The Big List is a collection of Web sites that were found useful at some point or appeared to have some future value. Sites are grouped into general categories.

Sites marked with are considered pretty good in their category.
Sites marked with are considered excellentissimo in their category.

You can click on the button to get back to the Home Page. There is a "Main Menu" link at the top and bottom of each page to get you back to the Main Menu. Otherwise, use the arrow keys and page up and page down buttons on your keyboard to move around.

The page search process relies on Windows' CTRL/F feature (hold down the CTRL key and then press the F key). There is also a search function on the main page that covers the entire Biglist (located at the bottom left corner of the main page). This function has been supplied by FreeFind. While it is not as user friendly as I would like (it is free and I am not complaining), the search results list the Biglist pages that contain the target word or phrase. Select a page and then use the CTRL/F function to zero in on the desired area.

There is also a search function built into the main page that will list all of the pages that contain the word or phrase that you enter. You can click on the link for the page and use the Windows search function to find the word or phrase in the page as outlined above.

When you start up your browser, the software goes out into the Web to locate its default document and displays it. You can change this default to any destination that you want. In any case, follow the steps below to personalize your initial page or go to How to Set Your Home Page for more up-to-date instructions.

Using Firefox:

1. Visit the page that you want as your default and click on Tools in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
2. On the drop-down menu, click on Options.
3. In the 'General' section, click on the button that says "Use Current Page".
4. Click on OK.

Using Internet Explorer:

1. Visit the page that you want as your default and click on the Tools button in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
2. On the drop-down menu, click on Internet Options.
3. Click on the button that says "Use Current".
4. Click on OK.