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The Links for November 8, 2003

Radio-Locator - Dyno Don/Dudley

Dyno Don rediscovered a Dudley find from over a year ago. It's still a great site, and worth another mention.

Dyno Don says: "Plug in your ZIP code, for example, and find all the radio stations you "should" get. Rated for signal strength and format. There are other search features as well. I was somewhat amazed at the number of stations it says are available in my area. I'll have to get out the old AM and see how many I can find. Shades of when I was little and one of the fun things we did was see how far away we could get a station. (This really only works at night for you young ones.)"

From the site: "Welcome to Radio-Locator, the most comprehensive radio station search engine on the internet. We have links to over 10,000 radio station web pages and over 2500 audio streams from radio stations in the U.S. and around the world. "

Cool site. Thanks, Dyno Don and Dudley!

Beginners Genealogy - Dudley

Dudley says: "Here's a site for those who may want to research their family tree. It's a beginner's guide to Genealogy with many links to helpful sites. There are expensive databases and software available to do this, but this is essentially free for those who want to "get their feet wet". If you run into a horse-thief delete it quickly."

There is a ton of good stuff here, including:

This is a GREAT resource for starting out in Genealogy. Give it a look.

Thanks, Dudley!

Reel Top 40 Radio - Taxi Mike

Taxi Mike says: ""The Repository is a wonderful "Collection of Collections", a continuing and combined effort of broadcasters and listeners who remember Top 40 Radio."

The site includes:

It's a fun site - well worth a browse and listen. Check it out.

Thanks, Taxi Mike!

California Travel Guide - Charles in San Francisco

Charles in San Francisco found this California Travel Guide.

Very cool - you can search by topic to find interesting sites in California for:

If you're planning a trip somewhere in California, or just have friends coming to visit you, check out this site for some cool ideas of stuff to see.

Thanks, Charles!

Samorost: Flash Game - Simply Insane Jeff in Concord

Simply Insane Jeff in Concord says: "Don’t know if ya do free games and don’t even know how I ran into this one but it is the most fun flash game I’ve come across. No instructions … just play it."

It's a very impressive flash game - well worth a play.

The site that hosts it has a "goodbye" page, so this game will probably not be available much longer.

Revised Saving Instructions!!!

Earlier I said to right click on the link, and save the file locally. Several listeners (thanks!) said this only saves the first screen. Here's how to get the entire game:

You should be able to play the game by clicking on the samorost.swf file - it will load the others in turn. If clicking on it doesn't load it, try opening IE, and opening the SWF via the "File....Open" command.

I put the files up in a zip file on an ftp site. You can get them here.

Cool game. Thanks, Simply Insane Jeff!

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.

Snapfiles: formerly Web Attack - Santa Rosa Steve

Santa Rosa Steve says: "You will still be able to access the site via , just as you did before, however they recommend that you update your bookmarks to whenever you get a chance."

Web Attack is one of my most-used sites to get freeware. There's a ton here:

I've never failed to find what I needed here. Bookmark this site.

Thanks, Steve!

Mini-Putt 2 - Dudley

Dudley says: "We probably all saw and played Mini-Putt when it came out a year or two ago. Now there is a Mini-Putt 2 available, on a different course, along with several other interactive games such as tennis."

This site has both Mini-Putt and Mini-Putt 2, as well as a bunch of other flash games:

You can waste a lot of time on these - fun stuff.

Thanks, Dudley!

Google DeskBar - Santa Rosa Steve

Santa Rosa Steve says: "Google Deskbar for Windows enables you to search with Google from any application without lifting your fingers from the keyboard. Installs easily in your Windows taskbar. Requires Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher."

Steve continues: "I'm a big Google fan, but I have not tried the Deskbar. I suspect that folks with an always-on (cable or DSL) internet connection will find it most useful. Is Google 'invading' Microsoft's desktop territory? Will Microsoft up the ante for Google. Stay tuned!"

Here are the key features:

So - say you are in outlook, and want to do a quick news search. With Google DeskBar loaded, you hit Ctrl+Alt+G, type in your search term, then hit Ctrl+N. A window "grows" up from your taskbar with the results - like a web page, but without all the buttons and stuff. You can browse fowared and back via 2 tiny buttons, or kick it onto a full blown browser window with one click. Very neat.

Google recommends it for these type of uses:

I've just started using it, and I like it a LOT. Will be a permanent part of every desktop I use.

Great find. Thanks, Steve!

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