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First word, from Don:
Lisa and I have downsized our sections in this issue to speed things
up and make more room for the extra reader contributions I have
(on account of I didn't list any in the last issue so they've ganged
up on me).
While my mother was alive we were always pressed for time and
couldn't go anywhere together (because mom needed 24/7 care).
Since mom passed away, right at a month ago, we've been
extremely pressed for time and have few opportunities to go
anywhere together because we're running in different directions.
I keep asking myself "When are things going to get back to
normal?" and myself keeps answering "Normal? What's that?".
I guess it's a learn-as-you-go sort of thing.
Our heartfelt thanks go out to everyone who emailed condolences,
your supportive words were much appreciated.
Stay tuned because, as always, the adventure continues...
Happy surfing,
Don
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Section One by Don.
A while back I spent several days finding computer wallpaper
sites that I felt wouldn't be severe security risks (as are many
such sites) but I saved them to their own separate folder and
I keep forgetting to list any of them. Here are a few of them.
http://www.washburn.edu/ur/wallpaper/
http://www.utexas.edu/friends/wallpaper.php
http://www.utexas.edu/inside_ut/download/wallpaper/index.html
http://www.aggieathletics.com/index2.php?&pageID=115
http://thinkbig.tamu.edu/freebies/wallpapers.php
http://allmyeye.com/photo/v5/wallpaper.html
http://www.pomona.edu/wallpaper/home.shtml
http://athena.cornell.edu/popups/wallpaper/index.html
http://www.lsu.edu/now/downloads/
https://alumni.wm.edu/downloads/wallpaper/
http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_to_go/downloads/wallpaper.html
http://www.semo.edu/wallpaper/
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/press/wallpaper.html (very cool!)
http://www.northeastern.edu/admissions/campuslife/wallpaper.html
http://www.wellesley.edu/About/Wallpaper/
http://www.alumni.ilstu.edu/merchandise_services/wallpaper.shtml
http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/wall.html
http://www.haverford.edu/forparents/wallpaper.php
http://www.gmu.edu/alumni/wallpaper.html
End of Section One.
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Section Two by Lisa
Matt Stein, Garage Sale Philanthropist, a great
garage-sale tool, and tips on having your own
successful sale.
http://web.me.com/mattstein/gss/Home.html
http://gsalr.com/
http://garagesalehunter.com/
http://www.wikihow.com/Hold-a-Successful-Garage-Sale
Katinka Matson has developed an art form from a
well-known technology; scanning. The images she
creates are mind-boggling.
http://www.katinkamatson.com/intro.html
Some nice utilities from Synth Zone.
http://www.synthzone.com/utilities.htm
David Dusina is an exceptional basket maker.
http://raffiabasketry.tripod.com/index.html
If you love logo design.
http://www.logodesignlove.com/
Find pages similar to the ones you like.
http://similicio.us/index.html
http://www.googleguide.com/similar_pages.html
Thought it couldn't be done? Clean limericks.
http://www.alphadictionary.com/fun/limericks.html
Small business trends can be significant.
http://www.smallbiztrends.com/
End of Section Two.
At the time this issue was posted,
the current subscriber count for
this publication was 392.
This issue's collection of online news, blogs,
magazines, videos and/or other
informational sites (chosen for maximum
diversity regardless of "spin" ).
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/
http://www.jewishjournal.com/
http://www.satirewire.com/index.shtml
http://valleywag.com/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
http://www.smbtechadvice.com/
http://www.kurdmedia.com/
http://www.iconeye.com/
http://www.eetimes.com/
http://www.beet.tv/
http://www.inhabitat.com/
http://flyinghamster.com/
http://www.automobilemag.com/index.html
Section Three by Don.
Medical resources.
http://www.emedicine.com/
http://www.medhelp.org/
http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/home
http://www.merck.com/pubs/
http://www.tripdatabase.com/index.html
http://www.medgle.com/
http://www.intelihealth.com/
Full-text U.S. patents including advanced patent search capabilities
and full image retrieval. http://www.patentstorm.us/
Parents keep asking me about web filtering software for their kids
and I keep telling them that the best filter is an educated child.
Filtering software is like the built-in firewall in Windows XP;
sufficient to give persons who know no better a false sense of
security. Why do I say that? Here's one good example.
http://www.go-fish.info/
The study of light.
http://id.mind.net/~zona/mstm/physics/light/light.html
Does the earth really need a good lawyer?
http://www.earthjustice.org/
Picture this. http://photo.net/
The mathematics of rainbows.
http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/education/calc-init/rainbow/
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Section Four by Lisa.
Haider Wady, a wonderful Iraqi sculptor.
http://hhwady.googlepages.com/home
The Kashi company has an informative, interesting
site. http://www.kashi.com/
If you're into climbing. http://www.rockandice.com/
The search for safe, clean water continues.
http://www.historyofwaterfilters.com/
http://www.wikihow.com/Purify-Water
Lapidary Journal Magazine.
http://www.lapidaryjournal.com/
The Official Peanuts website. The gang's all here.
http://www.snoopy.com/
Take the time to explore this fascinating site.
It's about taking care of the land-and ourselves.
http://www.thisland.uiuc.edu/
A loving look at a tough subject, carrying
a baby with a fatal problem to term.
http://www.erichad.com/wwl/
We must band together and force Hollywood
to bring back Captain James T. Kirk!
http://www.bringbackkirk.com/
Spellchecker for one word or 20,000.
http://www.spellcheck.net/
Taking sport and life to the next level.
http://www.tothenextlevel.org/
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Section Five by Don.
Here's some fishy stuff:
Fish as pets.
http://fins.actwin.com/
http://www.fishlore.com/
http://www.aquariumfish.net/pages/information.htm
http://www.fishinfocenter.com/index.html
http://www.bettafish.info/
http://www.aquaria.info/
Fish as sport.
http://www.takemefishing.org/
http://www.sport-fish-info.com/
http://www.info-fish.net/
http://www.anglersfishinginfo.com/
http://www.fishin.com/
http://www.fishtheoutdoors.com/
Fish as big business.
http://www.infofish.org/
Fish science.
http://www.bentham.org/open/tofishsj/index.htm
http://www.fishbase.org/search.php
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Section Six by Lisa.
47 years ago, Newton Minow called TV a
"vast wasteland". Looks like nothing's changed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_Minow
The Antiques Roadshow.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/index.html
There is a plastic garbage patch the size of
Texas in the Pacific Ocean. We can't fix it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_Garbage_Patch
Heading out? Bring your pet.
http://www.bringyourpet.com/
History of the American supermarket.
http://www.groceteria.com/
A viable alternative to REALbasic, FutureBASIC.
http://www.stazsoftware.com/index.php
Rolling Stones song lyrics.
http://www.keno.org/songlistnlyrics.htm#Top
An over-40 social networking site,
family-friendly, clean and fun.
http://notoverthehill.com/
Fighting ignorance since 1973. It's
taking longer than expected.
http://www.straightdope.com/
Comparison-shopping guide.
http://www.streetprices.com/
Strip forwarding carets from emails.
http://www.dsoft.com.tr/stripmail/index.html
Stong password techniques.
http://strongpws.notlong.com
End of Section Six.
The Linux Corner.
Here's a review on Amazon from a fellow who bought
a copy of Ubuntu. I think it's a spoof but it's still good
for a smile. http://yeah-right.notlong.com
PCLinuxOS, Lisa's favorite Linux distro, has a very nice online
magazine, in PDF format. http://pclosmag.com/html/enter.html
Tuxpaint is a very cool Linux application you should know about.
http://www.linux.com/feature/137233
Steven Rosenberg's Linux-centric blog.
http://www.insidesocal.com/click/
If you're a geeky guitarist who thinks Linux has nothing for you
think again. http://rakarrack.sourceforge.net/
Wolfgang's in depth Debian users resource.
http://blog.thedebianuser.org/
Heavy duty geeky stuff from Mike Chirico.
http://souptonuts.sourceforge.net/
Lots of geeky info here. http://www.unixref.com/
Ramblings of programming experiences, the occasional hardware
tweaks and other errata. http://www.yakalot.com/
A collection of Unix/Linux/BSD commands and tasks which are useful
for IT work or for advanced users. http://cb.vu/unixtoolbox.xhtml
Guide to IP Layer Network Administration with Linux.
http://linux-ip.net/
A geeky Linux/Unix techno-blog. http://bashcurescancer.com/
Trans American Software Linux Research Project and Star City Linux
User Group. http://linux.dbw.org/
A Little Humor.
A guy goes into a bookstore and asks the saleswoman, "Where's the
self-help section?" She replies, "If I told you that, it would defeat the
purpose, wouldn't it?"
When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
Did you hear about the mystic and the hot dog vendor? The mystic
said, "Make me one with everything."
Q: What did the fish say when he hit the concrete wall?
A: Dam!
Q: Why did the dentist and the manicurist get a divorce?
A: They kept fighting tooth and nail.
Q: Why do they put bells on cows?
A: Because their horns don't work.
A guy complains to his psychiatrist that he's been having strange
dreams. "One night I dream I'm a Porsche, the next night I dream
I'm a Trans Am -- every night, I'm some kind of sports car. It's
really starting to get to me." The psychiatrist responds, "Relax,
you're just having an auto-body experience."
A patient says to his doctor, "You've got to help me. I keep dreaming
that I'm Donald Duck, then the next night I dream I'm Mickey Mouse.
What's going on?" The doctor replies, "That's very interesting,
how long have you been having these disney spells?"
A guy goes to his doctor for a check-up. After conducting a thorough
examination, the doctor says, "I have some bad news. You're dying
and you don't have much time left." "Oh no, that's terrible! How
long have I got?" asks the patient. "Ten," says the doctor. "Ten?
Ten what? Months? Weeks? What?!" the patient asks desperately.
The doctor continues, "...nine, eight, seven...."
A guy rushes into his doctor's office and shouts, "Doctor! I think
I'm shrinking!" The doctor calmly responds, "Please settle down.
You'll just have to be a little patient."
Tips for This Issue.
http://www.geektips.net/
http://www.computerhelpatoz.com/
http://www.terryscomputertips.com/
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From our web sibling Patrick Barden.
( http://rrwbushangel.blogspot.com/ )
As seen by the color blind.
http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/07/24/as-seen-by-the-color-blind/
Books, books and more books! http://www.wowio.com/index.asp]
Hard to find 800 numbers. http://www.hardtofind800numbers.com/
An important security issue.
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/fbi-facebook.asp
From our web sibling Jo-Ann (Jo) Burton:
( Jo's site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sharinglinks2/ )
Click on any element to get hundreds of pictures, stories and facts.
http://www.periodictable.com/
Pakistan's decorated vehicles are quite beautiful.
http://www.pakistanphotos.co.uk/pakphotos/index.html
Oceans Alive will bring you face to face with all kinds of
oceanographic topics. http://www.mos.org/oceans/
This is where knowledge junkies get their fix.
http://www.mentalfloss.com/
Nirvana for your sweet tooth. http://www.yumsugar.com/
It astounds and disappoints me that, in this day and age, there are
still nations which permit whaling. http://splashypants.notlong.com
The web's biggest show and tell. http://www.instructables.com/
A good site for dog and cat owners. http://www.petside.com/
A web community of artists and those who appreciate them.
http://www.humblevoice.com/
The Food Bowl is for pets and their people.
http://www.thefoodbowl.com/
From our web sibling Vinette (Vi) DePhillipe:
( Vi's site: http://360.yahoo.com/vinette1 )
Web lies aimed a women.
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/a/abduction-tips.htm
Photogenic apparitions.
http://www.photographymuseum.com/believe1.html
More cool stuff. http://www.photographymuseum.com/
What's popular on the web? http://www.populair.eu/
Unnecessary knowledge. http://www.unkno.com/toplist/
Still more unnecessary knowledge, some of which is TMI
(too much information). http://www.unkno.com/
I can't read the language but I love the photos.
http://www.vogliaditerra.com/animali/gatti.htm
Craft recipes. http://www.seedsrootedinlove.org/Recipes
Cultural, historical and statistical country information.
http://www.countryreports.org/
High altitude photography (without an airplane).
http://www.wild-landscape.com/
Apartment therapy. http://www.ohdeedoh.com/
A five foot newborn. http://funtasticus.com/20080130/giraffe-baby/
Here's an interesting link from our daughter Lily Keltch.
http://www.ussnewyork.com/
From our web sibling John Lepse.
( John's blog: http://hucknjim.blogspot.com/ )
Gizmo's tech support alert. http://www.techsupportalert.com/
A nice coupon site. http://www.wow-coupons.com/index.php
The public library in Cedar Rapids Iowa (where John lives) was
destroyed in the recent floods but they have a new home on the
web. http://crlibrary.info/
John and I miss the Langalist but John discovered that Fred
Langa has a blog! http://fredlanga.blogspot.com/
Giraffe Heroes are people who stick their necks out for the
common good. http://www.giraffe.org/
John got a kick out of this simple animation entitled 'Simon's
Cat TV Diner'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s13dLaTIHSg
RIP Skidboot, what a dog!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4VMntSUskg
Our web-sibling Terri Martin-Goin sent this link to a media
presentation on the dangers of plastic bags from the Pocono
Record. http://ecotips.notlong.com
From our web sibling Jon Reed.
Check out the disappearing car door. Very cool!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK56Ttte8Sw
Google has been my primary source of information for years now
so I figure this is only natural. http://www.google.com/goog411/
From our friend and neighbor, Stevie Scott.
Geeky stuff and great photos. http://www.humus.name/
Here's an interesting discussion about alternative Operating
Systems which took place in 1998. Wow, who knew?
http://www.cni.org/Hforums/roundtable/1998-01/0174.html
An interesting way to discourage burglers.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Zn000h/Xeyes
An interesting blog. http://thewrongadvices.com/
Here's a way for experienced Windows power-users to do some
serious customizing. http://www.nliteos.com/nlite.html
An article on OS installations from practical-tech.com
http://linux-vs-win.notlong.com
Windows vs Linux real world RAM and disk tests.
http://www.itwire.com/content/view/19553/1141/
There's always something cool to see on NASA's homepage.
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
Real people, real questions, simple answers. http://www.pc.com/
Face off: Windows vs Linux real world RAM and disk tests
From our web sibling Randi Simon-Serey.
National Novel Writing Month. http://www.nanowrimo.org/
Diet, health, weight loss, anti-aging, and more.
http://www.prevention.com/cda/homepage.do
The unofficial smiley dictionary from the Electronic Frontier
Foundation. http://eff-egi-smileys.notlong.com
Emoticons are those little typed thingies, like smilies, which people
like to use on the web. There are many of them. Here's a list.
http://www.computeruser.com/resources/dictionary/emoticons.html
More stuff from the same source.
http://www.computeruser.com/index.html
A humorous, politically oriented, spoof video.
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/bush_tours_america_to_survey
This touching video, sent by Lisa's high school best-friend Anita Long, is
in Spanish but never fear, there are English sub-titles.
http://sign-story.notlong.com
Thank you Patrick, Jo, Vi, Lily, John, Terri, Jon, Stevie, Randi and Anita.
Last word, from Lisa:
I've entered the Wonderful World of Garage Sale-ing in
order to downsize, organize and clear the flotsam.
Since I've never enjoyed or shopped at garage sales,
the process has been educational to say the least.
I did some research on the subject and they all say the
same thing; it's a lot of work for little reward. The
upside is that we'll be more organized (a relative term)
and more mobile. That's a good thing.
'Til next time,
Lisa
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