Open Source Windows

Here's a handy-dandy little website that lists what they think is the best free open source software for Windows operating systems. Give it a whirl.

Online Sending and Storage and Backup of files

Xdrive.com -- you get 5 free GB's to backup and store your music files, digital photos, videos, and all kinds of documents. More storage costs. ALSO SEE: FilesUpload.com -- a free service that lets you upload all kinds of large files then access them from anywhere. ALSO SEE: YouSendIt -- Do you have files to transfer/upload/email that are just too large for your web server or email host to handle? FROM THE WEBSITE: "Our innovative service enables users to send, receive and track files, on-demand. YouSendIt provides a trusted, convenient and smart solution for transferring large files over the Internet, replacing the need for FTP transfers, overnight couriers and unreliable email attachments." Send files now for free.

Helpful Websites for Webmasters

Draac.com-- if you like building your own website or tinkering around with the look of your blog, you'll appreciate Draac.com with his easy-to-understand snippets of CSS and other bits and pieces of code you can copy and paste to your own page. The "look" of this post (and others around here) with the colored backgrounds and dashed borders for the table cells was copied directly off of Draac.

Dynamic Drive -- Welcome to Dynamic Drive, the #1 place on the net to obtain free, original DHTML & Javascripts to enhance your web site!

The Javascript Source -- The JavaScript Source is an excellent JavaScript resource with tons of"cut and paste" JavaScript examples for your Web pages. All for free!

The JAVA Boutique -- browse the categories of JAVA applets they have available for you to use on your webpage and for free!

Annabella's HTML Help -- simple, plain, easy to understand... however, be on the lookout for HTML tags no longer in use by the most current browser versions.

HTML test bed - try out your HTML online to see how your page would look. Easy to use.

MyImager (online image editor) and JPG/GIF Cruncher (make image files download faster)

JavaScript Q&A Master List

CSS Tutorial

Ta-Da Lists (things-to-do)

Ta-Da Lists -- there are several versions of online to-do lists out there and this one is worth checking out. Example uses for Ta-da: Books you want to read (with links to Amazon) People to invite for the party Thank you notes to write Calls to return Web links to visit Places to visit Meeting agenda Famous quotes you don't want to forget CDs to buy Shopping list Gifts to buy for people during the holidays Things to sell on eBay Bills to pay

Pirated Websites

Speaking of gross stupidity - i.e., the smelliest of brain farts - stealing the html and images and everything else from someone else's website then duplicating it all and calling that your own original work is well, just dumb. Visit the "Pirated Websites" home and see for yourself the kind of crap people try to get away with.

These urban legends were false...

So sorry if you were a true believer in any of these, but they're all fakes. Go to Snopes.com to sort out the bullshit from the true and the only possibly true. Meanwhile, here's those examples of FALSE urban legends:

Swelling on girl's cheek disgorges hundreds of baby spiders. LINK
Does Bubble Yum contain spider eggs? LINK
Bug enters person's ear and eats its way through his brain. LINK
Child television star dies from ingesting Pop Rocks and soda. LINK
KFC restaurants stopped using the word "chicken" to describe its products because it is serving meat from genetically modified animals. LINK
Alligators live in the New York City sewer system. LINK
Stray doggie adopted by tourists turns out to be sewer rat. LINK
Jeans wearer is strangled by shrink-to-fit pants. LINK
The charred remains of a scuba diver are found in a tree after a forest fire. LINK
Houdini died from appendicitis brought about by his being punched in the stomach. LINK
Bands of organ thieves drug unsuspecting travellers and steal their kidneys. LINK
Gang members drive without headlights then kill anyone who flashes them. LINK
Kidnappers abduct children from amusement parks by cutting and dying their victims' hair. LINK
Eating carrots results in improved vision. LINK

Photo and Image Storage

My favorite has to be Photobucket.com but maybe that's just because I've been using them for so long. Navigation and custom folders and subfolders are all very easy to set up. There's also Flickr and Snapfish. ALSO SEE: How to Leech Pictures from Flickr or Google Images And have a look at these fun thingamabobs: MyPictures3D for the ultimate in picture organizing and saving and sharing and also see the virtual reality fun of 3Dna, which is kind of hard to explain so you just have to go see it -- you can organize all your files and links with it. Dumpr (an odd name) is a fun online utility for playing around with and then sharing your image files. Place your image on display at a museum with onlookers or put it on a Rubik's Cube, among other things. Many links for instant posting to blogs and such. Here's a few examples: An old family photo in the "museum setting." I'm the little geeky kid in the middle. A photo of writer/director/producer/actor/computer genius Ben Affleck done up as a "pencil sketch." A picture of me with the "alien effect." Yeah, I know, I know... this is what I look like in the early morning before I've had my cup of coffee. LOL. Me, as a "rubik's cube." No, you DON'T have to be stuck just linking to them like I did here. As stated, they can directly link your picture to many different places including blogs and MySpace and Facebook, etc. Plus, you can save any image to your hard drive. Picture Trail lets you create imaginative slideshows with your pictures then store and share them with others. I know Photobucket does the slideshow thing, too, but it's pretty standard - one picture after another rotation. Picture Trail takes that a step further.

MyBookmarks.com

MyBookmarks.com -- You can organize all your favorites here in as many categories and subcategories that you need. They even have software you can download that will transfer all the favorites on your computer into your new online bookmark hidey-hole with them. You have the option of sharing your bookmarks by making them "public." Don't wait for your next computer crash to start building up your list of bookmarks again. Keep them safe and online and accessible from any computer anywhere. You can also use a system like del.icio.us to store and share your favorites.

TinyUrl.com

TinyUrl.com--ever tried to post an extremely long url into a messageboard posting or have it broken-up and unclickable in an email? Go to this place, input your long url, and they'll give you back a short one that will redirect to the first url.

Dial-A-Human

Are you tired of talking to a voice robot? Do you absolutely hate automated customer service, especially when they don't offer the option you need? Do you think it's rude for a damn robot to put you on hold... for forever?

Would you like to talk to a human being?

Now you can. VISIT THE DIAL-A-HUMAN WEBSITE and find out exactly what to do at dozens of places to reach a real live actual human being. This site is definitely worth bookmarking.