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ebooks – How to get started

January 10th, 2012 admin

I personally believe there’s something magic about books. Not magic in the hocus-pocus sense of the word, but in the feelings a book is sometimes able to invoke in you. I like going to bookshops or libraries and choosing a new book to read, touch its pages, breathe-in its scent. Something you can’t obviously do [...]

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Keep on blogging, whatever Paul Boutin says

January 10th, 2012 Tom Clarke

In the world of blogging, there are few articles more intended to generate response and debate than that sturdy perennial, the “blogging is dead” post. Paul Boutin’s recent post at Wired with its silly generalisations, sweeping statements and deeply pessimistic predictions, is blatant linkbait. No question. But that doesn’t mean that those of us who [...]

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Become a sporting great without even getting up

January 9th, 2012 James Thornton

In the old days, if you wanted to experience the life of a sporting superstar you needed to spend years nurturing your talent, putting in endless hours at the gym and sacrificing a normal life to achieve your dreams. Now though, you just need an Internet connection and a pair of eyes, thanks to the [...]

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Take action on global poverty

January 8th, 2012 James Thornton

You may not be aware of it, but today is Blog Action Day. This is an annual event (in its second year) designed to get bloggers of the World to unite and create debate over the issues and solutions to global poverty. It’s definitely a noble cause, and with 11,000 blogs taking part it could [...]

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Is your head buried in the clouds?

January 4th, 2012 Nicholas Mead

Is the current rush to do absolutely everything online from word processing to social networking a dangerous trend? It is if you listen to open source guru and GNU founder Richard Stallman who recently launched a scathing attack on applications such as Gmail and other “Cloud Computing” online applications for what he called their locked [...]

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Friday timewaster: CycloManiacs

October 9th, 2009 Elena Santos

It’s Friday again and we’re celebrating it with our traditional time-waster. CycloManiacs is a fun bicycle racing game with an easy gameplay and many elements to make races more challenging and competitive.

Play CycloManiacs!

You start off by riding with a cute robot on a shabby bike, but as you progress through the game (and you have quite a handful of levels to beat) you can obtain new drivers, better bikes and hidden tracks. Each race charges you with a series of challenges – such as finishing in the top five places or gathering a minimum number of items – and if you complete them you’ll be rewarded with new unlockable stuff. Jumping is also important, because it’ll give you points to boost up your bike’s speed and overtake any other competitors.

CycloManiacs is controlled with the usual WASD or cursor keys combinations (plus the spacebar or X key to jump). The game is complemented by a nice background soundtrack.

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YouTube for kids, music, books and more

October 6th, 2009 Elena Santos

YouTube, the most famous video sharing community in the world, was launched back in 2005. After four years it has become a clear point of reference in online business for other people, who have launched a bunch of websites following the same concept: gathering similar content and sharing it online. Sometimes these websites use the YouTube brand to explain their service, and you find expressions such as YouTube for music, YouTube for photos or Youtube for books.

This post aims at list all those different versions of YouTube, including of course the ones you share with us in comments.

YouTube for kids
You may already know some of the many adult versions of YouTube, but you won’t probably be so familiar with this YouTube for kids. Totlol.com features standalone videos, and also collections: groups of similar videos categorized by topic.

YouTube for kids, music, books and more

Totlol.com is actually powered by YouTube and can adapt the interface and contents according to the age range we select. Parental control options let you block settings to prevent children from messing with them.

YouTube for books
If you had enough videos for today and fancy reading something instead, check out Scribd.com. This website features books and documents published by anyone, anywhere.

YouTube for kids, music, books and more

You can find almost anything on Scribd, from short papers about the French Revolution to an Excel Function Dictionary or a 500-page long work about Analytical Psychology.

All books and documents in Scribd are conveniently organized in categories and can be sorted by language, licence, length and file format.

YouTube for music
When looking for a website that could be considered as YouTube for music, there are several candidates. One of them is GoEar, which features a powerful search engine, lets you listen to any MP3 files for free and supports a list of Favorite songs.

 

YouTube for kids, music, books and more

Another good option is soundzit, with more than 300 million songs in its database and no registration required. Simply enter, search and enjoy your favorite music!

Grooveshark features a search engine as the main access to its music database. You can also manage your music, recently played tracks, popular hits, and a list of favorite songs.

YouTube for kids, music, books and more

Last but not least, we have Last.fm – the most social-oriented candidate of all three. You can discover new bands based on recommendations according to your musical taste, keep a list of friends and also manage concerts and other events.

YouTube for videogames
The most YouTube-like website is undoubtedly GameTrailers, which features an amazingly large collection of videos about all sorts of games, both in standard and high quality.

YouTube for kids, music, books and more

But this doesn’t mean GameTrailers is the only one. You also have WiiTube (mostly for Nintendo Wii videos), SimTube (specializing in flight simulators) and WeGame, which also hosts videos recorded by players with the WeGame app.

YouTube for scientists
Video sharing sites are not only about fun. You can also find more serious versions, like SciVee, which offers videos about scientific experiments.

YouTube for kids, music, books and more

Other similar websites are MIT Tech TV – a video community aimed at the distribution of science, engineering, technology and other MIT-related video material on the web – and JoVE, which features biological research.

They all provide you with a valuable tool to aggregate, share and spread scientific knowledge in a more entertaining way.

Want more?
If these YouTube versions weren’t enough, here’s a list of other similar sharing communities we found on the Web.

[Adapted from: OnSoftware Spain]

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Friday timewaster: Sweaty Boy

October 2nd, 2009 James Thornton

Keep Sweaty Boy warm

If you’ve ever been to Finland then you’ll know how cold it can get – especially if you’re walking around naked. Sweaty Boy finds himself in this predicament every day and in order to keep him from turning into an icicle he needs regular visits to the sauna. The trouble is, he’s too cold to even walk. This is where you come in. You need to get Sweaty Boy to the sauna by rolling him along the floor using a elaborate system of seesaws, ramps and falling blocks. Tap the white objects to remove them and watch what happens.

The presentation of Sweaty Boy has a decidedly menacing feel with bizarre graphics, dirty sound loops and some warped sound effects that combine to make you feel decidedly uneasy. Riveting logic problem-solving fun.

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How to: Create Polaroids from your photos

October 1st, 2009 Elena Santos

There’s something special about Polaroid photos that make them still attractive these days – even after having been discontinued for more than a year now. Maybe this is why there are a few websites and software tools that let you create Polaroids from your digital photos, and keep that endearing look from last century alive. It may not be the same as the real thing, but it’s a quick, simple effect that can make any standard photo more attractive.

How to: Create Polaroids from your photos

  • Instantizer – Fill in a simple form with a photo from your hard drive, a custom message and an optional rotation degree, and you’ll get an instant Polaroid with a link that’s valid for 24 hours. Simple, yet effective.
  • Photo Notes -  Select a photo from your PC or a website and transform it into a Polaroid with a few extra options: custom text message, image position, rotation, text font, etc. You can also share it by email or publish it on a web gallery.
  • Rollip – A popular website that lets you create Polaroids with color effects, decorations and a custom message in three easy steps. The image is immediately available for download or sharing online in an email, IM or blog.
  • Poladroid – If you prefer using software, this is the tool you need. Drag and drop any image on Poladroid’s interface and the program will transform it into a Polaroid right away. You can even shake the file to make it appear faster, like the real Polaroids!

Last but not least, here are a couple of Photoshop tutorials I wrote a while ago that also let you apply the beauty of Polaroids to your photos: one tutorial to create a nice Polaroid collage with different images, and another one to transform a single photo into a bunch of Polaroids scattered all over the screen.

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The fun way to become a better speller!

September 29th, 2009 Niamh Lynch

Ask any English learner who’s just realized that ‘rough’ and ‘gruff’ rhyme but are actually written like words from different planets: English is a hard language to spell. It’s no wonder then that even native speakers need a little help from time to time, and if it’s a little help you’re looking for, then you’ve come to the right place!

The rules of English spelling are so varied that learning them off by heart is a difficult task. Rather than sitting down with the dictionary and a very strong cup of coffee, it might be a good idea to learn while doing something else and there’s no better way than reading. If you’re looking for an occasional alternative to the books, however, you’re in luck, because spelling games are some of the most widely available, both on and off the computer. Watch out for crosswords, word searches and hangman games and play them whenever possible. Even if you find them hard at first, keep trying; they get easier with repetition, especially if you concentrate on just one, such as doing the crossword in a particular newspaper every day.

When you’re surfing the web, make sure you have a spell-check/dictionary add-on so that you can learn as you browse. DictionarySearch is one that you can customize with whatever online dictionaries you like best, while Firefox Add-Ons have a selection of spellcheckers that will check text while you write. Don’t get too dependent on spellcheckers though, because although they will catch any incorrect spellings, they won’t realize when you have used the wrong word in a sentence or accidentally crossed paths with a homophone (words that sound the same but are spelled differently, like here and hear).

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There area also plenty of games that will make the task more fun. It has to be said that as a category, spelling programs are not the slickest in cyberspace, but that doesn’t mean they won’t keep you entertained. If you think that that traditional is best, there are plenty of crosswords and word searches out there. There are also lots of games that manage to combine spelling with a variety of other methods to keep you busy. One of my favorites is Find A Word, while Speak N Spell is also a bit of fun. If you’re looking for something more flashy, you could take a look at WordGrid, Letter Rack 3D or Word Up, but bear in mind that some of the more colorful games are clearly aimed at children. This doesn’t really matter for practice, but after a while you might find yourself wishing uncharitable thoughts towards the singing worms and dancing books they usually contain!

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: Math

Part 3: Reading

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