A Wrong Turn Off the Information Highway, A Refuge in the Disinformation Desert!
	Dave's Oasis The New Home of Scratchi's Page Copyright © 2001 David G. Bartholomew Revised July 9, 2002 The top pages of interest: [News] [Financial] [Weather] And other topics on this index page: [Features] [Books] [Reference] [Info] My Other Primary Websites: [Ham Radio] [Photos] And other pages at or near this location: [Downloads] [Alarms] [Arizona] [Food] [Getaway] [Road Trips] [The Vault] [About myself] [Disclaimer]

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The following URLs include some I have found in my own exploration of the Web, and others I have been told about by other people.

I do have some of my own material here, so this isn't just another bunch of links to other pages. Apparently, the Web is getting to be a lot of pages that go from nowhere to nowhere.

And I am not trying to make an all-encompassing list. There are plenty of other folks who are doing that, and I've listed some of their pages below. But even they admit it's impossible for any list to be up-to-date for more than an hour.

Therefore, what you'll find here generally tends to follow my own interests and other stuff I thought was neat.

I hope you find them useful in your own explorations.

Please note: I am using many advanced HTML features. However, to better serve those of you who do not have (or cannot use) Netscape or Internet Explorer, I am avoiding complicated things like frames and other specialized features. I hope these pages can be enjoyed by all. Sorry for the clutter if you're using something that can't quite handle it. I may begin using more fancy stuff later on, but for right now I believe content is more important than flashy effects. Please read my disclaimer for more information about my pages. Thank you.

means a new addition to these pages.
means there's been a recent update.
means lots of graphics lie ahead.
means it's a bandwidth hog. Slow connections beware.
means it might be a dead link.
means "Highly Recommended", well worth a look.

Good Books to Have On Hand Get these and other computer books at Amazon.com. The Whole Internet Users Guide and Catalog - Krol More Internet for Dummies - Levine/Young Internet Yellow Pages - Hahn (I used to have other books to recommend, but now they seem to be out of print, so I guess I have some collectors items on my bookshelf! Useful References By no means an exhaustive list, these are merely some useful ones I know about. EFF's (Extended) Guide to the Internet Color Landform Atlas of the United States Area Codes Map (hard to find this!) 800-number Directory USPS ZIP Code and Address Lookup Maps from [Yahoo] [City.Net] [Borchert] [Mapblast] Instant Reference Desk Language Translator from Altavista Learn to Do Nearly Anything Internet Movie Data Base (searchable) Library of Congress Central Intelligence Agency and its publications Internal Revenue Service - You've got to see this. Paying your taxes almost looks like fun! The Bible Gateway - multiple versions and languages, searchable. Biorhythmic Chart

Weather and Traffic Scratchi's Weather Page (go here for maps) The Weather Channel (you can customize it, too!) The Old Farmer's Almanac Ski Reports (in season) Los Angeles and Southern California Traffic Reports Statewide Road Conditions Current Air Quality and Weather in Van Nuys CA. Recent Earthquakes in Los Angeles (hey, earthquakes count as weather around here!) and California and Nevada. These are pretty good, constantly updated and yet showing activity up to a week old. Southern Arizona Seismic Observatory (live seismograms) Susan Rosenberg's Earthquake Page Pictures and Graphics A picture is worth a thousand words. Except for GIF files. Somehow, I think a 100K text file could say a lot more than some of the equivalent-sized picture files that are around, but I might be wrong... Computer Vision Home Page (you could spend years in here) NASA Dryden Photo Archive of USAF planes at Edwards AFB NASA Photo Collection direct from Houston Worldbath Geographic Viewer Earth View - see where it's day and night right now Terranova: Planet of the Day - random terraformed planets

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The above is supplied so you can try out different fonts
in your page setup. Be sure to use RELOAD so that any
changes you make will take effect.

I saw a suggestion at www.halebopp.com (which is about that spectacular comet all those nuts killed themselves for), which mentions trying out Helvetica or Arial in place of the Roman font used for proportional spacing. I've tried this, and it does look better!

For something really way out, try fonts like Ransom Note, Dear Teacher, or Star Trek TNG!

Of course, I recommend staying with one that's easily readable, and includes all of the symbols. (Not all fonts do.) Go here for more information including some fonts to download.

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I try to check these links from time to time, but don't always get around to re-checking some of them too often. Thus some of these might vanish for quite a while before I find out and delete them. I would appreciate all mail regarding my pages and any comments you may have.

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