Once upon a time, normal people didn't know what the Internet was. Some people knew about the Bulletin Board Systems (BBS), others knew about System Network Architecture (SNA) systems, and a rare few knew about both. When I was first introduced to the Internet, it was a text based system accessed almost exclusively through Telnet sessions. Then one day some guy invented the browser.

Poof! All of a sudden, everyboby knew about the Internet.

Yet, there is a tremendous amount of "stuff" about the Internet that most people know nothing about. On this page I hope to expose my visitors to some of the more interesting, albeit highly technical, aspects of this amazing, expanding universe.

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I have deemed these applications to be the Doug's Coolest Web Apps. To make the list there are important criteria:
  * Must be unique.
  * Must have been created to be useful, not just cool.
  * Must be not be based on a fad.

And the winners are:
The Dox Desk browser parasite detector for IE.
Travelocity's Dream Maps.
NASA's 3D Satellite Tracker.

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General
IANA is the definitive authority on Internet Country Codes.
Verisign's site allows whois searches.
Apache
The place to start looking for answers is the Apache Documentation page.
WAP/WML
Openwave drives the Phone.com browser.
Several FAQs can be found in the Openwave Developers Forum.
Sprint PCS has established an Aps Dev Forum, but don't expect any help on Cellular-GPS.