THE ANONYMOUS SURFER
Posted on July 19th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
YOUR OWN SEARCH SCREEN
Posted on July 19th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
ShinySearch.com used to be called “PimpMySearch.com.” What it does is change the look of your Google search page. Put your own name at the top, or any other text, and choose some nice graphics. One of the examples was a Mickey Mouse screen; looked great.
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YOUR TALKING HEAD ON MYSPACE
Posted on July 18th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
MySpace.com has a new avatar-creation tool from Intellitar. Make your own talking head by uploading a photo and train it to speak to visitors. The software uses artificial intelligence to make conversation, though results are sometimes wacky. Look for Intellitar under games.
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FREE MYSTERY
Posted on July 18th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
TheCopia.com/mystery site offers a free mystery download, “God Save the Mark,” by Donald Westlake. An amusing tale.
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WELLSPHERE AND HEALTH TAP
Posted on July 17th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
OLD TIME RADIO
Posted on July 15th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
Otr.net. The initials stand for Old Time Radio and the site has links to hundreds of old radio programs, like Jack Benny, Fibber McGee and Molly, The Green Hornet, Baby Snooks, Sam Spade, etc. It also has radio dramas like “The Count of Monte Cristo.” These are all free. They used to charge but not any more. Works with Windows and Mac.
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LOST IN THE AMAZON JUNGLES
Posted on July 15th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
THE NUMBERS REPORT
Posted on July 14th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
Four and a half million pages are added to the web every month. That’s now; there were already one trillion being indexed by Google in 2008. The oldest registered web site is Symbolics.com, posted in 1985. It’s still active, but contains no useful information. Among the ten oldest web sites are Hewlett Packard, Xerox and Northrop Grumman Aviation.
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TAP THOSE HAPPY TOES
Posted on July 14th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
True story: A lady we know couldn’t figure out why her computer wouldn’t react the way she wanted it to and said: “I keep stepping on the pedal and nothing happens.” She thought her mouse was like the pedal on a sewing machine.
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SINGLE FILE CLICKING
Posted on July 12th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
“Single Click Filing for Outlook” is a quick way to get email organized in Microsoft Outlook. Tap a key and an email goes to the right folder.
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