Hewie's Views & Reviews February 17 2004

++++ Interesting Google Search Grid of Results
++++ See and Hear Animals
++++ Morph in Real Time

March, 2004

++++ Interesting Google Search Grid of Results

If you use search engines, and who doesn't, you try a combination of words and use the results to hopefully find the desired info. However, it does make a difference how various combinations of search words are listed and this can change your result count. Now you can find out the differences with an interesting Google tool called SearchGrid ( http://blog.outer-court.com/search-grid/ ).

To use the grid, fill out the search words you want to check along the top and side of the grid. Then for each cell in the grid, SearchGrid will search for the terms as a phrase.

In each cell in the grid you'll get the number of search results for that particular phrase as well as information on the first result.

++++ See and Hear Animals

Have you ever wondered how animals sound or look? Hear a kookaburra's laugh, see jellyfish sting, or read wildlife news and headlines. Students, teachers and nature lovers of all kinds will find a vast collection of audio, video and print material at this virtual animal encyclopedia. It includes a large compilation of links to animal movies and animal sound clips, categorized and arranged for easy reference.

This is a site well worth a look. http://www.junglewalk.com/frames.asp You will find that you spend a quite a while roaming through the site.

++++ Morph in Real Time

Have some fun at http://www.morphases.com/ . Try a real-time software to do face manipulation. Modify and create human faces from several elements. You select Random Face to load the face that will be your canvas. Then you manipulate the eyebrows, hair, eyes, nose, mouth and chin. You can add a beard or mustache, among many other choices. However, you can not load your own photos. Take a break and try it.