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Mommy, why is there a server in the house?
2008-01-09 20:21:00 If you’re a geek like me, you’ll get a kick out of this story book about in home servers. Click the picture to view. More About: House , Mommy , Server , The House , Serve
Mommy, why is there a server in the house?
2008-01-09 20:21:00 If you’re a geek like me, you’ll get a kick out of this story book about in home servers. Click the picture to view. More About: House , Mommy , Server , The House
Presidential Candidate Match!
2008-01-09 16:16:00 Yet another presidential candidate match. Answer 12 multiple choice questions and you’ll see the top three candidates who best match your political ideas. I’m going to have to do it again.. Hilary showed up on my list! Presidential Candidate Match - click here More About: Presidential Candidate
Online flash game - Orbital
2008-01-07 17:45:00 Orbital: The idea of this game is to collect the various spheres (small glowing balls) that match the same color as your “orbitron” (large glowing ball), without hitting the other colored spheres. It sounded lame at first, but is actually pretty fun. One of those you’ll get caught up ... More About: Flash , Online , Game
Know any funny jokes?
2008-01-04 15:22:00 ComicWonder.com - now you can record your joke for the world to hear. Login and start recording jokes ’til your hearts content. Listen to other jokes, rate and comment on them. Even if you don’t sign up to tell a joke, you can listen to the jokes - they ... More About: Jokes , Funny
Play chess online
2007-12-19 18:03:00 One of my buddies just taught me how to play chess. I’ve always been kind of hesitant to learn, because it seemed like something you had to take a year of college to learn. Well, like most things in life, I was wrong. The basics of the game are quite easy to learn. I hear ... More About: Chess , Play , Online , Game
USB Wine tap
2007-12-14 15:01:00 USB Wine : This is awesome. The page is in French, but you can get the idea by watching the video.  Choose from over 150 styles of wine.  Once you select one, open the tap on your USB wine dispenser, and out comes the wine you chose. A great way to taste wine and not have to leave home!
Quit doing it!
2007-12-13 21:39:00 Check out the flash version of this site. I don’t smoke, but I was so intriqued by this site, I kept watching. Click the logo to see the site. More About: Websites , Quit
Google Maps Street View - comes to Detroit
2007-12-11 13:18:00 Google Maps released new locations recently, one of them being Detroit. It looks like they go as far south as Eureka Rd., I haven’t gone north on it yet. But, I did find my favorite brewery in Lincoln Park! Click picture to browse Detroit street view maps. More About: Google , Google Maps , Street , View
Hulu.com - watch television episodes online
2007-12-11 00:58:00 I signed up to beta test Hulu.com, a website for watching television episodes. The site has a huge selection of shows, mostly network shows like Heroes, The Office, The Simpson’s and tons more. There’s even older shows, like The A-Team (my personal favorite) and WKRP in Cincinnati. You’ll get the ... More About: Television , Watch , Websites , Episodes , Online
No wonder..!
2007-12-10 17:53:00 My Mac at work has been pretty slow. Today I cleaned it up, and figured I should empty the trash. Over 22,000 items were in there waiting to be emptied. Oops! p.s. I’ve also been slacking on the blog. I used to have plenty of time at home to blog, but this past month, I haven’t ...
Online etch-a-sketch
2007-11-27 12:58:00 Click to play. Use your arrow keys to draw. More About: Online , Game , Sketch , Etch , Etch A Sketch
Create your own countdown
2007-11-24 23:44:00 Baltimore Dating click the clock to make your own. More About: Countdown , Create
Google phone
2007-11-13 18:00:00 I meant to post this a while back, but haven’t had the chance. In case you’ve been hiding under a rock (like I have been), here’s a good video to hear about Google s new open source phone technology. More About: Phone , Google Phone
Free browser based photo editing
2007-11-12 20:19:00 Today I had a chance to review the browser based photo editing software Picnik. I was really impressed. Picnik has created a simple registration process, and an even easier way to connect to your Flickr pictures. Open a photo and begin toning it. Features include cropping, rotating, auto correct, lightening, sharpness - and more. Save ... More About: Photo , Free , Websites , Editing , Browser
Beta test Firefox 3.0 - Friday, November 9 - 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
2007-11-08 19:49:00 I’ll definitely give this a whirl. Can’t wait to see what they’ve done with it. I’m new to Thunderbird, and am really loving it. I receive maybe 1 spam a day, as opposed to 30-40 day, as I was receiving on my Mac Mail. Click here for more info on the Firefox 3 test day. More About: Beta , Firefox 3 , Friday , Test
Choose your ?08 candidate by answering a few questions
2007-11-05 18:28:00 This takes about a minute, and gives you the candidate you could consider voting for based on your beliefs (or answers to the questions). Good luck!! (click image below) More About: Questions , Choose , Erin , Candidate
Bubble Wrap (warning.. this is addicting!)
2007-10-24 15:18:00 Click the bubble wrap to get started! Try out “manic mode” for an even better time. More About: Warning , Bubble , Wrap , Addict
Build your own wild self
2007-10-19 21:31:00 Build your own wild self - this is pretty cool, I can imagine kids would be on this site for hours! I made up a sweet looking dude with frog arms and butterfly wings. More About: Websites , Wild , Build
Brain Scanner
2007-10-19 17:51:00 Ok, this is lame, but what else do you have to do?! Click the brain. More About: Brain , Scanner
Online finance tracker
2007-10-19 13:03:00 check this out. its better than wesabe, the online financial one i was using before. wesabe you had to download the file from your bank, then upload the file to wesabe, then code everything. somewhat worth it, but i never had time for it, so i quit using it. this one automatically downloads information for you ... More About: Finance , Websites , Online , Tracker
Your salary, live..
2007-10-18 16:18:00 For those of you that are looking at this at work, you’ll be surprised how much to see you make every second! Now get back to work!! (click the cash) More About: Websites , Live , Salary
More free music (to listen to!)
2007-10-18 14:25:00 AudioRaider: These sites seem to be popping up all over the place since Singingfish was taken down. What this does is search for files around the internet that people may have uploaded to their webspace. To download them, I suppose, wouldn’t comply with the laws of the recording industry, but ... More About: Music , Free Music , Free , Listen
Send your friend a phone message from Optimus Prime
2007-10-15 19:41:00 Who wouldn’t want a message from Optimus Prime?! Click here to send a personalized message. More About: Phone , Friend , Message , Send
Get ready to waste 20 minutes?. :)
2007-10-15 17:04:00 Monoface: click away on the eyes, ears, nose and mouth to make up some hilarious looking faces. Hours of fun!! More About: Minutes , Waste , Ready , Get Ready , Utes
Oh don?t forget.. - Send yourself future reminder text messages!
2007-10-11 17:03:00 OhDontForget.com - what a sweet concept. I plan on setting up reminders to all my friends, say, around 2 a.m. on a work night. :) I can see this being used for something useful though - reminding me to go to the dentist or something.. More About: Future , Websites , Messages , Text , Send
Tank! and other free online games worth checking out
2007-10-10 12:58:00 Tanks is a two player game where you take turns trying to bomb the other tank. I played against myself and had just as much fun. Check out these other games if you’re having a boring Wednesday! More About: Games , Online Games , Free , Tank , Online
Monroe Evening News - online newspaper edition!!
2007-10-08 18:25:00 We’ve been working on this for quite a while. I’m extremly pleased with the outcome, and that we’ve finally launched it. Take a look - it’s free for the month of October, and will be complimentary to current (paper) newspaper subscribers. If you’re not a subscriber, you can subscribe to the ... More About: News , Online , Online Newspaper , Newspaper , Edition
iTunes playlists online - listen for free!
More articles from this author:2007-10-05 17:07:00 Nutsie is a community type website where you can upload your iTunes playlist and share it with the community. I’ve registered and am trying this out. It works well. It would be cool if the genres of music were grouped together to make it easier to find playlists, but what the heck - free streaming ... More About: Itunes , Free , Online , Listen 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
