#274 December 1, 2021 from Don Crowder www.don-guitar.com
First words:
I sure hate cold weather. Being a mile above sea level has
been wonderful for my COPD and the climate here is very kind
to my allergies but it does get colder here than it did
in Texas and that, in my book, is something to complain
about. If you're in a place that's even colder than
Albuquerque then you have my condolences. :)
I'm happy to see 2021 drawing to a close. This years wasn't
as bad as 2020 but that doesn't mean it's been at all good.
Here's hoping 2022 works out better for all of us.
Let's get started . . .
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A monstrous collection of Windows info (especially for
older versions). https://www.mdgx.com/
You know those magazines they put near the checkout line in
supermarkets? This seems to be a virtual version.
https://www.bloglines.com/
Classical music resources.
https://www.classiccat.net/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgpJVI3tDbY
https://www.classical-music.com/
https://www.accuradio.com/classical/
https://www.wqxr.org/
https://www.classicfm.com/
Throwaway email.
https://temp-mail.org/en/
https://www.guerrillamail.com/
https://www.emailondeck.com/
https://mailpoof.com/
Internet radio in all genres. https://www.accuradio.com/
The British Library. https://www.bl.uk/
Online exhibits from the Museum of Bad Art.
http://museumofbadart.org/collections/
I'm an avid reader and with the advent of ebooks I now have
far more books that I will live long enough to read and the
vast majority of the books I own didn't cost me anything.
All of the major book sellers like Amazon, B&N, Kobo,
Smashwords or Google Books offer a large selection of
titles in any given genre that are costless. There are also
thousands of costless ebooks available on other sites.
https://www.gutenberg.org/
https://openlibrary.org/
https://www.free-ebooks.net/
https://www.openculture.com/free_ebooks
https://manybooks.net/
The latest craze is audio books, that you can listen to via
your smartphone, portable media player or computer. I admit,
I don't really like audiobooks but I can see what a blessing
they are to someone who has a long commute to work every day
and no interest in anything that's on the radio. At any
rate, here are some plces to get costless audiobooks.
https://www.gutenberg.org/browse/categories/1
https://librivox.org/
https://www.digitalbook.io/
https://www.openculture.com/freeaudiobooks
https://www.worldbookday.com/world-of-stories/
http://www.loyalbooks.com/
https://audiobooklabs.com/
The web site that tells where the dead politicians are
buried. https://politicalgraveyard.com/
QCAD is an Open Source 2D CAD system for Windows, Linux
and Mac. https://qcad.org/en/qcad
You can design a new home online...
https://planner5d.com/
https://floorplanner.com/
... or you can install some software to get it done.
https://www.sweethome3d.com/
https://www.nchsoftware.com/design/index.html
Albert Einstein. https://history.aip.org/exhibits/einstein/
Extreme How-To. https://extremehowto.com/
Festivals. https://www.festivals.com/
Not many of us subscribe to newspapers anymore but at
least we can still get the comics and puzzles.
https://syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com/
The science behind the news. https://whyfiles.org/
Is the appeal of portable apps is that you can carry them
on a flash drive when you're traveling, plug it into any
compatible computer and get your business done using the
apps from the flash drive that will leave no trace of
information on the computer you've plugged the drive into.
(The down side would be that if you lose the flash drive,
whomever finds it can pretty much own you but you can get
around that by purchasing an secure (encrypted) drive to
carry your portable apps on. https://portableapps.com/
MusicMoz is a comprehensive directory of all things music,
edited by volunteers. https://musicmoz.org/
Where have I seen something like this before?
https://www.netvibes.com/en
Wikibooks offers plenty of topics.
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page
Heavy academic reading. https://www.bu.edu/wcp/PaidArch.html
Interested in patents? http://www.patentalert.com/
Back in the day, when The Windows Media Player (which I
often referred to as the WiMP) on my Win2K desktop machine
wouldn't play DVDs I had my first enounter with Open
Source software by way of the K-Lite Codec Pack (which
had no trouble at all playing DVDs. These days it's easier
to just install VLC (a wonderfully versatile Open Source
media player for Mac, Linux or Windows)...
https://www.videolan.org/
...but I still feel very indebted to the producers of the
L-Lite Codec Pack. http://www.codecguide.com/
Photography techniques and information from Dan Heller.
https://www.danheller.com/techfaq.html
All sorts of computer info sorted into categories.
https://www.pcstats.com/
All sorts of tech info. Some of which you might find useful.
https://optionalreaction.com/
Info on health and nutrition. https://72hours.org/
Pro (American) Football Hall of Fame.
https://www.profootballhof.com/
The upsidedown map page.
https://www.flourish.org/upsidedownmap/
Game and Fish magazine online.
https://www.flourish.org/upsidedownmap/
Entertainment technology resources & history.
https://www.theatrecrafts.com/pages/
145 optical illusions & visual phenomena.
https://michaelbach.de/ot/
The "news that didn't make the news.
https://www.projectcensored.org/
LabLit.com is dedicated to real laboratory culture and to
the portrayal and perceptions of that culture, science,
scientists and labs, in fiction, the media and across
popular culture. http://lablit.com/lablit/
When you're tired of talking to machines, try this site.
They might help you get in touch with a real human.
https://gethuman.com/
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Last words:
Not a huge issue but it's as big as I could manage. I hope
the holiday season is kind to you and yours. As always,
I wish you love, luck, health and happiness.
Happy Holidays to one and all.
Don Crowder
Tuesday, November 30, 2021, 11:05 PM (MDT/MST)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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