Tool Time:
Some discussion of some interesting new tools: Fred First, at Fragments from Floyd, has tried the AskJeeves Desktop Search and finds it much more useful than Google's. I hadn't downloaded the Google one yet, because of some reviews. I may try this one.
And The Virtual Chase reports on a new tool from Gigablast that lets you set up your own customized search page.
(Added later:) Here's another useful tool, pointed out by Sree Sreenivasan at Poynter: Copyscape, a plagiarism finder.

I've been posting some links for Christmas and some political/war stuff on the Herald blog.

Also via TVC Alert: Time Magazine archive, with articles back to 1923, free if you're a subscriber.