[donspatch] 2010-08-15
- From: "Don (& Lisa)" <dondashguitar@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Donspatch <Donspatch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:04:38 -0500
#147 August 15, 2010 from http://www.don-guitar.com
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First word, from Don:
There are lots of reader contributions in this issue.
That pleases me very much. I started writing a twice
monthly ezine in February of 2002, in the employ of Phil
McKinney of Maxpatch.com (which is now long gone). Phil
laid me off in June of 2004. I set up an account with
freelists.org and kept right on publishing, beginning on
the first of July 2004, without a sponsor. Many of you
followed me from Maxpatch to Freelists. I'm real proud of
that. I believe this odd little publication took on added
dimension when Lisa started helping me with it. I'm proud
of that too. We still love it and we're still at it.
Thanks for sticking around. See you next time.
Don
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Section One by Don.
Living greener, simpler, nicer, stranger, fancier,
more efficiently, less costly and/or more.
http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/
http://inhabitat.com/
http://www.busyboo.com/
http://www.charlesandhudson.com/
http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/
http://ilovecob.com/
http://www.treehugger.com/
http://www.worldchanging.com/
http://www.greenquest.co.uk/
http://www.dasolar.com/
http://www.sweetbrick.com/
http://www.ecofriend.org/
http://ecoble.com/
http://www.greencleaningideas.com/
http://ecoexistent.com/
http://www.earth-house.com/
http://www.bestgreenhometips.com/
http://alternativeenergysolarpower.com/
http://www.greenedia.com/
http://gomestic.com/
http://www.shoestringbudget.org/
http://tinyurl.com/23juzws [msn dot com]
http://www.elegantsurvival.net/
http://www.chachingonashoestring.com/
http://www.shoestringmag.com/
http://notmadeofmoney.com/
http://tinyurl.com/2ep5smq [familycorner dot com]
http://livingonshoestring.1hwy.com/
http://www.ehow.com/information_1025-money-managing.html
http://creating-financial-freedom.com/
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Section Two by Lisa.
Art in foamy goodness.
http://artinmycoffee.com/
A better way to manage dog waste.
http://bit.ly/OloCW
Graphic design blog with a hug.
http://graphichug.com/
How to find unclaimed money.
http://bit.ly/9uL4zAj
Steven Pinker on the Myth
of Violence.
http://bit.ly/Eq3kd
Google has lots of blogs,
check 'em out.
http://bit.ly/akH8eC
What's the best way to change
behavior? Make it fun!
http://www.thefuntheory.com/
A very nice lifestyle magazine.
http://www.experiencelifemag.com/
A good non-petroleum cream.
http://bit.ly/8KCV6N
Can you really make money online?
http://bit.ly/bUcPvH
Good advice to young persons
entering a new school.
http://bit.ly/aEZPb2
I recently saw a TV ad for Mycleanpc.com
and it seemed pretty fishy. Did some
homeowork and it doesn't look good, folks.
http://bit.ly/6CW2mI
http://bit.ly/aRqHKp
http://bit.ly/aSxUcz
http://bit.ly/2UDPYl
How one person does the minimalist thing.
http://www.herbalcell.com/minimalist
Pretty self-explanatory.
http://bit.ly/TvskR
It's all about saving dinner.
http://savingdinner.com/
Make a folded paper CD case.
http://bit.ly/cvH1Tr
End of Section Two.
At the time this issue was posted,
the current subscriber count for
this publication was 377.
This issue's collection of online news, blogs,
magazines, videos and/or other informational
sites. These are chosen for maximum diversity
regardless of 'spin' and in some cases may
have offensive or questionable content.
http://www.mommyonashoestring.com/
http://www.motherbumper.com/
http://www.mrqe.com/
http://jenbee.tumblr.com/
http://www.myfavoritejournals.com/
http://www.myjournals.org/
http://www.nationalreview.com/
http://www.unclebarky.com/reviews.html
http://www.newsvine.com/
http://tv.blogdig.net/
https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/
http://www.nowpublic.com/
http://www.nvri.org/
http://othejoys.blogspot.com/
http://www.omidadvocates.org/
http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/
http://www.chooseyouritem.com/
http://onlinejournalismblog.com/
http://www.ourfuture.org/
http://paidcontent.org/
http://parisparfait.typepad.com/
http://photodude.com/
http://popculturedish.blogspot.com/
http://publishing2.com/
http://www.collegeboard.com/sat-achieve-more/
http://www.rosevalenta.blogspot.com/
http://ebling.library.wisc.edu/rss/
http://charpenette.blogspot.com/
http://searchengineland.com/
http://seekingalpha.com/
http://www.socialchoiceandbeyond.com/
Section Three by Don.
Kids stuff from Dole.
http://www.dole.com/SuperKids/Games/tabid/847/Default.aspx
http://tinyurl.com/2863plp
http://www.dole.com/bananas/
Legal babble w/excessive flash.
http://www.lawbuzz.com/lawbuzz.html
These nerds built a new Linux computer for $200.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2366841,00.asp
The world's largest scateboard.
http://worldslargestskateboard.com/
It can be hard to avoid getting scammed once in a while but
with the internet you can at least celebrate it more easily.
http://scammedbysmith.com/
Music thoughts in many languages.
http://musicthoughts.com/
Farm out the digital/virtual/mental dirty work.
http://muckwork.com/
A songwriting resource. http://songtest.com/
Yet another lyrics site with yet another twist.
http://greatlyrics.info/
Romanceopedia. http://www.romanceopedia.com/
Katherine Benson on old garden roses.
http://www.morris.umn.edu/~bensonka/oldroses.html
Health and disability community news.
http://www.disabled-world.com/
Ken Starks is something of a regional hero in central Texas.
http://tinyurl.com/2bg9xum [statesman dot com]
Inspirational words of wisdom. http://www.wow4u.com/
All day inspiration and motivation.
http://www.inspireme.net/index.htm
DIY resources for electronic hobbyists.
http://www.jameco.com/Jameco/PressRoom/diy.html
I don't want to be one of those people who drive everyone
nuts bragging about their recipes but honestly, Lisa and
I really love my new recipe for homemade french dressing.
http://www.don-guitar.com/frenchdressing.html
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Section Four by Lisa.
All you need to know about Craigslist.
http://clhandbook.com/
What is your lung cancer risk
if you have ever smoked?
http://bit.ly/bqNjJg
How to be alone.
http://bit.ly/c2g7RF
A farmer's market near you.
http://www.localharvest.org/
Not eating out in NY.
http://noteatingoutinny.com/
Magazine for people with food
allergies and sensitivities.
http://www.livingwithout.com/
Care for caregivers.
http://www.caregiverstress.com/
Who is this guy?
http://bit.ly/cxtYhG
I'd say this is...
http://www.damninteresting.com/
I feel right at home here.
http://www.houseofturquoise.com/
An unusual little corner of the world.
http://bit.ly/9mIIY1
http://bit.ly/caBtPd
Skills to learn while unemployed.
http://bit.ly/2e7TQL
A history of the world in 100 objects.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/
Watch free movies online.
http://www.moviemotion.net/
The story of cosmetics.
http://storyofstuff.org/cosmetics/
How to make your own cosmetics.
http://bit.ly/UD2l3
http://bit.ly/8KCV6N
End of Section Four.
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Section Five by Don.
Even if you don't own a fancy eBook reader you can read
eBooks on your laptop or even your desktop computer.
http://www.free-ebooks.net/
http://www.getfreeebooks.com/
http://www.e-book.com.au/freebooks.htm
http://www.ebookdirectory.com/
http://manybooks.net/
http://e-library.net/free-ebook.htm
The chemistry of water.
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/water/chemistryproperties.html
A nice little collection of apps.
http://www.leeos.com/index.html
There are a few freebies here.
http://www.konradp.com/
An icon manager. http://www.sillysot.com/
In a world of Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and other
assorted, exotic, ecclectic Operating Systems, one
must sometimes find a way to convert media files into
a format compatible with one's computer system.
Once upon a time the the solution might have been
complicated or costly but no more.
http://vixy.net/
http://www.zamzar.com/
http://media-convert.com/
http://www.youconvertit.com/ConvertFiles.aspx
http://www.mediaconverter.org/
http://www.convertfiles.com/
A clipboard extension for Windows.
http://ditto-cp.sourceforge.net/
A few goodies from Martijn Kooij.
http://www.captaincaveman.nl/
Another way to find stuff you want.
http://allthat.com/login
A few goodies from Bluefive.
http://bluefive.pair.com/free_computer_software.htm
Create your own Southpark avatar.
http://www.southparkstudios.com/avatar/
Images from WWII.
http://www.archives.gov/research/ww2/photos/
http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/ww2incolor
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kt/sets/112384/
http://news.webshots.com/album/550026933KLJnOl
http://www.lonesentry.com/ (photos and more)
http://www.acepilots.com/ww2/pictures.html
http://tinyurl.com/255h57h [ownesarchive dot com]
http://www.historyofwaronline.com/WW2-5.html
http://tinyurl.com/362usbx [spiegel dot de]
http://www.thirdreichruins.com/
http://tinyurl.com/2aru3zx [englishrussia dot com]
http://worldwar2aces.com/
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Section Six by Lisa.
Who does Google know that you know?
http://bit.ly/97Vxd1
Foods of epic proportions.
http://www.supersizedmeals.com/food/
Make a snowflake.
http://snowflakes.barkleyus.com/index.html
Producing and recycling paper at home.
http://bit.ly/bQ5C2f
Get out there and play!
http://www.nifplay.org/
Anna Williams' photography.
http://bit.ly/6MlKQ
Donna Hay is Australia's 'Martha'.
http://www.donnahay.com.au/
A unique bathroom solution.
http://www.designodyssey.co.uk/product.php
For the Urbanist in you.
http://weburbanist.com/
Magazine of American Beekeeping.
http://www.beeculture.com/
American History.
http://www.historyplace.com/
Up-to-the-minute political news.
http://thepage.time.com/
Research based on the WebQuest model.
http://webquest.org/index.php
Just a reminder; MIT OpenCourseWare
offers free lecture notes, exams, and
videos from MIT, as well as an
interesting site on its own merit.
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
I've seen these leaning shelves for
years, but not been impressed with
their stability. This DIY model by
Marcus Carnegie is quite an improvement.
http://bit.ly/ajwZpH
End of Section Six.
The Linux Corner.
Dedicated to providing tutorials, help, documentation,
on-line training, guides and links for Linux users.
http://www.yolinux.com/
A Linux command line reference for common operations.
http://www.pixelbeat.org/cmdline.html
Tips for Linux.
http://www.codecoffee.com/tipsforlinux/index-linux.html
Christophe Pallier's Linux tips.
http://www.pallier.org/ressources/linux_howtos/linux_howto.html
The 'Linux Informaton Headquarters'.
http://www.linuxhq.com/
JustLinux is a huge online forum.
http://www.justlinux.com/
The Linux information project (LINFO).
http://www.linfo.org/
A Little Humor.
A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband.
Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen.
'Careful,' he said, 'Careful! Put in some more butter!
Oh my God! You're cooking too many at once.
Too Many! Turn Them! Turn Them Now!
We need more butter. Oh my God!
Where are we going to get more butter?
They're going to Stick! Careful. Careful!
I said be careful!
You never listen to me when you're cooking! Never!
Turn them! Hurry up! Are you crazy?
Have you lost your mind?
Don't forget to salt them. You know you always forget
to salt them. Use the salt. Use the salt! The salt!'
The wife stared at him. 'What in the world is wrong
with you? You think I don't know how to fry a
couple of eggs?'
The husband calmly replied, 'I just wanted to
show you what it feels like when I'm driving.'
---
This classic Abbot and Costello routine was so popular that
there are numerous videos available on youtube. This is but
one of them. 'Who's on first'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sShMA85pv8M
Tips for This Issue.
Super software secrets from PCWorld.
http://tinyurl.com/2fzmjkq
Ergonomic tips for computer users.
http://www.ehs.pitt.edu/workplace/ergo-tips.html
An extensive computer info site.
http://www.ghacks.net/
Online safety tips.
http://www.antispywarecoalition.org/documents/safetytips.htm
Contributions From Our Readers.
Links from readers are always
welcome and you can even write
your own link descriptions if you
like (just tell me when you send
them if that's what you intended).
Guidelines are available here:
http://www.don-guitar.com/descriptivetext.html
From our web-sibling Patrick Barden.
( http://romanroadwalker.posterous.com/ )
Odd little Japanese language animations with English
subtitles. http://dogatch.jp/mameshibaworld/index.html
From our web-sibling Jo-Ann (Jo) Burton:
( Jo's site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sharinglinks2/ )
MIStupid is an online knowledge magazine.
http://mistupid.com/index.htm
Entertain your inner child. http://www.perpetualkid.com/
Original essays from Powell's books.
http://www.powells.com/essays/
The real estate they list is abolutely beyond my means
but what a concept. http://www.caribbeanislandbrokers.com/
The sculptural portfolion of Stephane Halleux is worth
seeing even if you can't read the language on the website.
http://www.stephanehalleux.com/
A Science Fiction blog. http://sfsignal.com/
An interesting, easy to play game.
http://www.enigmasand.com/games/whitedwarf/
This one's easy to understand but hard to play.
http://www.enigmasand.com/games/xhops/
lastly, here there is nothing to win, only to play.
http://www.enigmasand.com/
The web's original shaggy dog story archive.
http://shaggy-dogs.briancombs.net/
Interior design and architecture. http://freshome.com/
Guess the spot (has pop-ups). http://www.guessthespot.com/
Info on all sorts fo topics from blogcritics.
http://blogcritics.org/
A hands-on look at technology. http://makezine.com/
From our good friend Linda Cartwright,
watch this guy put the puppies t sleep.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCnAjel02lM
From our web-sibling and fellow Linux user Herb Cee,
here's a graphic representation of growing unemployment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ssIhiD8kKM
From our good friend Dee Jordan, landslides are frightening.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9F6OPvlkww
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mknStAMia0Q
From our 'other brother' Bill (Beeyil) Lanoue.
( Bill's blog http://ncvietvet.blogspot.com/ )
Bill is obsessed with motorcycles and offers
some valid imput on motorcycle safety.
http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=21816
Last word, from Lisa:
From our web-sibling John Lepse.
( John's blog: http://hucknjim.blogspot.com/ )
Lola Astanova is one awesome young lady.
http://tinyurl.com/2e6g6pl [flixxy dot com]
America's got magic talent.
http://tinyurl.com/28t7pd6 [flixxy dot com]
There are many other videos of Murray on youtube.
http://tinyurl.com/2fvmc9v [youtube dot com]
From our web-sibling Marla, aka Not A. Shroom.
( http://www.google.com/profiles/notashroom#about )
Marla says this got stuck in her head and the only way
to knock it loose was to share. I enjoyed it very much.
http://tinyurl.com/2cpr4pr [mdig dot com dot br]
Corn is a dangerous thing.
http://tinyurl.com/23975uz [rawstory dot com]
From readers Bob and Bea.
Paper sculpture is very cool.
http://www.eckmanfineart.com/
Here are some examples.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tck5Hh38cxk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMS11ZLSxvk
Thank you Patrick, Jo, Linda, Herb,
Dee, Bill, John, Marla, Bob and/or Bea.
Last word, from Lisa:
It seems we used to have a tougher time putting
together the ezine and getting it out. These days
I 'work up' about 4 links a day, checking out the
site, making sure that it's useful and perhaps
has free stuff or info, is family-friendly and
user-friendly. Then when it's time to post, I
write a closing statement and I'm done. It's
a technique that works with my schedule. Don has
a lot more to do, but over time he's developed
some techniques that make the process a little
smoother.
We always hope you continue to be entertained,
amused and sometimes a little enlightened by
the time you've read the ezine. If not, drop
us a line to tell us how you feel.
'Til next time,
Lisa
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