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...you can watch the Charlie Rose show for free online?
...BusinessWeek Online has some great articles and slideshows in their Real Estate Section?
...that new research suggests that dog owners are physically healthier than cat owners?
...you can create a newsletter online? Print or email it when finished.
...you can ask a question of a philosopher?
...the U.S. GDP grew 3.4% in 2006 even though it had to absorb a housing collapse, record high energy prices, and the cumulative impact of 17 Fed rate hikes!?
...The Pocket still has free invitations for Google's email accounts? To get one just email us at editor@thepocket.com and ask for a Gmail account. I'll need your first and last name and your current email address.
ADVERTISING
...view the Super Bowl ads.
ART
...view a graphic waterfall.
...have access to over 100,000 pieces of art online. [Did you know there's a crack in the Mona Lisa?]
AUTOMOBILES
...buy an original Batmobile, or maybe the Ghostbusters car instead.
CELEBRITIES
...keep up with celebrity goings on. [It's like being at the supermarket checkout counter.]
COMPUTERS
...make my XP system run faster, the way it used to.
CONSUMER RESOURCES
...read about the Best Buy customer who stands up for himself.
COOKING
...view photos of various foods and drinks, each of which has 200 calories. [It doesn't take a lot of peanut butter]
...learn more about Sushi and Sashimi.
...calculate the number of calories I need each day to maintain my weight.
FINANCE
...read the Forbes wealth building guide.
GADGETS
...look at CNET's "Crave" gadget page.
...see what "OhGizmo" came up with this month. [OhGizmo]
...check out the latest gadgets via "Engadget."
...see more gadgets reviewed this month by "Gizmodo."
...view "Strange New Products."
...preview more interesting products. [Product Dose]
...check out Cnet's Top 100 Products.
...view "Gizmag." The magazine of emerging technology.
...check out the "New Launches" site.
GAMES (Online)
...find the 50 hidden movies within the image.
...view the assembled stationary products and determine what movie is being depicted.
...try a little table tennis.
HEALTH
...use the Mayo Clinic's calculators and self-assessments to check my health.
...learn the 9 mistakes baby boomers make when it comes to their health.
HOLIDAYS AND EVENTS (What's Going To Happen?)
02/01 - Black History Month
02/02 - Groundhog Day
02/04 - Super Bowl XLI
02/06 1935 - "Monopoly" Goes On Sale
02/12 - Lincoln's Birthday
02/12 - Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
02/14 - Valentine's Day
02/18 - Chinese New Year
02/18 - Daytona 500
02/19 - Presidents' Day
02/20 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday
02/22 - Washington's Birthday
02/23 - Bassmaster Classic
03/01 - National Women's History Month
03/01 - 1872 - Yellowstone National Park Established
03/03 - Iditarod
03/03 - Purim (begins at sundown)
03/08 - Crufts Dog Show
03/11 - US Daylight Saving Time
03/13 - NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Begins
03/17 - St. Patrick's Day
03/17 - NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Begins
03/20 - Spring Starts (Northern Hemisphere)
03/31 - NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four
03/31 - National Cherry Blossom Festival
Links to all the above and more...
HUMOR
...check out, and maybe purchase a humorous doormat.
...view a couple of Bizarro cartoons.
...watch some TV bloopers and out takes.
MISC
...check out neat stuff at Neatorama.com.
...find fun statistics about my birthday.
...read hopelessly bad predictions.
...know what other people regret.
MOVIE TRAILERS (In U.S. theatres this month)
...checkout "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton.
...checkout "Music and Lyrics with Hugh Grant.
...checkout "Daddy's Little Girl" with Gabrielle Union.
...checkout "The Astronaut Farmer" with Billy Bob Thornton.
...see even more coming attractions.
MUSIC
...play online music based upon the mood I'm in.
PHOTOGRAPHY
...have my slides and other prints digitally scanned and put on a CD/DVD.
PHOTOGRAPHY (ONLINE)
...great series of humorous photos.
...see a picture of kids left alone with a gallon of paint.
...view stop action photographs of liquids.
POLITICS
...keep up with the 2008 presidential race. Here's another good 2008 site.
PRODUCTS OF NOTE
...visit the Apple website to check out the iPhone.
...bracelet that flashes to alert me of a cellular telephone call.
...watch a video of new robots at CES.
REFERENCE WORKS
...site that provides links to sites that have in-depth information about all the worlds nations.
SCIENCE
...know what dark matter and dark energy are. You could ask the folks at Scientific American.
...see what Nasa has to teach me about the solar system.
SOFTWARE (FREE QUALITY UTILITIES)
...try AVG Anti-Virus for free instead of Norton or McAfee.
...try ZoneAlarm Firewall for free instead of Norton or McAfee.
...try Microsoft's Defender anti-spyware for free instead of a paid version.
...site that will provide me with free updates to my software applications.
TELEPHONE
...know who just called me. Use caller ID number to tract down your caller.
TELEVISION
...go to Primatechpaper.com. This is the company that "Heroes" character Mr. Bennett works for. Go to the "About Us" page and move your cursor over the Primatech Paper logo. Click it. Your user name is "bennet." The rest is up to you.
...know the results from the numerous Mythbuster's trials.
...watch movies and TV online.
...keep up with the latest TV news with this blog.
TESTS
...take the Unofficial IQ test...(eleven questions at 10 seconds each)
...take the Idiot test.
...try another general knowledge test.
TRAVEL
...tour some Tuscan Farmhouses.
WASTE OF TIME
...see if I click in the same place as other clickers.
...make the images on any website fly around in circles.
...see what happens when an associate goes on vacation and his co-workers have some extra tinfoil.
...ask Stewie from "Family Guy" to do my bidding. [He does want to kill his mother.]
...drag and drop socks to match them up.
"The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."
-Bertrand Russell
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EverNote
Does much more than just keeping all your notes in one place.
- (Win) February/March 2007
Archive of MONTHLY Reviewed Downloads.
Check out these free WEEKLY downloads
the Pocket found just last month...
PCPAL - PCPal helps you keep your PC optimized. (Win) February 01, 2007
Eulalyzer - Analyze license agreements in seconds. (Win) January 25, 2007
Google Web Accelerator - Works with your browser to help web pages show up in a snap. (Win) January 4, 2007
Dozens more free downloads right here. Now arranged by category.
"A new survey has found that Americans are now more accepting to overweight people. Of course – we all are overweight now!" - Leno
Sen. Joe Biden, on the day of announcing his candidacy for president of the United States, called Barack Obama the first mainstream African-American who is articulate, bright, and . . . clean. I think we've seen the shortest presidential campaign in history. - Leno
"A recent survey of drivers and their distractions found that 68 percent of drivers eat meals while driving; 73 percent talk on the phone while driving. Here’s the scary part: 98 percent filled out the survey while driving." - Leno
"Signs You Are Not One of the Most Fascinating People of 2006"
Al Gore told you to stop droning on and on.
Proudest day was when you unscrambled "DGO” in the "Jumble.”
Your catch phrase is "Can’t, I’m allergic.”
The public adores you — "the public” being your garage full of raccoons. - Letterman
"Ford has reported huge losses this year. Ford Motor Cars lost $12.7 billion dollars in 2006. That’s the biggest annual loss in their 103-year history. They’re blaming a lot of their losses on the launch of their unpopular new economy car, the Ford Federline." - Kimmel
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Cell Phone Light
If you need some light try opening your cell phone and using it as a temporary flashlight.
Retrieve Your Lost Cell Phone
Have the very first name/number listed in your cell phone's address book be yours. Use a land line number. Make the "name" be: Return This Phone..."
Return Your Empty Ink Cartridges For Coupons
Staples offers a $3 coupon toward a future purchase of ink or toner when HP, Lexmark™ or Dell cartridges are recycled.
Shutdown Your Computer With One Click
Go to your desktop. Right click on a blank spot and point to "New," then click on "Shortcut." In the "Create Shortcut" window, type the following...
For Windows 95, 98, or Me copy and paste: C:\windows\rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindows
For Windows XP type or copy: SHUTDOWN -s -t 01
Click the "Next" button.
The Olde Paper Clip Trick
If your CD or DVD is stuck inside your computer you can manually retrieve it by pushing the end of a paper clip into the small hole located at the front of your disk drive.
200+ Computing Tips by Category
"Welcome to the real world."
81KB - Source: Male/Morpheus(Laurence Fishburne)/The Matrix
"Hello, hello, hello, hello."
24KB - Source: The Marx Brothers
"We're on a mission from God."
34KB - Source: Male/Elwood Blues(Dan Akroyd)The Blues Brothers
"What's up Doc?"
25KB - Source: Male/Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes
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Keeping you on top of computer related news, scams and virus warnings.
COMPUTING NEWS TIPS AND WARNINGS
* Backup important files. You can lose your hard drive at any time.
* Run ScanDisk and defragment your hard drive.
* Use an antivirus program and keep it updated.
* Check for the latest virus threats.
* Install the latest Microsoft security updates.
* Install a security firewall. More firewall information.
* Invest in a surge protector.
* Keep your DirectX files updated.
* Eliminate adware and spyware from your system.
* Find answers at Microsoft Product Support Services.
* Turn computers off at night to avoid hackers and save energy.
* Check email attachments with antivirus software.
* Don't respond to or buy anything from a spammer.
* Disregard any email that asks for personal information, credit card numbers, or bank information.
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