i-probe

April 2000

Directories like Yahoo, Looksmart, Snap and Pandia Plus give you nothing more than a short presentation of the search sites listed. Two lines of text at the most. There are, however, other forms of directories, often called search catalogues, that give you fewer but more extensive site descriptions.

We have already told you about Apple's new iReview sites, which gives quite thorough reviews of the sites visited. Then there is the high quality old-timer Signpost from the Scout Report.

We would like to draw your attention to a Web catalogue edited by one (yes, one!) mechanical engineer with the name of Anthony D. Baker of North Carolina, USA. The site is done on his spare time, but there is certainly nothing amateurish about it.

The overall design is outright beautiful and the site reviews are useful and to the point. "i-probe", as the site is called, is very useful when you are looking for an introduction to a rather broad theme, as Baker will give you a few high quality sites that can function as gateways to that particular part of the Web. Take a look!

• i-probe
• iReview
• Signpost

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