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AltaVista Australia For brute content searching of the Web and newsgroups, nothing beats Alta Vista. It has some powerful parametres to enhance searches and generally returns better results than the other search engines. This Australian mirror should be even faster than the American site! See Using AltaVista for some tips! AltaVista If by some chance the Australian mirror of AltaVista is down (highly unlikely) try the main American site. See Using AltaVista for some tips! DejaNews DejaNews claims to hold newsgroup messages longer than Alta Vista. Its real strength is being able to create specialised query filters. InfoSeek InfoSeek is a variant of the Alta Vista approach with the option of subscribing to a personalised research service as well. Infoseek Ultra Spruced up version of the InfoSeek database, this a great search engine that occasionally beats AltaVista for answers. Lycos An old favourite until AltaVista came along, Lycos has improved dramatically over the last year. Magellan Aside from the usual vanilla searches that most search engines offer, Magellan also has site reviews. Not only is this a great time-saver, it is great for protecting kids from wandering into `adult' sites. SavvySearch Available in several languages, SavvySearch lets you look for items by their topic. You can also choose to have brief or verbose results returned and whether you want them integrated or separate. Search.com You want more?! Okay, try this site for over 250 search engine pointers. But don't expect blinding speed. Starting Point This is a nice site for newcomers to the Net because it is straightforward to use. Simply input your word and it will search several engines at once. Yahoo! One of the original search sites, and still popular. Great for people who want to drill down through categories rather than fool around with keyword searches. See Using Yahoo! for some tips! Yahooligans A clever spin-off of Yahoo!, this site is for school kids, focusing on educational and children's interests.
Australian searchesFor a totally Australian focus, try these search engines. Don't forget the Alta Vista ':au' switch, though! WebSource
Aussie.Com.Au Just looking for an Australian Web page? This site has thousands listed. Australian Net Sources If you're looking for something in Australia, this site could be faster because it only searches local sites. It includes all the local search engines including Telstra's online White and Yellow pages. There are plenty of reviews, all of which come with ratings. Matilda Search Engine Another new search engine that catalogues Australian sites exclusively. Web Wombat Australian Search Engine Becoming one of Australia's most popular search engines, Wombat also offers news and amusing stories or sites to keep you interested.
Mailing list directoriesLiszt Searchable Directory of E-mail Discussions A directory of mailing lists, not e-mail addresses. Mailing lists are a great way to get information delivered to your Inbox. This is the ultimate site for finding a mailing list on a topic of interest to you -- there are thousands to choose from! Neosoft Mailing List Directory Another fairly comprehensive index of mailing lists.
Best site listingsAustralian Cool Site of the Day For a new link to an Australian page everyday you can't beat Australian Cool Site of the Day. There are so many links off this page that you never know where you might land! Bobaworld Almost a classic site, Bobaworld has links galore to virtually every nook and cranny on the Web. Geek Site of the Day For all the technoheads out there this site points you to a new `geeky' site every single day -- you'll be amazed at just how many there are! Lycos Top 5% Web Sites If you've seen the `Top 5% of the Net' logos adorning some of the better Web sites and always wondered where they came from, here is the answer. It is given out by the same people responsible for the popular search engine Lycos. Visit them for a full review of hundreds of high quality sites. Mirsky's Worst of the Web There are some really ugly pages on the Internet and there are some really useless ones. For a daily look at the worst of the lot, drop into Mirsky's page -- it isn't too bad! PointCom's Top 5% of the Net Another Top 5% site, and also a good one, with thousands of reviews of good sites.. Project Cool You want links, these people have links! The Dynamite Site of the Nite Another variation on the `super, fantastic, unreal, best, cool site of the day' page. The Original Cool Site of the Day You can't believe everything you read on the Internet but by all accounts this was the original CSOTD page. URouLette Sit back and let URouLette take you on a journey to one of thousands of Web sites in its database. All you have to do is watch -- you don't even need to use your mouse! Yahoo! Site o' the Nite From the people who brought you the famed search engine, Yahoo! would have plenty of sites to choose from. At least they had the decency not to use the word `cool' or `day' in the title.
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Lycos is an old-timer when it comes to Web search
engines, but it's recently undergone a total revamp and
come up sparkling, so it was certainly worth reviewing
again. Of course you can do the usual keyword searching, but you
can also categorise your searches, look for sounds or graphics, or
use a host of other nifty tools for locating content. If you've deserted
Lycos for one of the newer search engines, it's about time you paid it
another visit.