Very surprisingly, Netscape has already released the eagerly-awaited Netscape 7.1 (previously known by its codename, ''Buffy'') for Windows, Mac OS and Linux. The new version is based on Mozilla 1.4, which is due out later today. Netscape 7.1 features many improvements over 7.02 including even better CSS support, spam filters, find-as-you-type, automatic image resizing, more customization via about:config, Web development tools, Palm synchronization and more. More information can be found at Netscape Browser Central and in this MozillaZine article. The release is available from Netscape''s download page, via FTP or on CD.

I'm quite surprised that Netscape released that quickly their browser successor, and that they didn't label it 8.0. If you're using Netscape 7, you really should consider the upgrade. The spam filters are wonderfull in the mail client !

Giotto and the Halley comet. Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 hits Jupiter. Mars Pathfinder.
Astrobio has a wonderfull timeline of what important things have happened lately in astronomy and space exploration. For some a collection of wonderfull memories, for others a valuable update of the important astronomical events in the last 25 years.

It's vacation anyways, so why wouldn't you fancy a tour through Middle Earth ? The Middle Earth Tours site is a great collection and voyage through the mind of Tolkien. Nicely illustrated and documented with fragments from Tolkien books. Visit the people and places of Arda. And for our VIP customers, we'll have this magnificent cruise on the Anduin !

Girls dress up, boys don't. Boys need to help girls cross the street. Girls work, boys play. Subtle gender messages (and really silly hairstyles) as observed by Monsieur Jean after collecting images from different countries of children on street signs for his salon.

I never actually paid attention to it, but the site also demonstrates the subtle differences between traffic signs in different countries.

Since 2002, the Europe countries switched to a common currency. All Euro coins have a national imprinted side, different from country to country. A nice thing about all those common coins, is that after a certain period, coins from one European country start to appear in the other; this process is called Eurodiffusion. Identification of a foreign Euro coin is now possible thanks to the Euro coin site.