I decided to forgo my 7 Wonders Wednesdays posts in favor of starting a new series. In Gettin’ Clicky With It, I will once again be sharing favorite links that will, hopefully, offer value, information, entertainment, and usefulness to my readers. Instead of a set number of links on a set day, this series will be somewhat random. The number of links may change from post to post, and the posts may be written on any given day. Here are some of my new favorite links on which to click:
- Discover who hosts any website on the wonderful world wide web with whoishostingthis.com. The site is super easy to use. Basically, you just type in the URL and hit the search button. In addition, the site offers plugins for both Firefox, and Internet Explorer, as well as a search bookmarklet.
- Have you ever been curious as to some of the oldest domain names? The oldest domain name was originated on March 15, 1985. In the grand scheme of time, that is really not very old at all. However, in internet years, that could be considered pretty darn ancient. That was the era of the Apple II e, the BASIC programming language, and the Commodore 64. Find out exactly which domain name is the oldest at iWhois.com. In fact, iWhois has a list of the 100 oldest domain names. Click it to find out which domains made the list.
- Have you ever wanted to say Happy Birthday in Bulgarian, Greek, or Mongolian? Shabbir.com shows the Happy Birthday greeting in 161 different languages from around the globe. While the site design could definitely be considered amateurish, I found some really interesting tidbits of information on this site.
- Do you enjoy coloring, but have trouble staying in the lines? If you do, be sure to check out thecolor.com. This site offers a free online coloring book that is so easy, and so much fun! There are well over 20 cateogories of coloring pages that you can color online or print. You can also create your own gallery. Way cool!
- Windows Live Translator is another “foreign language” site. This translation site allows you to enter up to 500 hundered words to be translated into another language. There are a variety of languages from which to choose. You can also enter a website URL. The website of choice will come up on the screen twice – on the left side and the right. The leftside will contain the original language, while the right will be the language to which it was translated. For example, http://www.daily-adventures.com will show up in English on the left, and French or Spanish, etc. on the right. The page is translated within seconds of loading. This site is a great tool for web developers, bloggers, writers, and others, that allows them to reach wide cross-section of people. I am only fluent in English, yet with websites like Windows Live Translator my blog can be read by many non-English readers and speakers.
- FACEinHOLE.com is a great time waster that is creative, entertaining, and loads of fun! You can choose from photos of celebrities, historical figures, and fictional characters, and then make them your own. You do this by inserting a photo of your face (or someone else’s face) into the hole. I have used other software to do this, but FACEinHOLE is, by far, the easiest to use. I have wasted hours at at a time turning my friends and family into SuperMario, Wonder Woman, Queen Elizabeth II, Willie Wonka, and many, many more. Like I said, FACEinHOLE is a fabulously fun time-waster. Click it!
- Calling all Night Owl Geeks! Do you stay up way past your bed time on a consistent basis, yet usually have to rise early in the morning? Check out Geek Dad’s 10 Geeky Tricks for Getting Out of Bed in the Morning. While, they may seem overly simple and obvious, they really can work, if you just apply them consistently. For example, set your alarm – across the room. Better yet, go to bed when you are tired. To read all 10 geeky tricks, click on the link!
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