[donspatch] 2012-01-01
- From: "Don (& Lisa)" <dondashguitar@xxxxxxxxx>
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Lisa and I seem to have less and less time to play on the
web and, just recently we've been extremely busy with all
sorts of projects so this issue will be a lot smaller than
usual. We'll endeavor to prevent this from setting some
sort of precedent.
While I don't have a lot of links gathered, I do have time
enough to write so this issue may be a bit more "chatty"
than usual.
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If I don't get it right, there's always next time.
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Section One by Don.
My good friend Jody Proctor, who's in my band and
is one of the most talented musicians I've ever
been fortunate enough to work with, is also a
first rate computer service technician. I was
struggling with a particularly sick Windows XP
machine the other day and wrote Jody a couple of
emails describing the problems I was dealing with,
hoping he'd have some helpful suggestions. He
did help, in fact, but he also sent me a super
useful portal site for troubleshooting Windows XP.
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm
He's also got info for Win 98.
http://www.webtree.ca/newlife/index.htm
There was also a link on his site to this one.
http://getvirushelp.com/
An interesting website that all about inexpensive
(as in "cheap") wines. http://bumwine.com/
I've never heard of the "Ice Festval" before now.
Beautiful! http://goo.gl/H58oe
Iconic photos from history.
http://goo.gl/UNxgN
I've decide to become a Jason Mraz fan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfBJb90fDM
(he's a great entertainer!)
eBooks for kids. http://meegenius.com/
The effect of time on technology is a little worrysome.
http://wrttn.in/04af1a
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Section Two by Lisa.
Love this from Zooey Deschanel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSq1cez_flQ
Woody Guthrie's New Year's Rulin's.
http://goo.gl/qu6QN
A story about best friends.
Not necessarily kid-friendly, but good.
http://wearebecomepals.tumblr.com/TOC.html
Like to blow stuff up? Me too!
http://www.devastatingexplosions.com/
Find out all about airport codes.
http://www.world-airport-codes.com/
It's fun to do the free demo of this
virtual dissection program.
http://dissect.froguts.com/
You'll find out how to dance properly here.
http://www.zefrank.com/invite/swfs/index2.html
Bone marrow donation can be simple
and non-invasive way to save a life.
http://goo.gl/CFjAQ
Awkward family photos. Prepare yourself...
http://pinterest.com/martneen/awkward-family-photos/
How to detect a two-way mirror.
http://goo.gl/OR0Xo
I like photobombs.
http://thisisphotobomb.memebase.com/
End of Section Two.
At the time this issue was posted,
the current subscriber count for
this publication was 361.
This issue's collection of online news, blogs,
magazines, videos and/or other media related
sites. These are chosen for maximum diversity
regardless of 'spin' and in some cases may
have offensive or questionable content.
http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/
http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/
http://www.starkravingmadmommy.com/
http://www.curvygirlguide.com/
http://www.dack.com/
http://openp2p.com/
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/
http://www.moviemaze.de/
http://www.somethingawful.com/
http://prorev.com/
http://definr.com/
http://www.cpj.org/
http://moby.org/
http://www.thebranflakes.com/
http://www.businessinsider.com/thewire
http://goodmenproject.com/
http://www.newslink.org/
http://www.buddyhead.com/
http://frozenly.com/
http://lmaoww.blogspot.com/
http://markdoesntunderstandanimals.com/index.html
http://www.occupytogether.org/
http://www.funnyjunk.com/
http://worldwidescience.org/
http://www.zotero.org/
http://www.intellogist.com/wiki/Main_Page
http://www.dmoz.org/
http://eresources.loc.gov/
http://deli.sarahleeandjohnny.com/
http://paper.li/muz4now/good2know
http://www.dearfuture.com/
http://goodnightdune.com/index.html
http://www.youtube.com/user/annalefler
http://www.officiallynoted.com/
http://sarahchurman.blogspot.com/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
Section Three by Don.
Were you aware that there might be a special day
for your name? Mine is July 15th. What's yours?
http://www.americannamedaycalendar.com/
The Time Top 10 Everything of 2011.
http://goo.gl/fQ1IP
Louie Schwartzberg on gratitude.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXDMoiEkyuQ
Vihart's youtube channel.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Vihart
Cimorelli's youtube channel.
http://www.youtube.com/user/cimorellitheband
Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash
(rare film). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr497wmZOq0
A Linux computer (new) for $25?
http://www.raspberrypi.org/
How trackable is your browser?
http://panopticlick.eff.org/
25 clever ideas to make your life easier, from The Daily
Buzz. http://goo.gl/Ti6T9
More where that came from. http://www.thedailybuzz.com.au/
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Section Four by Lisa.
Beautiful paper sculptures.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJwf-J84CjE
The amazing Scotty Brothers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TS9ugnarQQ
More spoonin' wonderfulness.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoIZu211bE8
Why programmers (and other creative people)
work at night.
http://goo.gl/OZoWp
Do you know your memes? Here's help.
http://goo.gl/K0WFe
If traditional Japanese artists did Star Wars.
http://www.retronaut.co/2011/12/samurai-star-wars/
News and views about education.
http://www.thedailyriff.com/
Line Drawings by Vasilj Godzh.
http://goo.gl/7Mwlw
Kevin Kelly's, Lifestream. He's a techno-
philosopher, and fascinating. Don't get lost in here.
http://www.kk.org/kk/
Ads from the past.
http://www.fadingad.com/fadingadblog/
Some assorted tips from Seth Godin.
http://goo.gl/9h8Gs
Very tiny things. http://www.verysmallobjects.com/
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Section Five by Don.
Play a game why don't you?
http://www.onlinegames.net/
http://www.addictinggames.com/
http://www.miniclip.com/games/en/
http://www.popcap.com/
http://www.freeonlinegames.com/
http://www.candystand.com/
http://www.onlinegames.com/
http://www.onlineflashgames.org/
http://www.games.com/
http://www.playsushi.com/
http://www.crazymonkeygames.com/
http://www.bigfishgames.com/online-games/index.html
http://www.gamehouse.com/online-games
http://armorgames.com/
http://mostplays.com/
http://www.playedonline.com/
http://www.pogo.com/
http://packed.com/
http://www.freeworldgroup.com/
http://www.bgames.com/
http://www.gamenode.com/
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Section Six by Lisa.
Vintage paperback covers.
http://www.vintagepbks.com/
Good ways to trade in your old books.
http://goo.gl/kOBwV
A couple of videos for adults about our unmentionables.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/my-penis-and-everyone-elses/
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/perfect-vagina/
Let Andy help you with your clothes.
http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/index.html
How to become wealthy.
http://www.claytoncramer.com/rich/BecomeWealthy.html
An index of the newpapers of the world.
http://www.newspaperindex.com/
A great blog about food and making
peace with it.
http://www.canyoustayfordinner.com/
How to become a Renaissance man/woman.
http://goo.gl/Nb0qQ
Ever wonder where your recyclables end up?
http://goo.gl/Ch66v
Some bests of;
Websites http://goo.gl/d4RFk
Paper airplane http://goo.gl/uoF4g
Countries http://goo.gl/aOPPC
Airline seats http://www.seatguru.com/
Photojournalism http://bop.nppa.org/2011/
Places to work http://bestplacestowork.org/
Rechargeable batteries http://goo.gl/GhNUs
Photography stuff http://photojojo.com/
Bubbles http://goo.gl/GKk1Z
OnlyFree.net has been around a good long time.
http://www.ofree.net/
End of Section Six.
The Linux Corner.
Lisa and I have been using Linux as our full-time computer
operating system for about five years now and, while there
was a bit of a learning curve for me at least (as the
resident computer nerd), we've really gotten used to being
immune to computer viruses and malware. I don't mean to
imply that Linux is totally immune to the bad stuff on the
web, it's just that Linux users comprise a very small
minority of computer users so there's no percentage, for
the bad guys, in trying to write malware for the Linux
platform. Then too, Linux is, in fact, intrinsically less
vulnerable to malicious software and Linux users, in
general, are more web savvy than most computer users so
they're a lot harder to fool. Nor do I mean to imply that
using Linux makes you smarter, it's just that someone who
already knows a lot about computers and is confident in
his or her abilities is more likely to be willing to take on
the necessary learning curve. Do I recommend Linux for the
average computer user? Yes, under certain circumstances,
I do. Let me explain that in more detail:
1. If all you use your computer for is checking your email
and surfing the web Linux would a better operating system
for you than Windows (or Mac). Firefox (browser) and
Thunderbird (email client) are available as native software
in all major Linux distributions (each version of Linux is
called a "distribution, or "distro") and both are easy to
learn, even if all you've ever used is Internet Explorer and
Outlook Express.
2. There's almost no chance you'll ever get a virus or
malware if you're using Linux (Lisa and I don't even use a
firewall or anti-virus softwares on our computers).
3. With Linux, the operating system and all the software
available for it are totall free.
4. In most cases, on any given machine, Linux is so quite
a lot faster than Windows so it's a little like like getting
a new computer for free.
The toughest thing for most Linux beginners to decide is
which distro to try, especially when each Linux user has a
different favorite, but KDE is the environment which most
resembles Windows and the most user-friendly KDE distro I
know of is Kubuntu. Lisa and I have both been using Kubuntu
for several months now and we're both very happy with it.
The easiest way to try Linux is with a live CD (which makes
no changes to your computer). The website will tell you how
to download and burn a copy of Kubuntu.
http://www.kubuntu.org/
If you don't have a CD burner on your computer, don't have
software to burn the CD or simply aren't confident in your
own ability to do so, just drop me a line, tell me what kind
of computer you have and give me your address. I'll burn
a CD for you and mail it to you.
I'll even volunteer to be your personal Linux geek during
your Linux adventure if you wish.
http://www.don-guitar.com/contactme.html
A Little Humor.
I thought I'd offer something different for this issue.
These are some funny videos but, because standup comedy
seems to thrive on abusing the language I've got to preceed
these with a disclaimer. Some of these aren't particularly
family friendly, but they are funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgVjNZGo28E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljLSJUA2G-w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgMrX3r27KU
Tips for This Issue.
Tips for avoiding computer crime.
http://www.rbs2.com/cvict.htm
Video tutorials Windows, tips, computer training, Windows
help. http://michaelmaardt.com/
Ivan Kristianto's informative blog.
http://www.ivankristianto.com/
Microsoft support for Windows 98.
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/1139
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From our web-sibling Patrick Barden.
( http://romanroadwalker.posterous.com/ )
An online address book?
http://www.egroovycontacts.com/en/
Note: Lisa and I have been using the address book in our
google accounts as an online address and telephone books for
quite some time now. I've heard nothing negative about
egroovycontacts.com but I've used google for years and
trust them.
Touched by a wild mountain gorilla (a video).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eXS0o6r-Wk
An innovative and very cool bridge (video).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0jWqziY3Kw
From our web-sibling Jo-Ann (Jo) Burton:
(Jo's site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sharinglinks2/ )
All about Horseshoe crabs.
http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/horseshoecrab/
It's about games and comics and stuff.
http://www.4colorrebellion.com/
If history ever needs an iconic image for the
nineteen-sixties this emblem should work nicely.
http://www.happybirthdaypeace.com/
Let's eat. http://www.culinate.com/
A destination for sports fans.
http://www.fannation.com/
A destination for movie fans.
http://www.thedeadbolt.com/
A playful place to hang out.
http://www.2flashgames.com/
Make your own candy heart (should be handy in a
couple of months). http://www.acme.com/heartmaker/
You can buy a fancy cursive font, hunt down a free one or
create your own. http://www.fontifier.com/
If you're not feeling depressed, click on "view all" and
change. http://www.despair.com/index.html
Ever wanted to write about something anonymously, just to
get it off your chest? http://sothere.com/
Quick, say something nice.
http://quicksaysomethingnice.com/
According to them, it isn't a search engine, it's an
inspiration engine. http://www.oamos.com/
I had to give up on this one. Then instructions are in
fairly poor English and difficult to comprehend and I'm,
admittedly, not a very astute gamer.
http://luca-c-house.com/sweet-valentine-eng.html
An odd and eclectic collection of things.
http://www.wellcomecollection.org/
The Museum of International Folk Art.
http://www.carnavalexhibit.org/index.php
For Runners. http://www.elitefeet.com/
Celebrating the American spirit.
http://www.americanprofile.com/
TV online. http://xfinitytv.comcast.net/
The folks who made "big business" out of trading cards.
http://www.topps.com/
Greek mythology. http://www.theoi.com/
Skary stuff. http://skary.net/
Curse of the Simpsons (first I've heard of it).
http://curseofthesimpsons.com/
A good place to research digital cameras before buying one.
http://www.steves-digicams.com/
Free Role Playing Games. http://www.1km1kt.net/
A guide to New York City subway art.
http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/artwork
http://luca-c-house.com/sweet-valentine-eng.html
From our web-sibling John Lepse.
( John's blog: http://hucknjim.blogspot.com/ )
An enormous collection of computer wallpaper.
http://wallpaperswide.com/
Whether you're a young student in need of tutoring or a
senior citizen who wants to brush up on things you missed
in high school, the Khan Academy may be able to help you.
http://www.khanacademy.org/
What A wonderful world With David Attenborough (video).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auSo1MyWf8g
From our web-sibling Irving Stein.
Playing For Change: Awesome concept, awesome music.
http://playingforchange.com/
[Lisa and I have both DVDs and the CDs that came with them.]
One of the strangest clocks I've ever seen.
http://lovedbdb.com/nudemenClock/index2.html
Elizabeth Boston's "Ask The Computer Lady" ezine is a good
one, well worth subscribing to. http://asktcl.com/
Thank you Patrick, Jo, John and Irv.
Last word, from Lisa:
Instead of making New Year's Resolutions this
year, I'm going to try to remember this every day.
Wait, that's a Resolution, isn't it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSq1cez_flQ
Well, there's an upside to everything, apparently.
I finally caught the cold that's been making the
rounds and was in bed for several days. Did feeling
miserable keep me from getting bored? Oh, no! So
I hit YouTube and the flatware drawer and taught
myself to play the spoons. What fun! I've taken
inspiration from Abby the Spoon Lady, she's the
best of the best.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wWQrtRNtOM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhggIC0D--4
I'll let you know if I ever get that good.
Meanwhile, alternative percussion is a legitimate
art form. That's my story and I'm sticking to
it. There's also the satisfaction that no one
can tell you that you're doing it wrong.
I'm closing out the year feeling very thankful
that, overall, all my dreams have come true.
Life is good, love is wonderful.
Wishing each and every one of you the same.
Lisa
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