One phenomenon on the web that’s interesting is the large communities that develop. Linux is the most publicized example. A less publicized effort cracked the DES data encryption standard. The most intriguing just might be The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence at Home. No, in spite of the name, they don’t aim to prove that marriage does not invariablly kill all brain cells. Instead, they are harnessing the unused time –say at night– of over a quarter of a million Workstations, PC and Macs to help analyze the huge amount of information collected in the search for intelligence beyond the Earth. On the site, they have full information on joining the effort. And your computer might just be the lucky winner, too.

We’ve Added weather information for about a dozen major U.S. cities courtesy of The Weather Channel. The information is drawn automatically from there site. We love always being able to pull up a weather forecast, but navigating their site can be a pain. We decided it was easier to have a handful of key forecasts at hand… Click on over or use the link on our navigation bar.