whois database: Sat, 11 Dec 99 00:27:49 EST <<<
The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .ORG, .EDU domains and
Registrars.
How is your domain configured?:
Results for: best.com
Server:  ns.consumer-info.org
Address:  209.207.246.162
best.com	nameserver = NS1.best.com
best.com	nameserver = NS2.best.com
best.com	nameserver = NS3.best.com
best.com	nameserver = NS1.best.com
best.com	nameserver = NS2.best.com
best.com	nameserver = NS3.best.com
NS1.best.com	internet address = 209.24.149.41
NS2.best.com	internet address = 209.157.102.11
NS3.best.com	internet address = 209.24.149.42

Who owns your network? 
whois.arin.net 204.156.153.165
Best Internet Communications, Inc. (NETBLK-BEST2)
   345 E. Middlefield Road
   Mountain View, CA 94043
   Netname: BEST2
   Netblock: 204.156.128.0 - 204.156.159.0
   Maintainer: BEST
   Coordinator:
      Best Internet Communications, Inc.  (BEST-NOC-ARIN)  noc@BEST.NET
      +1 888 944 8399
Fax- +1 650 940 6464
   Domain System inverse mapping provided by:
   NS1.BEST.COM			209.24.149.41
   NS2.BEST.COM			209.157.102.11
   NS3.BEST.COM			209.24.149.42
   Record last updated on 28-Jan-1999.
   Database last updated on 10-Dec-1999 03:53:45 EDT.

Interesting. Well, SpacePROXY will let us hide that information. Give it a try.

Thanks, Kenny!

Aerofiles: American Aviation 1903-2003 - Dudley

Dudley found this site. If you're interested in aircraft, there probably isn't a better site on the net.

There's an alphabetical listing of aircraft from 1903 - 2003. There's a TON of photos, links to American Aircraft museums (sorted by state), information on National Air Races (1920 - today!), and a bunch of other stuff.

If you're into planes, this is the site for you.

Thanks, Dudley!

Ditto.com Visual Search - Thom from Orangevale

Thom from Orangevale found this cool search engine.

Ditto.com is a search engine that finds images. You enter a word or phrase, and it returns a page containing thumbnails of your search results.

If you click on the thumbnail, you get the image you were looking for. Click on "details", and you get the link to the page hosting the image, the page title, the size, width, and height. Handy

Ditto turns up a fair number of hits, but is not anywhere near comprehensive. Still - it might help you find a picture fast.

Worth a bookmark. Thanks, Thom!

Official Abbott & Costello Home Page - Mailman in Woodland

Can you believe it? An official page!! Mailman in Woodland found it!

I've been an Abbott & Costello fan since I was a kid. This site is put up by the families of Bud and Lou, in conjunction with the Abbott & Costello Fan Club.

The site is designed to keep us up to date on the latest news and information (including new product and video releases; special events; televised specials and marathons; anything and everything pertaining to Abbott & Costello).

The site has what you'd expect - information on the films, audio clips, a game, a buy and sell area, and even the "Who's on First?" script.

It's a must-browse site for Abbott & Costello fans. Check it out.

Thanks, Mailman!

Bagism - Solinas

"Everybody's talking about Bagism..." -- John Lennon

Most of the free-for-all picks today are 3 web developer tools. The name of the site intrigued me, so I went up a level on the URL for the free-for-all links, and I found a cool John Lennon fan page.

From the site: "Bagism is the place for fans of John Lennon and The Beatles to come together and learn, educate, and have fun. It is an interactive site meaning that you will have to be an active participant rather than just being a passive observer. The underlying concept of John and Yoko's "bagism" idea is interactivity among people without prejudice. The Internet is a great place to achieve that ideal because you are judged only by your words -- not by your looks, age, gender, ethnicity, etc."

The site has a Web Chat, Web Boards, a Library, a Discography, a Chronology, Art & Poetry, a Quiz, and other links.

Fun browsing for John Lennon fans. Give it a look.

Office 2000 - Vlad

Friend and co-worker Vlad found this site.

Office 2000 is not Microsoft Office 2000, but it is a pretty funny page. If the Y2K talk is getting tiring, check out this site for some laughs. Very clever.

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.

Astronomy software - B. Weed

B. Weed found this free astronomy program, and wrote this review.

He says: "Ever looked up at the sky (yeh, right...in San Francisco?) and wondered what constellation you were gazing at? Want to know where the Moon was aligned the day you were born? Do you just want to learn more about the stars?"

"The you've got to check out Adastra. A totally free program that displays the stars--in real time--from a number of different perspectives...from any day in time."

"You can fast forward and see the Moon buzzing past Cancer and right toward Taurus for a head-on clash. You can zoom in, rotate, and query the sky. Clicking on a star displays a window containing detailed information for that star.

"It's a really fun program. I've spent hours messing with it and you will too."

Thanks, B. Weed!

FrameMaker: web development tool - Solinas

FrameMaker is an online tool which it easy to create and experiment with frames. You can create up to 3 main frames and up to 3 sub frames for each main frame for a total of 9 frames.

You tell it how many frames, how big, set your preferences, then generate a test. If it's what you wanted, you click on "view source", and BINGO - you can cut and paste into your web page. Very simple and easy.

Tablemaker: web development tool - Solinas

TableMaker generates tables, much like FrameMaker makes Frames. It's simple and easy to use.

Be sure to check out the "examples" to see what the options mean.

Colormaker: web development tool - Solinas

ColorMaker is the third of the 3 Bagism web tools. ColorMaker gives you 2 frames - one for setting color attributes, and the other to show the results as a Sample Page: the color of Normal Text, the color of New Links, the color of Visited Links, and the color of Active Links.

You have a pretty big pallet to pick colors from. You can tweak the font site. When done, click on "copy the BODY tag", and cut and paste into your web page.

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