Starting today, The Senior Surfer will feature The New York Times Book Review "widget". You can find this over on the left sidebar just under Google Book Search.
Simply click on the headlines and you'll be brought directly to the Web site of The New York Times where you can read the book reviews in full.
Think of it as your "little window" into the New York Times Book Review, right here at The Senior Surfer!
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
View The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Online
Regular Readers of The Senior Surfer might remember a post, not too long ago, about Foonote.com (see: A Playground On The Web For Armchair Historians), a site that lets you see historical source documents online. Well now, there's another reason to visit the site-they've recently added the Interactive Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Access to this digitized version of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial located in Washington D.C. means you can zoom in with a couple of mouse clicks and see all the 58,320 names of the deceased or missing veterans, as they appear on the actual Memorial. What's more, you can even annotate the virtual wall with personal tributes, stories and photographs-hence the reason it's called "interactive."
A must-see for everyone, but especially for those wishing to visit the Memorial but can't make the trip to Washington, D.C.
Access to this digitized version of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial located in Washington D.C. means you can zoom in with a couple of mouse clicks and see all the 58,320 names of the deceased or missing veterans, as they appear on the actual Memorial. What's more, you can even annotate the virtual wall with personal tributes, stories and photographs-hence the reason it's called "interactive."
A must-see for everyone, but especially for those wishing to visit the Memorial but can't make the trip to Washington, D.C.
Friday, April 25, 2008
How To Add The Senior Surfer Headlines To Your Home Page Or Blog
Starting today, you can add The Senior Surfer's latest headlines to your blog or personal home page! Just look under Recent Posts in the left hand sidebar and click on "Get Widget."
A little window will pop up on your screen and all you have to do is click on the corresponding icon-the Blogger icon, if you have a blogger blog, the iGoogle icon, if you have an iGoogle page, etc.
Enjoy!
A little window will pop up on your screen and all you have to do is click on the corresponding icon-the Blogger icon, if you have a blogger blog, the iGoogle icon, if you have an iGoogle page, etc.
Enjoy!
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Featured Google How-To Video: "iGoogle: A Mini Product Tour"
Yesterday, you read about customizable home pages. Today, you'll watch an animated video that will give you an idea of how easy it is to customize one of the examples of customizable home pages from yesterday's list-namely, iGoogle.
Just click on the Google-produced video below to see how simple customizing your iGoogle page can be!
Just click on the Google-produced video below to see how simple customizing your iGoogle page can be!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
5 Ways To Customize Your Web Experience
Not so long ago, you didn't have much flexibility when it came to your home page (your start page for surfing the Web). You chose a home page but had no say as to what type of content would be displayed on it-you took what they gave you in other words.
Those days have changed. Today's home pages have come a long way and offer a great deal of customization. In fact, you can add just about any kind of content you're interested in-news, weather, games, and more-right on your own customizable home page.
Here's a list of 5 services on the Web offering customizable Web pages:
Those days have changed. Today's home pages have come a long way and offer a great deal of customization. In fact, you can add just about any kind of content you're interested in-news, weather, games, and more-right on your own customizable home page.
Here's a list of 5 services on the Web offering customizable Web pages:
These sites are giving you the power to bring the Web to your desktop in a style that suits your preferences!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
A Gift From A 90-Year-Old Blogger
Every once in a while you discover a blog on the Web that makes you stop and take notice. You can't help but read it and then read it again. That's what My Life at Ninety: Looking Back and Moving On will make you do.
Started by a 90-year-old grandmother, the blog reads like a memoir as Grandma Julia recalls episodes in her life that deal with such themes as the joys of accomplishment, the struggle to adjust to new situations, or the pain that can come when life changes.
Here's a sample from a recent post:
The stories are personal but have universal appeal. Read her blog and see if it doesn't strike a chord. Truly inspirational and a reminder to all of you out there who've hesitated to start blogging that you too have stories to tell and have much wisdom to impart.
Take a cue from Grandma Julia and get started already!
Started by a 90-year-old grandmother, the blog reads like a memoir as Grandma Julia recalls episodes in her life that deal with such themes as the joys of accomplishment, the struggle to adjust to new situations, or the pain that can come when life changes.
Here's a sample from a recent post:
I could still recall the tears rolling down my mother’s cheeks as she packed my things in a nice little trunk. I and my sister Maria were to leave for the city the next morning. We should be thrilled. Every child in the village thought we were lucky. It was everybody’s dream to see the big city. That night before we left, we tried to talk our father out of his decision to let us study under the missionary nuns in the city.
The stories are personal but have universal appeal. Read her blog and see if it doesn't strike a chord. Truly inspirational and a reminder to all of you out there who've hesitated to start blogging that you too have stories to tell and have much wisdom to impart.
Take a cue from Grandma Julia and get started already!
Monday, April 21, 2008
Tour The Great Pyramids Right From Your Desktop
Did you know that you can tour the Great Pyramids of Egypt and a whole lot more with just a few clicks of your mouse? These amazing virtual tours are currently available at EgyptVoyager.com a Web site brimming with information on Egyptian tourism, history, and culture.
The virtual tours include:
The virtual tours include:
- Cairo
- Dendera
- Giza
- Karnak
Friday, April 18, 2008
What Did Babe Ruth Do 85 Years Ago Today?
On this date, in 1923 Babe Ruth hit a home run. So, you might say, what's so special about that? Isn't that what Babe always did? Yes, but this one was extra special because it was also the very first home run ever hit in Yankee Stadium in the very first game ever played there. That's right, 85 years ago today they started playing baseball in "The House That Ruth Built."
Since this is the last year baseball will be played at the original Yankee Stadium (the new one opens next year), you might feel the urge to wax nostalgic about the old ballpark. On the Web, you can do just that at Farewell To The Cathedral, a special section of the Official Site of The New York Yankees.
Especially if you're a fan of baseball history, you'll find the vintage photos, video and audio galleries of the site particularly appealing-They'll bring back memories of baseball at its finest!
Since this is the last year baseball will be played at the original Yankee Stadium (the new one opens next year), you might feel the urge to wax nostalgic about the old ballpark. On the Web, you can do just that at Farewell To The Cathedral, a special section of the Official Site of The New York Yankees.
Especially if you're a fan of baseball history, you'll find the vintage photos, video and audio galleries of the site particularly appealing-They'll bring back memories of baseball at its finest!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Featured Google How-To Video: "Blogger: How to start a blog"
Think it's difficult to create your very own online journal or blog? You'll change your mind when you watch the Google produced video below that shows you step by step how to get started. You'll even learn how to add pictures!
Good luck on that new blog!
Good luck on that new blog!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The Pope Arrives On Your Desktop Too
Now that the Pope has arrived in the United States, you no doubt have seen plenty of news coverage about the event on television and in newspapers-but don't discount the Web as a valuable resource on this historic event.
Among the sites covering the Holy Father's visit, the one you especially don't want to miss is uspapalvisit.org. This Web site was created by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, specifically to commemorate Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the U.S.
Some highlights include:
Among the sites covering the Holy Father's visit, the one you especially don't want to miss is uspapalvisit.org. This Web site was created by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, specifically to commemorate Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the U.S.
Some highlights include:
- News features regarding the Papal visit
- The USCCB's Papal Visit Blog
- The Pope's Itinerary
- Live streaming video
Check the site often during the Pope's stay-it should be updated frequently!
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