Open Source and Freeware

Where to find the best sources to find Open Source and Freeware programs? Yes there are many places out there that have huge lists of free software but how do you know what is good and what isn't? Well a lot of the time you would need to just test them out to see what is best but a lot of us geeks try out many pieces of software and thus can help out other sort through these messes. Below are some links to sites that will have a great deal of programs but are laid out very nicely.

http://ehoffmann.blogsome.com/2005/09/13/sofware-list-for-a-better-computing/

http://osswin.sourceforge.net/

http://thegeekylife.blogspot.com/2010/09/top-10-freeware-programs.html

Need Extra Help Studying?

Do you need more help studying? You read all the information but still don't remember it for the tests. I have found a site that can help you in many area's of learning even if you are not a student anymore.



http://www.studygs.net/index.htm

What Should We Drink Tonight?

Not sure what you want to drink but have more than enough supplies? Well I found this web page today that can help you out very much. you just select all of the ingredients that you have and it will tell you what kinds of drinks you can make.



http://www.webtender.com/cgi-bin/imbselect

Beautiful Art Work By Chema Madoz

These are some very cool creative arts works. I find it amazing what some people can do with their artistic talent.

http://haha.nu/creative/creative-photos-by-chema-madoz/

The Mind Of A Geek

Are we insane? Or do we just run our brains with too much logic so we can block out certain types of thought processes. In thus we can make different decisions more logic based without other mind controlling factors coming into play. We as geeks are different in many ways from the "norm" as you can call it. We tend to spend a lot of our time on our computers; well you may say that a lot of businesses have employees working on computers all day too. The difference would be that the geek will be reading about the computer and how it works and the employee will just be using the machine. For the average person knowing how a computer really works doesn't really appeal that much to them, for the geek on the other hand it is this complex mess that needs to be figured out so you can obtain the most understanding on how things work. This list was inspired by the idea that we understand many things as geeks that the norm doesn't so maybe they can learn more about us and maybe understand that there is operation behind our madness.

The List Of 20 Geek Things

1. Some how as a geek I have come across many problems that I have never faced but somehow knew how to complete the task as if I have done it many times before.

2. You will find that a geek will know exactly whats wrong with your computer with you just giving a very brief description. (Not the case with major problems)

3. A geek will know more about your computer than you do in only 5 minutes of use.

4. Most geeky forget that you "can" navigate with a mouse and not just the keyboard.

5. Somehow we know all the hot keys in every OS.

6. Sometimes we can find it hard to grasp small concepts when we've been thinking so complex all day

7. For a geek reading is something that you can't get enough of. (Doesn't matter what it is there is just that desire to know more.)

8. A geek is never afraid to open up a computer case just to see whats inside. (Most of us run our machines with the sides off all the time, call it easy access.)

9. We are always looking for new things to mod or fix, always love a new challenge.

10. Wishing there was more time in the days to learn and build.

11. As a geek we tend to think of a lot of information as well known to the general public, but they really have no idea what your talking about.

12. Most geeks will not have the top of the line systems, but they will still run just as fast.

13. We know a lot more than just PC's, we will find any information useful.

14. Always looking for more new information to learn and use.

15. We can easily skip a meal or a nights sleep due to reading or finding something new to try out and the hours just fly like minutes.

16. They can be the most helpful people, because sometimes they are just happy to see people and your computer problem helps you relate to them.

17. Never underestimate the mind of a geek they will surprise you.

18. If it's not possible we will make it possible, if you think back most item we use today were thought impossible at one time.

19. Can remember number sequences better than peoples names.

20. Befriend them if possible, you can learn a great deal of information. Though they may seem a bit kooky at times.

All in good fun, I hope that you enjoyed it. Now get out and start reading and learning about everything and anything. The internet is a vast source of knowledge use it to your advancement.

Truisms From Jenny Holzer

This Site hosts a very good list of some life truths and understandings you learn along the way. I hope you can enjoy them just as much as I have.

http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~field/holzer/truisms.txt

Some of my favorites:

"HUMOR IS A RELEASE"

"KNOWLEDGE SHOULD BE ADVANCED AT ALL COSTS"

"PEOPLE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT THEY DO UNLESS THEY ARE INSANE"

"THE CRUELEST DISAPPOINTMENT IS WHEN YOU LET YOURSELF DOWN"

Some Very Amazing Street Art

When I first saw this it made me recoil and look through twice to three times. Very cool art styles I would love to see some of this around where I live. Definitely spice things up a bit from the old and boring.

http://www.xmarkjenkinsx.com/outside.html

Art: Mark Jenkins

Quantum Theory Lectures

Quantum Theory with Hans Bethe, these are a couple video lectures from Hans Bethe on his theories and perspectives on Quantum Theory. They are a good listen and a ton of good information.

http://bethe.cornell.edu/

Illusions

I came across this site just the other day and thought it was very cool and also interesting as for most illusions on the page there is an explanation on how it works. Below is an illusion from the site.

http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/rotate-e.html

This Image appears to move when you move either farther or closer from it.

Very Cool Animation

http://www.clublaugh.com/es-items/712.swf

Open Source Windows Programs

The Site I Found While browsing has a very good list of Open-Source Windows programs. If you don't know what open source is you can learn more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source.

http://www.opensourcewindows.org/

Another site that has a lot of good "Free" (Non-Open Source) programs.

http://www.filehippo.com/

Thinking About Starting To Program?

I've been reading about programming and doing a bit myself for a while now but still haven't grasped it enough to create some of the more complex programs that I would like to be writing. So I was thinking that I could post up some of the articles that are helping me get back into it again. Most of the articles are on Python but even if you don't want to learn that specific language it still may be helpful to read a little ways into it. You will still get most of the same logic training using others too.

Learning Python in 10 Minutes

Beginners Guide/Non-Programmers

Instant Hacking

A Byte of Python

20 Tree Houses That Will Blow Your Mind

This site i found has a collection of a bunch of tree houses that could be lived in just like a normal home but up it a tree. Some of these spectacular houses have bridges that go from tree to tree with small buildings in each tree.

http://dornob.com/20-tree-house-pictures-play-club-plans-to-big-kid-houses/

Music In Windows

This is a cool piece made only from the sounds in Windows. Take a look you will be impressed I can assure you.

http://www.cothrun.com/gallery/albums/Misc/windows_mix.swf

Man Plays With Full Grown Lions!

Check It Out Google Goggles For Mobile Phones

From: http://demoslam.com/

Household Hacks Using Everyday Items In ways you wouldn't think

Found this bit of information to be pretty useful. Most of the item you will have inside of your home and wouldn't even think to use them in some ways. Like cleaning a CD with tooth paste or cleaning your shower with dryer sheets. There are many uses for a lot of household items other than what they were intended for if you know of some that are not on the link posted I would like to hear them in the comments below.

http://www.womansday.com/layout/set/print/Content/Shelter/Organizing-Cleaning/Extraordinary-Uses-for-16-Ordinary-Household-Items

The Tenth Dimension - How To Get There

From the site http://www.tenthdimension.com/ there is a video that explains all about the different dimensions and how it could be possible to get to them by folding through the universe. It's a good little video to watch and you may even learn something new.

A Great Site For Uploading Your Own Music.

SoundCloud is a very good website that lets you upload songs or other audio tracks for free and stores them in your very own little account. You can from there share your tracks with whoever you so choose and you can also view other tracks that other people have created. It is very user friendly and uploads your tracks so fast that they will be done before you can fill in all the info. A very good site to check out if you are looking to get your music out or just looking to find so new music.

http://www.soundcloud.com

you can check out some of my created works here:

http://soundcloud.com/