Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Who needs a Catnap?

This video I ran across over at Yahoo!Video made me laugh out loud--it also reminded me that I need a catnap!

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Tech Talk Tuesdays: Online Banking

This week's Tech Talk subject is Online Banking. Here's a link where you can research it further:

Online Banking (via Wikipedia.org)

Questions for discussion: Do you bank online? If not, explain why you don't. If you do bank online, explain its advantages. What kind of improvements would you like to see in the area of online banking? Sound off in the comments section.

Monday, August 9, 2010

Remembering The Battle Of Guadalcanal With A Little Help From The 'Net

This past Saturday marked the 68th anniversary of the start to the Battle of Guadalcanal. If you're looking to the Web for info on this historic battle, you might be interested in this video I stumbled upon hosted on YouTube:


Friday, August 6, 2010

The Senior Surfer Word Search #43

The Senior Surfer Word Search #43
Instructions: For each Internet site or Internet related term below, click on its first and last letter to cross it off the list.

Make Your Own Word Search



Thursday, August 5, 2010

These Cookies Definitely Don't Go With Milk

Here's a video I watched this week from The Wall Street Journal Online that I just had to pass along. It's one of the best explanations in plain English about Internet Cookies and their various functions that I've come come across:

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Ask And You Shall Receive

Here's an article I ran across recently at CNNMoney.com that'll be music to your ears if you use search engines but wish you could get your answers in plain english instead of as a series of links:

Humans now power Ask.com's engine

What do you think? Will this work? Would you use this service? Sound off in the comments section.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Tech Talk Tuesdays: E-books

This week's Tech Talk subject is E-books or " electronic books." Here's a link where you can research the topic further:

E-book (via Wikipedia.org)

Questions for discussion: Which do you prefer reading, a printed book or an E-book? Why? What advantages do you think E-books might have over printed books? Sound off in the comments section.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Friday, July 30, 2010

The Senior Surfer Word Search #42

The Senior Surfer Word Search #42
Instructions: For each Internet related term or phrase below, click on its first and last letter to cross it off the list.


Make Your Own Word Search

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Give Historypin A Spin

While reading an article from Wired magazine the other day, I learned about a site I was previously unaware of called Historypin.com. This is something you'll especially be interested in if you're a history buff or nostalgia lover.

Here's a video Historypin.com produced and posted on YouTube that'll give you a nice introduction to the site: