KSFO's Web Wanderer

The Links for August 10, 2002

Online Programming Tutorials - Charles in San Francisco

Charles in San Francisco found this site with great tutorials. Every one I checked was free, and good.

The tutorials include:

I've always been the "Self taught" type. These tutorials are great for teaching yourself how to program. Give them a look.

Thanks, Charles!

Download Free Trial - Marina Jeff

Marina Jeff says: "I found a terrific site for freeware and shareware with a very impressive number of items of interest. Check it out."

The site is well structured and easy to browse. The main categories of software are: The site makes good use of categories and subcategories.

Subcategories for Utilities are: Antivirus, Backup, File & Disk Management, System Utilities, Optimizers, File Compression, Network, Uninstallers, Communication Tools, Password and Security Tools, Misc Utilities

Subcategories for Games are: Arcade, Adventure, Realtime Action, Strategy, Cards and Boardgames, Sports, Puzzles, Misc Games

This one is well worth a bookmark.

Thanks, Marina Jeff!

Photography by Thom from Orangevale - Thom from Orangevale

Besides finding us cool web site, regular contributor Thom from Orangevale has been a photographer for 35 years - both commercial and a non-commercial photography. He's making a web page to showcase his phoography.

There are photographs of the following types:

The site's just starting, but it already has some nice photos. Check it out.

Yesterdayland - Dudley

Dudley says: "Here's a site to help you remember the "old days" when you were young. It goes all the way back to the 50s. "

The site is filled with memories. Key areas are:

This site has a LOT of content, and some great message boards.

I checked out Saturday Morning during the 1960's, and found dozens, if not over a hundred TV shows listed. Each had photos, much more detail about the shows than I can remember, and links to other site.

This is a must bookmark site for nostalgic moods. You'll visit often.

Thanks, Dudley!

An Etch-A-Sketch that can be controlled from a web page - BimrJim

I still like it when somebody hooks up something unexpected to the web. Here's the latest I've heard of, from BimrJim.

BimrJim says: "For all those who have always wanted to control an Etch-A-Sketch with that fabulous engineering tool, The Internet. The page lists the parts required to build the system. And also the describes how users can remote users can draw lines and circles. The page refreshes every few seconds to show activity. Some rather clever drawings by remote control. "

Pretty funny stuff. Thanks, BimrJim!

Free For All!

"Free For All" picks are hot, FREE items or services. It can be software, online services, you name it - but it's got to be free, with no strings attached.

ThumbView - Andantino

Andantino says: "Just 107 kb, it provides a handy "View Thumbnail" option with a right mouse click on most popular image file formats, including bmp, gif, jpeg, pcz, png, tiff, wmf, and more. This is a convenient way to examine your graphics files without opening them."

They also offer free tools that gives you Title, Artist, etc. for Windows Media files or MP3s.

I learned about them from Jack Teems' "Neat Net Tricks" newsletter."

I gave it a try. It's a very sweet little program. Check it out.

Thanks, Andantino!

Free Online Magazines - Andantino

Andantino says: "Magtopia categorizes magazines that you can read online for free. It's a busy-looking front page, with ads jumping around (although we've all seen worse), but it might take you to a magazine you'd like to read."

Magazines include:

There's a few dozen computer magazines you'd recognize on the site, including PC Magazine, Computer Shopper, and Web Developer.com.

Very handy. Great to use to read magazines while on a trip - why lug around paper?

Nice find. Thanks, Andantino!

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