Books

• Amazon Books! Earth's Biggest Bookstore (it is big)
• Brian's Books (lots of computer-related stuff)

Cool Home Pages

• Bob's Slacktime Funhouse (highly amusing)
• The Capt. James T. Kirk Sing-a-long Page (entertaining)
• Center for the Study of Science Fiction (my father, SF writer James Gunn's, Web site)
• CoolNerds Home Page (HTML help)
• Electronic Greeting Cards (send a card over the Internet)
• The Happy Icons Home Page (smile faces galore)
• The Kook's Museum (scary!)

For Nerds Only

• Borland Delphi Programming ("Delphi" is half-way between C++ and Visual Basic)
• Carl and Gary's Visual Basic Home Page (much information, many links)
• JavaWorld, IDG's Magazine for the Java Community (learn more about the Java programming language)

Informational-Type Stuff

• Area Code Look-up (self-explanatory)
• Beatrice's Web Guide (one of Karen's favorite sites)
• Discovery Channel Online (heavy on the graphics, but a neat site)
• US Postal Service Zip Code Lookup (fast and frequently accurate)

Pets

• Glider Gulch (the place we got our sugar gliders)

Software

• Broderbund Software (makers of Print Shop Deluxe, among other programs)
• JASC, Inc (makers of Paint Shop Pro, an inexpensive but wonderful graphics program)
• Games on the Internet (a lifetime's supply)
• Microsoft Support Online Free Software (occasionally, Bill Gates does give something away)
• TUCOWS ("The Ultimate Collection of Windows Software")
• Symantec (Norton Utilities, Norton Antivirus, Cafe, etc.)
• The Computer Guys (makers of Web-O-Rama, one of the best free HTML editors available; highly recommended!)
• Windows95.com Newest Shareware (updated daily)
• ZD Net Software Library (reliable, good software reviews, lots of free stuff)

A Touch of Sanity

• Center for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (debunks popular misconceptions)
• Computer Virus Myths Home Page (everything you EVER wanted to know about computer viruses)

Weather

• EarthWatch Weather on Demand (see if there's any severe weather in your area)
• Intellicast Weather Maps (NBC's weather service)
• Interactive Weather Maps (just what it says)
• The Weather Channel (like on TV!)
• WeatherNet (University of Michigan)