One of the largest and most popular directories, Yahoo , allows you to see how relevant a site is to your subject area by ranking the match to your set of keywords. The most likely match is listed first, the next likely is listed next, and so on. Directories like McKinley's Magellan Internet Directory lets you select only highly rated sites or sites that exclude Web pages with mature content. A number of directories also include reviews, news, and even cartoons along with Web site listings. Often you may find business directories in the general directories.
Directory is a free database of millions of email addresses.
Searching for Software You can locate and download a great deal of free software, demo software, and software upgrades over the Internet. If you know the name of the software file you're seeking, you can use FTPsearch, for example, to find the software location. Many of these files are stored on more than one computer, so if one is busy, you can download a copy from another one on the list. Because there are so many newsgroups in so many locations, the ability to search for newsgroups addressing specific topics is very helpful. One newsgroup search engine is Deja News.