[donspatch] 2010-10-01
- From: "Don (& Lisa)" <dondashguitar@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 00:10:35 -0500
#150 October 1, 2010 from http://www.don-guitar.com
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First word, from Don:
Mozilla is asking for folks to share their web
savvy for the benefit of non technical users.
https://www.drumbeat.org/node/101533/about
I think there may be a couple of areas where I
can make meaningful contributions so I plan to try.
I make a few dollars a year doing online surveys on this site.
http://globaltestmarket.com/
But I'm rarely permitted to actually finish a survey. I get
screened out regularly and the reasons are a little humorous
when you get down to it. I'm screened out because I don't
drink, smoke, have kids living at home, don't have (or want)
a credit card, don't have (or want) a smartphone, cellphone,
ipod, blackberry, cable TV, Satellite TV, TV antenna or digital
TV set, don't buy, rent or download movies, don't go to
movie theaters, don't consume soft drinks, energy drinks,
dietary supplemental drinks or flavored water (diet or
otherwise), don't purchase any sort of prepackaged foods,
don't eat fast foods, and don't own (or ever intend to
purchase) a new car.
It's funny how much stuff you don't need to have a rich,
happy, healthy, productive and downright fun lifestyle.
See you next time.
Don
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Section One by Don.
Google’s Project 10(sub)100 project...
http://www.project10tothe100.com/ ...just gave
away ten million dollars. These are the winners:
Bringing a world class education to anyone.
http://www.khanacademy.org/
Promoting science and math education around the world
through team competition. http://www.usfirst.org/
Enabling online access to public government documents in
the United States. http://public.resource.org/
Shweeb delivers a personal, efficient, and cost-effective
transport solution with applications for urban commuting,
recreation and fitness. http://shweeb.com/
AIMS’ primary focus is a one-year bridge program for recent
university graduates that helps build skills and knowledge
prior to Masters and PhD study. http://www.aims.ac.za/
Red Skelton was perhaps the biggest of my childhood
heroes. http://www.redskelton.com/default.htm
This video documents a woman's pregnancy.
http://vimeo.com/14235967
More to explore on the author's blog.
http://pacingthepanicroom.blogspot.com/
Someone on Aarkvark (vark.com) asked for recommendations
for a smart phone. Right now Android seems the best choice
but there are numerous incarnations of Android.
http://phandroid.com/
http://www.androidcentral.com/
Way back in the dark ages I had a little software for my
first computer (an Apple II+) which was a sort of virtual
psychotherapist. The name of the program was Eliza.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA
Eliza is still available, online.
http://www.manifestation.com/neurotoys/eliza.php3
http://www-ai.ijs.si/eliza/eliza.html
Later, there was a talking, MS-DOS version of a very
similar application called Dr. Sbaitso which was
distributed with many popular sound cards.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Sbaitso
Here a youtube video of Dr Sbaitso.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV3pYZZ2jEw
Awesome open source applications for Windows.
http://www.opensourcewindows.org/
http://www.myopensource.org/
Ever needed to time your computer usage?
http://www.taskclerk.com/
An app for wallpaper junkies.
http://www.bionixwallpaper.com/
A nice collection of apps from Patrice Zwenger.
http://patrice-zwenger.co.cc/
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Section Two by Lisa.
Good news, served daily.
http://gimundo.com/
Discover things to do in your area.
http://www.zvents.com/
Keep up with current news.
http://www.newsvine.com/
What to read next.
http://whatshouldireadnext.com/
A *very* nice blog about growing
your own food, with a Florida twist.
http://pickmeyard.wordpress.com/
Some great home remedies and advice.
http://www.christinas-home-remedies.com/
The Red Button and the Man Who
Saved The World. Thanks, Stan.
http://bit.ly/8XEp03
Remembering Irena Sendler.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irena_Sendler
http://www.irenasendlerfilm.com/
Julia Shanks calls herself a 'recovering
chef and urban gardener'.
http://www.growcookeat.com/
Good things can come of having
extra time on your hands.
http://wevegottimetohelp.blogspot.com/
Got some dirt and water, they'll
provide the seeds!
http://www.dinnergarden.org/
Tech tips, guides and reviews.
http://www.techerator.com/
Love pencils? You're not alone.
http://www.pencilrevolution.com/
http://www.georgehart.com/sculpture/pencils.html
End of Section Two.
At the time this issue was posted,
the current subscriber count for
this publication was 373.
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://thepeoplescube.com/
http://www.historicfibers.com/
http://en.mauthausen-memorial.at/
http://www.theoildrum.com/
http://thatsmyskull.blogspot.com/
http://sasstrology.com/
http://newcity.com/
http://www.women24.com/
http://www.lifetracks.com/
http://www.goergo.in/
http://thegrandnarrative.com/
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/category/google-247/
http://www.hipmama.com/
http://thesocietypages.org/
http://girlgetstrong.com/
http://www.coolmompicks.com/
http://www.kindredcommunity.com/
http://www.extraordinary-ordinary.com/
http://www.thechangeblog.com/
http://www.geeklawblog.com/
http://www.slaw.ca/
http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/
http://lawyerkm.com/
http://www.theorangerag.com/
http://www.livestrong.com/
http://www.plaintalk.net/
http://sivers.org/
http://www.pajamasandcoffee.com/
Section Three by Don.
A few interesting videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ4A0aaaOAw
http://www.youtube.com/user/AATW1969#p/a/u/1/nXHQErygXj8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pfwY2TNehw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsaEvyHNZGs
http://www.youtube.com/user/realannoyingorange
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugV6cLgwomo
A handy site for drivers who aren't too car-savvy.
http://www.talktomymechanic.com/
A helpful site for writers. http://redroom.com/
Gimp and Photoshop tutorials.
http://www.scottphotographics.com/
A cartoonist's look at the joy of geek culture.
http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/
A stupid but cute game (along with some ads).
http://us.akinator.com/
It doesn't matter how you keep your Windows XP machine
clean and lean, it's a job you'll eventually have to pay
someone to do, or learn how to do for yourself.
EasyCleaner has always been my favorite such utility...
http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm
...but I've heard lots of nice things about ccleaner...
http://www.piriform.com/
...and Glary...
http://www.glarysoft.com/products/utilities/glary-utilities/
...Here are a few other apps, a couple of which are
of special interest for those with security issues.
http://www.glocksoft.com/temp_cleaner/
http://www.kalavath.co.uk/ki-washer.asp
http://www.web-tracks.com/internet-eraser.htm
http://www.boutell.com/trackless/
What do you know? http://www.beengo.net/
Zonbu is yet another take on the notion of cloud computing.
http://www.zonbu.com/home/index.htm
Once upon a time Tetris was my favorite game. How
about you? http://www.bereal.ru/demo/ajax/tetris/
How are the gasoline prices where you live?
http://www.gasbuddy.com/
I do most of the cooking at our house and have learned
that cooking, like writing, is a creative process. Just
as writers get 'blocked' every now and then and have trouble
working, a cook can draw a blank once in a while and have
trouble figuring out what to make for supper. I've found
a pair of websites which I think of as my 'block breakers'.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/
http://foodformyfamily.com/
An image sharing site. http://imgur.com/
Do something silly and get a date (go figure single people).
http://challengedating.com/
Here's a way businesses can save big on billing costs and
be a lot greener while they're at it; paperless billing.
http://www.eon-us.com/home.asp
Bring the Christian bible to your computer.
http://www.e-sword.net/
Sell, buy or rent college textbooks.
http://www.ecampus.com/
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Section Four by Lisa.
Copycat recipes of your fave meals.
http://www.copykat.com/
http://www.cdkitchen.com/copycat/
http://restaurant.food.com/
An ambitious and worthy cause.
http://www.malarianomore.org/
Teaching and learning in the Digital Age.
http://marynabadenhorst.globalteacher.org.au/
The Geometry of Pasta. Beauty and food.
http://www.geometryofpasta.co.uk/index.php
Jack Tueller discusses the power of music.
http://vimeo.com/9761188
I have to admit I know very little
about QR codes, so this was
interesting reading and watching.
http://bit.ly/9odutk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code
http://bit.ly/3vcu8
http://bit.ly/ahlnWS
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
http://bit.ly/9odutk
http://bit.ly/cynnMT
Makes my little OCD heart
go pitty-pat. Really.
http://thingsorganizedneatly.tumblr.com/
What are you thankful for?
http://thankfulfor.com/
Get a personal avatar.
http://en.gravatar.com/
I love these sites, they help
you live better and save money.
http://www.livingonadime.com/
http://bit.ly/9m5gmv
http://www.tiphero.com/
Instructional video search.
http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/howdoi/index.php
Joan Miro, Spanish surrealist.
http://joanmiro.com/
http://bit.ly/cdb4in
Photography to inspire conservation.
http://www.ilcp.com/
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Section Five by Don.
Goats are scary weird.
http://tinyurl.com/2a9p6qj [odditycentral dot com]
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessaresler/2626664316/
This one seems to be a quasi-scientific mixture of urban
mythology and pop culture. http://webecoist.com/
These days, when most everyone you know has an email
address, it makes sense to save on postage when making
invitations. http://new.evite.com/
Warning, this is real human anatomy! Skip it if you have a
weak stomach. http://www.imaios.com/en/e-Anatomy
A great learning site for kids.
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/
Nerdy indexing software. http://swish-e.org/
You should love this site, it's a natural.
http://www.enature.com/home/
For those occasions when you just can't say it in 140
characters (a twitter-tool). http://tmi.me/index.php
OkGo has become gifted at blurring the line between
being a band and a producer of popular youtube videos.
http://www.youtube.com/user/OkGo
Diy high-tech weaponry (dude, buy a Daisy).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LjnhhtHojM
I was going to list the good egg project because it seems
like a cool thing to me but their website is down as I type
this... http://www.goodeggproject.org/
...so here are other egg-related sites.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_(food)
http://www.incredibleegg.org/
http://www.aeb.org/
http://whatscookingamerica.net/eggs.htm
http://www.eggindustry.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Cfg3swvbc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNndX9qua1o
This is banned book week. http://bannedbooksweek.org/
Fusion of a singles site and a social
networking site. http://www.myyearbook.com/
Fusion of a writer's site and a social
networking site. http://hubpages.com/
I guess if there's a single celebrity or topic which
really excites you then this would be pretty cool.
http://addictomatic.com/
This is sort of eclectic but might be fun if you can
figure it out. http://omgili.com/graphs.html
Blogging news and search engine. http://blogpulse.com/
Need a particular slide to complete your presentation?
http://www.slidefinder.net/
Online seminars are called 'webinars' and while most have a
fee attached, some do not. Here's a webinar search engine.
http://www.webinarlistings.com/
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Section Six by Lisa.
UCSF Japanese Woodblock Print Collection.
http://asian.library.ucsf.edu/intro1.html
Create a poster from any image.
http://www.blockposters.com/
Math. Art. Nature. Of course.
http://myweb.cwpost.liu.edu/aburns/
Learn to speak English and improve your
British and American pronunciation.
http://www.audioenglish.net/
Useful gardening films from 1978.
http://bit.ly/cAYXhq
This is so Googly.
http://bit.ly/aM1JQh
Tattoos? The Japanese do it right.
http://bit.ly/arR3Kj
http://bit.ly/d0VaKF
Hand-tinted William Gardiner photos.
http://bit.ly/b2y3gX
A good all-purpose cleaner.
http://bit.ly/aceyOj
Free house plans.
http://bit.ly/cfE87m
Guinness World Records site.
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
The amazing dog training man. Lots
of help and info for free.
http://www.youtube.com/user/eletendre1
How and where to recycle.
http://1800recycling.com/
Videos on how to do lots of things.
http://www.monkeysee.com/
End of Section Six.
The Linux Corner.
Mandriva came close to going under recently.
http://tinyurl.com/2g3zpr6 [arstechnica dot com]
Ten ways to dodge Linux harware issues.
http://tinyurl.com/2agqu3a [zdnetasia dot com]
Sign a petition requesting a Linux compatible
Shockwave player from Macromedia.
http://www.petitiononline.com/linuxswp/petition.html
(you'll find me on there as signature #37510)
Four educational Linux distributions.
http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/7138/1/
Is Linux really harder to use?
http://tinyurl.com/2bgklgg [pcworld dot com]
A Little Humor.
These are puns, referred to as Tom Swifties:
'I can't believe I ate that whole pineapple!'
Tom said, Dolefully.
'That's the last time I'll ever pet a lion,'
Tom said, offhandedly.
'I'll never sleep on the railroad tracks again!'
Tom said, beside himself.
'That's the third electric shock I've gotten this week!'
Tom said, revolted.
'I'm never anywhere on time,' Tom related.
'I won't let a flat tire get me down,'
Tom said, without despair.
'That car you sold me has defective steering!'
Tom said, straightforwardly.
'I've been on a diet,' Tom expounded.
'I'll have to send that telegram again,'
Tom said, remorsefully.
'I keep banging my head on things,'
Tom said, bashfully.
'Look at that jailbird climb down that wall,'
Tom observed with condescension.
'I remember the mid-west being flatter than this,'
Tom explained.
'That's the third time my teacher changed my grade,'
Tom remarked.
'I'll have to dig another ditch around that castle,'
Tom sighed, remotely.
'I've lived through a lot of windstorms,' Tom regaled.
'I haven't caught a fish all day!' Tom said, without debate.
'That mink coat is on wrong side out,' Tom inferred.
---
Consider the case of the Illinois man who left the
snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida.
His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet
him there the next day. When he reached his hotel, he
decided to send his wife a quick email. Unable to find
the scrap of paper on which he had written her email
address, he did his best to type it from memory.
Unfortunately, he missed one letter, and his note was
directed instead to an elderly preacher's wife, whose
husband had passed away only the day before. When the
grieving widow checked her email, she took one look at
the monitor, let out a piercing scream, and fell to the
floor in a dead faint. At the sound, her family rushed
into the room and saw this note on the screen: 'Dearest
wife, Just got checked in. Everything prepared for your
arrival tomorrow. Signed, Your eternally loving husband.
PS. Sure is hot down here.'
---
I figured that was enough humor for one issue until I
read this one and thought; 'This could be me and Lisa!'
An elderly husband and wife were having difficulty
remembering things, so they decided to go to their
doctor for help. They explained the difficulty to
the doctor, and after a complete examination, the
doctor reported that they were physically fine.
The doctor suggested that they start writing things
down and make notes to help them remember things.
The couple thanked the doctor and left.
Later that night while watching TV, the man got up
from his chair and his wife asked, 'Where are you
going?' He replied, 'To the kitchen. Would you
like something?'
'Yes,' She responded, 'Will you get me a bowl of
ice cream?'
'Sure.' he said.
She then asked, 'Don't you think you should write
it down so you can remember it?'
He replied, 'No, I can remember that.'
She then said, 'Well I also would like some
strawberries on top. You had better write that
down cause I know you'll forget that.'
He retorted, 'I can remember that. You want a
bowl of ice cream with strawberries.'
She replied, 'Well I also would like whipped cream
on top. I know you will forget that so you better
write it down.'
With irritation in his voice, he said, 'I don't
need to write that down I can remember that.'
He then stomped moodily off to the kitchen.
After about 20 minutes he returned from the
kitchen and gave her a plate of bacon & eggs.
She stared at the plate for a moment and complained,
'You forgot my toast.'
Tips for This Issue.
Windows XP explained.
http://vlaurie.com/computers2/winXP.htm
Microsoft TechNet (ubergeeky).
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx
Mac tips. http://mactips.info/
Mac OS X tips. http://www.macosxtips.co.uk/
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From our web-sibling Patrick Barden.
( http://romanroadwalker.posterous.com/ )
The story of the Viet Nam wall.
http://tinyurl.com/3xeagns [neatorama dot com]
Shweeb is a very cool, human-powered monorail.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhxVtUFZVzk
From our web-sibling Jo-Ann (Jo) Burton:
( Jo's site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sharinglinks2/ )
R. F. Outcault, the father of the American Sunday comics.
http://www.neponset.com/yellowkid/history.htm
The story of Blossom The Brave Balloon, originally
published in Great Britain in 1941, can be read here
(click 'next' to turn the page).
http://www.thingsmagazine.net/projects/058/001.htm
Far more where that came from.
http://www.thingsmagazine.net/projects/index2.htm
Nancy Friedman's blog. http://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/
Celebrating oddities. http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/
How tired are you?
http://www.wellcomecollection.org/tiredness/index.html
More where that came from.
http://www.wellcomecollection.org/
Celebrating cynicism, cynically (of course).
http://www.cynical-c.com/
Who's up for some Italian cooking?
http://www.italianchef.com/
http://www.steve-slater.com/
http://theitaliantaste.com/italian-cooking/recipes-index.php
http://www.italyum.com/
How about some ancient Italian (Roman) cooking?
http://tinyurl.com/dvf9d [cs dot cmu dot edu]
Twenty-five things you should never include on a resume.
http://tinyurl.com/yq9kwl [hrworld dot com]
More on Human Resources where that came from.
http://www.hrworld.com/
World architecture news.
http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php
Nathan Sawaya's Lego art. http://www.brickartist.com/
It's all about reality TV. http://www.realityblurred.com/
Carl Warner's beautiful art (and horrible website).
http://www.carlwarner.com/index_small.html
I don't know if this blog, by Greg Ross, is any good
but I love the name he gave it; Futility Closet.
http://www.futilitycloset.com/
Gallery of the absurd.
http://galleryoftheabsurd.typepad.com/
From our web-sibling Jerry Fox.
This video wouldn't play on my Linux machine but that's
ok because I'm subject to episodes of severe acrophobia.
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81100181/
From our web-sibling Norm Koeckritz.
These images are 'making the rounds' right now with some
misinformation about where the photos were taken. If
you've received the email perhaps you'll appreciate knowing
where the pictures were taken, if not have a look. These are
really incredidible images and there's video on the page as
well. http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/buffalobill.asp
From our web-sibling John Lepse.
( John's blog: http://hucknjim.blogspot.com/ )
Dr. Mardy Grothe's blog. http://www.iwise.com/drmardyblog/
Dr. Mardy's website. http://drmardy.com/
Living large on a small budget. http://www.wisebread.com/
From our web-sibling Irving Stein.
There are a few costless things to explore on
this astrology site. http://www.nanceestar.com/
Market Watch (stock market). http://www.marketwatch.com/
A couple of Power Point presentations (which I didn't view
because I really dislike Power Point presentations).
http://www.pianoladynancy.com/powerpoint/ImAlive.pps
http://www.pianoladynancy.com/powerpoint/To_My_Friends.pps
Things dogs must remember.
http://www.nanceestar.com/DogsRemeberPage5.html
A few very attractive panoramic presentations.
http://www.utah3d.net/
An online version of a Power Point presentation
created from a popular George Carlin routine.
http://tinyurl.com/28glkxu [slideshare dot com]
As usual, Irv sent me a 1.2 MB email instead of a link I
could use in the ezine but me and my pal google tracked
it down. How's this for an antique camper?
http://www.gtamarketing.com/1937FordHousecar.html
Thank you Patrick, Jo, Jerry, Norm, John and Irv.
Last word, from Lisa:
Having plenty of housecleaning work has its
up and down sides. The work is the least
stressful I've ever done, I work alone, my
clients appreciate the job I do, the pay
is good and I'm my own boss. On the
other hand, it's hard work so I can't
overbook or other areas of my life suffer.
All in all it's a great way to live, and
I love it. How many people can say that?
Wishing you the best of luck and love,
Lisa
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I as computer users, are software developers. The world's
coolest computer, without software, is like a car without
fuel. It might look great, but what can it do?
It doesn't matter who produces the software you love
and use regularly, the developers of that software
need and deserve your support.
A bit of advice from Internet veteran Bayard J. Fox:
New computer users are often in awe of the things you can
get without cost on the Internet. There can be hidden
costs for the unwary. Use a 'throw away' email address to
register, and be constantly on guard against giving away
personal information. Use a firewall, and provide only
the barest minimum of information on questionnaires.
The Internet: A Weapon of Mass Construction.
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