The Internet is loaded with information on practically every subject imaginable, but there are also hundreds of sites that are fascinating or just plain fun.  

Play games and win fabulous prizes at Play4Prizes! Games include word ladder, tic-tac-trivia, flip flop fun, and word search. http://www.play4prizes.com/

You'll never be able to view all of the sites at Virtual Sites Home Page. You'll find reference sites, free stuff, web cameras that offer over 400 live images from around the world, over 300 search engines, and even a collection of sites offering multimedia tours. http://www.dreamscape.com/frankvad/home.html 

Let The Informant search the Web and notify you when new sites are added or updated for your interest groups. http://informant.dartmouth.edu/ 

Mercury Mail is an e-mail service that delivers customized news and information directly to your computer, free of charge. Sign up for the specific information you want to know, such as stocks, news, weather, sports, entertainment, and even calendar reminders. http://www.merc.com/ 

Play live bingo at The Bingo Zone and win cash prizes! There's a winner every thirty minutes. http://www.bingozone.com/  

At Don's Incredible Maze Server, you'll find a different maze every time you go to this site. Print the mazes and solve them using a pencil and paper. http://www.neta.com/~dodson/maze.html  

Internet Card Central is "the original and best place to find links to WWW sites from which you can send virtual postcards and greeting cards over the Internet." http://members.tripod.com/~MargaretC/cards.html 

At The BrainTainment Center, take a free IQ test that evaluates creativity, common sense, and booksmarts IQ as well. Try out ThinkFast, an interactive game that turns on more of your brain every time you play. Discover fascinating facts about your brain at this site. http://www.brain.com/  

At the How Far Is It? site, plug in two cites from around the world and find out the distance between them. http://www.indo.com/distance/  

Find telephone numbers of residences and businesses from around the world at InfoSpace. The site also includes the "largest and most accurate e-mail directory on the Net", as well as Net phone numbers and category-based directories of businesses, city, state, and federal government. http://www.infospace.com/  

Have your eyes tested online and learn tips on caring for your eyes at the Neoptx Eye Site. http://www.neoptx.com/  

Try out your computer software before ever buying it at the ZD Net Software Library. This site has links to all of the top-rated commercial demos as well as free software. http://www.hotfiles.com/demo.html 

The Salary Calculator allows you to determine the salary you would need to make in a new city, based on cost-of-living differences. http://www.homefair.com/homefair/cmr/salcalc.html 

Handwriting can reveal many things about the people in your life. Your own handwriting may hold important keys to understanding more about yourself. At the Handwriting and You site, learn how the art of handwriting analysis can help illuminate the mysteries of human nature. http://www.hy.com/  

A totally strange and crazy site is The Bureau of Missing Socks. This site deals with the phenomena of tossing two socks in the dryer and only one coming out. http://www.jagat.com/joel/socks.html  

The Daily 100 is a tribute to the great lines that came out of 80's films. You'll be asked to identify the title of the movie, the actor or actress who spoke the line, their character's name, and the year the movie debuted. Play for prizes! http://www.80s.com/Entertainment/Movies/Daily100/

Next week, we'll search for Thanksgiving sites. Until then, enjoy the Net!

Robin Nobles is a freelance writer who can be reached at robinnobles@robinsnest.com.

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