[TBSNews] Issue 10, 2008

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"The Black Stump" Site Update Report
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Issue 10, 2008

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1. THIS WEEKS NEW SITES
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These new sites are listed at: http://www.blackstump.com.au/new.htm

I Was Wondering
  ....A curious look at women's adventures in science

Council of Women World Leaders
  ....Network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
  ....Find out the latitude and longitude of named places

Time & Timekeeping
  ....Find out about atomic time, Universal Time, civil time, local 
time, sidereal time and solar time

Talking Clocks
  ....Collection of over 200 talking clocks

Game Graphics During the 8-bit Computer Era
  ....Explore the 8-bit computer industry from about 1982 to 1990

HerbMed
  ....Access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health

Obsolete Technology
  ....Dedicated to the preservation and display of vintage computer systems

Global Positioning System (GPS) Resources
  ....All sorts of GPS applications and news and details about GPS 
systems at the satellite level

Blu-ray
  ....Your source for everything related to Blu-ray Disc

Fun Logic Puzzles
  ....Some simple recreational logic puzzles. See if you can solve them!

Learn How to Play the Guitar
  ....11 tools to help you start living out your dreams

How to Read Music
  ....The skill can take a while to master, but the basics are laid 
out for you here

The Ultimate Windows XP Optimization Tweak Guide
  ....How to do everything to get the most performance out of your 
Windows XP machine

Consumer Action
  ....US based consumer tips and advice

How Digital Television Works
  ....Analog, digital, HD, HDTV and lots more

Password Checker
  ....Can help you to gauge the strength of your password

Simply Recipes
  ....Simply Recipes is a blog, with only a few hundred recipes, all 
tested by Elise

The Blog of Death
  ....Obituaries of the famous, infamous and previously unknown

Volcano World Eruptions
  ....Current Volcanic Activity Reports and Information

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2. SOFTWARE UPDATES
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Links to Updates  ----> http://www.blackstump.com.au/software.htm#SO

Internet Explorer 8b1
Feedreader 3.13
Eudora 8.0.0b3
Opera 9.50 Beta Build 9807

Software Listings  ---> http://www.blackstump.com.au/software.htm

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3. OTHER PAGES UPDATED RECENTLY INCLUDE:
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Bizarro              - http://www.blackstump.com.au/why.htm
Climate              - http://www.blackstump.com.au/climate.htm
Daily Fun            - http://www.blackstump.com.au/dayfun.htm
Disaster!            - http://www.blackstump.com.au/disaster.htm
Environment          - http://www.blackstump.com.au/environment.htm
Guides and FAQs      - http://www.blackstump.com.au/guides.htm
Movies/Film          - http://www.blackstump.com.au/movies.htm
Pirate Petes Pick    - http://www.blackstump.com.au/piratepete.htm
Stage & Screen       - http://www.blackstump.com.au/perf.htm
Television           - http://www.blackstump.com.au/tv.htm
Trivia               - http://www.blackstump.com.au/trivial.htm
Windows              - http://www.blackstump.com.au/windows.htm
Words/Quotations     - http://www.blackstump.com.au/words.htm

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4. OTHER STUFF
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Beyond The Black Stump Blog at http://btbs.blogspot.com is updated 
daily with more new sites of interest.

All the tabs in the Black Stump banner at the top of every page are 
clickable links e.g. Calculator, Calendar etc....try them..
The Search Engines tabs in the banner (e.g. Google) also pop up 
little windows to make searching your favourite engine a bit easier.

Click on the small red arrow in the left section of the banner and 
the toolbar will load into a separate, small window...give it a 
try....the separate windows are all re-sizeable and customisable for 
your convenience.

If you like what we do please recommend the Black Stump site to your 
friends and spread the word.

Thanks for your support - it is appreciated!

Take it easy !
Pete