Interesting things are happening at YouTube, now owned by Google. The cloud, cloud computing, is trying to be a big deal though it’s seems to start and stop. But this could be a shot in the cloud. Google says YouTube’s new editing tool allows users to manipulate video online, FREE. Apparently there’s no complicated software [...]
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Wizard101 RPG – grandparents find cross generation family fun
Want to see something cool? Fire up your computer, even your five year-old computer or your netbook. Go over to Wizard101.com, an innovative, entertaining, family participation role play game. Known as an MMORPG (Massively multiplayer online role-playing game), Wizard101 delights people from pre-readers to post-retirement and everything in between. I know. I play it. So do [...]
BP oil spill: ROV, BoP, and the human element
By Dan Pelland, tech guru guest writer Remote-operated vehicles (ROV’s) worked on apparatus at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, trying to save a planet. I couldn’t stop watching the live feed from BP. It’s almost interesting enough to dispel some bitterness I feel at the unfolding events down there. Maybe that’s BPs whole [...]
10 Basic HTML 5 facts for regular people
If you follow tech news, you’ve heard a bucketful about the virtual war between Apple and Adobe (makers of FLASH) over web design. Apple supports adopting HTML5 and Adobe still says FLASH is the thang. What’s it all about? Money and sales, of course, but here are some facts about how HTML5 may relate to [...]
Transocean and BP oil spill larger than Connecticut
Connecticut isn’t one of our largest states, but it’s intimidating to consider that three and half million people, the population of Connecticut, live in an area about the size of that mess in the Gulf of Mexico. You can not see end-to-end of the BP oil spill from one spot, unless you’re in space. Gizmodo, [...]
DIY do it yourself high definition videos CHEAP
Animoto.com is an online do-it-yourself video production program so easy your grandchildren could absolutely create their own videos. It’s effortless and affordable. We found it fun and quick enough that the shortest attention span can hold out during the production process. For free trial use go to the site and clicked on the get started [...]
Picnik in the cloud with Google
Google just acquired a website called Picnik that you should know about if you like digital photography and photo editing. Picnik is FREE cloud computing, with an available upgrade if you want it. With a simple click you can edit and manipulate photos to your heart’s content. Use filters, special effects, and controls once only [...]
Head into cloud computing with Google Docs
There’s a FREE online productivity suite that uses none of your system’s resources and requires no download. Google Docs is fun to explore and to play with. If you want to jump on the bandwagon and get some of the larger programs off your own harddrive, in other words, go for cloud computing, start with [...]
Google Chrome browser revisited – a safe and reliable choice
Google’s web browser, Chrome, is now in version 4.0.249.89. I like it, especially in view of IE’s recent problems. Gurus and pundits are advising people to use IE only when absolutely necessary since it’s security credibility roughly resembles Swiss cheese. It’s full of holes and that can cause you problems. There are seven or eight [...]
Real estate market improving, website gives you complete buying-selling information
The bottom fell out of the real estate market in some areas, notably parts of Florida where I happen to own property, but some places seem to be on the rebound. And it’s unlikely that real estate, in any market, will fail to increase in value over the long term. Still, many of us worry [...]