On Computers

If you have an Xbox, you can go to a concert virtually and interact there with other virtual concert goers. “Virtual” means none of you are really there, which for many people is much like real life

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There’s a new site called Savor.Co that has discount coupons from our favorite stores, such as Lands End and Macy’s. It has a “co” ending instead of “com” because that is the domain code for Columbia. It has become hip among techies. We found more savings here than we did at Groupon. Maybe that’s because it taps into your likes on Facebook and other sites. They also have a smartphone app.

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The Lyre bird can imitate a circular saw, nail gun, camera shutter and lots of other mechanical devices. Their accuracy is uncanny. The clip is part of Wired.com’s “Absurd Creature of the Week” series.

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Healthline.com is a top site for medical information and they’ve recently launched a new tool called “FundRazr.” It provides a way for cancer patients to “crowd-fund” money to cover their medical bills. Read more about it at healthline.com/health/cancer-crowdfunding.

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ScienceStudio.org is a collection of science videos, radio programs, animations and photos on the web. They range from well-known programs like National PublicRadio’s “RadioLab” to bloggers at NASA. We especially liked the subject “Why Is It Dark At Night.” (Remember: No matter how silly the research, somebody got a grant for it.)

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“Autism Learning Games: CampDiscovery” is an app for autistic kids who want to go to summer camp but may not be ready. It teaches over 50 common household and community objects, helping kids who have trouble telling the difference between living and nonliving things. Graphs track the child’s progress. Works with iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch.

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“Lightt” is a video-making iPhone app with some impressive features. Make your own stop-motion movie, like Wallace and Gromit or for you baby boomers, Gumby. Have a video play in reverse so that water pouring out of a pitcher appears to pour back in. Shake the phone to undo the effect you just created. All this is impressive, and it’s free. But we found it a little difficult to figure out.

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“Square Cash” allows you to send cash by email. You use a debit card after you make a deposit to a bank to make sure the cash is there.

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Consumer Reports ranks the Samsung Galaxy Android S4 as better than the iPhone, and 52 percent of U.S. smartphone owners have an Android phone. Here are some Android tips for that silent majority:

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We used to have one of those “nature sounds” machines that played rain or waves to lull you to sleep. It worked well for a few years but finally started making very odd sounds (we must have gotten the alien version). So we went to the library and got three CDs full of nature sounds.

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