30th Anniversary of Punk

Believe it or not it has been 30 years since the birth of punk. Josh Tyrangiel narrates a Time/Life photoessay on the birth of Punk in 1977.

The World Without Us

Without us on earth, what traces of us would linger? What would disappear?

VideoHybrid 3.0

Started by 2 high school students from San Jose, California, Videohybrid is a site where users request and supply videos, movies, etc. They are definitely stretching the limits of copyright infringement. Many wonder how long they will last.

It is also a social network allowing users to request videos/movies, vote and supply comments.

DOC Cop: Free Anti-plagiarism Tools

"A new service has been launched to help instructors in both higher education and K-12 institutions detect plagiarized work submitted by students. The service, DOC Cop, is an entirely Web-based tool that provides free and automated assistance in locating "source material" (ahem) used in assignments submitted to teachers." -- T.H.E. Journal

Beyond Google

How Do Students Conduct Academic Research?

This paper reports findings from an exploratory study about how students majoring in humanities and social sciences use the Internet and library resources for research. Using student discussion groups, content analysis, and a student survey, our results suggest students may not be as reliant on public Internet sites as previous research has reported.

Playboy U Sets Sights on College Students

"Get enrolled at Playboy U, an exclusive college-only, non-nude social network. Here is where you can show your school pride, connect with other students and celebrate the social side of college."

Locate Sex Offenders in Your Neighborhood

Use the Vision 20/20 POM Offender Locator to identify registered sex offenders living in your area. Do it now. It’s Free! Just type your address and zip code, and find out exactly where they live. Our system will reveal their location instantly - with their address and their picture.

How to Really Erase Files and Folders in Windows

Eraser is an advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. Works with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Windows 2003 Server and DOS.

Eraser is Free software and its source code is released under GNU General Public License.

Google Code for Educators

"This website provides teaching materials created especially for CS educators looking to enhance their courses with some of the most current computing technologies and paradigms. We know that between teaching, doing research and advising students, CS educators have little time to stay on top of the most recent trends. This website is meant to help you do just that."

Free Database of U.S. Court Decisions

AltLaw provides the first free, full-text searchable database of Supreme Court and Federal Appellate case reports. It is a resource for attorneys, legal scholars, and the general public.

Top 5 Myths About Girls, Math and Science

"The days of sexist science teachers and Barbies chirping that "math class is tough!" are over, according to pop culture, but a government program aimed at bringing more women and girls into science, technology, engineering and math fields suggests otherwise."

Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites for 2007

PC Magazines' picks for the top new or under-the-radar sites of 2007. You may not know many of the sites on this list, but you should.

Also see top 100 Classic Web Sites.

Wikipedia List of Online Newspaper Archives

List of free and pay, digital online newspaper archives. Most were scanned from microfilm and stored in a gif format or similar format until converted to text with OCR. The OCR in most cases is used to create the index of searchable text, but most newspapers don't allow access to the OCR converted text until it is proofread. Older newspapers are still in image format, and newer newspaper are available as full text that can be cut and pasted.

Google News Archive Search

Browse past copies of newspapers, journals and news magazines.

Historical Map Collection Online

The David Rumsey Collection was started nearly 20 years ago, and focuses primarily on cartography of the Americas from the 18th and 19th centuries, but also has maps of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. The collection includes atlases, globes, school geographies, books, maritime charts, and a variety of separate maps, including pocket, wall, children's and manuscript.

Ten Most Amazing Pictures Taken From The Hubble

Recently, astronauts voted on the top photographs taken by Hubble, in its 16-year journey so far. Remarking in the article from the Daily Mail, reporter Michael Hanlon says the photos “illustrate that our universe is not only deeply strange, but also almost impossibly beautiful.”