Archive for the 'Fun' Category
Posted by dvanarsd on May 6, 2008
MakeUseOf has a post on the Bureau of Communication, which offers one of the more unusual services on the Web.
They present a set of fill-in-the-blank forms for everyday communication.
Somewhat similar to those phone message pads with things like “While you were out some idiot called”, these forms cover a variety of situations:
- Unsolicited Feedback
- Declaration of Romantic Intent
- Formal Apology
and a number of others. They definitely have the topics covered!
Posted in Fun, wordprocessing | Tagged: letters, notes, forms, Bureau of Communication, bureau, communication, fill-in-the-blanks, fill, blanks, letter, memos, messages, humor | No Comments »
Posted by dvanarsd on April 22, 2008
Anybody see the movie “A Scanner Darkly”? Where everybody was turned into a realistic animated version of themselves (well, except during the hallucinations…)?
Try it yourself with beFunky and ‘cartoonize’ your photo or video.
- Turn your photos into digital paintings and comic style animated cartoons.
- Convert videos into cartoons.
- Create and enhance cartoonized avatars: Choose between different background scenes, clothes and accessories, hairstyles, etc.
- Warp tool: push and pull any area of an image (enlarge lips, reduce nose size, etc.).
- Get a black and white pencil drawing of any photo.
- Embed your beFunky stuff on your blog or profile pages.
Recommended by MakeUseOf.
WARNING: read the user agreement. Using this site gives them the right to use your image and information for their own purposes (promotion of their service, for example). If you are not comfortable with that, don’t use it.
Posted in Avatars, File conversion, Fun, Graphics | Tagged: animate, art, beFunky, cartoonize, conversion, convert, graphic, photo, rotoscope, Video | No Comments »
Posted by dvanarsd on April 20, 2008
The Free PC Gaming Blog has a list of 100 of the best legal free full version games you can download online.
“Over time I have found many fully functioning games that are free to download in various places across the web. Here are 100 of these great full games that are free to download online. They range from independent games, to games that were once commercial but are now free, free to play MMO games (some of the MMOs do have the option of purchasing in game items, etc.), free action games, 3rd person games, games designed by hobbyists, and many more!”
Posted in Freeware/Shareware, Fun | Tagged: freeware, games | No Comments »
Posted by dvanarsd on April 19, 2008
Here’s a list of some of the sites that provide legal viewing of television programs (this post may be updated over time):
anytvplayer.com Watch local TV, world TV, Live TV, satellite TV from countries of all world in different languages on your PC with anyTV not just at home, but at the OFFICE , work or wireless. Watch 2630+ Online TV, 6910+ Video clips. Listen to 4750+ Online Radio. Using anyTV means you can watch numerous of international TVs without a television, TV Tuner Card or a satellite receiver. Watch anywhere you have your internet Online. No additional equipments required. anyTV is a completly FREE Software. It contains absolutely NO ADWARE, NO SPYWARE, NO REGISTRATION, NO POPUPS, NO MALWARE or other unwanted software. The channels are constantly updated to bring you up-to-date channel list. You can filter channels by genre, country, bitrate or content. Set up a favorites list for quick access to your favorite Radio/TV/Video channels online. Watch in regular or full-screen mode. anyTV supports both Windows Media & RealVideo. Channels from more than 100 countries.”
hulu.com “Hulu’s ambitious and never-ending mission is to help you find and enjoy the world’s premium content when, where and how you want it. We hope to provide you with the web’s most comprehensive selection from more than 50 content providers including FOX, NBC, MGM, Sony Pictures Television, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, and more to deliver premium programming across all genres and formats, television shows, feature films, and clips. Watch full-length episodes of current primetime TV shows such as The Simpsons and The Office the morning after they air, classics like Miami Vice and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and clips from Saturday Night Live, Nip/Tuck, and others. Hulu also offers full-length feature films like The Usual Suspects, Ice Age, Three Amigos!, and The Big Lebowski as well as clips from films such as Napoleon Dynamite, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Devil Wears Prada and many more. Hulu is free and ad-supported — available anytime in the U.S.”
[update 2008/6/2]
OVGuide offers “Free online movies: Free DivX movies with very good quality & full length” and a number of TV shows. This seems to be a portal for a number of other sites with the actual content.
Posted in Everything, Fun, Video | Tagged: .com, anyTV, hulu, movies, network, OVGuide, programs, shows, television, TV | No Comments »
Posted by dvanarsd on April 14, 2008
All My Faves has links to what it considers the top 10% of every site on the web (in English, anyway).
They have weekly update sites, search engines, shopping sites, children’s sites, sports, weather, cellular, on and on and on and….
They have a lot of good sites listed.
Posted in Fun | Tagged: All My Faves, AllMyFaves, directories, Fun, links, sites | No Comments »
Posted by dvanarsd on November 13, 2007
Tired of the same old logon and/or Windows startup screens? The following were tested by Smart Computing magazine.
Posted in Everything, Freeware/Shareware, Fun, Microsoft Windows, Utilities | Tagged: boot, bootup, Fun, Graphics, login, logon, screen, screens, start, startup, Windows | No Comments »
