1. In searching Hulu for my favorite sitcom, The Office, I was delighted to find 5 entire lastest episodes, 249 clips and 23 webisodes to watch. So now whenever I miss an episode on television, I can catch up on the series right on my computer. Wonderful!
2. I haven't watched a television show on a cell phone as my Nokia doesn't have the capability; and I would not be interested as the screen is too small. This would be a great way to entertain a child.
3. I do not subscribe to any streaming programs or user "channels" and I have never posted a video to a site.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Searching #78: Video
I searched the luge Olympic accident in Truveo and found 244 videos. I was very pleased with the information they had available; it had actual footage of the fatal crash. Truveo has videos from news, sports, TV shows, music, and most twittered. They highlight hot searches and popular videos.
On Blinkx, I found 558 videos on this same accident but to view many of the videos I had to go to YouTube.
I prefer Truveo's format and the ease in searching. I was also able to watch my favorite TV sitcom. They have an excellent selection of TV shows to watch and the search is simple.
I went to HCPL'S youtube channel and looked around. Our branch has a fantastic Mother Goose Infant Storytime. A video of this storytime would make a great marketing tool to new parents showcasing programs available to them and their babies.
On Blinkx, I found 558 videos on this same accident but to view many of the videos I had to go to YouTube.
I prefer Truveo's format and the ease in searching. I was also able to watch my favorite TV sitcom. They have an excellent selection of TV shows to watch and the search is simple.
I went to HCPL'S youtube channel and looked around. Our branch has a fantastic Mother Goose Infant Storytime. A video of this storytime would make a great marketing tool to new parents showcasing programs available to them and their babies.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Searching #77: Images
Using allfreeclipart, it took me five clicks to get to a Santa that didn't look like a troll and had color.
I looked into bigfoto.com and found pictures from around the world. They have categories which enables you to quickly find pictures in a certain theme. Most of their photos are from amateur photographers. Their copyright is very simple. You have free use of all pictures if you provide a link to their website.
Freedigitalphotos.net is another site on the web to download free photos for use in corporate and personal projects. You can browse by category or search for exactly what you need. The photographer and freedigitalphotos.net must be acknowledged; however, if you purchase a photo, there is no requirement to place a hyperlink. Images cannot be offered for sale, claimed as your own work, or included in web templates for mass distribution.
Flicker.com has my vote as the favorite search engine for photos. Their free site is user friendly with an abundance of images and good tags. You can also upload your own photos to share and edit.
I searched schoolsclipart.com and found an image that we could use on a poster promoting a young adult bookclub at the library.
I looked into bigfoto.com and found pictures from around the world. They have categories which enables you to quickly find pictures in a certain theme. Most of their photos are from amateur photographers. Their copyright is very simple. You have free use of all pictures if you provide a link to their website.
Freedigitalphotos.net is another site on the web to download free photos for use in corporate and personal projects. You can browse by category or search for exactly what you need. The photographer and freedigitalphotos.net must be acknowledged; however, if you purchase a photo, there is no requirement to place a hyperlink. Images cannot be offered for sale, claimed as your own work, or included in web templates for mass distribution.
Flicker.com has my vote as the favorite search engine for photos. Their free site is user friendly with an abundance of images and good tags. You can also upload your own photos to share and edit.
I searched schoolsclipart.com and found an image that we could use on a poster promoting a young adult bookclub at the library.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Searching #76: Sound Effects
I used FindSounds to find the following animal sounds:
Frogs croaking.
A bellowing cow.
A rooster at the break of dawn.
An a duck.
On SimplytheBestSounds, I found the following three sounds in the public domain:
A drum roll.
Ocean waves.
The sound effect of a plane crash.
Frogs croaking.
A bellowing cow.
A rooster at the break of dawn.
An a duck.
On SimplytheBestSounds, I found the following three sounds in the public domain:
A drum roll.
Ocean waves.
The sound effect of a plane crash.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Searching #75: Google & Beyond
In Blindsearch, I typed 3 queries and voted on the columns that best provided the information I was searching for. I voted for my personal favorite, Google, once and Yahoo! Search twice. I will continue to use Google because I like their format better but may dabble with Yahoo! Search occasionally.
Google scored 64.14% visits as top search engine for the week ending 01/23/2010. Yahoo! Search had 10.84% hits and Bing trailed at 9.34%. The usage statistics match my own personal favorite: GOOGLE.
With Google, I can find almost everything I need, including weather, stock quotes, time in cities around the world, sport scores, unit conversions, people profiles, trip planning, package tracking, patent numbers, area codes, dictionary definitions, spell check, local search for stores, restaurants & businesses, movie showtimes, and health conditions.
Google scored 64.14% visits as top search engine for the week ending 01/23/2010. Yahoo! Search had 10.84% hits and Bing trailed at 9.34%. The usage statistics match my own personal favorite: GOOGLE.
With Google, I can find almost everything I need, including weather, stock quotes, time in cities around the world, sport scores, unit conversions, people profiles, trip planning, package tracking, patent numbers, area codes, dictionary definitions, spell check, local search for stores, restaurants & businesses, movie showtimes, and health conditions.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Recession Busters #60: Food, Fun & Frugality
I watched one of Clara's videos and then searched the web for depression recipes and found one for pasta.
Savory Spaghetti
• 1/2 pound spaghetti
• 1 can #2 size tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons flour
• 1/2 green peppers
• 2 onions
• 3 slice bacon, cubed
• 1/2 teaspoon rumford baking powder
• 4 stalks celery, diced
• 1/4 pound cheese
Make sauce of the juice of the tomatoes, strained and seasoned. Chop onions and cook in the fat obtained from frying the bacon. Add bacon cubes, 2 teaspoons flour and blend. Add tomato juice and baking powder. combine with green peppers, celery, and cheese. Add spaghetti, previously cooked. Combine thoroughly and cook in casserole one and half hours.
I found several summer recession busters for families on the local level. Sonic Drive In is offering customers a free Root Beer Float on June 3rd from 8PM to midnight. No purchase necessary. Rave Motion Pictures is hosting a Free Family Film Festival every Tuesday & Wednesday at 10AM beginning June 9. The Houston Symphony brings its Sounds Like Fun! performances this summer. The no charge program offers children a first encounter with classical music. Each program last 1 hour and features pre-concert activities such as the instrument petting zoo. Redbox DVD Rental has changed to a free one movie rental on the first Monday of each month starting today.
Here are tips that I have discovered to save money: Take advantage of the early bird specials offered at local restaurants; go to an afternoon movie or look for $1 movie special; check Sunday's newspaper for lunch and 2 for 1 dinner coupons; clip store coupons and use them at grocery stores that double and triple the coupons; shop around for the lowest gasoline prices; cut the cost of doing laundry by washing your clothes in cold water; replace incandescent light bulbs with energy-efficient compact florescent bulbs.
Savory Spaghetti
• 1/2 pound spaghetti
• 1 can #2 size tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons flour
• 1/2 green peppers
• 2 onions
• 3 slice bacon, cubed
• 1/2 teaspoon rumford baking powder
• 4 stalks celery, diced
• 1/4 pound cheese
Make sauce of the juice of the tomatoes, strained and seasoned. Chop onions and cook in the fat obtained from frying the bacon. Add bacon cubes, 2 teaspoons flour and blend. Add tomato juice and baking powder. combine with green peppers, celery, and cheese. Add spaghetti, previously cooked. Combine thoroughly and cook in casserole one and half hours.
I found several summer recession busters for families on the local level. Sonic Drive In is offering customers a free Root Beer Float on June 3rd from 8PM to midnight. No purchase necessary. Rave Motion Pictures is hosting a Free Family Film Festival every Tuesday & Wednesday at 10AM beginning June 9. The Houston Symphony brings its Sounds Like Fun! performances this summer. The no charge program offers children a first encounter with classical music. Each program last 1 hour and features pre-concert activities such as the instrument petting zoo. Redbox DVD Rental has changed to a free one movie rental on the first Monday of each month starting today.
Here are tips that I have discovered to save money: Take advantage of the early bird specials offered at local restaurants; go to an afternoon movie or look for $1 movie special; check Sunday's newspaper for lunch and 2 for 1 dinner coupons; clip store coupons and use them at grocery stores that double and triple the coupons; shop around for the lowest gasoline prices; cut the cost of doing laundry by washing your clothes in cold water; replace incandescent light bulbs with energy-efficient compact florescent bulbs.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Money & Finance #59: Credit, Money Management, and Saving
I read the article How Credit Scores Work and learned that insurance companies use our credit score to set our insurance rates and that the number of inquiries and new loans actually lower our credit scores. I took the Credit Score Quiz and found it reiterate what I had just learned from the article.
We never had a spending/budget plan, but have always lived within our means, never made extravagant purchases, saved regularly and always paid our bills. This method has worked very well for us.
The TCDRS Service Center has very useful information. Since I do not have a pin, I wasn't able to access my personal account but was pleased to see that my account has predictable security with 7% interest regardless of the market ups & downs and that the account retains its value no matter what happens in the investment market.
We never had a spending/budget plan, but have always lived within our means, never made extravagant purchases, saved regularly and always paid our bills. This method has worked very well for us.
The TCDRS Service Center has very useful information. Since I do not have a pin, I wasn't able to access my personal account but was pleased to see that my account has predictable security with 7% interest regardless of the market ups & downs and that the account retains its value no matter what happens in the investment market.
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