SITE NEWS FROM MARTIN O'SULLVIAN:
Last update was so serious! Ubuntu free operating system bootable live CD to rescue your photos and files incase Windows fails to start. Hmmmmm, important? yes, but not much fun. So what to do for this update? Make it all fun for the entire family. However, I sat thinking (I don't think well when I stand lol) what fun stuff could I add to this update. I decided to add a bunch of new thingys and also go back to an older update I did a while ago that I received emails about how much it was enjoyed.Move down to the freebies to read more details about what this update has to offer.
1) The reprise part is Sign generators. I added new ones for this update.
2) Also I was sent from a reader from my web site an online card trick. Well, I went to it thinking I am not going to enjoy a card trick all that much, but when I did it I ended up doing it 20 times and I was amazed by it. It bothers me I can't figure out how it is done! So, I thought it might be fun to include it here on this update.
3) As always I include freeware sites for you to explore on your own. I kept Snapfiles listed on this update, but also added two new ones that are very good. Sourceforge Open Source Freeware. The other links are inspired for Back To School. 3 very good sites for educational software from Kindergarten to 12th grade. Many programs for teachers too.
4) The fourth segment of this update is also something I have done before on past updates: Free TV. This time I decided to make it as close to being able to watch regular TV (CBS, NBC, ABC, ABC family, News, etc.) So if you missed a show this week you can just go and see it online for free (legally). I even threw in a legal free movie site for fun too. If you go to these sites, and like them, bookmark them to your favorites and visit them often. Great to watch TV on your laptop when your not home!
5) I will call this segment the Program of the Month! (even though I don't do monthly updates lol). This program will convert any video, in any video format to what is called the 3GP video format. That is the format Cell phones that are capable of taking short videos use. Connect your phone to the computer with a cable you should have received with your phone if you have music capabilities (Plays MP3s, etc.), and you can copy the movie or video to your phone and watch when you are stuck in traffic (NOT DRIVING FAST LOL), or waiting somewhere with nothing to do and you are bored!
Fun Sign Generators
Sign generators need little comments by me, so you get spared a lot of my usual ramblings of details. Just go, type in your text, generate, and save (usually click your right mouse button and select Save Image As). Below are some new ones, and some I have had on updates before. Have fun.
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Click here for many generators
Click here for many generators
Amazing online card trick!
If you do this, and figure out how it is done WRITE ME! lol. Here is the deal (No pun on the word deal). Don't use your mouse to point to the card of your choice. Just use your mind. The only thing your mouse is to do is to click the NEXT button. So pick a card and concentrate on it. Click the next button and repeat the card 3 times in your mind. Click NEXT for the last time, and the card you picked will not be in the lineup. I HATE CARD TRICKS! But I love this one.
Click here to help me figure out how it is done!
The below picture is just a picture. Please use the link to try the trick.
Snapfiles Free Programs
Click here to go to their site and check it out!
I am often asked where do I get or find these freebies (free programs or free services online). Well, I do tend to search for new ones all the time. However, each Monday of each week, even if I don't do updates on this site, I do to Snapfiles. Snapfiles has the best freeware of any site. So that is one of my secrets I am sharing with you. Just go to the above link, and on the upper right corner select FREEWARE. a list will load of so many categories you will be stunned. Want a free anti viruses program instead of paying each year? A free firewall? How about a free office suite? Maybe a free program to fix your registry? There are so many topics to choose from you will be stunned. All FREE, and more important... free of viruses, Trojans, malware, adware, spyware. Just free good programs. So before you go to the store to buy a program for your children for school, or for you, go to Snapfiles first and see if they have a program that can do what you need. With the money you save you can send me a Christmas Card! (or not).
Here is a partial screen shot of their site, Go see the whole thing!
Another great site for free programs in every category is Sourceforge. This is made up of entirely Open Source programs. This means people all over the world (The smart ones unlike me) contribute to add, and add, and add code to programs until the program is perfected. This is done by makeing the program code available to anyone to improve the program, then it is tested by pros to be deemed a completed software program. Some of the best free software is open source (Openoffice, The Gimp, Audacity, Ubuntu, etc.) If you need a program don't go to the store first. Check to see if Snapfiles, or Sourceforge has an alternative that does what you need... FREE!
Click here to go to Sourceforge and have fun exploring all the Freebies!
BACK TO SCHOOL educational freeware
This update falls in perfect wtih the timeline of BACK TO SCHOOL! Ahhhhh, My favorite time of year lol. So, I thought I would throw in a few links for educational software (Free of course). Be it math, geography, reading, etc. for all grades from K-12. For the younger children many are in the form of games, and they don't even realize they are learning while playing! Others are great lesson programs that challenge the student with it's own quizes. There are so many wonderful programs for education that if I had them when I was a kid, Maybe I'd have a real job! I had many programs like this for my son when he was in the earlier grades and I feel he benefited by them. Here are a few links to explore...Click here to go to a good site for most subjetcs
Click here to go to a good site for teachers and student software
Click here to go to a great site for any type of freeware with a great education category
Free TV and Movies (Legal too!)
Picture this scenario: You are watching TV and there is nothing worth watching. Wouldn't it be nice to watch full episodes of your favorite TV shows, and legally too!? CSI, Scrubs, or whatever you like? When you want, and more than one. You may end up watching the entire season if you wish, all in one shot. I myself live by an unusual schedule. I sleep during the day, and I am awake all night (I use to be a Bat in a past life). I can't very well mow the lawn at 3:30 in the morning, so there are times I go to one of these links below and watch the last episode of one of my favorite shows. Each network has this available for free on their site. Bookmark these so they are around if you need a good show to watch. TIP: Most of these sites will show a 15 second commercial three times during the stream of the TV show. These commercials usually buffer slowly and are choppy, but the shows stream well.
Click here to go to CBS and then click on SHOWS on the upper left
Click here to go to NBC full episodes
Click here to go to ABC and move far down for full episodes
Click here to go to FOX and move far down for full episodes
Click here to go to Yahoo TV full episodes from Donna Reed to Reba
Click here to go to CW (what was WPIX) full episodes
Click here to go to SCI FI channels full episodes
Click here for Nicelodeons full episodes
Click here for TBS full episodes (Don't use Firefox browser here)
Click here for TNT full episodes
Click here for ABC FAMILY full episodes. You may need Firefox, but Explorer should work if updated
Click here for The Discovery Channel full episodes then move down
Click here for the History Channel full episodes
Click here for the Food Network full episodes Then move down. (Site loads slow)
Click here for HGTV full episodes
Click here for HGTV full episodes
Click here for TVlands full episodes
Click here for TV and Movies (Legal too!) Hulu.com
Did I miss any channels? YES, I DID. However, you can google your favorite show followed by the words Full Episodes. Other things to keep in mind. I find some of these sites stream their shows great, while others are choppy (BUT FOR FREE WHAT'DYA WANT!) Some play better on Internet Explorer, while others play better on the Firefox browser (Which you should have if you don't). So, if one is not so good, try the other browser. Also I find that a freshly booted computer streams better. Not having loads of other programs running or loaded helps too. Please do not even try these links if you don't have Cable or DSL for your Internet. Dial ups just can't handle it. Also, if any site informs you that you need to download their player to view the site, it is generally OK to do so, and takes only a minute or so. Just do not download Zango if you are presented with that warning. Zango is full of adware that takes control of your computer. But, none of these links above deals with Zango, nor do the above links ask you to install their player files to view the site (other then I think one does, but it is ok to do so). ENJOY YOUR NEW COMPUTER TV!
Convert your PC videos and movies to be played on your phone!
OK, this will take a bit of explaining. If you have a mobile phone that has a video camera built in, you can use your phone as a little Mini DVD player! YES! YOU CAN! It isn't hard to do either, but my babbling of directions may make it seem more difficult then it is. Here we go...
First things first. You need a free program to convert any video file format on your computer to a 3gp file format that Cell phones use. This converter program is called MobileVideo for 3gp (horrible name for a program. It should be something short and cool lol). Once this program is installed we need to get you to step 2.
Step two is to start the program, find the movie or video you wish to convert and do so using the free program.
Step three is to hook up your phone to your computer. If you have a phone that is also an MP3 player, then you should have received a cable to hook up to the computer when you got your phone. With the phone connected to the computer it should pop up Windows Explorer file manager and you should see your phone listed on the left pane.
Step four is to simply find the converted movie or video and copy it into the video folder of your phone in Windows Explorer. EXAMPLE: On most Verizon phones that can do this the folder is called MY FLIX. Each Cell phone that can take short videos will have a similar folder by a different name.
That's it! So when you are bored at the Doctors office waiting an hour in the waiting room you can watch a movie, or whatever you converted. A great way is to rip a DVD to your computer, then convert it to 3gp. Or use videos you made yourself on your own CAM. I myself grab movies online and watch them on my phone (Before I sat on it and broke it! Sighhhhhhhhhhh).
So, what did I forget? OH, YES! THE PROGRAM! ...
Click here for the free video to 3gp converter
PS. If you don't like this program, google freeware video to 3gp converter and see if you would like another better.
