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Rate your job!
2007-08-22 13:09:00 JobJabber: Whether you love your job or hate it, this site is for you. Rant, rave , discuss or browse other job rants. Pretty interesting to see what jobs were graded higher than others. McDonalds isn’t doing so well!! More About: Websites , Rate
Free games that don?t suck
2007-08-21 02:49:00 Really, that’s the name on the site: Free games that don’t suck. Hours worth of games available. More About: Games , Websites , Suck , Free Games
Monday motivation game
2007-08-20 12:47:00 If you’re feeling unmotivated today, check out this game called Amberial. You use your arrow keys to bounce a ball around to beat various levels. Pretty plain and simple and will definitely take your mind off of it being Monday ! :) The other cool thing is that it saves your progress - so you can ... More About: Motivation , Game , Onda
Write some lyrics and this website will sing it back to you
2007-08-19 22:10:00 Let them sing it for you: Write lyrics and send your friend a song. Pretty cool. More About: Website , Lyrics , Websites , Back
Vacation links
2007-08-15 18:16:00 Since I’m on vacation I have limited wi-fi access. I used my trusty wi-fi detector to find some wi-fi (disregarding the big “WE HAVE WI-FI” sign), and actually, there are several unsecured hook-ups around here, so the detector works pretty well. I’m completely over staying my visit at this restaurant, so I’ll make this pretty ... More About: Links , Vacation , Websites
Read a book via-RSS or email
2007-08-14 15:50:00 DailyLit.com - this is an amazing concept for the “book-reader-challenged” like myself. Browse through the titles that DailyLit has to offer. Once you find you, you can set how often you would like parts of the book delivered to you via RSS. The book I’m looking at now is ... More About: Email , Book , Websites , Read
My new pen - video
2007-08-09 20:00:00 My wife and I have been watching a show on HGTV called “I want that!” It’s a show about new innovations and technologies that are available, just not yet heard of. The video below shows one of them we were able to afford. The Stingray Foldz ... More About: Video
Who?s on vacation this week @ work?
2007-08-09 03:31:00 WhosOff.com - if you manage a large group of people or would like to earn some brownie points at the office, check out Whosoff.com. This (free) site will keep track of who’s on vacation and when. You can set it up so that certain people can’t be off at the same time. ... More About: Work , Vacation , Websites , Week
Book rentals; same concept as Netflix
2007-08-08 12:42:00 BookSwim.com - rent books just like renting DVD’s from Netflix . Choose from over 150,000 titles. Prices start at $19.99 for 3 books a month. Interesting concept if you’re a read-a-holic. Of course, my guess is that the library has over 150,000 titles too. If you’re impatient though, and want a specific book now, Bookswim is ... More About: Book , Websites , Rentals , Concept
Find the best car 4 me
2007-08-08 02:21:00 Car-4-me.com - More than 4 million used cars in over 18,000 cities. Search for a vehicle, or post your own car for sale. I had trouble creating a login, so I’m going to email the webmaster to find out what the deal is. If my car sells on it - I’ll be sure to post ... More About: Websites , Find
Two FREE streaming music websites
2007-08-06 14:34:00 I’ve been using both of these websites for the past week, and can’t decide which I like better. Both rock for finding free mp3’s to listen to. The Hype Machine searches mp3’s that are found in various blogs throughout the internet. Not only does it find the mp3’s, but it opens up a ... More About: Music , Free , Websites , Streaming , Ming
Book Worms - this site is for you
2007-07-31 21:44:00 Shelfari.com: Create a virtual shelf to show off your books. Connect with your friends. Discover exciting new titles. Voice your opinion. All for free. Read. Share. Explore. More About: Site , Book , Websites , Worms
This email will self destruct in 5?4?3?
2007-07-31 17:36:00 BigString.com offers email that will self descruct in a given time frame, retract; if you decide you probably shouldn’t have sent that harsh email to your boss and a few other spy-like email options if you feel you need to protect the emails you send. They also offer video emails, if you just don’t feel ... More About: Email , Websites
Take this test - find out your real age
2007-07-31 14:29:00 Real Age Test : Answer a series of questions to find out how old you really are based on your health habits, family medical history and a few other questions. I’m really 32, but the test puts me at good ol’ 26!! That’s good to hear. Though, I don’t think I look 26.. More About: Websites , Find , Real
Naked Alarm Clock
2007-07-30 21:03:00 NakedAlarm Clock .com - ok, it has nothing to do with nudity. The programmers just thought having the word in the name might help you remember it. InternetAlarmClock would have worked too.. but O.K. Pretty nifty web page, that’s whole purpose is to work as an alarm clock. Choose from a few different alarms that are all ... More About: Websites , Lock , Alarm Clock
Arms - flash animation/game
2007-07-30 16:33:00 I was so busy last week, I would open up links people sent me and not even have a chance to look at them. I found this “arms - flash animation/game” in my Firefox tabs this morning. So - thanks to whoever sent it, it’s quite interesting. I suppose it’s not really a game, but ... More About: Animation , Flash , Game , Arms , Flash Animation
Free Iced Coffee @ McDonalds Today!!
2007-07-25 14:25:00 Not only am I a technology geek, I’m also a cheapskate. I love deals or freebies - really, who doesn’t?! I was leery as I pulled up through the McDonald’s drive-thru today wondering if I was getting roped into a combo meal or something. As I pulled in, there ... More About: Coffee , Free , Today , Mcdonalds
Support the 5 day weekend!
2007-07-22 14:00:00 I can’t figure out if this is for real, or just a joke - but whatever, I’m for it! Click the picture for more info. More About: Websites , Support , Weekend
Phone number locator
2007-07-21 18:00:00 Ever have someone call you and you wonder where the number came from? This website can tell you a fairly close proximity. Type in the area code and first 3 digits and the map will pinpoint a general area. Pretty neat. More About: Phone , Websites , Loca , Number , Cato
Sketch Swap!
2007-07-20 19:19:00 A pretty useless but fun site that allows you to draw a picture, submit.. and then you get one in return that someone else drew. Probably a good one to keep kids busy for hours.. or at least 10 minutes. More About: Websites , Sketch , Swap , Etch
Text message anyone from your web browser
2007-07-20 16:53:00 TxtDrop.com - There are a few of these out there, and I may have even blogged about this before, but they are pretty useful. With txtdrop, you can send text messages and picture messages from your web browser! Much easier if you’re at a computer, than typing on those little cell phone keys. More About: Websites , Message , Text , Browser , Web Browser
Make your laptop a wi-fi hot spot
2007-07-20 11:47:00 If you have one ethernet hook up, and a bunch of people that also want to use the internet, follow these tips on this Cnet Video: Make your laptop a hot spot. Vista, OSX and XP. More About: Laptop , Spot
WebMD symptom checker
2007-07-20 02:21:00 WebMD offers a really sweet symptom check feature on their website. I decided to try this one out myself, and it worked! Enter the information the site asks for, where your aches, pains or rash is, and any other multiple choice selections it requires. A list of ... More About: Websites , Checker
Desktop pictures - free downloads
2007-07-19 20:57:00 SocWal.com is a pretty sweet concept. Browse amazing pictures people uploaded, download them and use them on your computer. You can also rate them and upload your own. Some really great photos people have upoaded here. Take a look at this one: More About: Pictures , Downloads , Desktop , Free , Websites
Free Stickers!
2007-07-19 15:30:00 BoingBoing has featured Moo.com on their website today. Moo is a printing biz, that has launched a new sticker album service. Today, they are offering a free sticker book to the first 100 click throughs from the BoingBoing site. The cool thing is, you can make your own sticker book, using pictures from your Flickr ... More About: Free , Stickers , Stick , Sticker , Ticker
myIPneighbors
2007-07-19 15:08:00 I figured I would document this incase I ever need to go back to it. Most web hosting packages you buy theses days, the affordable ones anyhow, are on a shared platform. BlogsMonroe.com is on a shared hosting plan, with 351 other IP addresses. This makes it affordable, even ... More About: Websites
Find mp3 files with Google
2007-07-19 02:47:00 I’ve been using this for quite a while, and it works pretty good sometimes, and other times not so good. But if you’re searching for a way to listen to music online, this might be helpful. If you really are into searching Googl e , you may already know about search strings. ... More About: Find , Files
Pac-Man of the future..
2007-07-18 18:23:00 Pacxon: This game is pretty cool. You have to create blocks, while not letting the ghosts touch your lines before you have completed builing them.. (ok, not very good with instructions, just try it - you’ll be hooked in no time!). Has the same level of intensity like ... More About: Future , The Future , Pac-Man
Don?t click it!
2007-07-18 10:21:00 DontClick .it - is built for the sake of not using the mouse button. Simply hover around and explore the site. The site was created as a result of questioning existing habits of interface development. Give it a try - I bet you’re tempted to click! - Within this interface you ... More About: Websites
Prank phone calls?!
More articles from this author:2007-07-17 21:04:00 ViaTalkFree.com: “Need to make a quick call? Try viatalkfree.com and don?t pay a penny. Enter your area code and phone number in addition to the digits you?d like to dial. Get talking and enjoy up to 10 minutes of talk time. It?s on us!” I tested this out, and it does work. You put ... More About: Phone , Prank , Websites , Calls , Phone Calls 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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