This section contains links to websites that, for one reason or the other, seemed noteworthy or humorous to me (but not necessarily children-friendly).
| 12-10-07 |
SpeedTest |
Test your broadband speed, very helpful for determining the results you can expect with Skype and other VoIP applications that require bandwidth. |
| 11-10-07 |
Skype |
Fantastic consumer-level free video-conferencing we have been using that's also easy to use, try it! |
| 6-09-07 |
StatBrain |
Find out how many visits any website gets a day, the numbers may surprise you. |
| 1-14-07 |
Javimoya |
VideoDownloader allows you to download copies of videos on YouTube. You can play them using VLC or convert them using Super or RivaFLV. |
| 1-7-07 |
YouTube |
In case you live under a rock and hadn't heard, YouTube is a popular free video sharing Web site which lets users upload, view, and share video clips. |
| 1-3-07 |
Noah K. Everyday |
Video of a person photographing himself everyday for 6+ years. |
| 5-26-06 |
Zillow |
Online estimates of home values and satellite maps to 65,000,000+ homes! |
| 1-01-06 |
YPOPs! |
YPOPs! enables popular email clients like Outlook, Netscape, Eudora, Mozilla, etc., to download email from Yahoo! accounts. |
| 12-04-05 |
The Wayback Machine |
Interesting look back in time which allows you to visit archived versions of websites. |
| 12-01-05 |
Curious eBay Auctions |
Take a look at the "Curious Auction of the Week" section, then select "View on eBay" to see the original ad ... |
| 11-20-05 |
Konfabulator |
Lets you run little files called Widgets that can do pretty much whatever you want them to ... "Widget Bliss" |
| 11-05-05 |
IV-Gallery |
Sam is an extremely talented local artist and a great guy. |
| 10-31-05 |
Halloween Cartoon |
A "kinder, gentler Halloween" ... hilarious. |
| 10-16-05 |
Honest Boss |
Humorous interview with an "Honest Boss" |
| 10-02-05 |
GasBuddy & GasPriceWatch |
As seen in in the WSJ, here are a few of the increasingly available online resources to check current gasoline prices in your area - GasBuddy & GasPriceWatch |
| 09-19-05 | Darlugo | "Crazy Video Clips" is what the site claims, and they are pretty hilarios. Take a look |
| 09-04-05 | SegCity | Saw these folks wheeling around the capitol building in downtown Austin today, they just looked silly ... LOL. |
| 07-03-05 | Punk Kittens | Not so much a reflection of my odd sense of humor, this link was "donated" by a fellow glow stick wearing animal-lover. |
| 04-03-05 | Google Map | Leveraging their acquisition of Keyhole (Google Earth) (see 3/6/05 SOTW), Google has integrated mapping functionality into their site |
| 03-13-05 | Bizarre News | As the site says, "Sometimes you just have to read it to believe it!" |
| 03-06-05 | Google Earth (Keyhole) |
Fly from space to your home town. Visit exotic
locales such as Maui, Tokyo, Rome and Paris. Satellite imagery
makes it real. Explore restaurants, hotels, parks and schools. Think magic carpet ride! Install their free software, it's worth a test ride ... |
| 02-13-05 | Name Popularity | What's in a name? Well, this rank analysis shows how popular the name you enter is in the corresponding decade. A rank of 1 means it is the most popular name for that gender. A rank of 1000 means it is the 1000th most popular. The data is from statistics compiled and published by the Social Security Administration, based on samplings of applications for Social Security cards. |
| 02-06-05 | Gizoogle | As the website says, "Fo all you beotches who wanna find shiznit". |
| 10-24-04 | TrunkMonkey | You may have seen these TrunkMonkey Super Bowl commercials during 2003 and 2004, but they are amusing enough to be worth another look. |
| 10-17-04 | Funny.AnsMe and JibJab | Some political humor in case partisan politics are getting to you. Be sure to look at the "Good to be in DC!" video on JibJab and the candidate face tools and other humorous items on Funny.AnsMe. |
| 10-10-04 | Electoral Vote (alternate) | State-by-state Electoral Vote Predictor for the 2004 general election provides daily updates and various other analytical results, as well as an overview of how the The Electoral College works, Here is the CNN version of the Electoral Vote Predictor as well as their Electoral College overview. |
| 10-03-04 | The Pen Is ... ? | ... mightier than the sword? Well, not exactly, but it may be better than the lock securing your expensive commodities. Take a look ... |
| 09-26-04 | Creative Recruiting | Know a geek?, Like a geek? ... well, here is how you apparently Hire a geek. Have you seen this sign in Austin? Know what it means? Now you know ... |
| 09-19-04 | Mr. Picasso-Head | Mr. Potato-Head for the Cubists out there. |
| 09-12-04 | MC Yuri | Humorous Russian hip-hop parody of Yuri "In Da Cab!" |
| 09-05-04 | MetaSpy | Take a peak at the web searchers being requested by MetaCrawler users real-time, page updates automatically ever 15 seconds. Interesting to see what's apparently on peoples minds ... |
| 08-29-04 | Paper Napkin and Rejection Hotline | Just say 'no'? Can't bring yourself to do it? Well, if you have ever been asked for your phone number and didn't know how to get out of it, here's the answer. Paper Napkin provides an eMail address that returns an automated rejection eMail and Rejection Hotline provides a phone number that results in a comparable phone message rejection. As seen on ESPN and written about in Playboy, both can help in an unwanted situation. They even have one for TeleMarketers! Use them wisely. |
| 08-22-04 | MasterCard Commercial | Another takeoff on the "priceless" series of MasterCard commercials, this one is particularly funny. Requires free Macromedia Flash player. |
| 08-15-04 | Air Brush By Amy | Not sure what to wear? Carnaval (2/5/05 by the way) just around the corner and you can't think of a costume? Perhaps this link is an option. |
| 08-08-04 | CraigsList | As seen on CNN, the popular community Web site CraigsList is known for its free public Internet bulletin boards covering such topics as housing, events, personals, employment ads and other items of "everyday" interest in over 50 cities (including Austin). Also take a look at the Best Of section. |
| 08-01-04 | JAlbum | If you want to share photos online, having a web photo album generator is essential. JAlbum will process your images, make index pages and slide show pages and even upload the final album to the Internet, all for FREE. |
| 07-25-04 | QBQ! - The Question Behind the Question | OK, perhaps still on a more serious site. I attended this seminar and found the thought of "Whatever Happened To Personal Accountability?" a compelling one I wanted to share. When you consider today fast-food is blamed for obesity, youth violence is blamed on computer games, politicians blame each other for our country's problems and the guy who jumps out the window several floors above the pool landing on the edge blames MTV's "Jackass." ... each of these instances indicates a lack of personal accountability. I'd be happy to share the course materials if anyone is interested. It's worth the time ... |
| 07-18-04 | StratFor | StrategicForecasting, or StratFor, provides strategic intelligence on global business, economic, security and geopolitical affairs. Unlike reactive or politically biased views of current events, they provide in-depth analyses as well as forecasts of what may happen within the boundaries of predictable possibilities. By far one of my favorite sources of information, take a look at some of their sample analyses. |
| 07-11-04 | IrfanView | Though perhaps and unusual name for a product, IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREE graphic viewer/editor for Windows. |
| 07-04-04 | StrangeCosmos | Definitely qualifies as "strange". Take a look around, especially under the Pictures menu. |
| 06-27-04 | Subservient Chicken | Hard to describe a 6' tall chicken with a garter belt; even harder to understand the relationship with Burger King. For those of you who like to "be in charge", enter instructions and have the chicken perform for you. Also take a look at the "Subservient TV" link to see the original commercials. |
| 06-20-04 | WordSpy | This Web site is devoted to lexpionage, the sleuthing of new words and phrases. These aren't "stunt words" or "sniglets," but new terms that have appeared multiple times in newspapers, magazines, books, Web sites, and other recorded sources. Check out the Top 100. |
| 06-13-04 | The Ugly Zoo | Proof that too much free time and PhotoShop don't mix. |
| 06-06-04 | Michael Jackson | Mr. Potato Head meets the L.A.P.D. and the (former) pop-star. |
| 05-30-04 | Retro Junk | A collection of 80's Movie Trailers, Commercials, and Theme Songs ... for those of you who can still remember the 80's. |
| 05-23-04 | Gunther | Take a look at the "About Gunther" tab and then watch the "Video", this one defies description ... "Ding Dong". I guess now that William Hung is a success, anything must be possible. |
| 05-16-04 | Angry Alien | Movie parodies such as "The Shining: Re-enacted by Bunnies". |
| 05-09-04 | The Dodge Aries | Humorous parody of a modern Chrysler K-Car TV ad (requires free Apple QuickTime) |
Note: Sites above are external links and may not always be available, so enjoy them now before it's too late (for some that will be for the best)!
