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From ABC News: What is it about April Fools’ Day jokes that we love so much? Perhaps it’s that, in the midst of the crushing influx of information that many of us cope with daily, a well-constructed prank provides a welcome break. For a moment, we smile, even when the joke is a tried-and-true chestnut.Google …
One of the most popular posts on my site is the What’s the name of that song? post from over 2 years ago! So far it has over 120 comments. Recently, someone left a comment about a helpful site called WatZatSong.com: What’s that song? Do you have a song stuck in your head but wonder …
A couple of weeks ago I shared a link to the Microsoft Password Checker. Well, a couple of days ago Download Squad mentioned another, better site, Password Meter: This application is designed to assess the strength of password strings. The instantaneous visual feedback provides the user a means to improve the strength of their passwords, …
Dietitians of Canada is what you would expect it to be, the professional association for Dietitians in Canada. They call themselves “the most trusted source of information on food and nutrition for Canadians.” Their web site has a neat Recipe Analyzer tool: Use this tool to find out the nutrients in your favourite recipes, and …
The March issue of Windows IT Pro magazine has an article called Yet Another 8 Absolutely Cool, Totally Free Utilities where they highlight some free utilities. You can read the first couple of paragraphs for free, but you need to be a subscriber to see it all. However, the free tools mentioned in the article …
There are a lot of online productivity suites out there these days. Google has probably made the biggest news as they have put together a collection of them (word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, etc) after buying several companies. But Google certainly isn’t the only one. I have previous mentioned a basic collection of similar programs …
If you are a fan of fonts, then you should check out MyFonts: MyFonts is your complete online source for finding, trying, and buying fonts. Purchased fonts are available for immediate download. With 58,938 fonts on one easy-to-use web site and the best search tools in the business, MyFonts is sure to help you find …
This isn’t very practical/important, but it is very cool. I was looking for an ASCII version (all text) of a heart that I could use on Valentine’s Day and I came across Photo2Text.com. It is a site that lets you upload a picture, and then it re-draws that picture with ASCII characters. As a test, …
There are all sorts of resources on the Internet to help you determine what program should open a particular file. Usually you do a search for the file extension, and you’ll find something telling you the program that made it or will open it. For instance, you can search for DOC and you find out …
I’m sure you are all familiar with the various satellite image services out there. Google Maps, Microsoft Virtual Earth, and others have amazing aerial views of land. Someone recently shared with a cool link with me. If you visit FlashEarth.com you will find a site that focuses on the images themselves, and lets you easily …