HOT LINKS ! !

Below are some of my favorite Web Sites with their corresponding links. The site is broken down into four major categories; Computer Companies, Miscellaneous, Publications, and Travel Related Sites. In the middle of the page is the "Virtual Reality Magic Cube", designed by Michael Chang. An interactive Rubik's Cube for you to enjoy.

COMPUTER COMPANIES

Autodesk Corporation - Maker of that AutoCAD program we teach here
Gamelan - Did you have your Java this morning?
Journey Education Marketing - Buy software at educational discount prices
McAfee - Top computer virus seller, actually they clean viruses not sell them
Microsoft Corporation - You've heard of them
Netscape - Home of Navigator and the new Communicator
Symantec Corporation - Utilities, Fax, Viruses and a partridge in a pear tree
 

Igazzu Falls, Argentina

MISCELLANEOUS

California Architects Board - Licensing information
Department of Real Estate - California real estate has got to go up, right?
ESPN - Don't know what ESPN is, no need to visit this site
International Code Council - Building Code information
I.R.S. - More entertaining than expected - I've never cheated on my taxes!
Mapblast! - Maps of all major U.S. cities
MTV Online - Rocking on the Net
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards - National certification

Virtual Reality Magic Cube

 
 

INSTRUCTIONS

Select Cube Rotate Mode by press 'Cube' Button. Use Mouse to rotate the cube.

Select Face Rotate Mode by press 'Face' Button. Use Mouse to rotate the faces.

Select 2x2x2 puzzle by Press '2' Button.

Select 3x3x3 puzzle by Press '3' Button.

Select 4x4x4 puzzle by Press '4' Button.

Select 5x5x5 puzzle by Press '5' Button.

Press 'Original' Button to return the original viewport.

Press 'Arrange' Button to return the original cube arrangement.

Press 'Puzzle' Button to randomly rotate the cube and create a puzzle.

Press 'Solve' Button to solve the puzzle step by step.

Press '+' or '-' Button to increase/decrease the puzzle's level of difficulty.

The face rotated is selected by the particular spot and action chosen - give it a try!

Note: Mr. Chang has tested this applet on SGI/Irix, Sun, Mac, and Win95 platforms. You may encounter some display disorder problems in Win95 or NT.

The Virtual Reality Magic Cube was developed by Michael Chang.

Send comments, suggestions, questions and bug reports to yjchang@npac.syr.edu.

 
 
 
 

PUBLICATIONS

Billboard Magazine - Check out the top songs and albums
Cadalyst Magazine - Devoted to AutoCAD
USA Today Newspaper - McPaper, a little fluffy
Wall Street Journal Newpaper - When will the stock market crash?
Windows Magazine - Technical, about Windows 2003 and XP
ZD Net Publications - They publish a zillion computer related magazines

 

London, United Kingdom

 

TRAVEL RELATED

Foreign Entry Requirements - Foreign visa information
Lonely Planet Guides - Down to earth information for those traveling cheap
Microsoft Expedia Travel - Another full-fledge on-line travel agent
Moon Travel - Moon Publication's travel information
Rough Guides - Similar to Lonely Planet's approach although not as exotic
Travel Web - Another full-fledge on-line travel agent
Travelocity - Yet another full-fledge on-line travel agent
U.S. State Department - Useful information and a list of places only the insane would want to visit
 

RETURN TO HOME PAGE  All links verified on March 2, 2004