Useful internet sites

[falcndriver2001]

grimweasel
the sire at mono...... is one of the funniest I've seen for a while ! good job !

[Angle of Attack]

oh no you cant forget

<a href="http://www.pornolize.com" target="_blank">http://www.pornolize.com</a>

type in pprunes url and there you go!

[No Mode Charlie]

Wonna have a laugh about dumb people? Have a look at this one!

<a href="http://www.darwinawards.com/" target="_blank">The Darwin Awards</a>

[dusk2dawn]

They are still trying: <a href="http://www.ornithopter.net/" target="_blank">Ornithopter !</a>

[Binoculars]

SET 18, I had the feeling you weren't after aviation related sites necessarily. Here's a few of my favourites;

If you're a movie fan, you'll already know about <a href="http://www.imdb.com" target="_blank">www.imdb.com</a> , the one site apart from Pprune I'd insist on for the desert island.

For the real truth about those incredible stories you hear, <a href="http://www.snopes.com" target="_blank">www.snopes.com</a> or <a href="http://www.urbanlegends.com" target="_blank">www.urbanlegends.com</a>

For music, <a href="http://www.allmusic.com" target="_blank">www.allmusic.com</a>

<a href="http://www.biography.com" target="_blank">www.biography.com</a> for, well, you guessed it!

<a href="http://www.tvgohome.com" target="_blank">www.tvgohome.com</a> for an offbeat satirical look at TV.

<a href="http://www.theonion.com" target="_blank">www.theonion.com</a> for the best satirical site on the net.

<a href="http://www.dictionary.com" target="_blank">www.dictionary.com</a> for English usage

and <a href="http://www.libraryspot.com" target="_blank">www.libraryspot.com</a> provides a heap of information about all sorts of things; one of those sites you can spend hours in, if you like that sort of thing of course!

[SET 18]

Thanks very much everyone; my Favourites file is growing by the day! Certainly the non-aviation sites are very intersting, so please keep them coming....

[Lima Xray]

Try this search engine. I use no other.

<a href="http://www.google.com" target="_blank">www.google.com</a>

Also;-

<a href="http://popularmechanics.com/index.phtml" target="_blank">http://popularmechanics.com/index.phtml</a>
<a href="http://williams.best.vwh.net/avform.htm" target="_blank">http://williams.best.vwh.net/avform.htm</a>
<a href="http://gc.kls2.com/" target="_blank">http://gc.kls2.com/</a>
<a href="http://www.visi.com/~mim/nav/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.visi.com/~mim/nav/index.html</a>
<a href="http://weer.hoevekerk.nl/" target="_blank">http://weer.hoevekerk.nl/</a>
<a href="http://smsavantaj.com/weather/" target="_blank">http://smsavantaj.com/weather/</a>
<a href="http://www.wapmx.com/" target="_blank">http://www.wapmx.com/</a>
<a href="http://www.spaceimaging.com/level1/index35.htm" target="_blank">http://www.spaceimaging.com/level1/index35.htm</a>
<a href="http://digitalglobe.com/" target="_blank">http://digitalglobe.com/</a>

L X

[olderairhead]

For those that need a bit of help try:

<a href="http://www.windows-help.net" target="_blank">windows help</a>

[ 02 January 2002: Message edited by: olderairhead ]</p>

[Blacksheep]

<a href="http://www.dogpile.com" target="_blank">www.dogpile.com</a> - despite the name its one of the best search engines around.

<a href="http://www.rin.org.uk" target="_blank">www.rin.org.uk</a> - if getting from A to B is very important to you.

<a href="http://www.fool.co.uk" target="_blank">www.fool.co.uk</a> - if you are sick of "Independent Financial Advisors"

<a href="http://members.aol.com/haltonapps/halton.htm" target="_blank">members.aol.com/haltonapps/halton.htm</a> - if you ever went 'through difficulties to the cinema'

and finally, but best by far-
<a href="http://www.blacksheep.co.uk" target="_blank">www.blacksheep.co.uk</a>

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Through difficulties to the cinema

[ 03 January 2002: Message edited by: Blacksheep ]</p>

[Pen it off!]

Try this one!

<a href="http://www.dontgivea!!!!.com" target="_blank">www.dontgivea!!!!.com</a>

[ 04 January 2002: Message edited by: Pen it off! ]</p>

[Mac the Knife]

Time Synchronization Software

A while back there was a brief discussion re utilities to synch the PC clock with inter/national timeservers.

<a href="http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/software/win9x.html" target="_blank">http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/software/win9x.html</a> has an exhaustive list of about 40 of theset with brief reviews and pointers.

The public domain synch software from the National Institute of Standards (nistime-32bit.exe) found at <a href="http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/service/its.htm" target="_blank">http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/service/its.htm</a> sounds good and costs nothing [you can get it directly from <a href="ftp://time-b.nist.gov/pub/daytime/]" target="_blank">ftp://time-b.nist.gov/pub/daytime/]</a>

If I'd known I wouldn't have forked out for the software I use.

"Shut that door!"

[max headroom]

To be totally anonymous on the net try
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/22831.html" target="_blank">www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/22831.html</a>
very interesting!

[mfds]

A cool interactive airliner cockpit site, point and click too see almost a tech manual explanation on that panel, click further on each switch/gauge etc ....

<a href="http://www.meriweather.com" target="_blank">http://www.meriweather.com</a>

The best WX site, no registration, simple to use for up to date TAF's/METARS and satalite pics:

<a href="http://www.phd.nl/aviation/wx/" target="_blank">http://www.phd.nl/aviation/wx/</a>

Layover places to eat/drink site by AATA codes:

<a href="http://www.aircrewlayover.com/Cities/cities.html" target="_blank">http://www.aircrewlayover.com/Cities/cities.html</a>

The best GA web site for group shares a/c for sale, fuel tables etc ....

<a href="http://www.thehangar.co.uk/main.php" target="_blank">http://www.thehangar.co.uk/main.php</a>

A cool DIY fixit site ....

<a href="http://www.diyfixit.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.diyfixit.co.uk/</a>

The best Movie/TV etc free WAV sound clip site :

<a href="http://wavcentral.com" target="_blank">http://wavcentral.com</a>

[SLF]

Some good ones I've not seen before, thanks to all.

Try <a href="http://www.geoclock.com" target="_blank">this one</a> for the world's best screensaver for travellers.

[Binoculars]

Sometimes it's embarrassing to post the obvious, but just in case you've somehow missed it; <a href="http://www.webshots.com" target="_blank">www.webshots.com</a>

[PAXboy]

I hope that you don't have to do this very often ...
<a href="http://www.sleepinginairports.net/" target="_blank">Sleeping In Airports</a>

This will probably be known to some:
<a href="http://www.quickaid.com/airports/" target="_blank">Airport Home Pages</a>

This is a UK online shop for pocket tools, all the famous brands. I buy them as gifts, NEVER for myself of course ...
<a href="http://www.heinnie.com/" target="_blank">Heinnie's Shop</a>

This is neat and should fascinate children. When the little darlings won't stop asking, "But how does it work?" send them to
<a href="http://www.howstuffworks.com/" target="_blank">How Stuff Works</a>

I looked through my list of 'places to surf when tired and needing to unwind' but I feared that Captain Pprune might divert to the nearest field and have me un-voluntarily offloaded <img src="rolleyes.gif" border="0">

So here's one that folks really like
<a href="http://www.anagramgenius.com/" target="_blank">Anagram Generator</a>

[ 13 January 2002: Message edited by: PAXboy ]</p>

[clutchcargo]

For a search engine that can search through all the other earch engines without having to manually do it and sit there for hours - this is the best I have seen so far. It even has a resume function.

<a href="http://www.copernic.com/products/copernic/basic/" target="_blank">copernic web browser</a>