our favorite links

I (Daniel) am now keeping track of web links using my del.ico.us account.

You might want to check out TWIP - This Week in Photography

Here are some older links:

Web Searching Google The best all-around search engine out there. Kartoo.com A cool meta search engine which presents its results on a map. Technorati Info on what sites link to a particular site, especially related to blogs. News BBC News CNN Drudge Report Links to other news articles Google News Links to tons of other news sites Lark News A good source for Christian news (um, don't take it seriously) MSNBC News Slashdot Geeky news blog Wired Magazine Geeky news Fun Stuff Interesting, wacky, funny websites for your entertainment Babelfish Translates webpages or text Book-A-Minute Ultra-condensed classical, sci-fi, and bedtime-story books. Cheese Just about anything you ever wanted to know about cheese (cheesemaking, history, facts, terminology, types of cheese, recipes ...) Chocolate Just about anything you ever wanted to know about chocolate (how it's made, glossary of terms, review of brands of chocolate from all over the world...) Geocaching Great Books Online Internet publisher providing unlimited access to literature, reference and verse. Ice Cream Just about anything you ever wanted to know about ice cream (history, recipes, most popular flavors, how to make your own ...) IQ Test and similar fun tests Michael Ramirez Editorial Cartoons Movie-A-Minute Ultra-condensed movie scripts. National Geographic Online Home site to National Geographic Society, with lots of cool geography and culture stuff. Origami and Math Good Origami site, plus interesting article describing what math has to do with Origami. Really cool Honda Ad Sailing - How to Sail a Hobie Cat Daniel's brother Joe found this helpful site on how to maneuver a Hobie Catamaran. Soda Constructor Build your own toy and then play with it ... trust us, it's fun. Starman Series Series books co-authored by our priest Fr. David, written in the great tradition of series books like Rick Brant, Ken Holt, Tom Swift, and Tom Corbett, whose roots began in the earliest years of the twentieth century. Strongbad and the rest of the gang Funny flash animations The Brick Testament The Bible illustrated in Legos - very cool. The Dialectizer Try entering any website to convert it into various fun dialects. MK Related Sites related to Missionary Kids Interaction International - TCK's and MK's MK Life MK Resources on ISMK MKM Ministries MKnet Official Mu Kappa Site (Barnabas) The International Society of Missionary Kids Third Culture Kid World Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Pacific Crest Trail Water Reports Personal Webpages Tim & Chesney Malabuyo MK friends from the Philippines, now living in Santa Cruz. Adam & Jessica Snell Friends of ours from Biola who got married in June 2003 (Adam is in GROSs). Andrew Peckham Daniel's youngest brother's site. Bill & Becca Rowley's blog Ed & Elizabeth Lesniak Daniel's cousin and her husband. Gayle Grider's VHS Academic Counseling Katie's stepmom is an academic counselor at Vista High School. Check out her website for the latest. Heather Guenther Jeff & Caryn Silzer Friends from Biola and fellow MK's. John & Rebecca Hall Jonathan & Veronica Coombs MK friends who currently live in Texas. Jonathan Peske Justen & Erica Hollis Katie's sister and brother-in-law. Justin Petersen My cousin's site, which he is beginning to develop. Lem Malabuyo's Blog Lem Malabuyo's other blog Lem Malabuyo's Pics Matthew Weathers Friend and former computer science prof at Biola. Mikel & Christine Del Rosario MK friends from Biola. Nate & Lindsay Marshall Friends from Biola and BS, living in San Jose and writing of their adventures in teaching. Nate & Michelle Petersen My cousin and his wife, currently living in Cambridge, England. Oliver Malabuyo's Blog Phil Hagelberg's site Roommate of my brother Joe and fellow geek. Rachel Motte Friend from Blessed Sacrament, Biola student, cool blog. Scott & Kara Ward Friends from Biola, Scott is a fellow MK. Shackelford family Shaun & Gypsy Steve & Anna Stager Friends who are ministering to military kids in Germany. Steve, Rachel, Noah and Caleb Loth Friends from Biola - proud parents of two boys! Todd & Jen Wright Friends from Biola, living in Arizona. Tyler Smith's Blog Photography Canon Digital Rebel Tutorials Canon Flash Photography articles Canon product rumors CF Card Speed comparisons w/ 20D ColorWasher PS plugin CreativePro: articles, like on sharpening Depth of field with DSLR's Digi Rebel FAQ Digital Photo Gallery by Christophe Testi Awesome landscapes Digital Rebel Tips, Tricks, and hacks DP Review Awesome reviews and forums Flash review: Sigma EF-500 Freelance Photography tips, advice, guide articles Tips on how to make money with photography. Freeware Photo recovery tool For recovering photos from flash cards. General Photography eBook Great article on Canon flash photography High Speed Photos #1 High-speed photos #2 High-Speed Visual Imaging: Taking photos of water droplets and such Image36-cool photo gallery Lens MTF rating database Lowepro Off Road bag photos Monitor calibration using Adobe Gama Neat Image - free noise reduction tool Nik Sharpener Pro - Beefed up Unsharp Mask Norman Koren photography - articles & awesome photos Outbackphoto - great articles Photo Articles/Tips & Tricks Photo Gallery and Contests - really cool Photography & Photoshop tutorials & tips Photography in Malaysia - Interesting info Photoshop tutorials PhotoSIG - share and critique photos Principles of Composition - links to dpreview.com threads Rob Galbraith digital photography news & insights Roger Cavanagh-digital photography articles & tips Sandman Photo Gallery Sell your photos online ShutterFreaks - Photo tutorials and articles The Art of Photography - tons of really good articles The Luminous Landscape Great tutorials and articles, especially photoshop tutorials. Tips on photographing the moon Unofficial Canon site-news, tutorials, reviews Unsharp Masking (sharpening) in Photoshop tutorial Photoshop Adobe Studio Exchange Adobe brushes, actions, etc... Border/Edge effects in Photoshop Photoshop Sprayed Strokes Border Travel Places we've been that we recommend, things to do, places to stay, maps, etc. Arial photographic survey of the California Coastline See photos of anywhere along the CA coastline. Chino Hills State Park Hikes in the San Gabriel Mountains and the Angeles National Forest Joshua Tree National Park, CA Massive piles of rocks for awesome rock climbing and bouldering. London, England - Tube Map Helpful map of the Underground Railway that takes you everywhere - just like any you'd get at a station. Los Angeles, CA - Bike Paths A guide to bicycle paths around Los Angeles and Northern Orange County, including info about length, hilly/flat, cyclists' comments, & more. Monterey, CA - Bay Aquarium See & learn lots about sea life (they are home to 550 species of plants & animals). Very cool and fun place. Monterey, CA - Jabberwock Inn Cool Bed & Breakfast with an Alice in Wonderland theme. Great location: close to Pt. Lobos State Park, Big Sur, Cannery Row & Fisherman's Wharf (where the incredible aquarium is). Monterey, CA - Pt. Lobos State Reserve Beautiful spot with great hikes along the rocky coast. Mt. Baldy-Description of hiking it Mt. Baldy-Description of various hiking routes Mt. Baldy-Good topo map Mt. Baldy-Manker Flats campground MyTravelSite.info Ok, this is weird but for some reason this site has a link to our webpage. Just look near the bottom of the page. Santa Monica, CA - Channel Road Inn Beautiful & private Bed & Breakfast right near the beach. Travel Gratis Timeshare deal Unv. Texas Maps of the world Great collection of maps. Yahoo Maps Uganda The Monitor-Uganda's independent newspaper Visit Uganda - Uganda Tourist Board Website

Web Development Sites related to web design, or sites that have good design to inspire us to make cool sites. A List Apart - web design articles-CSS Color Palette Generator Choose a base color, and it will come up with complimentary colors to use on your webpage. Denim-Wed design using sketches Flash-based photo system HostRocket: nice-looking webhost HTML & CSS tutorials phpWebSite - website content management QuirksMode-great javascript and other examples Scriptygoddess SiteDifference.com - good design ideas Using CSS for better rollovers Using CSS to position things instead of tables W3Schools - Full Web Building Tutorials - All Free Web design ideas and articles by Dan Cederholm Computer Programming Cold Fusion Language Reference Dev Articles Dynamic Drive - DHTML scripts Good Javascript Reference Good PHP resources htaccess file creation Javascript and Form elements - really good tutorial Microsoft's VBScript Reference MySQL The best open source database MySQL Data Types MySQL DB Articles PHP & GD tutorial - manipulating images in PHP PHP's official site Shopping & Reviews Reviews, shopping comparison Broadband Reports Broadband speed tests, forums, availability Computer Geeks Discount Outlet Cheap computer stuff Current online shopping deals Deal University Current online deals Dealnews - Computer deals DealRAM - lowest prices on RAM, flash cards, and flash drives Deals On The Web-Computer Shopping Deals Digital Photography Review Best reviews of digicams Ebay FatWallet - deals, coupons Fry's Ads - updated weekly HotHardware computer hardware reviews My Simon price comparison NextTag Comparison shopping, including shipping costs Price Grabber Price Watch Shopper.com - Computer Deals SundaySaver-ads from the newspaper Tech Bargains Tech For Less - Refurbished Tech Gear Tom's Hardware Good hardware reviews Top Ten Reviews-Awesome reviews, including web hosts XPBargains-Tech Bargains ZD Net Reviews Cool Computer Geek Stuff Random articles interesting to computer geeks. DNS, Tracert, Ping, and other online tools Doom9-Ultimate DVD ripping resource Douglas C. Engelbart Article about the guy who was the major player in the development of the mouse, cut-and-paste, multi-window GUI, teleconferencing and hyperdocuments. ExtremeTech - computer reviews & news Internet Storm Center - Monitors internet threats IP to country translator Will tell you what country a given IP address is from. John Dvorak from PC Mag articles John Louis von Neumann Smart computer geek known for von Neumann Architecture (most computers use that). List of cheap PHP/MySQL web hosting plans MIT's free course materials Online computer courses Online parasite/spyware Detector PrisonPlanet.com - they're watching us The Largest Computer Fair in the Country! Great Place to find geeky computer stuff at low prices. The Semantic Web The internet of the future. The Semantic Web - Professor James A. Hendler The Semantic Web Community Portal The Turing Test Deals with the question of whether machines can think. TweakTown Forums for hardware tweaking Typing Speed Test See how fast you can type Windows XP Pro and Home compared Computer Tips Outlook 2002 distribution lists - exporting, importing, creating Downloads Downloads.com ZD Net Downloads Misc Random links that either don't have a good category, or haven't been organized yet. $1 Movie Theater in La Mirada Aiten Ryu Christian martial arts school Amazon.com Great online bookstore that we use for everything. Anatomy Engravings and explanations from Henry Gray's 1918 classic. Baby Name Voyager Bible Gateway Good place to instantly search Scriptures for a word/phrase; also good commentary on some books of Bible. Bible Yearly Read-Through A good schedule that we use for reading through the Bible each year. Biola University University where both of us got our undergrad degrees. Blessed Sacrament Church Our church BugMeNot - registration info for various sites Christian Classics Ethereal Library Free access to HUGE collection of classical Christian books (includes church fathers, medieval saints, & more). Christian Classics Hymnary HUGE indexed collection of public-domain hymn tunes in electronic formats (also gives history of various hymns). Convert-me.com Here you will find interactive calculators for many measurement systems both commonly used (like metric and U.S. Avoirdupois) and quite exotic (like Ancient Greek and Roman). U.S. to metric conversion is now easy and fast! Includes: weight/mass, distance/length, capacity/volume, area, speed, temperature, time, pressure, energy/work/torque, power, circular measure, and computer storage. Degree Confluence Project The goal of the project is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take pictures at each location. The pictures and stories will then be posted here. Divers Discount Scuba diving gear. English Language - Common Errors List and explanation of common errors in use of English. Faith Academy Manila MK school in Manila, Philippines Guide to Lockpicking How to make a simple electric motor Institute for Spiritual Formation & Soul Care Master's program that Katie is currently in MICA - Mindanao International Christian Academy MK highschool in Davao, Philippines Morgage calculators Online SCUBA Photo Contest Quality prints from digicam Shakespeare Complete Works Authoritative 1914 Oxford edition. SIL Spark Notes Like Cliff's Notes, but online. Having trouble getting through some classical written work? Check here for free. The Seed Company Where Daniel works now. Torrey Honors Institute Classical Great Books program at Biola U, which had a big impact on the way Katie views life. Urban Legends Lookup Find out if one of those stories you heard about in an email forward is really true. World Fact Book, 2002 The U.S. government’s complete geographical handbook, featuring 267 full-color maps and flags of all nations and geographical entities. Indexed by country and by field. Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christianity Incredible single reference source with links to the contents of several Bible dictionaries and encyclopedias. Wycliffe Bible Translators Grand Canyon Havasupai Sites related to hiking down to the Havasupai Indian Reservation in the Grand Canyon. A guy writing about his trip down there in October 1995 Cool photos, and brief description of the area Flash flood in the Havasupai Canyon Jennifer Diggins recounts her adventure when she got caught in a flash flood down there. Good to be aware of. Good Description of the hike Good Description of the hike and terrain Good summary of the hike, campground, and mileage charts Grand Canyon Backcountry Information Links to TOPO maps, trail descriptions, trip reports, mileage charts, water sources. Grand Canyon Explorer's general info about the Havasupai Reservation Info about the Colorado River at the bottom of the canyon Matthew Haughey's links to brochures about the hike Matthew Haughey's photos & trip tips Packaged trips to the Havasupai Not that we would want to do this...but there are a couple cool photos. Stories & Info The Havasupai People - Culture The Havasupai People - General FAQ The Havasupai People - Short Description