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Start Firefox in Safe-Mode
Monday, May 2nd, 2011Firefox Sync
Friday, April 29th, 2011Much like Google Chrome, version 4.0 of Mozilla Firefox allows you to sync you information like bookmarks, passwords and preferences, so you can have a little taste of home anywhere you go. It’s super-handy, so give it a try today! Continue reading
Google Scholar
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011Do you have a friend or loved one making their way through college? Well, hurry up and tell them about Google Scholar! It allows you to search for all kinds of academically published papers, theses and peer-reviews! It’s the ultimate college tool! Continue reading
Checking Website Modification Updates
Thursday, April 21st, 2011One of our readers sent us the following tidbit.
When visiting a website, just type (or copy and paste) the following into a browser’s address bar, to learn when that site was updated last.
javascript:alert(document.lastModified)
Here’s an Internet Explorer 9 address bar showing the WorldStart home page.
Qwiki
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011If you want to look at the web in a whole new light, try Qwiki.com. This online encyclopedia has all the facts and information you need, but it presents them in a unique visual format that will keep you coming back for more.
Each Qwiki is a slick multimedia presentation that typically lasts for no more than a minute
Google Chrome Offline Installer
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011Google Chrome browser has risen to be one of the most popular web browsers, with a nifty set of features that have impressed Internet users. The support for add-ons known as extensions, the support for tabs, speed dial on the home screen and an awesome speed, takes Google Chrome to the very next level and beyond what many other browsersare currently offering. Behind the scenes, Google
Spatulatta: Cooking 4 Kids Online
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011Spatulatta: Cooking 4 Kids Online
Welcome to Spatulatta, an amazing cooking resource for kids online. What drew me to this site is the fact that they have 350 step-by-step video recipes that will make it very easy for your kids to learn how to cook!
Gmail Web Clips
Friday, April 15th, 2011Get a daily dose of information with your Gmail! Check out this tip on Gmail Web Snippets! Continue reading
Our Amazing Planet
Friday, April 15th, 2011Welcome to Our Amazing Planet, a site that helps you to discover the planet by Land, Water, Sky, and Life!
Navigation is easy! Just select one of the featured articles on the main page, or choose from the navigational tabs: Land, Water, Sky
Google Chrome Task Manager
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011While searching for an answer to a reader’s question about Google Chrome (an answer that was never found), I ran across the Chrome Task Manager. Since, for a couple years, Chrome was my default browser, you might think I’d have noticed this before. You’d be wrong.
The Task Manager in Chrome is very similar to the Windows Task Manager, in that
Adding Space to Dropbox for Free
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011How to Earn Additional Space Easily in Dropbox
Dropbox is the best file backup solution out there. It allows us to backup files over the cloud in a reliable and safe manner. I recently discovered that the vast capabilities of Dropbox extend beyond being a simple file backup solution.
With Dropbox, you can synchronize
The Virtual Body
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011I was shown this site by a nursing student at my school, and I thought it was really neat, so I wanted to share it with all of you.
When the site loads, select the language you want to view it in
Copy a Google Doc to MS Word
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011Nancy from Wisconsin, asks:
How can I copy a Google doc. into Microsoft Word?
Nancy, this is an interesting question. Fortunately, there are a couple of ways of copying a Google document into Microsoft Word. Let’s take a look at them.
Method 1 – Simple Copy and
Sparky the Fire Dog
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011When the weather gets nice, one of the first things I think about is warm weather activities like barbeques and bonfires! We used to have bonfires all the time in spring when the weather started getting warm but wasn’t quite warm enough yet. Then I got
Add Sites to IE9 Popular Web Sites
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011You know, I was an Internet Explorer browser (pun intended) for a long, long time. I was loyal and faithful and all those gushy adjectives until Internet Explorer 7 started giving me the cold shoulder by freezing me out nearly every time I jumped on the internet, at which time I switched to Firefox and have had a great time browsing ever since. (By the way
Musictonic
Monday, April 11th, 2011I am in love with this site! I love to watch music videos and discover new artists, and now I can do both in one place!
To get started type in one of your favorite bands or artists and click the blue search button
Yahoo Search Direct
Friday, April 8th, 2011A new way to search with Yahoo! It’s called “Search Direct”! Give it a look! Continue reading
Dornob-Design Ideas Daily
Friday, April 8th, 2011I love to get neat design tips that I can integrate or recreate in my home. Dornob offers new design ideas daily, and there is always something new and exciting to see when I visit.
To navigate the newest design ideas, just
Cooking with Kids
Thursday, April 7th, 2011This is a fun site that is filled with recipes for kids to make! One of the children I babysit is obsessed with cooking – he just adores it! If he stays this passionate about cooking, he might just grow up to be a chef!
What Should I Read Next?
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011Have you ever finished a book and had trouble deciding what to read next? I know I have! This site gives you a recommendation on what you should read next, based on the title or author of a book you already like.
Five Advanced Google Search Operators
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011Like many others, I use Google for searches, but it’s often difficult to find a result among the thousands of returns. Are there any ways to add more focus to a Google search?
Five Advanced Google Operators
We all use Google (well the majority of us do) more or less every time we sit
Synonym Finder
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011While Microsoft Word has a built in synonym finder, I’ve found it doesn’t have a synonym for every word. That’s when I head over to this site and find a better and less repetitive way of writing what I need to write. This site is definitely
Imperial History of the Middle East
Monday, April 4th, 2011Imperial History of the Middle East
This flash site offers an amazing look at who has conquered the Middle East over the last 5,000 years. To start it, just click play!
You’ll watch it be conquered from 3000 B.C.E to 2006
Feedbooks: Public Domain
Friday, April 1st, 2011Are you looking for free books to download to your e-reader or computer? Then, you should check out this site! Here you can download books for free that have gone into the public domain.
On
Cute-a-Rater
Thursday, March 31st, 2011Animals are adorable! Welcome to Cute-a-Rater, a fun site devoted to picking the cutest animal! It’s easy to use, just click the vote for button underneath the image you want to vote for.
By default, it is set to All
Capture and Annotate
Thursday, March 31st, 2011This new add-on, Capture and Annotate lets you markup web pages any which way you please, and then share them fast! Continue reading
