You'll find oodles of space-oriented eye candy here. It's not huge expanses of granite surfaces in swanky postmodern homes, but more along the lines of rocket hardware, the Cat's Paw Nebula and computer-rendered pictures of things that aren't that easy to photograph. Enjoy it, because this wonderful stuff probably came out of your taxes.
What is the population of Florida, according to the Census estimate, and what percentage is female? These and many other general Florida questions are here for the pickings. If you're just interested in Pinellas or Hillsborough county, there's a dropdown box at the top of the page that will help you slice and dice this information. If you click around this dialup-friendly site, you can tour other states. Be sure not to miss the "more data sets" link. It's wonderful fodder for serious information nerds.
It's that time of the year when I grow increasingly impatient and discontent with my input and communication devices. It must be the heat getting to me or just a predictable cycle affected by manufacturers releasing new products. But some of it is a retro lust for solid keyboards of yore. Take the near legendary buckling spring technology IBM keyboards that helped increase the shipping weight of IBM PC boxes. These nearly indestructible keyboards even had drain holes in the base because the engineers foresaw future soda spills. Tap down memory lane at this site.
This is one of those Macromedia Flash-enabled sites that just pushes my buttons. It's a wild, crazy animation ride that mesmerizes my eyes and brain. If you share the same opinion after peeking, there's a downloadable screensaver you can take offline with you. If you're into wild eye candy, this site's for you.
Occasionally I'll find a great utility that makes my life oh so much better, and then I tell everybody I know about it. But it's unusual to find a low-dough software house that makes a bunch of nifty stuff. Aquatomic is a zero-cost game that will have you wrapped up for hours; Skin a Dock is a donationware must-have for tinkerers; and Sno will make your desktop think it's Christmas in the North. It's a great site, fun and mostly free.
