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The Links for December 09, 2006

English Pronouncing Dictionary with Instant Sound - Dan in Vancouver, Washington

Dan in Vancouver, Washington found this site that TELLS you how to pronounce words.

If you spend too much time there, you'll talk like your from England.

I tried a few words - it worked great. "Aluminum" gave both the American and English pronunciation.

This is slick. Check it out.

Very cool, Dan - thanks!

How To Choose CD/DVD Archival Media - Dan in Vancouver, Washington

Dan really helped me out with this one. I wanted to archive a lot of data files, and needed to figure out what media to use.

This site tells you the best media around.

If you like knowing how things work, you'll find it interesting. It's technically detailed, but at the same time extremely clear and without jargon. You'll become a CD/DVD archival expert reading this page.

Just want to know what to get? A quick skim will get you there.

Thanks, Dan!

Choose and Watch: Online TV - Dan in Vancouver, Washington

Dan in Vancouver, Washington found Choose and Watch - a site that lets you easily find online TV shows.

The channels are sorted by type:

news
business
music
movies
cartoons
education

... plus a ton more.

They don't own the content - it's a nice directory with links to the media.

Very nice - Check it out.

Thanks, Dan!

Firefox Gone Wild Screenshot - Dan in Vancouver, Washington

Dan in Vancouver, Washington found this impressive screenshot.

I haven't added many extensions to my Firefox. I have Stumble, and see a couple of other icons I don't remember.

The guy who made this screenshot must have added every existing Firefox extension. You have to see it to believe it!

Very funny - thanks, Dan!

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.

Photo Freeware - Dan in Vancouver, Washington

Dan in Vancouver, Washington found this photo freeware site.

They have:

Image Editing
Corrections
Photo Albums
Image Viewers
Filters
Special Tools
Transfer

The main page shows 15 of each type, ranked by the number of downloads. And there's more behind it.

I'll be downloading from here heavily - check it out!

Thanks Dan!

Kirby Alarm And Task Scheduler - Dan in Vancouver, Washington

Dan in Vancouver, Washington

Kirby will:

Run a program
Pop up a note
Play a sound
Send an email
Transfer a file by FTP (pro version only)
Backup files and folders (pro version only)
Say the time (pro version only)
Say the message (pro version only)

Looks very handy - thanks, Dan!