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Google Notebook is a free browser tool that makes web research of all kinds—from planning a vacation to comparison shopping to purchasing a car—easier and more efficient. It allows you to send clippings of text, images, and links to an online notebook without ever leaving the page you're on. You can also add your own notes, organize notebooks into sections, and make your notebooks public for others to view.
Submitted by Stan Hutchings
“See one, do one, teach one” is a time-honored educational credo in surgery—although the “see ”and ldquo;do” stages actually involve numbers much larger than one. CNET.com's Digital Home DIY is a dream of a website for do-it-yourself home technology projects. Enter the virtual house, and click links to view the projects in that area: deck/patio, home office, or den, for example. The video clips of actual projects can be much more informative than written instructions.
Submitted by Stan Hutchings
TV viewers can use www.tv.com as a one-stop site to get more out of the traditional entertainment experience. It has many features: plot summaries, reviews, picture galleries, news, and show listings. Episode downloads are available to make your morning commute a little more enjoyable. Check out Metacritic, which compiles reviews of film, video, books, music, television, and games from respected critics and publications.
Submitted by Stan Hutchings
Because bad things can happen (even to good people), you should develop your personal preparedness plan before it happnes, using resources available on the Internet: PandemicFlu.com at www.pandemicflu.gov and from the Department of Homeland Security www.ready.gov. There is a lot of valuable information you can use to prepare for the next disaster, and links to more information.
Submitted by Stan Hutchings
Nanotech Basics - 11 key essays addressing the profound implications of molecular manufacturing are posted on KurzweilAI.net. Nanotechnology—the precise engineering of tiny but powerful machines—is advancing quickly, leaping from the pages of science fiction into world-class research laboratories, and coming soon to a desktop near you. In the articles, you will learn how personal nanofactories (PNs) will bring radical changes to society, and to your life.
Submitted by Stan Hutchings
Larry Magid had an article in the Palo Alto Daily News technology section about SeniorNet and the many offerings it has. I took a look, and sure enough, there are articles and links and courses of interest to me and to other members of SPAUG. Take a look, you'll probably find something of interest. How about these: Learn to Search the Web (Self-Paced); SeniorNet's Guide to Using eBay (Self-Paced); SeniorNet's eBay for Seniors Resources Resources for seniors to use and learn to buy and sell on eBay? Plus there are "brick and mortar" learning centers nearby: Cypress Senior Center, San Jose; Willows Senior Center, San Jose; San Mateo Senior Center, San Mateo; Saratoga SeniorNet Center, San Jose. Many of the features are free, but a donation is requested.
Submitted by Stan Hutchings
SmugMug's Markham Bennett, Director, Business Development offered SPAUG members a free year's subscription to their Power Level account ($60 value). I took advantage of their offer. Here's what my site looks like: SmugMug - Hutchings' photo galleries. There is a lot you can do, I've just barely begun to take advantage of the subscription. One thing for sure - besides making it convenient to share your photos, it's a good backup for your irreplaceable photos. My daughter just lost her hard drive contents to a crash - the warranty replaced the drive, but not the contents of the drive. With your photos on SmugMug, not only can you share your photos with others, you have a backup for the inevitable hard disk crash. You can find out details of the features offered at www.smugmug.com/price/.
Submitted by Stan Hutchings