Hi All,
I don't know about you, but I think the web is an amazing source of information. From getting current events, to getting driving directions, to weather, statistics on your favorite baseball player. From swapping photos of your grandchildren to getting email from a long lost friend and booking your seat on your next trip. The web is amazing - and there is a huge amount to learn.
And that is the topic of today's blog post: where to go to learn how to do 'things'. The site is called 'Howcast' and is similar to Youtube in the sense that videos are posted by folks - experts and non-experts alike - on how to do 'stuff'.
For example, as of March 18th at roughly 10am, the Howcast homepage had videos on topics like Irish Step Dancing For Beginners, How to Knit, How to Play Flamenco Guitar.
On the site itself there is a very clear search box at the top center portion of the page. At the top right part of the page is a link to 'Categories' that Howcast covers. Categories include: Style, Tech, Fitness, Home, Money & Education, Food, Recreation, Health, Family and Relationships.
Videos on Howcast are usually between 2 and 5 minutes in length. In addition, at the bottom of the screen you'll find more videos on the topic. In addition Howcast includes a list of similar videos on the right side of the screen. Interesting stuff - and it can be educational.
Enjoy the site.
Regards,
Stu
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
NASA Picture of the Day
Hi All,
If you didn't already know it, NASA has an amazing repository of 'Astronomy Picture of the Day' going back to June 16, 1995. Amazing photos of stars, suns, galaxies, nebula's, comets, solar system, nova's, moons, planets and more. Here is the link to the archives for the pictures.
Click on this link to search all the Astronomy Pictures of the Day since 6/16/95.
Other parts of the NASA site that might be interesting include:
1. Astronomy Picture of the Day's Educational Links
2. Are you interested in partaking in a discussion about a particular Astronomy Picture of the Day? If so, then click on this link for a discussion forum.
3. Click on this link to the main NASA website. There are links to News, Missions, Multimedia and ways to Connect with NASA.
Enjoy the site!
Stu
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