Below is an article on Google's personalized home page. Of course it is not a new concept, but I do like their approach to building a better mousetrap. Expect this to be in beta for awhile as I would assume they are going to add lots more content options incuding RSS feeds. For know you can try it out here:  Google Labs

Google's home page soon available with news, weather

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google launched a new personalized service Thursday that incorporates features such as Google News and Gmail onto the company's notoriously sparse home page.

[via InfoWorld: Top News]

City Data (from Cool Tricks and Trinkets newsletter)

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City Data

Business travelers, geography buffs and road trippers will all find this cool site to be a useful resource to check before hitting a new city. City Data has an extensive database of information on practically every city in the United States, from large urban centers to small country towns.

Browse the city index, which has an alphabetical list of links for all 50 states, each of which has a heap of statistical info. Visitors should also check out the Top 100 section of the site, which ranks U.S. cities based on various criteria such as racial diversity, crime rates and average annual household earnings.

http://www.city-data.com/
Click here

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FW: [MikesWhatsNews] MWN #779 HackFix

From Mike's newsletter comes another handy fix tool.

-----Original Message-----
From: mikeswhatsnews
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 8:30 PM
To: mikeswhatsnews@freelists.org
Subject: [MikesWhatsNews] MWN #779 HackFix

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IEFix free
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFIX.htm
IEFix - is a general purpose repair utility for Internet Explorer which
repairs Internet Explorer by registering it's core DLL files and reinstalls
using the IE.INF file. More Information is given below. Suitable for Windows
98/ME/2000/XP systems.
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Google Gmail Accounts for All

Google is currently offering Gmail accounts at random from its home page www.google.com. To get an account, keep on pressing "refresh" until the offer comes up. Alternatively simply go to this link:

https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount

More from Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter

Trek Earth. The combination of air travel, digital photography and the Internet makes the world a much smaller, more accessible place. If you love photography, are planning your first journey abroad, or are a seasoned modern nomad, Trek Earth is the place for your photography from all over the world. Browse this gallery of beautiful and inspiring photographs, join one of the forums to discuss and critique the images, or submit one of your own pictures to this cool site. There are also other fun features such as Workshops, Scavenger Hunts and much more.
Click here
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From the pages of - The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter # 343 3/24/2005

WhiteHouseTapes.org

Have you ever wondered what goes on in the highly protected confines of the
White House? Listen to a bit of history at this cool site, which is
sponsored by the Presidential Recordings Program at the University of
Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs.

Whitehouse.Org is a free service to the public that provides access to all
of the presidential recordings made between 1940 and 1973. Visitors will
find it fascinating to listen in on Oval Office conversations from the
administrations of Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy,
Johnson and, of course, Nixon.

Click here

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From the Pages of Mike's Whats News Newsletter

Malware and How it Affects You

Learn the Basics of Malware and How it Affects You: Phishing, Trojans, Spyware

Phishing. Trojans. Spyware. Worried about the threat of a computer attack, but confused about the terms? View this fun multimedia presentation for an introductory overview of some of the many types of malware and how they can affect you.

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Here is something that is worth keeping an eye on.

Yahoo Readies Blogging Tool

Free service will be available in beta by the end of the month.

[via PCWorld.com - Latest News Stories]

Attention Outlook Users

2005 NCAA College Basketball Championship Schedules

Add the complete first round schedule to your Outlook calendar.  Also add NASCAR, NBA, MLB, etc. etc.  Downloads as a separate Outlook .pst file.  You must have Outlook, it will not work in Outlook Express Free.

[via Slipstick - Outlook and Exchange News]