We've put together a small guide to help you take advantage of bookmarking in Firefox 3. If you put these lessons to use, you'll go from having a big, clumsy menu of sites you like to an ever-changing list that can quickly be parsed and prioritized with minimal effort.

Step 1: Master the quickie
On a site you like? Don't bother with keyboard shortcuts (although Ctrl+Shift+L is dead easy); just hit the new star button in the address bar. It'll quick-save it to your bookmarks list the same way the keyboard shortcut does, although it saves a click or two by skipping the "edit this bookmark" dialogue that usually pops up when you try to squirrel a link away.

If you do want to access that dialogue without having to delve into the full-fledged bookmark editor, just click on the star again and you'll get that same drop-down menu with quick fields you can fill in to edit tags or simply remove the link from your bookmarks.

With tags, save typing and a visit to figure out what a site is about.
(Credit: CNET Networks)

Step 2: Use tags
Tags are helpful. If you're bookmarking a site you think you're going to keep around, it's worth tagging. The biggest reason is that Firefox will now use tags as shortcuts in the address bar, meaning that if you tag this article "awesome," typing awesome into the bar will automatically pull up this page as one of the top results. It'll also take any tags you've previously added and autofill them for you as you type. This makes it easy to fill in some simple descriptions quickly and efficiently.

To quickly add pre-existing tags without typing anything, just hit the little down arrow in the bookmarking menu. This will list all of the tags you've typed in before, and simply clicking on any one of them will add it as a tag.

Step 3: Use smart bookmarks and folders to discover new content
Are you an iTunes user? If so, you may be familiar with smart playlists, the playlists that will automatically fill with tracks based on what boolean values you set up. Firefox 3 has two similar features called smart bookmarks and smart folders that let you do this using query strings or simple searches. Now as a warning, this isn't as simple to do as it is in iTunes, which has drop-down menus, but the good news isthat there a ton of pre-built options you can simply copy and paste.

    * Smart bookmarks: Smart bookmarks are a grouping of links that change based on what values you plug into them. To make your own, click on bookmarks, then "organize bookmarks" (you can also hit Ctrl+Shift+B). Highlight "bookmarks menu" from the source list below, then right-click on it and select "new bookmark." All the magic for making a smart bookmark is in the location field, which is where you'll be dropping in a line of code that does all the heavy lifting. These codes can range from simple queries to a string that will search a domain and give you the latest stories, or simply those related to a keyword. The possibilities are nearly endless. The sad truth is that this method is complicated. MozillaZine has a huge thread on the ins and outs of building your own code strings, as does CyberNet News. Just keep in mind that you'll have to have some basic coding knowledge to build your own from scratch.

    * Smart folders: Smart folders are similar to smart bookmarks but require far less work. There are a few ways to make smart folders for things like your browser history and browsing habits, but one of my favorite uses is to create little folders of bookmarks based on where you've been.

      To start, just get back to that organize bookmarks menu (Ctrl+Shift+B) and use the search box on the top right. When you type a name it'll search both history and bookmarks. You can pick either of those, or both categories, and save it as a search, which will now reside in your bookmarks toolbar as a smart folder. If you add or visit a site with that word or domain in the name it will automatically show up in that list, saving you from having to re-categorize it. These are incredibly useful if you drop them down into the bookmarklets bar, since they'll act as drop-down menus that will save you crucial screen real estate.

Firefox 3 keeps multiple backups of your bookmarks, but so should you.
(Credit: CNET Networks)

Step 4: Import/export and backing up your bookmarks
There's nothing worse than having to try and remember all the things you've bookmarked in case of a hard drive crash or corrupted file. Save yourself the trouble and make backups from time to time.

My way of doing this is to use two of Google's services, Gmail and Google Calendar, to bundle reminders and file storage in one place. Step one is setting up a Google Calendar reminder every month for a backup. Now, every time you get the reminder just go organize bookmarks, then click on "import and backup."

Save the backup JSON file to your desktop and e-mail it to yourself in Gmail. Be sure to set up a bookmarks label and tag every backup with it so you'll save yourself some time searching later on.

Now, what if you lose everything and need to re-import? If you've got a copy of that JSON file laying around you just import it using that same menu you just used to do the backup. Likewise, you can go back to previous versions of your bookmarks by selecting an earlier date from the drop-down list, although I wouldn't recommend doing that unless you've made a mess of the ones you have.

Step 5: Make it social
OK, so you don't want to use Gmail and Google Calendar while saving and uploading files. I really can't blame you. A far simpler solution is tying in your bookmarks with a service like Delicious, Magnolia, or Mister Wong.

Of the three, my personal preference is Delicious, if only for its community and browser plug-in that was recently updated to work in both Firefox 3 and IE7. We've written about Delicious many times before, but the gist is that you can access your bookmarks from anywhere, and when saving a bookmark it'll automatically suggest tags for you based on what other people have saved that same link with. It's a huge time-saver, and if you're seriously into Firefox 3's tagging system, you'll end up saving a lot of time by integrating it with Delicious.

If you don't feel like sharing with anyone else you can also check out Foxmarks, which also has multi-browser bookmark sync and backup. 

The KCnet Advanced Users Class is held each Wednesday morning from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM.  This is a free wheeling experience with opportunities to share knowledge and learn new computer related stuff.  We have a lot of fun learning and socializing.  KCnet members and Nonmembers are welcome.  Attendees should have at least an Intermediate level of Computer competency to handle the information.
 

After months of rumors that Microsoft might rethink its decision to pull the plug on Windows XP, the  official word is out: XP is on its way out.

Microsoft is sticking to its plan to cease providing PC makers with XP to preload on new PCs after June 30, as Microsoft is now letting customers know via a letter it has posted to its Windows XP and Windows Vista Web sites.

The June 23 letter, entitled “An Update on the Windows Roadmap,” from Bill Veghte, Senior Vice President, Online Services & Windows Business Group, reiterated that PC makers won’t be getting more copies of Windows XP to load on new machines after June 30, 2008. (There are two exceptions to this rule: “white box” system builders and makers of ultra-low-cost PCs are allowed to continue to preload XP through 2009 and 2010, repectively.)

Microsoft support for XP doesn’t end on June 30; free Microsoft-provided support for XP continues through April 2009. Microsoft “Extended” support — for which users must pay (other than for security-specific hot fixes and various self-help tools, which are free) — lasts through 2014.

There is no new information about the Windows roadmap in Veghte’s letter. Veghte acknowledged that Vista — especially in its initial release — was not an easy Windows release for many customers to swallow. From his letter:

    “The architectural changes that improved security and resilience in Windows Vista led to compatibility issues with existing hardware and applications. Many hardware drivers and applications needed to be updated, and while the majority worked well when we launched Windows Vista, some key applications and drivers were not yet available. Since then, Microsoft and its industry partners have been hard at work to address compatibility issues and now the situation is fundamentally different.”

Windows 7 is coming three years after Windows XP’s Vista’s release, Veghte reminded users. (Microsoft officials have been saying lately on the record that the company is shooting for a late 2009 release for Windows 7.)

Building a Better Browser: Firefox Keeps Innovating   June 19, 2008
Mozilla Firefox, the little Web browser with the quirky name, has grown up fast. Four years ago, Firefox was an obscure project Microsoft felt free to ignore. Now it has grabbed about a fifth of the market worldwide.

And while Microsoft has shipped only one upgrade to its Internet Explorer in that time, Firefox just hit its fourth major release.

Like the earlier 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 versions, Firefox 3 -- a free download for Windows 2000, XP and Vista; Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5; and recent Linux releases at http://mozilla.com-- makes the Web easier and safer to use in a few distinct ways.

Its tabbed browsing lets you switch among multiple sites in one window, and a small box at the top right of every window lets you direct a query to your choice of Web search engines. "Find as you type" text searching jumps to a given word on a page in moments. Its separation from the guts of Windows makes it safer and more reliable than Internet Explorer. And Firefox's open-source code allows inspection by anybody, making for fast bug fixes.
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But Firefox 3 also brings overdue changes to parts of the browsing experience that have barely budged in this decade: the bookmarks menu and the history list.

This time, Firefox developers -- employees of the Mountain View, Calif., nonprofit Mozilla, plus outside volunteers -- stopped pretending that we all bookmark our favorite pages with the care of reference librarians.

Instead, they built a better history function: You don't have to remember a site's address; you have to recall only its title -- or just a word or two of it. As you start typing, Firefox will present a list of all the sites that match, then narrow that list as you continue.

If, however, you're a bookmark-tending type, Firefox 3 can help you make more sense of your Web favorites. You can tag them for easier reference, then sort through to see which ones you visit most and which ones collect dust.

Firefox 3 also brings a performance upgrade. Older releases could hog memory over time, eventually forcing a browser restart. Firefox 3 needs a little less memory and doesn't keep nibbling away at your computer's resources over the day.

Most Web users, understandably, worry more about a computer getting hijacked than a browser getting slow. The Web is the most useful part of a computer, but it's also the most dangerous part, with sites that try to force-feed viruses to visiting PCs and those that prey on human gullibility.

Here, Firefox 3 yields mixed results.

In its favor, it comes preset to block access to hostile sites on a constantly updated blacklist. (A few hours after a phishing e-mail's arrival, Firefox 3 refused to load the phony bank site pushed by that message, replacing it with a stern "Reported Web Forgery!" alert.)

There's a lot more if your are liking the tip so far. 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/18/AR2008061802731_2.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter

I've heard so many varying views about the Vista operating system, it's not even funny anymore. Some people hate it, some people love it and others just ride along in the middle. Yes, Vista comes with a lot of brand new features and while it would be in Microsoft's best interest if everyone fell head over heels in love with them, that's just not very realistic.

So, if you want to change your Vista computer around a little, have at it! Now, as the person who asked today's question stated, one of the new features in Vista is the 3D desktop. And while it's cool to look at sometimes, it can also be a little too much. The 3D desktop has to do with Vista's appearance and performance and all the other Windows versions allowed you to make some changes within those realms, so why would Vista be any different? Come along with me as we make your Vista desktop all that you want it to be!

First, right click on the Computer icon on your desktop and choose Properties. From there, click on the Advanced System Settings link that is located off to the left side of the dialogue box. Once you click that, you will be asked if you're sure you want to continue on (since they're advanced settings and all). Just click Continue and go on. Next, choose the Advanced tab and then hit the Settings button. From there, you want to be under the Visual Effects tab.

Once you're there, you will see four options at the top of the window: "Let Windows choose," "Adjust for best appearance," "Adjust for best performance" and "Custom." Below those options, you will see a list of settings. The list is pretty long, so it may take you awhile to scroll through them all. As you look through them, you may want to start picking and choosing the ones you want to keep on your computer. Think about each one and picture in your mind what it would do to your PC. Here are some of the settings you have to choose from:

    * Animate controls and elements inside windows
    * Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing
    * Enable desktop composition
    * Fade or slide menus into view
    * Fade out menu items after clicking
    * Show shadows under menus
    * Show shadows under mouse pointer
    * Slide taskbar buttons
    * Smooth scroll list boxes

Okay, I think you get the picture. There's so much to choose from! Now, let's go over a couple of the options I mentioned above again. If you click on the first one (Let Windows choose), the Windows operating system will choose what it thinks are the best choices for your computer. Now, this may be a good choice, but it still may leave you wanting more (or less) from your desktop experience.

On the other hand, if you click on the Custom choice, you can make your own decisions. You can just check or uncheck certain settings and everything will come out just the way you want it. I think this is the best option for anyone who likes to do things on their own. That's why I told you to really pay attention to the options in the list as you're reading through them. If you picture in your mind what a certain setting will do to your computer, you'll have a better reason for choosing what you choose.

When you're all done customizing your 3D desktop, just click the OK button and all will be saved. You can then go and test your new settings out. See how everything changed? Do you like it? Not so sure? Either way, you now know how easy it is to change those settings and you can go back time and time again until you have everything set perfectly for your Vista experience. Have fun!

Imation Corp. today unveiled the Atom Flash Drive, a 1.5-in. long portable storage device that is no larger than a paper clip and can store up to 8GB of digital files.

Weighing less than one ounce and measuring a half-inch wide, the Atom Flash Drive is the Oakdale, Minn.-based storage vendor's smallest USB flash drive.

The tiny USB mobile storage device comes in versions that can hold 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB of data. The drive is currently available at prices ranging from $18 to $100, depending on capacity.

Analysts say that as the prices of USB flash drives drop, the easy-to-use portable storage devices are gaining popularity among midsize and large organizations as options for storing, transporting and sharing digital files.

However, they also note that the devices can represent a significant security risk if they are lost, stolen or are handled carelessly by employees. For example, a Ponemon Institute LLC survey of 691 IT professionals last December found that only 25% of workers would report a lost USB flash drive while 78% would likely notify IT departments about a missing laptop.

Imation's Atom Flash Drive provides password protection and drive partitioning capabilities to secure data. It supports Windows Vista and is also compatible with Windows Vista ReadyBoost technology. ReadyBoost enables a USB flash drive to serve as an additional memory cache when used with Windows Vista.

Microsoft Corp. yesterday released a reliability update for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) that fixes several bugs in the OS update, including one that threw off errors when users tried to run large applications, such as Microsoft's own Excel 2007 and Windows Media Player.

The update, which Microsoft posted Tuesday to its download servers, will be pushed to users automatically next month via Windows Update, a company engineer said on a support forum yesterday.

Although Microsoft regularly issues reliability updates separate from its normal monthly security fixes, this is the first time it has released one specifically for Windows Vista SP1. Microsoft released Vista SP1 to the general public in late March.

Among the fixes included with the update is one that Microsoft characterized as an issue "in which large applications cannot run after the computer is turned on for extended periods of time," according to an accompanying description of the update's contents. "For example, when you try to start Excel 2007 after the computer is turned on for extended periods of time, a user may receive an error message that resembles the following: EXCEL.EXE is not a valid Win32 application."

Users reported the problem on a Vista support forum as early as April 1, claiming that they saw the error message when trying to run Office 2007 applications, including Excel and Access, as well as when launching Vista's built-in screen capture tool and Windows Media Player.

Within three weeks, Microsoft engineers on the same forum thread had confirmed the bug and said the company was working on a fix. "The error messages are confusing, but the problem is neither an invalid application file nor insufficient system resources," said John Gray, who identified himself as a Microsoft employee. "It only affects certain applications, and typically only after the user has been logged in for an extended period of time."

Yesterday, Gray chimed in again to tell users the fix was tucked into the reliability update. "Thanks for your patience!," he wrote on the forum. "This should resolve this issue for those of you hitting it."

The SP1 reliability update fixed several other bugs, according to Microsoft's write-up, including crashes when using Apple Inc.'s QuickTime multimedia player, and stuttering audio and video high-definition playback on systems equipped with Nvidia network adapters.

Of the over 213,000 malware-hosting sites analyzed last month by Stopbadware.org — a joint effort of researchers at Harvard University, Oxford University and several corporations, including Google Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. — 52% were hosted by servers running Chinese IP addresses. Of the top 10 networks serving malicious code, six are Chinese.

The U.S. hosts 21% of the malware sites, giving it the dubious honor of second place.

Stopbadware.org, which uses data collected by Google's crawlers, wouldn't speculate on what proportion of the sites, Chinese or otherwise, are deliberately hosting malicious code and what fraction are actually legitimate sites that have been hacked. But the dramatic year-to-year growth in the number of sites serving up malware is likely due to a boom in site hacking.

"It's hard to tell how much of the increase is due to Google expanding its efforts [in scanning for malicious sites], but by other reports and researchers, it's reasonable to say that the growing number is in large part due to the growth in [SQL injection] attacks," said Maxim Weinstein, manager of Stopbadware.org.

With Google fingering only 45,000 to 50,000 sites last year, May's number is up more than 300%. "There's just a much larger number of infected sites out there," said Weinstein.

The number of hacked sites, most of them compromised through SQL injection attacks, has soared in 2008, with some estimates of the total number of hijacked legitimate pages as high as 3 million. The problem has become so acute, said Microsoft Corp. yesterday, that it and Hewlett-Packard Co. joined forces to launch free tools that site developers and administrators can use to search for vulnerable code and block incoming attacks.

And while Stopbadware.org had some success last year in getting some U.S.-based networks to clean out malware-hosting sites, Weinstein didn't sound as confident that the group could make the same progress with Chinese operators.

"It's a bigger challenge, to be sure," he acknowledged. "We don't understand the landscape nearly as well. We have attempted to contact all the Chinese networks, but we haven't always been successful. It's tougher when you start crossing national and cultural lines."

But Stopbadware.org is still trying to contact network owners and convince them to shut down deliberate hosts and help legitimate sites eradicate malware that has made it onto their servers, Weinstein said. "We want to get these conversations going," he said. "We've shown that when the parties are willing to talk, the approach works. We hope to see the same sort of approach working in China."

Ironically, the U.S. network with the largest number of sites spreading malware is Google, one of Stopbadware.org's prime sponsors and the source of the site data.

On Stopbadware.org's most recent top 10 list, Google ranked fifth, primarily because of the company's Blogger service and the hacked and/or malicious blogs hosted there, said the group. In March, Google held sixth place, although the number of infected sites hosted by its network was actually about 13% less than in May.

"We take malware blogs very seriously," Google said in a statement it sent to Stopbadware.org when the anti-malware organization contacted the top 10 networks. The group posted the replies it received on its own blog. "On a daily basis, malware blogs are created by bad guys, and subsequently detected and deleted by Google," continued Google's response. "Given that there are millions of active blogs in our network, 4,261 is just a very small percentage of the total blogs." 

Trend Micro, more commonly referred to as Housecall, offers free virus scans and in most cases can fix damage down by a virus or worm that your computer may have contacted. The program works well.  The first time one uses the free program it is necessary to download a small program. Trend Micro walks you through the process.   Then the virus scans are quite simple for each return.  Go to http://housecall.antivirus.com/  then choose the link   "Scan without registering".  Follow the directions.

You should disable any anti virus program that you have running.  If you do not have a virus program I recommend that you use one of the programs offered above first and then download and install one of the free programs listed below or install any anti virus program you have purchased.
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Free Anti Virus programs for download. 
Quite a few KCnet members use these programs and like them.
Be careful if you download a virus program and you already have one installed on your computer.  You need to at least disable the program already installed.

AVG Free
AVG Free Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection tool. AVG Free is available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the product! Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing the high-level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers. AVG Free is easy-to-use and will not slow your system down (low system resource requirements).
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

Avast
Avast has been "anti virusing" for quite awhile.  The following info comes from their download page:   Avast! Home is now free of charge for HOME users for NON-COMMERCIAL use. You can find more info here.
http://www.avast.com/eng/down_home.html
Note: This product is free for home non-commercial use after registration!
HINTS:   Click on the English Version Link and download the installation file.  Then click on the installation file and follow the directions.  You will need to return to the download page and click on the link to get the registration key.   It will be sent to you in an email after you provide some registration information.  This will give you 14 months of coverage including any updates which can be set to auto download.  You can reregister for additional free coverage at the end of the 14 months.
You will want to browse around and choose from the many options available for operation.  This process will take some time and digging.

Another good free program is:
http://www.free-av.com/
This one installs a bit easier than Avast.

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Free Spybot and Adware programs for download.

AVG Anti-Spyware Free is a free anti-spyware protection tool developed by GRISOFT for home use. We invite you to join the millions of satisfied customers worldwide who have downloaded the software and now enjoy the benefits of ewido anti-spyware Free.
What you get with anti-spyware Free
Easy to use
Daily database updates
Heuristics to detect unknown threats
Automatic Cleaning Engine
And most of all ... great customer satisfaction!
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/20/lng/us/tpl/v5 

Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.4 - product description
Application to scan for spyware, adware, hijackers and other malicious software.
Choose one of the sites to download from.
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

Ad-Aware Personal provides advanced protection from known data-mining, aggressive advertising, Trojans, dialers, malware, browser hijackers, and tracking components. This software is downloadable free of charge.
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

Windows Defender  is a free program that helps protect your computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software. It features Real-Time Protection, a monitoring system that recommends actions against spyware when it's detected, and a new streamlined interface that minimizes interruptions and helps you stay productive.
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx 
 

True Viruses and Warning Letters of Impending Doom.
Believe it or not, the amount of harm done by sending false computer virus alarms and letters of impending doom to your thousand closest friends can be just as damaging as the alleged virus (if it even exists!);  if you remember the story of the boy who cried wolf, you understand why.
If you think you've got the scoop on the latest new devastating virus or latest doom warning, check it out at the Web sites below before taking it on yourself to alert the world.  If the virus is as terrible as you think it is, odds are the virus fighters already know about it and -- good news here!  -- your anti virus software provider probably knows about it too and already has an update for it.
Sophos supplies this current information about actual hoaxes.  Look at them. Read about them.  If you are sent one of them, delete it.

Here are a few sites of many that can help you determine if an email is a hoax or real.

http://www.snopes.com/
http://vil.nai.com/VIL/hoaxes.asp
http://kumite.com/myths/
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
http://www.scambusters.org/VirusHoaxes.html
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoaxes/
http://www.truthorfiction.com/
http://www.quatloos.com/

RETAILERS CAN'T HIDE NOW
MousePrint reveals the deceptive fine print on grocery store products...

The message changes every Monday.  The feature for June 16 is a good example of what Mouse Prints is about:

Manufacturers are rushing to downsize their products as a sneaky way to raise the price without the customer realizing it many times. As this proliferates, we are going to see fewer and fewer standard size products on supermarket shelves.

The quart of mayonnaise has gone by the wayside, as has the three pound tub of margarine. Now it is orange juice’s turn. Typically sold by the quart, half gallon, three quart jug, and gallon, we are beginning to see oddball sizes replace the old standard ones.

Tropicana is the latest to downsize just in the past few weeks. Their three quart jug no longer holds 96 ounces.

Seven ounces are gone from the jug.  Side by side, the difference in jug shape is obvious, but consumers rarely get to see the old and the new together on a supermarket shelf.  While they may notice the shape is different, they may not realize they are getting almost a cup less of oj. According to one supermarket dairy manager, the price has stayed the same.

And as is often the case when a product is downsized, the manufacturer diverts your attention away from the net weight statement by pointing out something new.  In this case, they discontinued the old screw cap and added a new flip top one. On second thought, maybe the company just found a new way to screw customers.

A Tropicana customer service representative explained the company’s position:

    The downsizing from 96 to 89 ounces wasn’t a decision we took lightly. As you are aware, oil costs have skyrocketed. Oil is used to make plastic bottles, fuel our factories, and ship our juice across the country in refrigerated trains and trucks. We had the choice to either increase prices or to downsize the bottle. We chose to downsize the bottle but add value through the innovation of the SNAP cap and new bottle, which consumers were seeking.

    Although you may not agree with our decision, we hope you can appreciate that they were made in the best interest of our consumers and shareholders. 

Past weekly features can be accessed along with a registration for a weekly email Newsletter.
http://www.mouseprint.org/

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--The other night, I found myself watching the College World Series on TV, the first time I'd seen any amateur baseball in some time.

But there was something wrong with it: Every time someone hit the ball, there was a loud pinging sound when an aluminum bat connected with horsehide. If you're a baseball fan, you know what I mean.
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Contrast that, however, with the pure sounds I was treated to Thursday when I stopped on Road Trip 2008 at the Louisville Slugger factory here and spent a couple of hours on a behind-the-scenes tour of this, the largest maker of wooden bats for professional players in the world.

In the old days, according to my host, Bill Dellinger, most players' bats were made from white ash. And Louisville Slugger certainly still does use ash. But in 2001, when Barry Bonds broke the single-season home run record using maple bats, many other major leaguers followed Bonds' lead. And today, Dellinger said, more than half of all the major league bats the company produces are maple. 

And that is the way this site begins.  There are a ton of pictures displaying history thru the present in bat making.  There is a neat video - a lot of nostalgia for the baseball purist.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-9973182-52.html

Oh, by the way, scrolling will take you on a whirlwind tour of the USA.  Stops included:
Brooks, KY, Southern Bridges, how a Vette gets built, Nashville area, KennedySpace Center, to name a few. 

clear answers for common questions

The best way to search for an answer to a specific question you have is to use the search engine. The search engine is found in the center of the page for easy access. Type in your question and click the Search Wise Geek button. This will find the articles that are most commonly related to your question. Sometimes you’ll get an exact match, while other times, you’ll get things that match by category.

If you don’t have a specific question, that's fine too. You can always scroll down the page to the categories. Here you can select from different categories and read the articles each of them contain.

If you scroll even further down the page, you will find the blog section, which, to me, is like an updates section. Here you will find what’s new as far as articles go, as well as, with the site news. There was a very interesting article down here about getting the most out of eating at an "all you can eat" buffet. I’d definitely check that out if you tend to enjoy buffets! My roommate and I often eat at this Chinese Buffet with a Mongolian Grill, so it had some interesting and useful tips for me.

Of course, if you have any questions about the site, you can scroll back up to the top of the page and click the FAQ link. There you will find the most frequently asked questions about the site and how to use everything on it.

I can’t wait to start checking out all the different questions. I often have questions about odd things and this site looks like it was meant to help me discover the answers. Enjoy!

http://www.wisegeek.com/

Art. Not Garbage Written by willbe in Art

NOT MUCH TO SEE  ---  Until you shine the spotlight juuuuussstttt right.
http://masterblog.front.lv/2007/06/21/art-not-garbage/