Netscape - about to die...

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Looks like AOL is doing a good job killing Netscape in entirety !

10 AOL services you probably won't hate!

Everyone hates AOL ! However, with all the hatred against them, they do have few products and websites which are very useful..

Here we go!

1. MapQuest

Before Google Maps, MapQuest was the best source to find maps, street level direction detail in many countries including US, Canada, most of Europe and parts of South America. They have MapQuest Mobile which provides maps and directions on your web enabled phone.

2. AOL Radio

AOL has a tie up with XM Satellite Radio and lets you listen to the best of XM radio - for FREE! There are hundreds of other stations as well - Don't complain about 16 Kbit audio now! Check out those XM 70s and XM Comedy channels !

3. Engadget



If you love Gadgets, you have to check out Engadget - they cover Gadgets comprehensively and is the most popular blog on the web according to Technorati

4. XDrive

If you are looking for a free online backup - XDrive is for you - allows 5 GB of free data storage - they have paid options too. Works like a charm!

5. AOL Safety and Security Center



AOL has teamed up with Kaspersky to provide AOL Safety And Security Suite. It's a memory hog but then, you are getting the best antivirus + updates for free. Wouldn't you take it ?

6. SingingFish

SingingFish according to few people is the best audio/video search engine out there! Do you think so as well ? Try it!

7. Tegic

Have you used T9 on your phone? Well, AOL's Tegic makes it!

8. Moviefone

Movie tickets on Moviefone ? Available nationwide and probably the most popular service

9. Netscape

Okay. Diggers hate the current Netscape and Jason Calcanis. However, you won't hate Netscape for Mozilla - would you ? Netscape's Talkback is widely used to report bugs in various Mozilla software even now

10. Screenname Service

AOL was probably the first to have a unified access system which would work across multiple websites - Passport was a just a rip off.

StudyBuddy for your kid's homework

AOL has something called Study Buddy which they call is a search engine for homework - Ask your kid to try it out and see if its any good or wikipedia anyway ! :)

AOL IMAP access instructions

This page lets you configure your client to use AOL's IMAP servers. Works both with AOL eAddress and normal AOL email addresses

Travel Weblog

Don't know how I missed discovering this blog from Weblogs Inc.

Gadling is a blog about travel and sure it does cover a lot of countries and a whole lot of activities that you can do in those countries. Has a lot of very useful information. I am already beginning to love this blog :)

Check it out!

Trackmenot - messing the search engine data

Trackmenot is a Firefox extension which lets you 'protect' yourself from surveillance and data profiling by the search engines. Basically, it sits in the background on Firefox and keeps sending random ghost search queries to various search engines including Google, Yahoo, MSN & AOL

Download the Firefox extension