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Archive for April 2006

April 28th, 2006

Spider, Pakistan’s Internet Magazine

Pakistan has an internet magazine called Spider that looks kind of interesting; here’s a blurb:
“The monthly magazine carries cover stories and feature articles on the development of the Internet and how it affects Pakistanis. It includes articles from some of the world’s leading technology gurus and the best names in the Pakistani IT scene. In […]

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April 28th, 2006

Web Cams from Around the World

Interesting find today; I did a search for webcams using this little trick: inurl:cam and found Goocam World Map. It’s a “Google map of unprotected/open camera streams obtained from Google searches. The IP addresses for each camera has been mapped to it’s Geolocation.” Some of these are NSFW, but it’s pretty interesting.

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April 27th, 2006

Spring Flowers at Flickr

If you want to see some beautiful spring flowers, check out Flickr’s spring clusters. Tulips, crocuses (croci?), daffodils, you name it.
And if you’re in the mood to see even more beautiful spring flowers, check out the American Meadows Wildflower Information Lookup, or the Beautiful Orchids page from San Francisco, California.

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April 27th, 2006

Go Retro - Do You Remember When…

Let’s take a walk down Virtual Memory Lane and go retro, with:

RetroJunk: the “memory machine” for TV shows and more.

Plan59.com: “Museum and Gift Shop of Mid-Century Illustration.”

Retro Remakes: remakes of classic games. Lots of games.

FontDiner: classic retro fonts.

RetroGraphix: free retro clipart.

Digital Retro: vintage retro computer history books - for the true geek.

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April 26th, 2006

Free Font Downloads

Free font downloads are all over the Internet; just got to know where to look. Here’s a few:

TypeNow.net: first place I go for fonts. There’s a ton of good stuff here, music, games, and movie-related fonts.

WhattheFont: “Ever wanted to find a font just like the one used by certain publications, corporations, or ad campaigns? Well […]

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April 26th, 2006

Create a Logo for Free

Want to create a logo for free, or look at a few corporate logos? Here’s some sites for ya:

Logo54: Make a Star Wars, Harry Potter, or Monsters Inc.

CoolText: logo and graphics generator.

Drawing a good logo: really excellent step by step tutorial on how to draw a good logo.

Flickr Logo Maker: make any text you want […]

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April 25th, 2006

Gorp.com - Adventure Travel on the Web

Go on a travel adventure quest with Gorp.com, a site that is hard to pull yourself away from. Here’s what Gorp is:
“GORP.com is your encyclopedic resource for outdoor recreation—hiking, biking, rafting, camping, fishing, and more. With information on attractions, outdoor gear, adventure travel, and national parks and wilderness areas, GORP.com is the web’s best […]

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April 25th, 2006

The Smoking Gun

One of my favorite sites ever has to be The Smoking Gun, where famous people and infamous people alike get their dirty court laundry aired for all to see. For example:

Charlie Sheen Divorce Bombshell: The entire (17 pages) sworn declaration of Denise Richards alleging that Charlie Sheen “is unstable, violent, addicted to gambling and […]

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April 24th, 2006

MySpace Glitter Graphics - How To Find Glitter Graphics for MySpace

Looking for MySpace glitter graphics? There’s seriously no END to the fun stuff you can find; here’s just a few links I found:

GlitterGraphics: more glitter than you can shake a stick at.

GlitterMaker: “Using our dynamic glitter graphics maker, you can now personalize animated glittery text for your website, your MySpace profile, or even your message […]

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April 22nd, 2006

The National Park Guide

The National Park Guide is an excellent site that lists all the national and state parks in the United States. You can search alphabetically, geographically, or by topic.

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