I've tried to anticipate all sorts of contingencies and have developed a Basic Search and an Advanced Search. For basic, just enter a keyword or phrase in the little box that now appears in the left-hand column. If you visit advanced, you'll see all sorts of handy date and customization options. It's all possible thanks to my quick learning of PHP. After years of begging my friend--Jason Boxman--who consructed the entire system four years ago, I have finally done it myself. Special thanks go to Jason for creating the database and software that TrekWeb has run on since 2000.

So now you can find all those old BBS posts you thought were gone forever. You can go read news articles written so long ago I shudder to see the level of professionalism in evidence. You can look for things that interest you, features you barely remember, or that post you saw a few weeks ago but can't remember where. Give it a try and if something breaks, or there's a problem in some obscure browser I don't have access to, drop me a line.

Van Halen enthusiasts... I promise a Song of the Day soon!

Today's Tribblets:

• The Make a DS9 Movie petition has reached over 16,000 signatures and the site has added several new features.


• Straffordshire University student Rik Turner has developed a CD that teaches the viewer how to speak Klingon.


• The Sci-Fi Channel is seeking those more eccentric 24/7 "Trekkie" fans for a new reality television show.


• Wil Wheaton ('Wesley') discusses his departure from his ARENA hosting gig on the new G4 24-hour gaming cable network at Slashdot.


• TNG, DS9 and ENT guest actress Fionnula Flanagan will appear in CBS's MURDER SHE WROTE TV movie Friday, May 9th, at 9p ET.


• Whoopi Goldberg ('Guinan') stars in a new NBC sitcom pilot with SNL's Tracy Morgan and will appear at Friday's 100% New York concert event.


• ENT co-creator/exec. producer Brannon Braga will screen an episode and talk at his alma mater UC Santa Cruz's Alumni Association Event May 17th.

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