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Places:
Visit possible
vacation spots such as New England, The
Grand Canyon, The Florida Keys, Hawaii, and LasVegas
to name a few. Travel abroad to Paris, the pyramids in Egypt,
Mount Everest, Antarctica, the Greek Islands, and
more. You can even book passage and choose your seating from your desk
top in the Travel section.
Shopping:
Browse your favorite depart-
ment stores such as JC Penny, Lands End, LL Bean,
and others or check out virtual Malls.
Sports:
See what's happening at the
Olympics now. Auto Sports, Equestrian, Hockey,
Baseball, Basketball, Football,
and many others are all here. Get up to the minute sports scores via the
on line score board
tickers. If sailing floats your boat , check out the Sailing
Home Page which has many links to Americas Cup, Olympics, and other
sailing events.
Art
& Entertainment: How
about a night out
at a Japanese night club where the musicians play live
jazz on line, (Real Audio required). Check out the many
forms of Entertainment chat, TEI's Random
Joke Server, or The Onion (political satire).
Coming in November, Webstock '96, a Real Audio
Music Extravaganza on line.
Hobbies:
Pursue your favorite hobby or learn about
new ones here. You'll find two huge catalog links below to get you started.
Investments:
Check stock prices on line or even start
a portfolio at Quote Server. Check SEC
filings on any public company. Online trading at discount prices,
try E*Trade.
Computer:
Download software, Web page design,
reference, and graphics software, Windows
95 Tips, Internet Searchers,
Hardware and Software Expos, Multimedia,
Internet Provider List, Computer Companies.
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News and
Weather: News Headlines,
stories, updated continually by USA Today, AP Online,
and others. Get current weather conditions and forcasts
for many parts of the world.
Government:
Write your congressman or better yet,
write the President of the United States. The Social
Security Administration now have their forms on line. Whether you want
to voice an opinion or check on pending legislation,
you can connect to your U. S. government here.
Culinary:
View what the chefs of the world are
brewing up. Order lobster from Nova Scotia,
also visit Breweries, Wineries, Gourmet
foods and recipes.
Education:
Get your degree in your leisure
time or shop for a College on line. Check out the special K-12 sections
for kids.
Reference:
Get what ever info you need on line. Search multi-lingual dictionaries,
Roget's Thesaurus, Bartlett's Famous Quotes
and others. An excellent resource for both the student and the professional.
Cultures:
See how other people live and their governments work. This section is like
visiting embassies around the world.
Health
Care: Whatever your interests
are from the latest MS treatments to Diabetes and Aids research.
Publications:
Magazines, Journals, Newspapers from the world's largest publishers may
be read on line and subscribed to.
Virtual
Road Maps: Check out the
latest technology on the web, road maps of anywhere you want to go. Zoom
in to an address. This is a really cool tool. A Netscape plug in download
is available at the Argus site free for map
viewing.
National
Center for Missing & Exploited Children: Over
2,300 children are
reported missing every day. The technology industry has helped to improve
the recovery rate by 20% to 89%. Micrografx's Chili
for Children Cook-off has changed the way America searches
for its missing children.
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