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By JULES ALLEN
Published September 12, 2005
Safer surfing
www.GetFoxie.com/
One of the easiest ways to get spyware on your Windows computer is to use Internet Explorer and then wander off the beaten path. But you can defend yourself. You should at least take a peek at Foxie, a package of security, privacy and productivity tools that works with Internet Explorer. It's possible that it'll make your browsing just a bit safer.
Worldwide writing
www.writely.com/
and
www.OpenOffice.org/
Is the first link brilliant or insane? The first site is home to a limited-feature, Web-based word processor. You store your documents on this hosted service and can even share them with friends. One valuable feature is being able to edit a page at the same time another person does. Given the rich, free features of Open Office, I am scratching my head and wondering why. But this might be just what you were looking for. It's free, but paid plans are in the future.
Reading lists
Reader2.com/
There's a certain snobbery about sharing one's iTunes in a corporate setting. I've seen people quickly remove Abba from their collection for fear they would be judged by their peers. The same might go for books, but I have a feeling most serious readers don't really care. This gem of a site is a free way to publish your book collection and perhaps subscribe to your friend's collections via RSS, or Really Simple Syndication.
Get the lead out
www.PencilRevolution.com/
Here's more evidence for the theory that there's something for everybody on the Internet. It's a temple for pencils and the people who love them. You'll find photographs of pencil-shaped buildings, reviews of pencils themselves and links to art created with, um, pencils. I'm not sure what kind of longevity this gag has, but I'm fascinated.
Following the money
www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1046288235244
Here's a gripping story of international intrigue, stakes of millions of dollars and hard-nosed Secret Service investigators. It traces the tall tale of a missing 1933 Double Eagle, a coin that was supposed to have never been issued, and its voyage from Philadelphia to Egypt, through Europe and back to the United States.
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