Six Neat Things

Now that I have sent you to You Tube, where you can watch videos, I’ll tell you about a site where you can buy them. I don’t mean DVDs and suck that you would watch at home, but rather professional HD stock footage that you can buy to use however you want! The clips are sold “royalty free,” and that means you don’t have to specify and adhere to a pre-ordained set of usage limitations. Once you buy the clip, you can use it how ever you want, where ever you want for as long as you want. It’s yours. Period. Neat, huh?

How did I go so long without mentioning this site?? I’m a big internet slacker, huh? You can find all sorts of videos here, from infomercials like WCI culinary videos to cute kid vids. You can search videos you may like through tags, or you can surf by channels.

It goes without saying that all those videos got there by being uploaded by internet users just like us. Getting an account is relatively quick and painless, and then you can be a star like me! Yes, I have a couple there, but I;m leaving it up to you to find them. I’ll give you a hint though: Garth Brooks.

There are times when flexibility is warranted and there are just some things for which there is no substitute. When you need them, you need them, and nothing else will do. I mean, if you need a cold drink, you may prefer a soda, but lemonade will do. If you need shoes, you may prefer flipflops, but loafers will do. You see where I am going, right?

On the other hand, when you need a locksmith, nothing else will do. You really have to have one, preferably NOW, whether it’s a Philadelphia Locksmith or one in some other location. Well, maybe that’s not absolutely true. You could get a body man to repair the door you mangled or a glass man to replace the window you busted, but either of those will cost you more than if you just called the locksmith to begin with. The number is 1-866-768-6692

Ok, I need you to bear with me, as this post will be quite a bit longer than most of the posts on this blog. That’s because it’s going to tak eme that much to explain this thing called Thoof, but it is ……….I lack words, I’ll just have to say that it defines neat, ok??

Thoof is a personalized news aggregator. When you go there and click it stories, it learns what kinds of items you are interested in. Then it shows you more articles like that. To make it get smarter faster, you can use the search feature.

I searched for photography, and then because I am interested in history I clicked over to this article on the Seven Wonders of the World. Heh, just enjoy the slideshow, because the words are in an Eastern European language. I found this rather humorous advice article right from the front page.

Ok, let me ’splain how to use it, without the search feature. Just go to Thoof, and scroll down the page. Read it like you would the headlines of a paper. If an article sounds interesting, click it. It will open in a new window for your reading pleasure. Just ignore the ones that don’t interest you. This clicking/not clicking tells Thoof what you like, and it will move stories that it thinks will be interesting to you higher on the page. I t sounds more confusing that it is, really. I really enjoyed the site, and I told you about less than 10% of what I actually read.

Don’t let this silly badge fool you. I would have told you about this site for free, if I had found it on my own.

We all like to think our computers are safe, don’t we? We also like to think we are too smart to click on something that will give us a virus or trojan horse, too. But the folks who code that junk are getting smarter everyday, and sooner or later, and maybe even by accident, that click will happen. Software Security Solutions has researched the available products for each type of threat, and bundled them into one package. That way, you get the layered protection you need on one package. I’m sorry that I am not cyber-savvy enough to explain just what’s in there, but I am savvy enough to know that you need security software, so go check this out.

This neat things is for parents. Well, ok, it’s actually for kids, specifically teens, but it’s the parents who will be funding it. (Isn’t that always the case??) PAYjr Visa Buxx launches tomorrow (er, today by the time you read this)! This is a reloadable prepaid spending card that you can use to help teach your teen about finances. Some freedom, but not too much, and teens can actually design their own card.

Right now, as part of the launch, they are having a design contest; people can upload their own card designs, compete with other designs, and the winner gets a new MacBook and other goodies. Pretty nifty, eh?

Today’s neat thing is ventless gas fireplaces and mantels. I like these fireplaces because you get all the cheeriness of a fire, but no sooty mess and no chopping wood. At Agee, they even do custom work. so you can get a custom mantel or fireplace cabinet to fit any fireplace and any décor. Check them out!

Oh, I was got and got good tonight. I saw this neat thing on Fickle Food, and I have to tell you…it’s totally not what you will think it is, and that’s all I’m sayin’. Go check it out for yourself.

I want to send you over to Call Me When You Get There today, to see a video. Jackie has posted a very neat vid of an underwater hotel concept. It’s totally cool! I’d love to stay in a place like this, and I am betting you would too!.

I was just looking at the Le Cordon Bleu Pâtisserie and Baking Program at http://www.miamiculinary.com/. The site is in frames, so i can’t get a direct link for you, but trust me when I say this is a neat thing. No, I take that back, don’t trust me; go check it out for yourself. The program lasts just nine months, bit the list of stuff you’ll learn to make and do is impressive: tartlets, creams, icings, pies, cakes, principles of kitchen management, specialty yeast dough, sponge dough, and decorate cakes ranging from simple royal icing to wedding cakes just to start!

This is one course I’d love to take myself! I may just use that list to design my own self taught course since leaving home for nine months isn’t exactly an option just now.

This site has a large collection of jokes, so it’s a good one to visit when you need a little pick-me-up. It’s pretty clean humor, too, with no F-word bombs. You’ll find some double entendre’s but that’s about it. So, why are you still here? Visit Funny2.com and get to laughing!

Move over fellas, this site is for the girls. HerFabLife is a new site that’s going places. Here you’ll find the 411 on the latest restaurants, salons and retail store openings in your area. Registration is quick and free, and once you register on the site, you can tip them off to new things, too. You don’t have to register to if you only want to read the site.

The site is in beta, but so far it is thoroughly enjoyable. Everything on the site is tailored to women, and if you want to know the latest trends, this is the place to visit. From fashion advice to hot guys you will find it here.