There are thousands of sites on the Web. This was a list of One Hundred distinctly different items. This list has been rescued from a class project my daughter did on the way to her MBA.I have added one and present the page here for your enjoyment. All sites may be accessed using links. This list has 10 categories, with 10 items each plus one extra to make it 101. Please note that the period at the end of each sentence is a punctuation mark and not part of the URL.

COMPUTING

The computer is the means to accessing the Internet. Logically, computing sites are listed first.

1. The first thing that comes to mind is the creation of a web page. This list was created, converted to HTML, and posted on the Web. The old URL for this page is http://members.gnn.com/DDobson/hundred1.htm. With the lamentable passing of GNN it became
   http://www.member.aol.com/danpaint/hundred1.htm
2. The next step would be searching the Internet. To do that, one needs to use a search engine. There are many out there to choose from; one of the most popular is Yahoo! at http://www.yahoo.com.
3. Downloading programs is a popular activity. Microsoft is the source of choice for many users at http://microsoft.com/msdownload.
4. If one wants to know what sites are the most popular, there are many places that compile lists. NPD Group Inc. posts quarterly lists of the most frequently visited sites at http://www.npd.com.
5. A do it oneself type might like to build a computer. This site will explain the components needed, where to get them, and how to put the system together at http://www.verinet.com/pc/.
6. Not only can one surf the Web, one can "chat" with others on the Internet. To meet up with other people, there are many chat sites. Alamak Internet Chat is a easy to use place to get together with others. Meet them at http://www.alamak.com/chat/index.html.
7. Before there was the Web, there were Newsgroups. This site helps one locate USENET newsgroups that may be of interest at http://sunsite.unc.edu/usenet-i/
8. Before Newsgroups was E Mail. This site is a basic introduction to E Mail at http://www.webfoot.com/advice/email.top.html/.
9. With the increased level of communications in the world today, there is also an increase in communication faux pas. Etiquette in electronic communication is a must, and this site covers all the important issues at http://www.iwillfollow.com/email.htm/.
10. Since the Internet is very new and unfamiliar to many people, many unscrupulous individuals are ready and waiting to take advantage of them. By reporting Internet fraud, the net can be a safer place. Report fraud to http://www.fraud.org.
11. If you don't want to leave a cybertrail as you check all these sites.Try The Anonymizer, this site runs a proxy so the details of your connection are not available at the sites you view. This is the one extra I sneaked into the list.

THE COLLEGE YEARS

The Internet is an "educational" tool. At least it was intended to function that way.

1. The Internet is a great way to find college information. Many colleges have their own Web sites. This school, Florida International University, is among them. FIU is in Miami, FL and their site is located at http://www.fiu.edu.
2. Financial aid is a problem for many students. The US Department of Education can help a student find different sources to help pay for school at http://www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide/1996-7/index.html.
3. Before one applies to college, one must take the SATs. Take a practice test at the SAT Preparation site located at http://www.testprep.com
4. With the Internet, it is possible to take a class taught by an instructor on the other side of the country, or even the world! The Globewide Network Academy catalog lists courses and provides E Mail links to enroll at http://www.gnacademy.org:8001/uu-gna/index.html.
5. Many educational institutions publish research information on the Internet. Entomologists at the University of Kansas have posted their cumulative body of knowledge regarding the monarch butterfly at http://monarch.bio.ukans.edu.
6. Choosing a major can be difficult. The Web has many career resources available, including this student prepared site that helps one inventory skills and evaluate interests at http://www.cba.bgsu.edu/class/webclass/nagye/career/step1.html.
7. If dorm life isn't to one's liking, it may be necessary to find an apartment. RentNet has listings in over 900 US and Canadian cities at http://www.rent.net.
8. Term papers and projects are all a part of the learning experience. Many sites have reference material, including Yahoo! Reference, rated as one of the best reference collections. Look it up at http://www.yahoo.com/Reference.
9. If graduation is approaching, a resume is in order. The Resume Pavilion uses a fill in the blank approach to help users prepare a resume at http://www.bestjobsusa.com/index.html-ssi.
10. Once the resume is ready, it is time to find a job. Career Mosaic has many job listings, including foreign positions. It can be found at http://rescomp.stanford.edu/jobs/.

BUSINESS AND FINANCE

The business world has greatly influenced the nature of the Internet in the last two years.

1. The primary reason for business to get on the Internet is to market products. One can purchase most anything electronically. For example, books can be purchased from Bookstacks Online Bookstore at http://www.books.com
2. To purchase the books, one will need a credit card. The WEBCARD Visa has an on-line application available.
3. Company information is easily accessed on the Internet. Corporate Financials Online not only provides links to publicly traded companies, but also links to related news stories and information. CFO is located at http://www.cfonews.com/.
4. In the litigious environment of today, many legal questions arise. Save the cost of consulting a lawyer for routine information by using the Self Help Law Center located at http://www.nolo.com.
5. Businesses interested in government bids can have information sent directly from BidCast, located at http://www.bidcast.com.
6. Local business information is generally available at chambers of commerce. To locate one for a given locale, the Chamber of Commerce directory is the starting place, leading to state by state listings at http://www.chamber-of-commerce.com.
7. The only things certain in life are death and taxes. This site keeps the user abreast of latest changes in the tax code and provides federal and state tax return forms. The site is at http://www.1040.com/.
8. The individual consumer in search of a mortgage can calculate monthly payments using a mortgage calculators at http://www.mortgage-net.com/calculators.
9. Another useful tool for the individual consumer is the Retirement Calculator, which projects a retirement nest egg based on current 401k savings, at http://www.awa.com/softlock/tturner/401k/401k.html.
10. Visit Advertising Age's Best Commercials to get ideas for effective marketing campaigns at http://www.adage.com/Features/Commercials.

IN THE HOUSE

Many household tasks can be done or researched on the Internet.

1. Laundry is a mundane task, but for those who need help, FabricLink provides information on how to handle different types of materials. Their site is at http://www.FabricLink.com.
2. Auto repair is another great mystery to many people. Auto Shop Online takes out some of the mystery with diagnostic help. The on-line garage is at http://www.autoshop-online.com.
3. Many people eat a lot of fast food. The nutritional impact can be disastrous. Check the fast food calorie count at http://www.olen.com/food/.
4. Other people actually cook for themselves. Find an authentic Mexican food recipe at http://www.nwgraphics.com/lucina/.
5. Some recipes use metric measurements. Metric conversions are posted at this Department of Transportation site at http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/metrics/factors.htm.
6. Food can be ordered for shipping through the Internet also. Billy's will deliver stonecrabs to your home anywhere in the USA. Order at http://www.miamicity.com/miami/restaurant/stonecrab.html.
7. Save on the cost of household products by using H.O.T. Coupons! to search for on-line coupons valid in a given region. The URL is http://www.hotcoupons.com/.
8. Coupons are only one way to control household costs. The Frugal Gazette has many ideas to save money. View sample ideas at http://www.frugalgazette.com.
9. One of the greatest quality of life issues is crime prevention. This site offers tips on setting up neighborhood watches and other crime stopping hints, at http://www.crime-prevention.org.uk/mindex.html.
10. Instead of contending with the myriad of forms and stickers, enter the Publisher's Clearing House Sweepstakes on-line at http://www.pch.com/.

TRAVEL AND LEISURE

Before packing for that trip, visit these sites.

1. With the street address (USA only), Yahoo! Maps can generate a street map to most destinations. The site is at http://www.vicinity.com/yahoo.
2. Make a reservation for any division of Marriott Hotels at http://www.marriott.com.
3. To determine the distance between two cities, go to http://www.indo.com/distance.
4. Foreign destinations generally accept only their local currency. Find out the exchange rate with the GNN currency converter at http://bin.gnn.com/cgi-bin/gnn/currency.
5. For basic information on a destination, no one has more travel experience than the CIA. The CIA World Factbook is at http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/index.html.
6. Before getting in the car, check the weather with the Weather Channel at http://www.weather.com.
7. If one runs out of cash, they may locate the three closest ATMs using VISA Expo at http://www.visa.com.
8. Visit the cruise ships, review deck plans and find itineraries of many cruise lines at Netcruise at http://www.netcruise.com.
9. Find out how bad jet lag will be by checking the time in any major destination worldwide. The Date and Time Gateway gives one the local time at http://www.bsdi.com/date.
10. Make sure best laid plans do not go awry by checking the U.S. State Department Travel Advisory for travel warnings at http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html.

LIFESTYLES

There is a site on-line for everyone, regardless of lifestyle.

1. Look up baby names and their meaning at http://www.k-net.net/~jamoss.
2. Check the daily horoscope at http://www.weblifepro.com/pal/hscope.html.
3. Confession is good for the soul. One may cleanse one's soul using an on-line Confession Booth located at http://anther.learning.cs.cmu.edu/priest.html.
4. Parents with questions regarding children's needs can find answers at Ask Mom, a listing of family friendly facilities, located on-line at http://www.askmom.com.
5. Trekkies that need to improve their language skills can learn Klingon at the Klingon Institute. The site is at http://kli.org
6. Body art has come into its own in the 1990s. Catch up on the current styles at Tattoos.com named after the URL at http://tattoos.com.
7. Web surfers at work who don't want to get caught can disguise their browser as a spreadsheet by going to http://pages.nyu.edu/~dap0686/boss.html.
8. To honor the recently departed, place an online obituary with the World Wide Cemetery at http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Obituary.
9. Female cyclists in a male dominated cycling world will find gender specific issues addressed by WOMBATS. The Women's Mountain Biking and Tea Society homepage is http://www.wombats.org/.
10. Florida cyclists looking for events and tours can view the Florida Bicycle Touring Calendar of the Gainesville Cycling Club at http://www.afn.org/~bike/fltours.html.

AMUSEMENTS

Keep busy with these entertaining ideas.

1. Solve a mystery by participating in a simulated criminal investigation. The case is on file at http://www.quest.net/crime/.
2. Read TIME magazine at http://www.pathfinder.com/time/.
3. Get the latest sports updates at ESPN's Sportszone on-line at http://www.espnet.sportszone.com.
4. Catch up on missed episodes of a soap opera. General Hospital fans can check in at http://www.port-charles.com.
5. The Internet also has its own soap operas. The oldest and best known of these is The Spot an interactive soap at http://www.thespot.com.
6. Sing along with MIDI Karaoke before taking it on the road. The site is at http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/3386/.
7. Learn to navigate the Web by participating in the Typehouse Scavenger Hunt a hunt for URLs. Start the hunt at http://www.typehouse.com/scavengerhuntpage/homepage/.
8. Instead of throwing away unwanted printouts, fold them. Learn how to create Origami by visiting Joseph Wu's Origami Page at http://www.datt.co.jp/Origami.
9. Don't just reformat the thousands of AOL Version 3.0 disks that are on their way to the American consumer. Find 101 Uses for AOL Disks located at http://www.safari.net/~pam/aoldisks/index.html.
10. Kids can keep busy with arts and crafts projects detailed on the Aunt Annie's Craft Page site on-line at http://www.auntannie.com.

POTPOURRI (OR, FOR IDLE MINDS)

The web is not just limited to worthwhile activities. These sites are of questionable value to society.

1. Get relationship advice by using Joe's Amazing Relationship Problem Solver. He also has a link to get political advice. The doctor is in at http://studsys.mscs.mu.edu/~carpent1/probsolv/rltprob0.html.
2. People who enjoy singing in bars should be forced to visit this site. The Captain James T. Kirk Sing-a-Long Page is pure torture. Join in at http://www.loskene.com/singalong/kirk.html.
3. This page has a button that causes a mechanical hand to wave at a room full of cats. Activate the hand at http://hogwild.hamjudo.com/cgi-bin/wave.
4. Try a tongue twister from the Tongue Twister Database on the web at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8136/tonguetwisters.html.
5. Play a game of Russian Roulette by pulling the trigger at http://www.islandnet.com/~moron/deterrent/roulette.html.
6. Difficult decisions may be decided by using the Rock, Scissors, Paper method, at http://www.paulroub.com/rps/.
7. Learn to play air guitar by taking lessons at AirGuitar, rocking on-line at http://www.digitalrag.com/mirror/air.html.
8. One of my favorite mindless activities, popping bubble paper can be done at http://www.mackerel.com/bubble.html.
9. Recreate a very basic activity, turning a light switch on and off at http://www.cyberspc.mb.ca/~cbennett/light.
10. View any web page on the net in Pig Latin. The translator is http://voyager.cns.ohiou.edu/~jrantane/menu/pig.html.

THE ARTS

Although the creative arts are decidedly low tech in their origins, they are adapting to the computer age with great ease.

1. Dali is perhaps the most interesting of 20th century artists. The St. Petersburg Dali Museum has many of the artists works. The site is at http://www.highwayone.com/dali.
2. Opera may be overwhelming some but thevirtual opera may be suited to those with shorter attention spans. The Opera House is at http://www.lia.co.za/users/dlever.
3. Moviegoers can check out the latest reviews at http://www.film.com.
4. Shakespeare enthusiasts can locate festivals, historical data, and on-line discussion at http://www.shakespeare.com/.
5. Bach is the single most important figure in tonal composition structure. The J. S. Bach Home Page has the entire BWV catalog at http://www.tile.net:2001/bach.
6. MIDI capable users can listen to Jazz or view photos and album covers of jazz greats at http://www.accsyst.com/amassari/justjazz.htm.
7. Performance arts require tremendous preparation before performance. Look behind the scenes at the New York City Ballet at http://www.nycballet.com.
8. One can test their art I.Q. with the Art History Quiz. Each month, five questions are posted at http://www.magic.ca/~blank/the5qarthistory.quiz.html.
9. Illustration of computer generated documents is frequently done with clip art. This site has illustrations of dancers at http://www.cs.unc.edu/~leech/dance/clipart.
10. It may not be art in the eyes of a purist, but theMacarena is definitely a dance form. Learn the dance at http://www.wbal.com/prellco/macarena.

POLITICS AND SOCIETY

Politically correct or not, we all have a responsibility to society.

1. In the information age, one can visit the first on-line administration at the White House located at http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html
2. One can also decide who gets to live in the White House, but only if they vote. Register to vote at this MCI site, http://netvote96.mci.com
3. To make an informed voting decision, check out the Clinton/Gore Campaign Homepage at http://www.cg96.org.
4. Sometimes, political pundits go too far. To release a little tension, one can punch Rush Limbaugh in the face at http://www.indirect.com/www/beetle87/rush/index.html.
5. Find out who represents a given area by providing the Zip Code to Zipper-Zip Code to Congressional District Matcher. The matcher is at http://www.voxpop.org/zipper/.
6. Once representation is determined, check the voting record of the congressperson at http://www.governet.com/.
7. Nothing invites satire like politics. At Capitol Steps both sides are lampooned. Located at http://www.capsteps.com/.
8. Voice an opinion by taking a poll. The Gallup Organization post results of regular polls and administers on-line polls at http://www.gallup.com/.
9. Find out what to do about human rights abuses around the world at Amnesty International, located at http://www.amnesty.org/.
10. Volunteer to make the US a better place. Help Habitat for Humanity. Sign up at http://www.habitat.org.

This page has been prepared as a exhibit for a course assignment. The selections listed here have been chosen solely because they reflect the diversity of activities available on the World Wide Web. Inclusion on this list does not reflect the opinions of anyone, least of all myself. At the time of posting, all links were verified as functional.