Search the Web

Yahoo

This is a well-classified directory of web sites. My yahoo, the personalization features of the site lets you easily easily fine-tune the content of any category. It has chat rooms, message forums and free email for you. One of the best available in the net. The New Yahoo messenger keeps you updated about your friends online.

Exite

It is one of the first rate portal to the Net. It provides enough information to get you where you want to go. It has chat and message boards. This site is highly customizable. You get a virtual clipping service called News Tracker. It provides free e-mail, an instant message tool, online chatting and posting area.

Lycos

It provides endless supply of content like Yahoo and Exite. In addition you could get free 11 mb of web server space to build a personal web site. Lycos's free web based e-mail handles multiple folders and can forward your mail to another account. It allows you to create a personalized home page with a stock ticker, news headlines on your favorite topics and an updated list of top rated sites of your interest.

Microsoft Internet Start

It is the default homepage for internet explorer users. This good-looking site has its virtues but as you can see, it obviously is a Microsoft oriented site. Hotmail, the largest among free e-mail providers, is much better, with filters and built-in dictionary and thesaurus.

Netscape Netcenter

This is the default homepage for millions who use Nescape Naivgator as their web browser. Since it started as a selling point for Netscape products, its transition to portal is proving awkward. You can use any of five search services including Alta Vista, Exite, Infoseek, LookSmart, Lycos and Netscape's own engine.

Alta Vista

Compaq recently acquired Altavista along with digital equipment. It has been a top search engine for years and is now a full blown portal site. It provides translation of web pages to and from English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. It provides e-mail service from IName like Lycos's.

Free Home Pages

Geocities

Call it the top free web space provider of Net. Recent merger with Yahoo has further strengthened it's capabilities and services. It provides you with 10 mb of free web space. You get counters, forms and many other free components to add to your page. It offers Premium membership with additional features and services for a few green bucks.

Tripod

Another top free web space provider. Recent acquisition by lycos has been a shot in the arm for Tripod's popularity and functionality. It has a simple file manager and html editors for those new kids on the block.

The following sites have lot of stuff to offer. Check it out, buddies.

Free E-mail Accounts

Hotmail

 The King of all email services available in the Net. Micosoft, recently acquired Hotmail, the biggest in the net with millions of users. It offers web-based services, no POP3 accounts and lacks mail forwarding. Registration process is very simple. You get a [email protected] email address. Storage capacity is 2 mb. Has lot of other services to offer.

USA.Net

 Offers web based, POP and forwarding accounts but charges you a few green bucks for mail forwarding facility. An uncomplicated registration form helps you start with your e-mail account faster. You get a [email protected] email address. The storage space is up to 5 mb. Allows you to search the messages by a word in the to, from or subject fields. Block unwanted e-mails and add personalized signatures but unfortunately no shell access allowed here.

Yahoo!Mail

 Offers an online service with a POP account and no forwarding facility. The registration process is simple and short. E-mail ID offered is [email protected]. Bock unwanted mail, use the online address book, an autoresponder, personalized signatures and avail up to 3 mb of web space.

The following sites also offer free e-mail. Check it out, buddies.

Games

Games Domain

 Huge collection games, hints reviews, FAQs , cheats and patches on the Net. Mirror domains are located in six countries. When you are stuck somewhere, look no further go straight down here and get what you want.

Ten.Net

 Total Entertainment Network has been here for long time and is where you should go to find the hottest stuff available on the game category especially multi-user stuff.

Net is Gamers paradise. I can provide you enough material to start a site on games. But for now check out the following sites. Enjoy the Game, buddies

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