Free E-mail Utility: Killer Software - Siggy is a free tool that adds a random "fortune" to your e-mail sig-na-ture when you send mail. It works with any e-mail client that that uses ASCII or HTML text, including Outlook, Eudora, and Netscape.

Meeting Dominique: Alterfin - This site is worth a visit if only to see what's possible with a Web site. This is a woman's face-yes, that's all-but it responds to mouse clicks and movements, so you can open her eyes, move her mouth, and see other subtle effects.

The Perfect Summer Home: German Castle - Looking for a summer castle? Here's just what you need. Divide one building into luxury apartments to cover the cost of living in the other.

Memory Tool: Yourware Solutions - If you've been plagued by lack of memory to run applications, or even to make your print work, as I have, here's a free tool that will keep your memory defragged and available. It works in Win98, Win2000, and WinXP, and it's worked wonders for me.

For Web Writers: Alistapart - If you maintain a Web site that changes regularly, like a weblog or journal, you'll find some useful guidance here-help on writing for the living Web. Competing for attention against the thousands of blogs crowding the Web is a daunting task, and the tips offered here will help grow your audience.

Rock, Paper, Scissors: World R-P-S - The universal dispute-settling mech-a-nism-rock, paper, scissors-in all its glory: history, rules, news, even a streaming QuickTime advertisement.

Guide to Broadband: PC Mag - If you're considering broadband, or have it and want to know more about it, check this article from PC Magazine's latest issue for insight and details.

Free Astrology Software: GeoCities - If you're a devotee of the mystical arts, you can find freeware and shareware programs here to calculate astrological charts, biorhythms, numerology, and the necessaries of other disciplines. There are programs for beginners and pro-fes-sion-als, and most seem to be of high quality.

Win 98 Shutdown Problem: PC World - There's a known problem with Windows 98 freezing during the shut-down process. If you have the prob-lem, download this fix from PC World.

California Coast: California Coastline - Terrific photos result from husband-and-wife photographers making a record of the California coast from a helicopter. Their goal is to document the entire coast. Click on the first picture on the site and you can go sequentially or move around to areas you want.

What's Your Hobbit Name?: Chris Wetherell - Are you entranced by The Lord of the Rings? Want your own hobbit name? This site generates a hobbit name from your real name.

Public Integrity: "Public integrity" may sound like an oxymoron, but the Center for Public Integrity pursues those who they feel cross the line in public service.

Bathroom Etiquette: Those of you who want to go to the site of the International Center for Bath-room Etiquette (you know who you are) can make up your own punch lines.

Spam Blocker: PostArmor is a free (for personal use on one e-mail account) spam blocker. The program analyzes e-mail before you download it, and blocks spam based on a list of known spammers and analyzing other mail.

Browser Tests: Woram - You can check to see if your browser properly supports various Web standards by visiting this page. Click on the various buttons and you'll get a description and sample of the tag being tested.

Bound for Glory: A tribute to the great Woody Guthrie (This Land Is Your Land, Bound for Glory, Roll On, Columbia and many more) offered by the The Museum of Musical Instruments. Examine his life and work, his struggles and his triumphs.

All That Jazz: Jazz Smithsonian - While we're on the subject of great American music and its creators, head over to the Smithsonian's site documenting the origins and creators of jazz.