www.LiveOnNetwork.com
LiveOnNetwork.com was launched to help baby boomers and their friends and family seek everyday solutions to improve the lives of the elderly. The site features many categories, such as home health care, legal services, employment, and dating. LiveOnNetwork also features many products for sale, including neck pillows, grab bars, first aid and survival kits.
www.videojug.com
Video Jug offers video of various skills to make life more easy. Organized into useful categories like Beauty and Style, DIY and Home, Food and Drink, and others, there is enough content here to keep you busy for weeks. From How To Make Your Own “James Bond” License Plates to How To Win At Arm Wrestling, this site has it all.
www.sparkpeople.com
SparkPeople’s mission is to help millions of people reach their health goals. The site offers similar diet and fitness tools that are offered on pay sites like Weight Watchers and eDiets.com, but for free! SparkPeople.com’s continually updated online food journal now contains more than 250,000 searchable foods.
www.mancavesite.org
This site celebrates the man cave – the only space a man can truly claim as his very own in a domestic setting. ManCaveSite.org is a blog that allows men to show off the spaces they’re most proud of. Don’t miss the galleries or the step-by-step instructions on how to make a Keg-O Rator for you own man cave!
www.gopingme.com
Need to remember to get things done? Just create a Ping, set a date, and you’ll receive a reminder by e-mail or text message to your phone. Sign up is quick and the service is free.
www.fancast.com
Watch full TV episodes – for FREE! Full-length TV shows from NBC, FOX, CBS, FX, Bravo, and more are at this site. Watch current favs like “Family Guy,” “CSI: Miami,” “The Office” and the “Daily Show,” or go back to “Twin Peaks,” “Hill Street Blues,” and “Star Trek.” High speed DSL or cable Internet connection recommended for best viewing.
www.angryalien.com
Watch 30-second clips of some of your favorite movies performed by bunnies. They’re well done, funny and capture the plots in 30 seconds, plus they’re performed by cartoon bunnies. What more could you ask for? There are a number of clips to choose from.
www.fireworksafety.com
In an effort to help you keep all of your digits this July Fourth weekend, the National Council on Fireworks Safety encourages everyone to take time and read the safety tips and guidelines at this Web site. Fireworks are a staple of the July 4th celebration for millions of Americans. Parties and picnics all across the country are topped off by backyard fireworks shows.
Locking In Gas Prices
www.MyGallons.com recently introduced a service that allows drivers to fill up their tanks in the future but at current prices, using a debit-like card which banks gallons rather than dollars. Working on the assumption that the price of gas will continue to rise, founder Steven Verona started the company two-and-a-half years ago. Since a soft launch in January, about 2,000 people have signed up with MyGallons. Verona said new customers generally begin by purchasing 25 to 50 gallons, then move on to 100 to 200 gallons. Using regular unleaded gas as the benchmark, drivers pre-buy gas based on their Zip code. MyGallons determines what that price is based on current prices. The MyGallons card is accepted at over 95% of U.S. gas stations.
www.televisiontunes.com
TelevisionTunes.com is a nostalgic Web site filled to the brim with the theme music and songs from your favorite television shows. Browse through the site’s sizeable archive of over 3,700 theme songs from sitcoms, dramas, game shows, and other popular programming past and present. All the theme music is indexed alphabetically and posted in MP3 format.
www.remindmypet.com
Even the most well-meaning pet owners can forget to give their pets the meds they need. But this site offers a free tool that will remind them. By registering at RemindMyPet.com, pet owners receive customized e-mail reminders when it’s time to give medications to Fido or Kitty.
http://freegashelp.com
As consumers are paying more than ever at the pump, Free Gas Help offers a way to dramatically cut down on fuel expenses. Motorists can get paid to place multiple magnet “billboards” on their vehicles. Car owners who completely wrap their vehicle in ads can earn $200 a month. Motorists can also get premiums for driving certain models. Yellow cars get 5% more on the deal simply because the color stands out. The company also offers more cash for active members of the military.
www.switchplanet.com
Switch Planet is a free social network site that brings together people who want to “trade the stuff” they have “to get the stuff they want.” This online community is a terrific place to swap with strangers, and in doing so get the added bonus of reducing the impact that excessive waste is having on the Earth. The site primarily focuses on Music, Movies, Games and Books, although they will be expanding into other categories.
www.gasedge.com
This Web site has been launched to help drivers decide if driving across town to a cheaper gas station will actually save money. GasEdge.com requires you to enter a few details, such as the price of gas and the distance to the cheaper station. The result is aimed at helping drivers save money. The site also has a real-time feed that updates the average prices per gallon by state and features tips on how to save gas and increase gas mileage.
www.faceinhole.com
With this free Web application you can easily put your face on the body of Paris Hilton, Shrek, Harry Potter, or hundreds of others. All you have to do is select a scenario and then upload a picture. You can then resize, rotate or adjust skin tones to make it look authentic. Use it to make a birthday card or just to have fun. You can also easily add the pictures to your Facebook or MySpace profile.
www.zotfish.com
ZotFish is a free site that just launched this month. It allows anyone to ask a question to over 400 celebrities, politicians, artists, athletes, authors and more. It’s a virtual press conference where everybody can participate. The forum-style setup lets the general public communicate with public figures by submitting questions and then voting on the questions they want answered most. ZotFish also added the option of letting public figures ask questions to get feedback from the public. Questions are sorted by name, category and votes
www.showroom411.com
Showroom411.com includes thousands of pages of DIY Home Improvement advice, tips, products and information. There’s a huge “How To” and “Video Library” that will help guide the do-it yourselfer with just about any home improvement project.
www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/politics
From Chevy Chase as Gerald Ford to Phil Hartman as Ronald Reagan to Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton, “Saturday Night Live” is known for its political satire. Now NBC has brought that online with this new political Web site: SNL Elections 2008. The site, linked from the original SNL site, includes bios of the candidates and some SNL-like taglines: Obama: Black is the new president; Clinton: B*tch is the new black; and McCain: Not as old as you think. There are games such as Whack a Pol, ecards, and message boards, and fans can vote for their favorite presidential impersonator. There are also tons of videos.
www.findtoto.com
This new Web site is the “Amber Alert” for lost or stolen pets. Within an hour of signing up for the service, the company calls between 250 to 5,000 neighborhood homes with listed landlines. Depending on what plan a customer signs up for – the cost is between $65 and $425.
www.zamzar.com
This Web site converts common file types to other common file types – for free! Just upload the file you want to convert, such as a PDF, and tell Zamzar the file type you’d like to output (e.g. an Excel spreadsheet). Enter an e-mail address to send the result and a few minutes later you’ll receive a link to retrieve the converted file.
www.etsy.com
Etsy is a Web site that focuses on providing the general public with a way to buy and sell handmade items. The site is an online craft fair, giving sellers personal storefronts where they list their goods for a small fee. It has been compared to “a crafty cross between Amazon and eBay.” Etsy has 870,000 registered users, 160,000 of whom are individual artists selling more than 1.5 million handmade creations.
Light Bulb Still Burning After 107 Years
A 107-year-old light bulb in California has been deemed by Guinness World Records and Ripley’s Believe It Or Not as the word’s longest-ever burning bulb. The low-watt rarity has been burning nonstop in the Livermore, California, Station No. 6 firehouse since 1901. “This fragile thing that wasn’t meant to last has outlived the company that made it, people who first screwed it in, people who have written about it and who have kept watch over it,” said Edward Meyer of Ripley Entertainment. The bulb even has its own Web-cam and Web site, http://centennialbulb.org, which gets a million hits each year.
If you are trying to figure out if you can afford a summer vacation in the car, check out these two web sites that help you calculate the cost of driving.
www.RoadTripAmerica.com -- and the other one is a site by AAA called www.FuelCostCalculator.com
www.ftc.gov/savegas
The price of gas is ridiculous! Whether driving cross-town or cross-country, everybody wants to save money at the pump. Regardless of the make and model, your car’s estimated gas mileage is just that – an “estimate.” An important variable is how you fuel, drive and maintain your car. The Federal Trade Commission offers bumper-to-bumper tips to help you drive down the cost of driving at this Web site.
Wolfgang’s Vault Adds Elton, America And CS&N Concerts
The music archive Web site Wolfgang’s Vault has 14 new concerts streaming for free. The shows, recorded between 1968 and 1988 are exclusive to www.ConcertVault.com. Elton John, America, Eddie Money, Jefferson Airplane, Steve Miller, Sammy Hagar, Todd Rundgren, the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Crosby, Stills & Nash are among the new concerts added.
www.momyourock.com
Give mom the coolest e-card on the Web this Mother’s Day. It’s from the March of Dimes and it’s FREE. The e-card can be personalized by uploading mom’s photo – or a photo of yourself – and adding a message. The card portrays mom as the star of a rock band, playing all the instruments as the crowd chants: “Mom, You Rock!” The e-cards are available now for Mother’s Day, but they can be sent any time of year.
Finding Hidden Money
It’s amazing how excited we get if we find a dollar bill on a store floor. But imagine finding hundreds or even thousands of dollars from a savings bond or bank account you forgot about. There is almost $33 billion in unclaimed money from old payroll checks, utility refunds, trust distributions, stocks, banking or checking accounts, certificates of deposit and the contents of safe deposit boxes, according to the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators. There’s about $133 million in unclaimed pension funds. About 32,000 people may have pension money just sitting around. Property is considered abandoned if there has been no activity on it for more than three years. That money is turned over to the state of your last known address, and the state holds the money in its coffers until you or your heirs claim it. There is not time limit to claim most abandoned property. In fact, years from now, your great-great grandchildren could claim it. To find your hidden money, go to www.missingmoney.com. Here are some other sites to check out as well:
• www2.fdic.gov/funds/index.asp
• treasurydirect.gov/indiv/indiv.htm
• search.pbgc.gov/mp/
www.petdoc.com
PetDoc.com is a pet health care Web site offering expert advice and helpful tips for pet owners. PetDoc.com is unique because it organizes pet-related information by specific breed of cat or dog, so a pet owner can find answers to questions most significant to the breed or breeds of his/her pets. It also includes funny pet videos.
www.justincaseidie.com
While the majority of people have no desire to die, we all think about it every once in a while. Here’s a site that will make sure your last thoughts will be heard. JustInCaseIDie.com is a great way to leave a lasting message so you’ll be able to enjoy your death in peace. Just enter your e-mail address and leave a message that will reach your loved ones once you begin your dirt nap.
www.staysafeonline.org
The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) is a collaborative effort among experts in the security, non-profit, academic and government fields who teach consumers, small businesses and members of the education community about Internet security. The NCSA aims to increase awareness about the risks associated with using Internet technologies and how to help protect against them, while also providing free tips, checklists and best practices for remaining safe while online.
Clear Your Clutter With 41pounds.org
This year, celebrate Earth Day (April 22nd) by clearing the clutter of junk mail from your home with help from 41pounds.org. Named for the amount of junk mail the average American receives every year, 41pounds.org stops postal junk mail and unwanted catalogs – an easy way to clear off your desk and reclaim your mailbox. According to www.41pounds.org:
• The average adult spends 70 hours a year dealing with junk mail.
• The world’s forests absorb 2 billion tons of carbon annually to help keep the planet cool and
healthy.
• More than 100 million trees are destroyed each year to create junk mail.
• Junk mail produces more greenhouse gas emissions than 2.8 million cars.
• Junk mail wastes 28 billion gallons of water annually
www.bestpicever.com
BestPicEver.Com is a photo blog that truly lives up to its name, providing visitors with a new jawdropping picture everyday. Click on the site to see today’s “best pic,” and then browse through the archive for more mesmerizing images.
www.dosgamesarchive.com
This is a wonderful Web site for those of us who long for a simpler time, when video games were much less realistic but significantly more charming. The “DOS Games Archives” is stocked with over 230 original video games, all of which can be downloaded for free.
Hands-Only CPR Recommended
The American Heart Association said yesterday that it is now only recommending hands-only CPR rapid, deep presses on the victim’s chest. Skipping the mouth-to-mouth breathing, experts hope bystanders will now be more willing to jump in and help if they see someone suddenly collapse. Hands-only CPR is simpler and easier to remember and removes a big barrier for people worried about mouth-to-mouth breathing. The new recommendation calls for uninterrupted chest presses – 100 a minute – until paramedics take over or an automated external defibrillator is available. The action should only be taken for adults who unexpectedly collapse, stop breathing and are unresponsive. Go to www.americanheart.org/handsonlycpr for more information.