The Internet has some sites devoted to downloading software and other stuff. The 2 sites I know the best are Download.com and Tucows. Each has tons of software from many different catagories to choose from, and can be free or free to try. You can look up what you’re looking for in the search box. There are ratings, number of downloads, and the date the files were added. Software has reviews and sometimes Publisher's website and even screenshots. You can find software for different Operating Systems and file sizes.There’s also News, Tips and Tricks, and Blogs.
You get to read about software before you download it. Reviews and ratings can be very helpful. Most information you need can be easily found. I’ve downloaded several things in the past from Download.com before. I’m pretty satisfied with it. I’ve never had serious problems with anything I got from there, and there are lots of cool things to find. Such things include computer repairing software, calculators, typing programs, and spyware cleaners.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Saturday, November 17, 2007
YouTube
I found YouTube more than a year ago, and have been enjoying it ever since! I had discovered that finding some videos online was almost impossible. For example, I looked around for Belinda Carlisle or Cathy Dennis videos, without much success. Once I came across YouTube not only did I find plenty of those videos, but also commercials and funny home made videos.
YouTube is free, even if you decide to join. If you join, you can select favorites, and I think you can submit your own videos, (I never had any to submit). You can share videos from YouTube with anyone who has an e-mail. When you get to YouTube’s home page there are some videos at the top that are currently being watched by other people. Videos have ratings, (you can rate them too), and a number of how many views they’ve gotten. You can also find movie trailers. A week ago I saw a teaser trailer for Indiana Jones 4! I can’t wait for that to come out!
There are thousands of videos on YouTube to choose from. More videos are being uploaded every day. If you haven’t experienced YouTube yet you’re in for a treat!
YouTube is free, even if you decide to join. If you join, you can select favorites, and I think you can submit your own videos, (I never had any to submit). You can share videos from YouTube with anyone who has an e-mail. When you get to YouTube’s home page there are some videos at the top that are currently being watched by other people. Videos have ratings, (you can rate them too), and a number of how many views they’ve gotten. You can also find movie trailers. A week ago I saw a teaser trailer for Indiana Jones 4! I can’t wait for that to come out!
There are thousands of videos on YouTube to choose from. More videos are being uploaded every day. If you haven’t experienced YouTube yet you’re in for a treat!
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Video
Watching videos online and on your computer is another great way to spend your time. There are different ways of doing it. One way is finding videos online you can download to your computer and then watch. There are different places online to find these videos. For instance, you can look them up using the Video tab on Yahoo. Another way of watching videos online is by using streaming video. Basicly that means you can watch these videos online without having to download them. A couple of websites with good streaming video are YouTube and Yahoo Music.
There are a few media players to play downloadable videos on. Probably the most used is Windows Media Player. I’ve found it to work well with plenty of options. Then there’s QuickTime. This is from Apple, and also works well. You get it automaticly when you download iTunes. There’s also RealPlayer. It has Real Guide which helps you find different kinds of media.
Of course, you can watch DVDs on your computer without even being hooked up to the Net if you have a DVD drive. You have to have software that plays DVDs, such as PowerDVD. It works pretty much like your standard DVD player for your TV.
Watching videos on your computer is fun and a good use for your PC.
There are a few media players to play downloadable videos on. Probably the most used is Windows Media Player. I’ve found it to work well with plenty of options. Then there’s QuickTime. This is from Apple, and also works well. You get it automaticly when you download iTunes. There’s also RealPlayer. It has Real Guide which helps you find different kinds of media.
Of course, you can watch DVDs on your computer without even being hooked up to the Net if you have a DVD drive. You have to have software that plays DVDs, such as PowerDVD. It works pretty much like your standard DVD player for your TV.
Watching videos on your computer is fun and a good use for your PC.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Images
There are many different kinds of pictures, or images, to be found all over the web. JPEG is the picture format I’m most familiar with. There are several other kinds. Some pictures are only a few kilobytes large, while others are more than a megabyte in size. Images between 30 KB and 150 KB are the easiest to manage.
You can find pictures on celebrity, TV, movie, music, or game fan sites. Pictures can vary from images of a mountain to images of your favorite rock star. An easy way to find pictures is by looking them up with the images tab on a search engine like Yahoo. Once you find a good picture you can ether Save Picture As, or Copy and Paste to an appropriate folder. I like to make different folders for different categories of images.
When you have the picture you want you have a few options on what to do with it. You can send it to someone by e-mail, send the file through an Instant Messager, print it, put it on your desktop as wallpaper, or make a slide show of many different pictures for your screen saver. To look at your image you can use the Preview option, Internet Explorer, or a graphics program like Paint Shop Pro 8, which I have. Working with pictures is one of the simplest and most fun things you can do with a computer.
You can find pictures on celebrity, TV, movie, music, or game fan sites. Pictures can vary from images of a mountain to images of your favorite rock star. An easy way to find pictures is by looking them up with the images tab on a search engine like Yahoo. Once you find a good picture you can ether Save Picture As, or Copy and Paste to an appropriate folder. I like to make different folders for different categories of images.
When you have the picture you want you have a few options on what to do with it. You can send it to someone by e-mail, send the file through an Instant Messager, print it, put it on your desktop as wallpaper, or make a slide show of many different pictures for your screen saver. To look at your image you can use the Preview option, Internet Explorer, or a graphics program like Paint Shop Pro 8, which I have. Working with pictures is one of the simplest and most fun things you can do with a computer.
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