2005 January

Knowledge Base Editor’s Digest - This Digest consists of articles and abstracts from the Montague Institute Review and content from other publications and Web sites. Note that it’s possible for an article to appear in more than one of the categories in the left sidebar. To find articles on more specific topics, see the A […]

The Why Files portrays science as a critical human endeavor conducted by ordinary people. They use news and current events as springboards to explore science, health, environment and technology. They cover the details and larger issues of science in an effort to show science as a human enterprise and a way of viewing the world. […]

Nutrition.gov provides easy access to the best food and nutrition information from across the federal government and educational institutions. It serves as a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers, educators and health professionals. Providing science-based dietary guidance is critical to enhance the public’s ability to make […]

The 2005 Index of Economic Freedom measures 161 countries against a list of 50 independent variables divided into 10 broad factors of economic freedom. Low scores are more desirable. The higher the score on a factor, the greater the level of government interference in the economy and the less economic freedom a country enjoys. These […]

memeorandum - Headline News and Related Blogs - memeorandum presents a distinctly readable and relevant hourly synopsis of the latest online news and opinion, combining weblog commentary with traditional news reports. Weblogs (or blogs) are crucial for making memeorandum possible. Weblogs are online publications (usually arranged in a journal format) produced by small groups or […]

Cliche Finder - Have you been searching for just the right cliché to use? Are you searching for a cliché using the word “cat” or “day” but haven’t been able to come up with one? Just enter any words in the form below, and this search engine will return any clichés which use that phrase…Over […]

The Bandwidth Report is a monthly roundup of broadband penetration figures from the US and elsewhere. Each month we’ll report on the speed of our connections, both at work and at home. Additionally, we’ll predict the growth of broadband based on current trends. Thanks to Nielsen//NetRatings, Jupiter Research, Ipsos-Reid, the Korean Ministry of Information and […]

DNSstuff: Free fast, advanced and comprehensive web-based DNS tools, going beyond just ping, tracert/traceroute, WHOIS and DNS lookups. Neat site with lots of DNS stuff that will allow you to do some serious checking and finding information about all your domains and IP numbers. This has been added to Privacy Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.

Magazines on Web Tools and Content by Reid Goldsborough - A list by Reid Goldsborough discussing various magazine on web tools and content. This has been added to World Wide Web Reference Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.

Fifty Writing Tools - The Workbench of Roy Peter Clark - A fine resource of writing tools that will definitely assist the writer in attempting to accomplish their goal. These fifty writing tools are listed by Roy Peter Clark and are definitely worth a look and bookmark. His friend Tom French, who won a Pulitzer […]

WebRoots - Nonprofit Library for Genealogy & History-Related Research. A Free Resource Covering the United States and Some International Areas. Items include books, journals, diaries, manuscripts, memoirs, letters, etc, most are text files. This has been added to Genealogy Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.

OpenNet Initiative - Documenting Internet Content Filtering Worldwide - The ONI mission is to investigate and challenge state filtration and surveillance practices. Their approach applies methodological rigor to the study of filtration and surveillance blending empirical case studies with sophisticated means for technical verification. Their aim is to generate a credible picture of these practices […]

Software for Research (Using Windows) - An excellent resource covering software for research (using Windows) by Jay Tate covering the following research software areas: 1) Getting Started, 2) Managing Information, 3) Finding Information, 4) Analyzing Information, 5) Presenting Research, and 6) Buying Software. This is well worth the visit and bookmark as it lists many […]

New General Catalog of Old Books & Authors - The aim of this site is to catalog all deceased authors, and all authors of books published before 1964, including their full name(s), date of death, date of birth, pseudonyms, sex & nationality (for non-EU citizens who died after c1920), and their books published before 1964. […]

The XML Bookmark Exchange Language Resource Page - The XML Bookmark Exchange Language, or XBEL, is an Internet “bookmarks” interchange format. It was designed by the Python XML Special Interest Group on the group’s mailing list. The original intent was to create an interesting, fun project which was both useful and would demonstrate the Python […]

Future Brief provides its visitors with brief introductions to breaking news of future-oriented research, with links to more detail for those interested, directly on their home page. It’s a simple, fast way to keep an eye on the rapidly changing world for the busy professional who has no time to “surf” a dozen or more […]

Google Groups Beta -
Google has fully integrated the past 20 years of Usenet archives into Google Groups, which now offers access to more than 800 million messages dating back to 1981. This is by far the most complete collection of Usenet articles ever assembled and a fascinating first-hand historical account. They compiled some especially memorable […]

The Development Gateway Foundation is an enabler of development. They help improve people’s lives in developing countries by building partnerships and information systems that provide access to knowledge for development. They exploit powerful and affordable information and communication technologies (ICT) that were previously unavailable to:
* Increase knowledge sharing;
* Enhance development effectiveness;
* Improve public sector […]

Azureus is a java bittorrent client. It provides a bittorrent protocol implementation using java language. Azureus offers multiple torrent downloads, queuing/priority systems (on torrents and files), start/stop seeding options and instant access to numerous pieces of information about your torrents. Azureus now features an embedded tracker easily set up and ready to use. Azureus was […]

Integrating Data Mining, Databases and Information Retrieval (IDDI-05) - Mass storage devices allow organizations to store very large volumes of data; in the form of relational data, textual documents, semi-structured (XML) documents.
An important issue organizations would like to address is “how to take advantage from such large volumes of data”, in order to extract useful […]