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	The site is arranged by topic and has a pull-down search bar.

InfoGrid's developer calls it a Master Internet Index Map--that's a pretty good description. The site features pre-formatted directories of popular topics arranged in Windows-like folders. You can drill down in each folder to hundreds of sub-folders for topics as varied as muscular development and the lotteries of 46 states. In effect, the site serves up the most popular and relevant sites for a wide variety of topics.

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Searching for MP3s was fairly simple and the site performed well on tests.

I also tested the MP3 search option. To check its success rate, I pitted InfoGrid against Napster. I queried both for MP3s by obscure Freestyle artist Pebbles and a more common Beatles tune. Napster returned my maximum of 100 items for both Pebbles and Let It Be. InfoGrid unearthed 51 Pebbles songs and 68 versions of Let It Be. Unfortunately, InfoGrid doesn't give the bitrate of the songs as Napster does, but the results were still fairly impressive, especially since a search of Google brought back results that didn't quite match my request. Other search categories worked just as well.

My criticism of the site falls on its lack of editorial discrimination. For example, by clicking News, I was brought to a page with links to 124 news sites, but nowhere on the page could I find a link pointing me to the best news site. As an uninitiated Web user, how could I tell if the Geekboys site was as good as the CMP TechWeb site? I couldn't.

Despite the lack of omnipotent direction, I was impressed with the overall function and thoroughness of InfoGrid. I also liked the language translation link. Though I probably wouldn't hit this site first for my simple full-text queries, it's a fine site for research and a great place to start if you're looking to browse. I've actually found a portal with performance that lives up to its buzz.