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Where we've been hanging out this week

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This week I'm slowly shifting from the frivolity of last week's sea monkeys into some links that are a little more educational. Just too make sure it's not too much of a shock I'm also going to throw in the links that my 5 and 7 year old have found the most amusing in the last week. You will also be privy to the world premiere of my new java based Snakes and Ladders game. Now on with the show.

In the category of fun we have Bugs Bunny on Netshow. This is a small window that shows stills from the Warner Brothers cartoon The Wabbit kicked the bucket. The bad news is that you have to download Microsoft's Netshow to use it. One caveat, I got Netshow as a part of Internet Explorer 4 so I don't know how (or if) it works with other browsers though it's supposed to work with IE3. If you're brave enough to try it out please let me know. The second site of interest to the little guys is The George of the Jungle Vine Game. In this Shockwave based game you have to move George left and right to avoid tree's and insects while catching fruit to increase your energy. Just remember to tell your kids that they shouldn't swing on vines or run into trees.

On to something a little more educational but still lots of fun. www.travlang.com is a site that focus on travel and language. This site has lots of English to other language dictionary links, a new word each day that you can hear pronounced in quite a few languages if you have Realaudio installed, and translation software. Travlang has links to other language based sites including A basic guide to ASL (American Sign Language). Check it out, it's more fun than it sounds. Another great site to visit this month is www.mungopark.com. This is a Microsoft based travel magazine site that this month is concentrating on dinosaurs. They have both text and spoken interviews with dinosaur experts, video clips from old dinosaur movies and much, much more.

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