Oh man! Here's one of the funniest instructables posts I've seen in a long time. Basically, the guy purchased a cheap alarm clock and placed a smoke alarm speaker into it. A good alarm for those "heavy sleepers" but I think it would be funnier used as a prank.
Heavy sleepers' alarm clock - More DIY How To Projects
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My favorite web designer released a new template for the public and I really like it. I'm currently translating it from Spanish to English and working out some other personalized extras but I want to know if anyone has a flikr account with a photo stream they would like to share. If you do, would you like to share it here on the family blog? I want to incorporate some more personal touches to the blog this time.
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For the life of me I could not figure out how the Navbar (the Blogger bar on the top of the blog) was hidden because I could not find the code anywhere. Oh well, I think this Christmas theme is a cute one and I was able to return the Navbar to the top so it's easier to create a new post. Sorry for the time it took to get it fixed.
Eddie
Hope you enjoy the new theme. I'm not sure if I missed some links to family or friends so let me know if you have been forgotten and I will add you.
Eddie
How ironic! I have been trying to get myself motivated to write up a post about ooVoo, the IM client with video chant support up to three people at a time, six with a subscription. But now the work has been done for me with CNET.com doing a write up on ooVoo for today's featured freeware.
CNET does have one complaint about the program but I would like to try it out with someone (any volunteers?) in the family before we all start downloading it, especially someone with a Mac since they're in the final testing phase for Macintosh.
ooVoo is an iChat-like video conferencing and chat tool for Windows, loaded with useful, powerful tools that make it a viable alternative for small work groups using conference calls and screen-sharing applications. A recording feature lets users tape video chats with other participants. Since the video and audio are being recorded to the hard drive, the only time limit is how much free space the computer's hard drive has. In testing, a nearly 15-minute, four-way video conversation only took up 95MB, which ooVoo can convert into a workable FLV file.
A conference calling tool gives host and participants a phone number to call. Other ooVoo users who call this conference line get plugged right into the audio that's a part of the video chat, and just like the video recordings, this audio gets archived, too. Call-in lines support up to six people, meaning users can have up to a dozen participants--including those on the video side. Note that this service isn't free. An optional companion for ooVoo's video player can be used for screen sharing or file sharing, and fun facial overlay tool that applies digital masks either to users faces or to backgrounds.
One of the best features is support for high-quality video streams, but two qualms users have had with the service are the compressed-sounding audio quality and datastream delays. More than annoying, one or more seconds of lag can force a heated debate to grinding halt. Still, ooVoo makes for a strong alternative to other VoIP and conferencing software.
I updated the template with a free template but it looks like the place hosting the pictures decided to cut everyone off. I'll fix it tonight as well as the navbar to make it simple for Syd and my Dad to log in.
**Update**
I've fixed the majority of the background images that disappeared suddenly. Usually, when a website puts up a free template there should not be any issue with the site hosting the back ground images, lucky for me the pictures were provided with the template download just in case.
After I fixed the blog, I went to the site I downloaded it from and clicked on the demo to compare images, to make sure I did it correctly, and they were all missing too. My best guess is that the site hosting the pictures blocked them from being hosted due to excessive bandwidth usage.
Just testing some software (yea, yea, I know I have no life) and I was curious if this one program would hold any interest in anyone.
Aunt Syd asked me to post this video of David Ford sampling sounds only to loop them live, i.e. at that moment, to create to create the effect that an entire band is playing for him while he sings.
Q. How do I embed videos on my website or blog?
A. To embed a video, just copy the code from the "Embed" box—you can find it in the "About This Video" box when you're watching the video.
Once you've copied the code, just paste it into your website or blog to embed it.
When I first stumbled across this web browser in a email newsletter, I didn't think much about it and skipped over it. A day later, I started to think about it for some reason and though maybe Aunt Toni and Nathan would be interested in it, not to mention, it is also a good resource for little ones that want to venture online but you want it to be safe for them.
The ZAC (Zone for Autistic Children) browser is stripped down and focuses on the strengths and weakness of Autistic children. There are about a dozen child friendly sites that can be accessed but also directs them toward activities suited for Autistic children.
You can read more about it at Kim Komando's website, or you can go directly to the download here.
Here's the video Aunt Syd was trying to post.
I tried to send a picture message from my cell phone to yours but Verizon wouldn't let me.
Mom told me about the book Aunt Syd put together for Grandma and the family for Christmas. She said it was really neat but when I saw it in person at Aprils house, I was in awe. Great idea Aunt Syd, that's one we'll all remember.
Edit- I usually post for the ADD challenged with pictures, videos, etc., but you will all have to do without for this one.
I've been trying to get this game up for Aunt Syd but it is protected so that others can't access it unless visiting the website. Anyway, here's a link to the Halloween Hangman game.
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