Saturday, December 31, 2005

m o v i e l e n s - movie recommendations

Here's a neat site that easily starts building a recommendation list based on movies you like. It's not perfect but it does open your eyes to movies you may not have though of. m o v i e l e n s - movie recommendations

Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Band Name Maker - Random Name Generator

Ah, this is a fun little exercise. Ever imagine that you could have a band. Yeah, rock on. But wait you don't have a cool name. Fret no further (oooh, no pun intended). Check out BandNameMaker, the site that generates random band names. Wicked. Band Name Maker

Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Writely - The Web Word Processor

Heck, who needs to pay for Word or even download a program like OpenOffice when you can use Writely. It's the power of Word on a webpage. Plus you can easily collaborate on documents with others this way too which is a step up from Word. Writely

Sunday, December 25, 2005

Ultimate Flash Face v0.42b

Neat program to create a composite picture of a suspect, or just friends. Neat feature to play around with. Fun for the whole family. FlashFace

Sunday, December 18, 2005

GlobalFreeloaders.com / Global Freeloaders Members

Ah, yet another great site if you want to bunk down around the world for FRE E! Very similar to Couchsurfing.com GlobalFreeloaders.com

The Budget Traveller's Guide to Sleeping in Airports

Ah, there's nothing like sleeping in an airport for a good night's rest. Well, I didn't think so but here's a site that ranks the airports and points out the ones that would compete with your own couch at home. Sleeping in Airports

Saturday, December 17, 2005

CamStudio 2.1 - Records screen activity for use in software demonstrations.

I've been looking for a free screen recorder in the past. Finally I've found one. I looks like you only get 14 days of usage before you need to uninstall and download again and reinstall. The software is no longer supported by the developer but it seems to work great. If you only need it for a quick application of it this is your program. CamStudio 2.1 - Records screen activity for use in software demonstrations.

CouchSurfing - The world is smaller than you think!

Now if you are young and footloose and want to see the world on next to nothing here's your site. If hostels are too high end for your budget and you want to really experience the local culture, here's your site. Register to either bunk out on stranger's couches or offer up one yourself. CouchSurfing