Note: I make no claims that any of these links are still active, but I will remove dead ones when I encounter them myself. If you want to let me know that a link is dead, or if you know of a page that you think I might enjoy, feel free to send me e-mail.

Apple/Macintosh Computers

• Apple Computer
• Apple History, an interesting historical resource
• Download.com, my preferred site for freeware & shareware
• Software companies:
  • Bare Bones Software, authors of the excellent BBEdit editor for the Mac.
  • Stick Software, a shareware company owned by my former cow-orker Ben Haller.
• Apple and Macintosh rumor and news sites that I check regularly:
  • Mac OS Rumors
  • Think Secret
  • MacInTouch

Boston, Massachusetts

• The New England Aquarium

Cats

• Library Cats

Films

• Coming Attractions, a site about movies currently in development or under consideration for development.
• The Internet Movie Database
• The Stanford Theatre is a classic film theatre in Palo Alto, CA. Well worth the trip if you're in the area!

Madison, Wisconsin

• Weather, current and forecasted
• State of Wisconsin
  • Department of Natural Resources
• Wisconsin Public Radio
  • To The Best Of Our Knowledge, the hour-long focus program produced by Wisconsin Public Radio and distributed nationally. This site has descriptions of each episode, and information on a discussion mailing list.
  • Whad'ya Know? with Michael Feldman

Miscellaneous Links

• The Jargon File is a dictionary of hacker jargon.
• The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
• Snopes.com is devoted to revealing and debunking urban legends.
• The Straight Dope, with columns old and new by professional know-it-all Cecil Adams.
• Travel sites:
  • American Airlines' site is one I've successfully ordered tickets directly from.
  • Travelocity
  • Expedia has gained favor in my eyes now that Microsoft is reportedly divesting from them.
• The Weather Channel
• Where's George? allows you to enter serial numbers of your dollar bills and track where your money goes.

Media

• Salon is the Web's premier on-line magazine. I like their somewhat ireeverent style.

San Francisco Bay Area Links

• KCSM is the Bay Area's 24-hour commercial-free jazz station.
• KQED 88.7 FM is the Bay Area's National Public Radio affiliate.
• The Prolific Oven is an outstanding purveyor of cakes and other yummies.
• The South Bay Ultimate League is a winter ultimate frisbee league which I've played in since 1999.

Science

• The Astonomy Pic of the Day is an oft-fascinating, oft-beautiful rotating picture with insightful commentary by professional astonomers.
• Principia Cybernetica Web, a cybernetic/philosophical knowledge base with entries on a lot of interesting concepts to keep your mind busy.

Web Info and Curiosities

• CJ Silverio's Rant on Why the Web Sucks makes a lot of good points about why the Web isn't as gosh-wow cool as we wish it were.
• Search Engines:
  • Google, my preferred search engine

  • Alta Vista