Too good to be true? No way! This list of resources is good enough to cover the needs of most users in most situations. The fact is, even here at the Launchpad this set of tools covers the vast majority of our searches on a daily basis (shhhh! don't tell the hardcore users, they'll never respect us again!).

• To search a broad sample of the Web in one stop go Google
• To search multiple Web (and other) indices at one time visit Dogpile
• To search the Web by subject directory go to About.com
• To browse mailing lists, try Topica
• To search Usenet news, go Google Groups
• To find a person in the United States, try WhoWhere?
• To translate a web page into another language bet on Babelfish
• To browse a listing of online bulletin boards and discussion forums go to Babelfish
• For general reference: currencies, dictionaries, etc., go to iTools