Google Extensions

There’s a lot of talk about apps for the iPhone, some applications actually being useful by extending the capability of your phone. By the same token, we’re familiar with browser plug-ins that extend the capability of our web browsers. Google Extensions do the same for Google Chrome, they add more features ... More on Google Extensions →

Finding Your Family History

A local cable channel broadcast an interesting TV show about finding your family history. Genealogy is a new interest of mine, so I’ve captured the web links mentioned in the program. You might find these useful in your family search too… The US Gen Web Project is a group ... More on Finding Your Family History →

WordPress.TV

If you’re looking for some good self-help instruction with WordPress, try viewing wordpress.tv The WP team has assembled some well done tutorial videos for learning WordPress. Welcome to WordPress TV, is a visual reference for all things WordPress. There’s also a Blog for WordPress TV at blog.wordpress.tv Here’s some other useful WordPress sites: weeklywp.com offers ... More on WordPress.TV →

Friday April 9th

The Associated Press does a nice video recap of world news events that happened on Friday, April 9th. 1865: Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant in Northern Virginia, ending the American Civil War. 1959: NASA announces the first Mercury 7 astronauts. 2003: Baghdad falls under control of U.S. led ... More on Friday April 9th →

Tumblr

Hey I recently found a couple of great sites to share with you. I Love Old Magazines has ads, covers and graphics from old magazines, just like the title implies. It’s from the same guys who came up with I Love Charts. They have a very creative ... More on Tumblr →

WordPress 3.0 Beta

I’m pretty excited about the WordPress 3.0 Beta that was just announced a few days ago. We’re going to see some important improvements in this new version, which will push WordPress even further along as the leading CMS tool on the web. The WordPress Blog has posted about some of ... More on WordPress 3.0 Beta →

GGRP Sound Record

This is a cool idea; GGRP Sound has a 45 RPM record housed inside a corrugated cardboard sleeve. The package doubles as a record player, so it ships and plays in the same package. It’s a really simple design that’s hand powered; you have to spin the record clockwise with ... More on GGRP Sound Record →