Nine Lives Full Of Fun

Watch this hilarious video about a cat named Maru that's currently featured on Yahoo! Video, and one thing becomes abundantly clear: This cat really knows how to have fun! We could all learn a lesson from Maru, don't you think?

Funny Cat @ Yahoo! Video

The Senior Surfer Scramble #4

CLUE: All the anagrams in this week's Senior Surfer Scramble are proper names (first and last) of Internet movers and shakers.

Note: Those of you looking for the answer key to The Senior Surfer Scramble #3, simply scroll down past this week's puzzle!

THE SENIOR SURFER SCRAMBLE #4

IBGYERNRSE _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _

SEJZOBFEF _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _

YEPLRGAAR _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _

LESTBAGLI _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _

RMCIAAWERGNK _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Answer Key for The Senior Surfer Scramble #3

BIYAGGET = GIGABYTE

WROBERS = BROWSER

BMADHETOROR = MOTHERBOARD

LGUNISP = PLUGINS

CWMABE = WEBCAM

Google How-To Video: "Google Health - Product Overview"

Have you signed up for Google Health yet? If you haven't, and would like to know more about it and how to get started, the Google produced video below will help:

How To Solve That Sudoku Puzzle With A Little Help From The Web

Has that impossible Sudoku puzzle got you wishing you had never begun the habit in the first place? It happens. But now thanks to the Web, you can solve it automatically!

Like online crossword and anagram solvers, online sudoku solvers use software to solve the puzzles that have you stumped.

Want to see how they work? Here's one I stumbled upon recently on the Web site Sudoku-Solutions.com--it's a breeze to use:

Online Sudoku Solver

It should ease your sudoku headache!

At A YouTube Near You: Movie Trailers!

Here's the scene: It's Friday night and you're headed out to the movies, but you're not sure what you want to see. So you open the newspaper and you're faced with a bunch of choices--half of which you've never heard before.

Wouldn't it be great if there was a quick and convenient way to watch the trailers of all those movies advertised in the paper? Might help you make up your mind, right? Well, thanks to YouTube there is!

YouTube aggregates movie trailers and organizes them on one easy to navigate Web page. Here's the link:

Watch Movie Trailers on YouTube

Try it next time you're having trouble deciding what you want to see!

Grin And Bear It

Bear with me on this. You might not understand what they're saying in this terrific video hosted at the Internet comedy Web site eBaum's World, but it'll still bring a big smile to your face!

The Senior Surfer Scramble #3

CLUE: All the words in this week's Senior Surfer Scramble are terms related to computer hardware and/or software.


Note: Those of you looking for the answer key to The Senior Surfer Scramble 2, simply scroll down past this week's puzzle!

THE SENIOR SURFER SCRAMBLE #3

BIYAGGET _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

WROBERS _ _ _ _ _ _ _

BMADHETOROR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

LGUNISP _ _ _ _ _ _ _

CWMABE _ _ _ _ _ _

Answer Key for The Senior Surfer Scramble #2

RAATVA = AVATAR

ERNMUEAS = USERNAME

RFOLPEI = PROFILE

NEOITMSCO = EMOTICONS

RENTNTIE / OSMURF = INTERNET FORUMS

How To Solve That Crossword Puzzle With A Little Help From The Web

As much as you love crossword puzzles, don't you hate it when you just can't get the last few answers? In the old days, if you were doing the crossword puzzle from your newspaper and you couldn't solve the darn thing, you had no choice but to wait till the answers appeared the following day--or the following week in some cases, right?

Today, thanks to the Internet, you've got more choices. If you're having trouble solving a crossword puzzle you'll be happy to know that there are several online crossword solvers that can assist you.

Here's a good example of such a service:

One Across

Next time you're doing a crossword puzzle that has you at your wit's end, stop by the site and follow their easy instructions--it just might help you solve those last few clues!

Cool Off In A Virtual Niagara Falls

As you read this today, chances are the thermometer is pushing 90 degrees--or more even--depending on where you are. Hopefully you've got the air conditioner going and you're thinking cool thoughts. Incidentally, here's a little help with those cool thoughts in the form of a fantastic virtual tour:

Check out this terrific 360 degree view of Niagara Falls that I found on the the Web site of bigeyeinthesky.com. This impressive panorama was created by photographer Edward S. Fink.

Is that the "coolest" thing you've seen today or what?

Google How-To Video: "Social Gadgets for iGoogle"

One of the things I like about Google is all the improvements they're constantly making on their existing products. Take their personalized iGoogle page for instance. It was already a fine service, but now it's even better because they've introduced social gadgets.


The Google produced video below explains this new improvement in greater detail and shows you how to take advantage of it:

Dog Days Of Summer

People aren't the only ones who suffer from the heat in the summertime. Pets do too. But here's at least one dog who's found a great way to beat the heat, don't you think? (via Yahoo! Video)

Dog Loves Water Slide @ Yahoo! Video

The Senior Surfer Scramble #2

Note:For those of you who didn't get a chance to do last week's Senior Surfer Scramble and want to try your hand at it now without looking at the answers, click on the link below:


The Senior Surfer Scramble #1


For everyone else, simply scroll down this page to see the answer key for last week's puzzle--it appears directly below this week's puzzle!


Clue for scramble #2: The anagrams in this week's puzzle are all terms related to the broad category of online communication. Good luck!

The Senior Surfer Scramble #2

RAATVA _ _ _ _ _ _

ERNMUEAS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

RFOLPEI _ _ _ _ _ _ _

NEOITMSCO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

RENTNTIE / OSMURF _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ (two words)

ANSWER KEY for the Senior Surfer Scramble #1

NORATJ = TROJAN

LIWERFLA = FIREWALL

RSNUTVAII = ANTIVIRUS

INPGSHIH = PHISHING

SOECIOK = COOKIES

Remember Woodstock? YouTube Does Too

Next week marks the fortieth anniversary of the Woodstock music festival. Did you know there are tons of Woodstock themed videos you can watch on YouTube? Everything from tributes to rare footage from the festival and more. Here's one The New York Times produced:

How To Solve That Word Scramble With A Little Help From The Web

Has this ever happened to you? Try as you might, the word jumble game in the newspaper has you stumped. Oh, you solved a couple of them easily enough, but there's always one or two that has you scratching your head. Sound familiar?

But did you know that there are online tools that can solve these types of anagram puzzles automatically? Here's one I particularly like:

http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/solveit.html

Incidentally, if you haven't been able to complete last week's Senior Surfer Scramble yet and don't want to wait till Friday for the solution, try the ones you can't get at the above Web site!

Put Some Life Into Your Search

Are you a fan of Life magazine? Do you use Google to search the Web? You'll be happy to know that Google lets you restrict searches to Life's entire image archive if you so choose--and they let you do it quickly and easily!

Here's how:

1. Go to Google and select images from the top menu.
2. Type in a search term followed by the phrase source:Life and hit enter.

That's all there is to it! Now you'll see relevant search results from Life magazine's vast image archive!

Will Walk For Food

It's abundantly clear that our four-legged friends can talk the talk. So it should come as no surprise, then, that they can walk the walk! (via Yahoo! Video)

Dog Walks Like A Man @ Yahoo! Video

Introducing The Senior Surfer Scramble

If you love word jumbles or word scrambles we've got something special for you. Starting today, we're creating our very own word scramble game: The Senior Surfer Scramble. We'll present you with five anagrams whose solutions are Internet or computer related terms you should be familiar with.

For these puzzles you'll need a pen and paper to jot down the anagrams. Alternately, you can print out the post and fill in the blanks.

CLUE: Each anagram in this week's puzzle is a term that belongs in the broad category of Internet Security & Privacy. Have fun!

The Senior Surfer Scramble (Puzzle #1)

NORATJ _ _ _ _ _ _

LIWERFLA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

RSNUTVAII _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

INPGSHIH _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

SOECIOK _ _ _ _ _ _ _


Note: The answer key will appear in next week's puzzle.

Have You Given Bing A Spin?

By now you've no doubt heard of Bing, the new search engine created by Microsoft. But how much do you know about how it works, or its most helpful features? You'll learn a lot more about it by watching the video below from Bing's official channel on YouTube:

Take A Virtual Tour Of Versailles

It's hard to describe the majesty that is Versailles with mere words. Pictures help, but, better still are 360 degree panoramic views like the type you'll find at this impressive virtual tour of Versailles hosted on the Web site of Arounder.com.

The panoramic views of Versailles on the Arounder Web site include the Garden at Versailles, the Opera Royal, and Galerie des Batailles, among many other points of interest.

Also worth a look is the virtual tour of Versailles you'll find at Virtourist.com. They offer a ton of photographs and interesting facts to go along with 4 panoramic views of this famous landmark.

If you can't visit in person, click your way there instead!

Microsoft How-To Video: "Delete Files with Disk Cleanup"

Who wouldn't want their computer to run faster? But how can you get an improvement in speed without a lot of fuss? You can start by removing unnecessary files on your hard drive. How? By using a program you probably already have!

If your computer's operating system is Microsoft Windows Vista you've got a program called Disk Cleanup, that lets you get rid of unnecessary files quickly and easily. The Microsoft produced video below shows you how!


Delete Files with Disk Cleanup

Is This Mutt Headed For The Met?

I'm not sure the Met has ever featured a four-legged tenor, but the mutt in this Yahoo! Video sure is making a case!

Opera Dog @ Yahoo! Video