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10 Must-Have Free Downloads

2011-03-17T15:15:00.000-04:00

Here is a link to an article called "10 Must-Have Free Downloads.

I have to admit that I haven't downloaded any of these programs mostly because my computer is so full now. But you may be interested in this list just to see if there are any free programs that you might be interested in.

Free Money?

2010-11-08T16:42:00.000-05:00

Are you interested in free money? I'm not talking about the kind of free money that is related to government grants and the like.

I'm just talking about - have you ever wandered along online just wishing for a way to make some quick money?

I was wondering that myself one day and decided to look around online to see if there was a way that I could make some quick cash!

I do have a Paypal account so when I say quick cash, I really mean quick cash!

I actually did find something!

I actually found a site where someone was offering to pay $10 for reviewing a CD! I took the website up on its offer and received my $10 paypal payment within 24 hours! That was great!

My point in blogging about this is that if you are looking for ways to make some quick cash then you might want to do some searching online to see if there are any sites out there that are offering to pay you for doing something like reviewing music or guestblogging............

You might just actually find something!

I know that I did!

About Free Online Games!

2010-10-29T15:55:00.000-04:00

There have been a few times when I have played online games for free!

For example I have played chess online for free and I have even tried to play the doom game online as well but I haven't managed to successfully do that yet.

There are plenty of dedicated game serves online because I have seen many lists of them and I would like to try them - at least some of them.

Since this blog is about free things that I have found online then I thought that I should mention about the free online games.

There are lots of free internet poker games online but I'm not too much of a poker fan. I'm more into the dedicated game servers where I can play games like Doom and Quake online.

I have even managed to find some great Doom and Quake sites where I have downloaded some great levels!

There are online poker games and online casino games that you can take part in. There are even online game rentals as well!

So if you're looking for free online games all you really have to do is use a search engine and you will be able to find LOTS of them!

Windows 7 for $5?

2009-11-18T18:34:00.002-05:00

It's so remarkable the different sites that one can find online when one is looking for something else!

Case in point:

I was looking for more information about a 3D program and it led me to a online website where if you join for $5 you can download the FULL version of Windows 7!

Since I am quite happy with the operating system that I have I chose not to download the Windows 7 program but I thought that it interest a lot of people if they knew that there was a website where they could download Windows 7 for just $5!

ICQ

2009-09-13T15:26:00.002-04:00

I was trying to sign on with my ICQ program and found that I would have to download their newest version in order to sign-in - so that's what I did!

ICQ is another networking piece of a software program that is available as a free download. Basically what the program does is allow for you to have "contacts" that you can communicate with. It is sort of like a networking piece of software. I think that a lot of people use it for finding friends and finding romance but you can use it for other networking purposes as well.

The program is available as a free download from the ICQ homepage. You can create contacts and message them or you can talk and/or chat with them in real time if they are online as well. I'm not entirely sure but I think that there is a webcam feature as well. (I'll have to check on that though)

Of course there are a lot of other features with this program. You can provide an avatar of yourself and there are also sound files that you can include as well.

I have had this program for a while but haven't used it lately until the last few days and when I found out that I had to download their latest version I became interested in the program again.

You can download the program by following the link below:

The ICQ Homepage

Just click on the top tab that says "Download"

Remembering 911 - Free Banner For Your Website!

2009-09-03T21:51:00.003-04:00

I found a site where you can get free web banners to commemorate 911. All you have to do is to go to the website and copy and paste the code to one of your own websites. There are different banners that are provided and you can pick the one that you like the best and copy and paste the code for it.

I think that this is a highly commendable thing to do to help remember the events of September 11th so that we won't forget and that hopefully it doesn't happen ever again!

Are You Interested In A FREE Version Of Paint Shop Pro / PSP?

2009-06-22T00:49:00.003-04:00

I see that there are many people interested in finding a free version of Paint Shop Pro and I have finally found a site that lets you download an older (4.1) version of PSP.

I have downloaded it myself and while this is indeed a free version of Paint Shop Pro, it is an older version! Meaning that it doesn't have the .gif animator program and there are no provisions for making layers - like I said it is an older version of PSP!

Basically I use Gimp for my 2d graphics program but I see that there are still a number of people interested in being able to download a free version of Paint Shop Pro - no matter what version it is!

So if you make a $5 donation via Paypal, I will send you the link to the site where you can download this older version! I will also provide a link to a site where you can download other versions of PSP but be forewarned that these will be evaluation versions only!

Free Download - Graphics - Ferryman Fractal

2009-05-29T15:09:00.000-04:00

If you're interested in a free fractal-generating program then you should really like this fractal program I found called Ferryman. The program is available as a free download.

Once you get to the download page you will able to see examples of fractals that others have created with this program. Also you will find tutorials and the latest news about the program.

I have downloaded the program myself and once I create a stunning fractal I will upload it here so you can see what this program is capable of.

Free Ferryman Fractal Program

Geocitites Will Be Closing!

2009-04-24T14:02:00.000-04:00

the number of free webhosting sites has now shrunk by one!

Yahoo has announced that they are shutting down their Geocities site. Just in case you didn't know, Geocities was one of the free webhosting sites online!

There are still quite a bit of free webhosting sites online so if you need to move your sites from Geocities, just do a search for some (other) free web hosting sites.

Itunes?

2009-02-28T02:48:00.005-05:00

I have heard a lot about Itunes and Ipods but didn't really give it much thought. However today I was downloading a podcast and saw Itunes mentioned again and decided to give it a try.

As I understand it, Itunes is a program that lets you listen to audio and video files - sort of comparable to the Window's Media Player program. I already have a couple of related programs that let me listen to audio files and watch video-related files but I figured that since Itunes seems to be so popular that I would download it and give it a try. I should warn you that the downloadable Itune program is 67 MB in size! I thought it would take me all night to download the program but it only took half the night to download it - LOL!

Since I just completed my download I haven't had a chance to open the program yet but judging from the website it has a ton of features and options so I can't wait to give it a try. (Goodness knows that I'm going to need a bigger harddrive if I keep downloading so much stuff - LOL!)

So once I take it for a "spin", I'll see how much I like it and decide on whether or not that I want to keep it.

To find out more about Itunes (and to get the free download) just click here.

Facebook Fans In An Uproar!

2009-02-17T20:12:00.003-05:00

Personally I'm not a member of Facebook. However what I do know about it is that is seems to be a social networking-type website along the lines of MySpace.

I see that those that do belong to Facebook are up in arms about some changes that Facebook has made and I decided to find out more about it.

On February 4, 2009, Facebook changed their terms of service. Here is what another blog post has posted about the change:

"Anything you upload to Facebook can be used by Facebook in any way they deem fit, forever, no matter what you do later. Want to close your account? Good for you, but Facebook still has the right to do whatever it wants with your old content"

When you sign up with Facebook, you grant them the use of anything that you upload to them and you grant them the right(s) of irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to (a) use, copy, publish, stream, store, retain, publicly perform or display, transmit, scan, reformat, modify, edit, frame, translate, excerpt, adapt, create derivative works and distribute those things that you have indeed uploaded to them!

You can read more about this change by clicking here

Just In Case You're Wondering......About Me?

2008-11-28T21:24:00.003-05:00

Just in case you're wondering, here's a picture of myself that I made so that I could put it on my main website.

I made this picture quite a while ago with a comic character program that now I don't know where it is?

I'm wearing my Shoprite uniform because that is where I used to work!

I'm having the hardest time finding any kind of caricature program that I can use but I'm still looking!

Getting Donations For Your Blog (or Website).

2008-09-14T16:37:00.000-04:00

This isn't exactly a freebie but it is a nice idea if you are so inclined!

Do you want to be able to accept donations on your website or blog? Well then all you have to do is sign up for a Paypal account at Paypal.com.

You will need to have a bank account - hopefully one that provides you with a debit card - otherwise you will need a credit card.

Once you have been accepted and are part of Paypal you can then get your html coding for adding a donation button. You copy and paste that html coding on your site where you want it to appear.

Once a visitor to your site decides to donate, they will click your donation button and donate either a set amount of money (specified by you) or they can donate any amount that they want! Once they have made the donation it will show up (almost instantly) in your Paypal account! Then you can have that amount transfered to your bank account or you can sign up for Paypal's debit card account where you will be able to use the money as soon as it shows up in your Paypal account.

*Please note that there will be a fee for money that is posted to your Paypal account!

Playlist.com

2008-08-19T13:51:00.002-04:00

Just found another great website that offers something great!

With Playlist.com you can select songs and add them to your own customized playlist.

As far as I know this service is totally free.

Since I have just joined this service today I just have one song on my playlist - so far! I was thinking about having "silly" songs on my playlist because of all the flak that I am getting because of my BX Error Code Blog

Here is my current playlist:

data="http://www.musicplaylist.net/mc/mp3player-othersite.swf?config=http://www.musicplaylist.net/mc/config/config_black_noautostart.xml&mywidth=435&myheight=270&playlist_url=http://www.musicplaylist.net/loadplaylist.php?playlist=45242247">

value="http://www.musicplaylist.net/mc/mp3player-othersite.swf?config=http://www.musicplaylist.net/mc/config/config_black_noautostart.xml&mywidth=435&myheight=270&playlist_url=http://www.musicplaylist.net/loadplaylist.php?playlist=45242247">

You can find out more about Playlist.com by clicking the link below:

About Project Playlist

Blogged with the Flock Browser

Astrology Writer 1

2008-08-10T16:21:00.004-04:00

I do have quite an interest in astrology and I found this program available as a free demo download.

Unfortunately I haven't had much success at being able to use this program. The version that I have seems to work in the DOS format and while that isn't too big of a problem, I still can't seem to be able to operate this program.

People have given this astrology program some very good reviews while others have said that the program is quite confusing to operate - and at this point I intend to agree with the later!

Update! - October 4, 2009

Well I have been looking around trying to find out a solution to the problem that I am having with this astrology program and so far it looks as though that since I have only downloaded a demo version of the program, it only shows what a chart will look like and its not possible to make a chart of your own in the demo version - darn!

Icons?

2008-08-06T13:22:00.002-04:00

I am on the hunt for icons!

I have this program that lets me change the icons on my folders in my directory. (I would recommend it here but the program does have some problems associated with it).

I also have another program called Icon Viewer that lets me view the different icons that I have on my computer so that I can decide which one I want to associate a folder with. (I got it from one of the toy stores in a "discount" bin.)

But I find that I would like to have more and different icons so that I can have a lot to choose from when I want to associate them with different folders. I have gone to Download.com to find different icons but I'd like to actually see the icons so I can decide whether or not I want to download them.

So I'm on the hunt for some icons!

MicroSoft Comic Chat!

2008-06-07T16:01:00.003-04:00

I LOVE this little chat program by Microsoft! Even though some people consider this chat program outdated there are still some that still use it today - including me!

Here is a link to a site that has the program and a list of related resources that are related to this chat program.

Neopets - It Used To Be One Of My Favorite Sites But......

2008-05-10T01:17:00.004-04:00

I'm having problems with the Neopets site.

Just in case you don't know about it, the Neopets site is where you can create your own virtual pet. You have to keep an eye on them and feed them. You purchase food with your Neopet earnings and one of the ways that I used to earn Neopet money was to play some of the games where I would earn neopoints.

One of my favorite games was "Carnival Of Terror"

But for the past few days I haven't been able to play the game because every time I try to load it it takes forever! Plus I'm getting some kind of ads that is using all of my computer's cpm. Then my browser just freezes and I have to reload it.

So I'm not able to play the game.

9/26/08 Update!

By using a different browser, I'm now able to get back to playing my favorite Neopets game which is "Carnival Of Terror".

Plant Studio!

2008-03-30T14:00:00.005-04:00

*I should preface this blog entry by saying that I'm not including pictures from the website because I don't want to infringe on their copyrighted material

Plant Studio is another 3D program that is specifically for creating plants. Here is a sample picture that I made today using this program. You can download this program for creating plants by clicking here.

The program comes with a sampling of plants already made but what is fun is that you can create plants from scratch. There are a series of questions the program will ask you about how you want your plant to look and then it will generate a plant for you. You can work with this plant or you can "breed" it and that will give you a lot of different versions of the plant and you can decide on which one you would like to work on.

After you finish constructing your plant you can then export it as a .dxf file and load it into your other 3D programs.

People have been creating a lot of interesting-looking plants with this program. But it's not just limited to plants. Shrubs, grasses and other-like objects have been created using this program too.

So have fun with it!

Scrabble

2008-03-25T20:13:00.002-04:00

Like playing the game Scrabble? I do! Here is a link to a website that is offering a computer version of the Scrabble game that you can download in various languages.

I am honoring the website owner's request to link to his site and not directly link to the Scrabble game download link.

Have Fun!

A Free Objects Conversion Program To Download!

2008-03-22T17:56:00.002-04:00

As you can probably tell from this blog I am a great fan of 3d!

I have several 3d programs that I have found online that do a whole as far as creating 3d graphics are concerned. However I did face a problem recently because I wanted to put one 3d model into another 3d program but I couldn't because the 2nd 3d program wouldn't except the .dxf format. I needed to convert my .dxf model to an .obj model.

There is a model conversion program that lets me do just that! It's called Crossroads and you can find out more information about this program by clicking here.

I tried out the program yesterday and it works just great!

Now I have to get to work on creating some stunning 3d artwork!

Sometimes it just doesn't work out...................

2008-03-02T19:54:00.002-05:00

You can find free icons all over the internet and that was what I was looking for today! But for some reason I have just been having problems with the Internet tonight! There must be a lot of people on the internet or my connection must just be so slowwwwwwwwwww now!

I'm pretty sure that I'm also just trying to hard. For some reason I just HAD to have some new icons! But for right now it just is not "taking".

I'm sure I'll be able to find an abundance of them later - when I'm not trying so hard!

Programs that are only good for 30 days

2008-02-20T12:40:00.002-05:00

I was looking for an alarm program so that I could post reminders to myself and those reminders would have a alarm that popped up on my computer screen. I found such a program on an old disk of mine that originally I got in one of those discounted prices bins at one of the stores.

I found the program on the disk and installed it. It seemed perfect. However subsequently I noticed that the program would only be good for 30 days. Now I don't have anything again such programs EXCEPT they should say that they are these types of programs - I believe the correct term is trialware.

If I would have known that this wasn't a freeware program then I certainly would not have installed it. Now I have to find another program like this - but not trialware or a demo program!

Feedreader

2008-02-15T15:02:00.002-05:00

If you are a fan of blogs and have quite a few of them that you visit regularly then you might be interested in this free download called Feedreader. I currently have it but right now I am downloading the most recent current version of this program.

How this programs works is that if you find a blog that you like and want to know when new posts are added you can subscribe to the blog's feed (if they have one) by taking the url address of the blog's feed and pasting it to your Feedreader program. That way when you open the program it will automatically looked for updated content on the blogs that you have added.

Paint Shop Pro - Free Download?

2007-12-13T21:15:00.001-05:00

While viewing one of the usenet newsgroups I saw that someone posted about free downloads of the current Paint Shop Pro graphics editing program. The latest version of Paint Shop Pro is over 130 MB's in size!

Unfortunately the person that posted this did not include a link to where the Paint Shop Program could be downloaded for free!

Free Download A Day Site

2007-12-11T18:40:00.000-05:00

Free Download A Day

I just found out out this site today. It was included in one of my emails. I have just glanced over the site and haven't had a chance to really look at it but it seems to have a nice number of freely downloaded programs.

I also notice that they have a lot of free download programs for linux users as well.

The Internet Movie Database?

2007-11-29T18:45:00.000-05:00

The Internet Movie Database (or IMDB for short) is a website that has a wealth of information about movies. You can find out almost anything about almost any movie from this website.

However I am a little disappointed because while the site has message boards and also gives you the option of adding your own synopsis and plotlines you must first "authenticate" your account by either giving them your credit card nomber or giving them your cellphone number - which I think is just too much to ask just to be able to have the priviledge of being able to post your opinions, etc.

Hover - Microsoft Game

2007-11-25T19:37:00.000-05:00

Hover is a racing-type game that came with my Windows95 package. However I found out that you can still download this game and play it on almost all of the subsequent Windows operating systems. Here is a link to a site where you can find out more about this game and download it for free as well.

Hover Site

The game is available as a free download.

Google Earth

2007-11-09T22:01:00.000-05:00

* There is a rule that Google images can't be posted to a site that has adsense on it so I'm putting a general picture of a globe here just to give you a general idea

Google Earth is a great website - or is it program? I didn't mention it before because I thought that one had to have a high-speed connection in order to use the program. But I found out from this discussion board that you can use a dial-up modem with Google Earth. Now some people say that they don't mind if it takes some time to actually use Google Earth because of their slower dial-up connection and some have been just too frustrated to continue to use it with their dial-up modem. But the general advice is to try it and see.

What is Google Earth? Google Earth is a free downloaded program that lets you "see the earth" - for lack of a better explanation. You can view the globe, view various locations and see maps of areas all around the world including your own neighborhood.

There is also a message board where people can post, ask and answer questions.

Once you start getting good at using the program you can make your own maps to send to others that have Google Earth installed so that they can see YOUR map(s). It even gets to be more fun because people have been making much more complicated maps that include everything from layers to overlays.

You can find download and find out more about Google Earth and the minimum system requirements that you have to have to install it by clicking the link below:

Download Google Earth

Would You Like To Share Your 3D Objects With The World? (And Earn Some Money Too?)

2007-10-12T15:15:00.000-04:00

ShareCG is a site that will let you upload your own-created 3d objects so that you can share them with the world and let others be able to download your 3d objects! It doesn't cost you anything to sign up plus you get paid according to the number of times your 3d object page is viewed. You have to have a Paypal account in order to get paid

Free Astrology Program

2007-09-12T17:11:00.001-04:00

Here is a link to a free astrology program called Astrolog

To see what kind of charts the program will make for you, you can see an example of Astrolog's chart by going to Rose's Astrology Page

My Blog Was Locked Over The Labor Day Weekend!

2007-09-04T16:54:00.000-04:00

My blog was locked over the Labor Day Weekend but I'm glad to report that it is back now!

I also started a new blog called Philadelphia Native Blog. Originally this blog was supposed to be about me and the places and things I enjoyed in Philadelphia but somehow this blog turned into a blog talking about the free things that I have found on the internet.

So I started a new blog that will hopefully stay on the topic of Philadelphia and related stuff.

If not I'll just branch out and create another blog - LOL!

Daz Studio 1.7

2007-08-19T02:13:00.001-04:00

One of the conditions of downloading this free 3d program is that I tell at least 2 people about it!

Daz Studio is a 3d program. I found it when I was looking for Poser! Apparently you can make some very good 3d renders with this program. It's so big that I haven't had a chance to play with it yet.

You can download this program for free by clicking here

BUT BE FOREWARNED THAT YOU HAVE TO REGISTER WITH THE DAZ 3D SITE IN ORDER TO GET THE REGISTRATION CODE

I love creating 3d models but I haven't had much time for it because I have been working. I have been intriguied by 3d modeling ever since I got my first Bryce program and the original Poser program.

3D graphics are realistic looking models of everyday objects. You can also create human objects and humanoid objects as well.

I have a long way to go but I have gotten to the point where I know that it will take a lot of time and patience to create 3d models.

Ultimately I would like to design human characters, hair and clothing for my 3d models.

Here is a picture that I made kind of fast using the program. I can see me spending a LOT of time playing around with this program.

Get 3D Models,

3D Content,

and

3D Software

at DAZ3D!

The Font Free Blog!

2007-08-17T00:48:00.004-04:00

The Font Free Blog!

Here is a new blog that has free fonts download! I just visited this site today and saw some cute fonts and I actually downloaded one of the free fontsfree fonts that was on this blog.

Update!

March 17, 2011 - Unfortunately this blog no longer exists!

VUE - Personal Limited Edition

2007-07-28T18:17:00.000-04:00

If you're into 3D graphics then this program is a definite MUST! But first let me warn you that this 3D graphics program is over 300 MB in size! It took me all night to download it and it took about 45 minutes to install! So make sure that you have enough hard drive space before you download this program!

Here is the link to download the program:

Download the VUE - Personal Limited Edition

I repeat - this is a very powerful (and very big) 3D graphics program! After I went through the torture of finally installing it and opening the program I realized just how big it is!

One of the best things about this free download is that the program is so powerful! Here is what the website says about this edition of this 3D program:

The Personal Learning Edition (PLE) is a fully functional version of Vue 6 Infinite/xStream (selection of Infinite or xStream is done during installation). With the PLE, you can:
Create complete projects, save your work and export to other applications,
Render stills and animations without size/length limit,
Experience Vue’s power directly inside Max/Maya/LightWave/Cinema4D (XSI coming soon)
Learn at your own pace (the PLE never expires)!

The PLE is for personal, non-commercial use only, files cannot be exchanged with other PLE users and are not compatible with other versions of Vue, renders may be watermarked and carry a logo.

I tried to make a "fast" picture so that I could show you what you can do with the program but its just too much for me to grasp since I just got it so here is a picture from one of their galleries:

Renderosity.com

2007-07-26T21:09:00.000-04:00

If you're into 3D graphics then Renderosity.com is just the place for you!

Personally I love 3D graphics but I haven't had much time to work with them. I have a couple of 3D programs like Bryce (which I was able to get via a free legitimate download, Terragen which is also a free 3D graphics program that helps you to create scenic terrains and I have Wings3D which I haven't figured out how to work with yet. I would LOVE to have a copy of Poser! Poser is a 3D program that helps you to create human looking figures - but Poser costs a lot - but it's definitely worth it when I do have the money to purchase it.

But getting back to Renderosity.com its a great place for 3D artists and wannabe 3D artists. You do have to register and join before you can post to the forums but it is free to register. Once you register you will be privy to a welath of information concerning 3D art and artists. However 2D artists participate as well. They have message forums for software programs, 3d artists, writers and a whole lot more!

What I especially love about this site is the number of free 3D models that you can download and I will admit to downloading some of them myself! There are some great 3d models that you can download for free!

They also have contests and challenges. They also have an artists' gallery where you can showcase your work. You can sell your 3d-related work on Renderosity as well!

Renderosity.com is a great place for 3d artists and for people like me - 3d wannabe artists.

What?

2007-07-17T19:14:00.000-04:00

Well it looks like my Adsense Consultant blog got classified as a spam blog. Now I have to prove to blogger that I'm human and not automated or a robot!

I went through the form process and now have to wait 2-3 business days for a reply!

Poser

2007-07-16T17:31:00.000-04:00

This is definitely on my "wish list"!

Poser lets you create human figures. It's sort of like being able to sculpt a figure but Poser makes it better by letting you make clothes and even hair!

Even though it says "Poser 5" on the picture I believe version 7 is out now. I would love to have this program. It is quite costly but I still want it!

I have version 1 (LOL!) and I still use it.

Well THAT Was A Lot Of Fun!

2007-07-09T17:30:00.000-04:00

I just spent the last half hour getting rid of some sort of "thing" that kept appearing in my browser. What it was was that any of the sites that had google's Adsense on it I couldn't see the ads. Instead what I got was blank "white" space where the Google Ads were!

Now I have downloaded only one thing in the past 3 days and I'm thinking that was the source of the problems that I was having.

I still have to test it out by looking at my blog - but so far so good.

I guess that should be a lesson to all of us - don't download anything that you are not sure of. You may get a virus, adware or even something worse that will really mess up your computer!

Well, I didn't win the lottery (again!)

2007-07-02T08:41:00.000-04:00

I don't know why I keep playing the lottery! No, I change that - yes I do. I played it because #1 I had a coupon for a free lottery ticket (as long as I bought 1) and #2 I played it because I hoped I'd win!

I tell you lottery headquarters must be getting very, very rich off of the people (me included) who play the lottery!

I did see this television show about people who had won the lottery. One man killed himself and a woman who won the lottery ended up in jail! There were some good stories too. One couple manage to live quite quietly with their lottery winnings and one girl after she won the lottery got her friend out of the armed forces and they got married.

What would I do if I won the lottery? I would pay off my bills! After that I would just sit back and relax for a couple of hours secure in the knowledge that my bills were paid! (At least for a little while!)

A Pet Owner's Blog

2007-06-21T00:44:00.000-04:00

Cripple Kitten - Updates 15June2007 - video powered by Metacafe

The video on this blog just tugged at my heart! If you are a pet lover then you will well appreciate this blog by a fellow pet owner. (To some it might be a bit graphic and if you don't like seeing animals in bad condition then I recommend that you don't go to this site because of the pictures)

but as heartbreaking as it might seem at first these pets look very happy and as pet owners that's what we want for our pets!

Little Vet Blog

2007-06-11T00:14:00.000-04:00

If you are a pet owner like me then you may find this blog pleasantly pleasing. It's a new blog by a women vet and she talks about her job and her career as a vet. She also talks about how she has to deal with people which unfortunately is not always a pleasant task. After reading some of her posts I sometimes feel sorry for her all the stuff that she has to deal with!

So if you are a pet owner or just love animals here is a very good blog to keep your eyes on.

Self-Growth.com

2007-06-06T21:26:00.000-04:00

Are you feeling depressed? Need something to help cheer you up? Then you should definitely head over to Selfgrowth.com!

This website contains a number of articles both inspirational and motivational. I myself go to this website alot! It has various articles on many things including how to help with your depression, financial advice and general over-all articles about feeling good!

You don't have to pay to join because this is a free site so you don't have to pay anything just to read the articles. If you find that they are helpful to you you can sign up to have their newsletter emailed to you every week.

Photobucket

2007-06-02T18:16:00.000-04:00

You know it just occured to me that the name Photobucket is just what this site is all about. This is a place where you can store you photos. It is free to join. You can see my Photobucket album by clicking here

Just as their name says you can store your photos online. After looking at their main page today I see that they have over 2 Billion images stored! So you can upload your photos to your own storage space. There are other options and resources like turning your photos into a slide show and you will even be given the html coding to add the slideshow to your website or blog. I have seen an example of a Photobucket slideshow at this website

Photobucket also has their own blog, forum and tutorials to help you learn more about the site and what you can do with it.

IRC

2007-06-02T17:07:00.000-04:00

IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat. I was telling my brother about this and he wanted me to send him a link to where he could download a program so that he could participate in some chats. I thought of the popular program MIRC but I went to their main page and found out that the chat program is not a free chat program. You only get to use it for 30 days. However if you go to Download.com and enter "chat" in the search box you should be able to find one of the free chat programs to download.

Yahoo 360

2007-05-31T22:54:00.000-04:00

I'm sure that most of you have heard of Yahoo. It is a very popular search engine website. But did you know that you can have your own free webpage on Yahoo? Here is mine:

My Yahoo 360 Page

If you take a good look at my Yahoo page you will see that you can add a lot of stuff to it. Like MySpace.com, it lets you have a blog too. You can also create and add an avatar likeness of yourself to add to your site.

I have to confess that I don't know all of the options that you can add to your Yahoo 360 page because there are a lot of them!

So if you're looking for (yet another) place to have your own website for free then you should check out Yahoo 360!

Widgets!

2007-05-30T20:07:00.000-04:00

My brother has told me that his latest discovery online is widgets! What are widgets? They are these little boxes of programs and/or information that you can put on your website or or your desktop. I have a few of them on my blog here. For example I have a Twitter widget box that lets you see an update on what I'm doing. I also have a little widget box on my blog that tells you the current weather conditions in my area which is the Philadelphia area.

Of course these aren't the only kind of widgets out there. There are many, many more of them! You can add a clock to your website or desktop, you can add interesting facts and information about almost any type of subject.

Google has a whole lot of widgets that you can choose from! And if you want to find more widgets all you have to do is use one of the popular search engines (like Google or Yahoo).

Basically having a widget means that you add some programming code to your website or blog. Each should have their own instructions on how you can add them to your desktop or website.

Want To Check Your Lottery Numbers Online?

2007-05-21T21:42:00.000-04:00

I was checking my lottery ticket numbers online

(I only got 2 numbers by the way )

But just in case you want to check your Pennsylvania lottery ticket numbers (to see if you are the next millionaire
here is the link:

Pennsylvania Lottery Website

Good Luck!

Terragen

2007-05-20T05:11:00.001-04:00

This little picture I made with a graphics program called Terragen. I think its short for terrain generator. This program is a free download from here. This free 3D program helps you to create landscapes and scenery. Since I did this picture in a rush you can see even with that you can create some gorgeous scenery pictures.

Like I said before this is a free 3D program that you can download from the link above.

With this program you can create different kinds of terrain and even give them preset materials like grass and snow and you can also create your own materials. You can also change the look of the clouds and the atmosphere - for example you can make your scene look hazy, misty or even have a "sunset" appearance added to it.

So there you have it! Another free download courtesy of the Internet!

Bryce 3D

2007-05-17T23:22:00.000-04:00

The above picture is from a 3D program called Bryce. I was telling my brother about this 3D program because I was able to download it for free (minus the complicated registration process). As you can see in the picture above you can make landscapes, ocean terrains and 3D objects! Now I just made this picture on the sly because I wanted to show my brother what the Bryce 3D program can do. The sky, the ground and even the foilage are all things that you can change!

When I finished installing this program I played with it for hours! I had an older version that I still keep but in this new version are trees that you can manipulate into different 3D models. The editor that is included with this program is something to behold! I can make grass that looks like stuff other than grass, I can give it different colors, different depths..................

Since Bryce is a great 3D program you can bet that it is kind of expensive and the reason I got the free download is because they are hoping that I like the program enough to buy the Bryce 6 program which costs over $100.

Need Help With Your Adsense Page?

2007-05-17T02:29:00.000-04:00

I have just started a new website because of all the people asking about Google's Adsense program.

Adsense Help

I have just started this page but since there are so many people having so many problems with Adsense, this page will surely grow in no time!

My Other Blog!

2007-05-16T22:02:00.000-04:00

My other blog is at MySpace.com

http://blog.myspace.com/sister2brother

Things are getting a little bit complicated so I'm going to use this blog for talking about things on the Internet - including websites and free downloads and such and the MySpace blog I'll use as a personal blog.

Well, we'll see how this works out.........................

MySpace - Part 2

2007-05-11T00:44:00.000-04:00

I posted previously about Myspace.com. Here is a link to that post:

Previous Post About Myspace

Since then I have created my own Myspace page:

My MySpace Page!

I was watching Nightline and they were doing a story about MySpace. Two guys thought it up and then it became this global phenomanon(sp?). MySpace is in over 14 different countries and in a number of different languages. The two guys sold it for $600 Million Dollars! and from the Nightline story they are still working there.

The main thrust of the story was about how popular MySpace is. It started out as a social networking place and then the music bands got in on it to promote their music. Soon filmakers both new and experienced jumped in on the bandwagon and even the movie "Pirates of the Carribean" had a MySpace Page! The number of Myspace members has grown to 175 Million people! Now the politicians are getting in on the act by having their own MySpace page.

MySpace means exactly that - you get to have your space on the Internet. You get to have your own webpage and the best thing about it is that it is free! If you go and take a look at my MySpace page it will give you an idea as to what kind of page you can make. Some of them are very sophisticated but there's also a website where you can pick a layout and make it your own. Once you finished your page you can look around at other people's pages and ask them to be your "friend" and they will be added to your list of friends on your MySpace page.

Now you may wonder why would you want a MySpace page and the reason why most people have one is because it's fun. You get to have your own webpage (and blog), put on it almost anything you like including music and video clips - all told it's just like having your own space on the Internet!

So if you're looking for a site where you can make your own webpage for free (plus have a free blog) then a good place for you to start would be with

MySpace"

Twitter.com

2007-05-07T23:32:00.003-04:00

Just found another interesting website called Twitter.com. Basically what it is a website where you can post what you're doing and when you're doing it. That way you can let people know what you are doing and when you are doing it. Besides updating what you're doing to the website you can also update it via your cellphone and/or your IM service. I haven't tried that yet as I just found out about the website and just posted one message.

It does fit in with the original intention that I had for this blog which was to let my brother know what I was doing and what was going on here in Philadelphia.

So far I see that a lot of people are using this site to let others know about what they are doing. Of course some people are using it for other things other than what the site was intended for but a lot of the people are posting their updates.

I know it may seem like a novelty kind of thing but I thought it was pretty interesting and let's see how long I can keep this up.

It is a pretty good idea for being able to keep track of another person.

8/28/08 Update! - Twitter Suspended Accounts!

It is quite possible that you might get your Twitter.com account suspended! I got an email saying that someone was "following" me on Twitter and when I went to check out their Twitter.com page the site said that the account was suspended! Here is an excerpt from the Twitter.com site:

"A Twitter account may be suspended for a variety of reasons. The most common of which is automated mass following or other types of spammy behavior."

You can find out more about this by clicking here.

8/6/08 Update! - If you belong to Twitter.com then you should definitely ead this blog post about a kind of spam-related link targeted towards Twitter users!

It seems that there are links provided in some Twitter messages that if you click on them will lead you to an adult-related site that you have to pay for in order to look at the adult pictures!

So Be Careful Out There!

Like My Blog?

2007-05-04T23:38:00.000-04:00

I like my blog. I have a lot of fun posting to my blog. And since I started it with the purpose of letting my brother know how things were going in my neck of the woods, I'm sort of having fun posting to my blog. Of course I'm not alone. There are probably hundreds of thousands of people that have a blog. A lot of people use their blog just like an offline version of a regular diary. Some have a more serious theme to their blog. I believe the whole blogging thing started as just another fun thing to do on the Internet. But then businesses started having blogs and now the current thing seems to be about people making money with their blogs. So I guess that it really should be a surprise that now the law is getting involved! Here is a link to an article called:

12 US Laws That Every Blogger Should Know

I believe that everybody that has a blog should read this article!

Pets

2007-04-30T22:36:00.000-04:00

I found this website that has a table listing lost pets. It's called Petfinder. They also will give you a code so that you can put it on your website. So I was going to post the code to one of my websites and I just thought "What the heck" I'll make a page for my own pet.

Rah Jah's Website

Would you believe that my cat also has a blog? There should be a link to it on the above link.

You'd be surprised at how many people have websites devoted entirely to their pets. I have even seen a few memorial websites that honor beloved pets.

Just another wacky example of the many things that you can find on a website!

Looking For An Apartment?

2007-04-26T20:01:00.000-04:00

While I'm a "house" kind of gal, I found this website about apartments. This website contains a list of apartments and how other people have rated them.

Apartment Ratings.com

Even though there's a section for Philadelphia apartments I just put a link to the whole website (never know who's reading my blog and from where). Maybe you have a rating of your own that you would like to post.

I know that there are some apartments in Philly with some real high rents and the city is always building more! Most people I know couldn't afford to pay the high rents that some of these places charge. Hopefully if you are looking for an apartment you'll be able to find something that you can afford.

A Fellow Person That Works at The Grocery Store

2007-04-22T16:19:00.000-04:00

Interesting blog I came upon today. Its from a woman that also works in a grocery store.

Click Here

She is really going through some drama but I did notice that she works at a grocery store and her entries brought back memories of when I worked at the Shoprite. She mentions things like "clocking out" and having to stay later because the person that's supposed to relieve her is coming in late.

Her posts are really interesting. There's this guy that she likes but she's afraid to ask him out. It kind of sounds like one of those romantic movies.

Anyway there are lots of blogs on the Internet (mine included) but it gets kind of frustrating when you visit one and the person hasn't posted for a few months. Some people forget about their blogs so they haven't been posted to in years.

But I thought that this one would make an interesting read for 'ya

Gimp

2007-04-18T16:07:00.000-04:00

One of the best things about having an all-in-one printer is that it can act as a copy machine. Back a long time ago when I got my first scanner I was glad because now I didn't have to make unneccessary trips to the post office to make copies of something. Now I can copy, fax and scan at any time of the day or night! Once I had to go to a company that specialize in sending faxes because I had to fax a form to a company and of course they wanted it right away and mailing it wasn't an option they gave me - Grrrrrrrrrr! But any way I think it cost me something like $12 dollars to fax a few forms and that made me mad enough to say that I was going to get a fax machine!

Oddly enough my brother is just as computer crazy as I am and he told me of a recent problem that he had when he tried to send an attached file of some forms. It seems the program that he used to convert his documents would only convert them into a .bmp format and since .bmp formats can be huge in size he couldn't attach the file because it exceeded the size limit of his email. That's when I told him about the Gimp Program.

Gimp is a very powerful graphics program that is open sourced and free to download. Here is the website address:

Gimp

I downloaded this program myself and since it has so many capabilities it just confuses the heck out of me but I do use the program when I need the .html coding numbers for different color palets. I'm sure in time I will learn my way around this program. My graphics program of choice is Paint Shop Pro and for more simpler graphic work I will just use Windows Paint.

But the main reason I recommended the Gimp Program to my brother is because this program will let you take a .bmp graphic and convert is to a .jpg or .gif extension which will make the file a lot smaller in size. (I didn't mention the fact that to make a graphic file smaller that you could also reduce the number of colors if its a simple black and white graphic)

So there you have it - another freebie courtesy of the Internet!

Yes the Internet has SEX on it......

2007-04-11T16:30:00.000-04:00

It's not everybody's cup of tea but the fact remains that there are numerous sex sites on the Internet. You can find a "friend", find women (or men) to "chat" with and there are chat rooms and webcam sites - especially adult webcam sites all over the Internet!

Just in case you're curious there is a banner on the top right side of this blog that will give you a peek inside the adult world of the Internet. But be forewarned - "dating" on these Internet sites can be just as dangerous as dating in real life! You never know who you will be talking to. Have you seen that Dateline show "To Catch A Predator?" It shows about the online world of the chat rooms and some of the things that go on there.

Now of course not all websites are sex/adult websites and not all chat rooms are about sex and adult subjects. I have participated in lots of chat rooms where sex wasn't even discussed - although that may be hard for one to believe!

So if its your cup of tea you can click on the banner. If it's not your cup of tea just ignore it and go on to the other stuff that's on my blog.

Free Ringtones Aren't Going To Do Me Any Good!

2007-04-09T13:20:00.000-04:00

You want to know why? Because my cellphone doesn't accept ringtones other than the ones you have to pay for! So all those "free ringtone" ads won't do me any good! I would love to be able to get some of the free ringtones that are offered but I just can't do it! I did download that spooky music from "The Exorcist" but it just sounds so spooky that I don't want it suddenly ringing and scaring the beejeebees out of me but I'm not going to delete it 'cause I already paid for it!

Now this "bluetooth" thing is supposed to be able to let me record sounds and add them as ringtones but I haven't gotten it yet plus I don't know that much about it except that you can get some sort of headset attachment for your cellphone. So I have to learn more about this "bluetooth" thing before I get it.

The ringtones that came with my cellphone are kind of lame but I haven't deleted them yet.

The Hunt Is On!

2007-04-02T03:53:00.000-04:00

Ok, so the indicator on my printer says that I'm running low on black ink! Besides this being another expense, I'm now going to have to figure out where I can buy it. I don't want to order it online - besides you can only pay by credit card if you order the cartridges online.

So I'm looking at the ads that come in the mail and the first place close is the Walgreens on Ogontz Avenue across the street from the Cheltenham Shoprite. Their advertiser says that they have printer cartridges there so I go there. Well they have about 9 different types of printer cartridges but wouldn't you know that the printer cartridge for my brand is all sold out and even if it wasn't it wasn't the printer cartridge for my printer. Now there is a Rite Aid near me right at Broad and Cheltenham so I may try there but I saw in a recent advertisement that Radio Shack sells printer cartridges and the Radio Shack is (kinda) closer to me than the Rite Aid so maybe a trip to the Cheltenham Mall will be necessary.

It's kind of odd now because I forget where I used to get my printer cartridges for my old printer (maybe I just blocked the whole thing out of my mind?) but I do remember one time that they were on sale at a K-Mart near the Willow Grove Mall. They were 2 for 1 so I most definitely got them but to make that trip again.......................................I mean its not like I don't need some other stuff that I could get at these stores. I just hate the fact that my printer has seduced me into needing it - like I'm a junkie or something - where I go into a panic when I run out of the ink in the printer cartridge.

There is a side note here and that is about those re-fill kits for printer cartridges. I really don't like them and I surely don't want to go messing up my printer!

Free Fonts! - A LOT of them!

2007-03-29T04:16:00.000-04:00

My brother is always asking me to send him links to any free stuff that I think that he might like. I found a great one that has a lot of fonts that you can download for free!

http://www.webpagepublicity.com/free-fonts.html

I tell you that there are a lot of fonts on this page and they are free for anyone to download and use!

My Brother wants me to "Pimp" for him?

2007-03-28T23:01:00.000-04:00

Now you know I thought this was a crazy idea when I first thought about it but later on (and it came to me while I was shopping at Shoprite) I realized that the majority of people I know are women because when I worked at Shoprite there were more women than men (except when I was working the overnights there). So I was shopping at the Shoprite and someone asked me how things were going and I started talking about my brother and then I remembered what me and my brother were talking about and I thought look at all these women here! I know a real smorgasbourd of women and some of them I KNOW that he would like. Some of them are young of course and I know that he would like them, some of them look like models so I know that he would like them too!

I'm not talking about dating. I'm talking about the "shipping" them off to him! Isn't it crazy what your mind can think about when you're not quite right?

I'm A M&M!

2007-03-25T21:17:00.000-04:00

Have you seen those M&M commercials where people have made an image of themselves as an M&M? I was on another website when I saw a link to the M&M site so I decided to give it a try.

You can make a character M&M character of yourself at this website. You can decide body shape, skin color, hair and even other stuff like glasses (which I do wear). Bear in mind you should have a powerful computer for this (or at least have access to one or someone else can create the character for you and then email it to you.

So what do you think? How do I look?

What If You Don't Have A Computer?

2007-03-13T15:15:00.000-04:00

Someone recently asked me about computers. They didn't have one so they are using the ones that are available at their nearest library. I think that this is a great idea for those that don't have a computer. The best thing about using the computers in the library is that you don't have to pay for using them. I understand that at some libraries you only get a limited amount of time to use the computer but that is definitely better than nothing. I know at least one library in the Philadelphia area will sign you up for an email address - again, something that you don't have to pay for. I did a little checking around and found out that there are at least 2 internet cafes in the Philadelphia area. Internet cafes do charge a fee for you to use their computers.

It all depends on what you want to use your computer for but I think that it would be a good idea to start saving money so that you will be able to buy your own computer. Computers have come down a lot in price since I got mine. And to be quite honest with you I got my computer from QVC. I think they offer the most "bang" for your money and with computers you get a good warranty and free technical support.

Now you may want to get your computer at a store and there is nothing wrong with that but do be careful. You will want to get the best computer that you can. A lot of it will depend on what you are going to be using your computer for. I do know that Aldi's (across from the Cheltenham Shoprite) has sales on computers from time to time. They are at a good price but you have to know what payment terms they are willing to take. The next time I see an Aldi computer sale I'll post about it here.

My brother does computer repairs. He also has some computers for sale. I just sent him a flyer from someone in the Philly area that also does computer work. I sent him the flyer because I wanted him to see how others are advertising the same thing that he is doing. It's not professionally done (which my brother agreed with) but it does have pictures of the kind of work that they do and having any kind of flyer is better than having none at all.

This particular business does free computer diagnostics, on-the-spot repairs and also has computers for sale - some are as low as $300! Sounds a lot like the same kind of work that my brother does!

I'm sure that there are many of these kinds of businesses in the Philadelphia area that has computers for sale. But again I say to be very careful when buying a computer. Consider it an investment and buy the best one that you can!

A Blast From The Past!

2007-03-10T17:14:00.000-05:00

This black and white photo had to have been taken back in the late 1960's or early 1970's! Do I remember this picture being taken? No. But I do remember us having to have to go to church every Sunday. Back then the name of our church was Prince Of Peace Baptist Church and it was located right in the heart of North Philly at around 31st and Berks Street.

I'm in the middle and those two guys are my brothers!

They will probably both be tickled when they see this picture! We don't have very many family pictures so the ones that we do have are precious! We had a lot of family photos a long time ago but as time passed the number of them dwindled down to almost nothing.

But at least we have this one!

I guess I'm going to have to start a family photo album kind of thing and build up on the few pictures that I do have.

Powell Funeral Home

2007-03-09T14:32:00.000-05:00

Powell Funeral Home Inc

2432 N 27th St

Philadelphia, PA 19132

(215) 229-5205

I have been meaning to talk about this place. People have asked me why I chose the funeral home that I did when my mother passed away. The answer is very simple - it was the same funeral home that took care of my father's funeral service. Now when my father died I was more than 20 years younger and I was kind of in a daze/haze about everything that was going on at the time but I do remember the service (although I don't even remember how I actually got to the service and about what happened after the service but I do remember the service. It was like everything felt like it was being taken care of and there wasn't no need to worry about pesky little details - that is what I remember about the service. I also remember just how dignified and respectful the service was. Later I just kept the name of the funeral home in my memory just in case that they were needed again.

Now when my mother died they were the first people I called. Kind of amazing that they were still in business after all these years. I mean I kept their name in my memory and later looked to see that they were still in business but I never called or found out if they were actually still in business because really who would want to jinx theirself by calling a funeral home and saying "Oh, I just wanted to know that you were still in business". But after my mother died and I called them again I wasn't 100% but they must have understood that when they talked to me on the phone. The plain truth is that they were more than just helpful! My mother's funeral service (just like my father's) was very dignified and the services provided were very professional.

Later, well after the service, I told them that and I also told them that I would talk about them and recommend them to everybody that asked me. Of course I didn't get around to mentioning it until now but that is because there was a descussion about funeral homes in the Philadelphia area and how professional they were (or weren't) and that's what made me remember about the Powell Funeral Home.

This is just a general post about them done on the fly because I was just thinking about them but I plan to add more info about them here. As far as I know they don't have a website but I have some of their literature and I will be posting more information about them here.

You hear abouut how everything is bad in North Philly but you rarely hear about the good stuff!

My Mother and Father

2007-03-04T02:23:00.000-05:00

I just sent this picture to my brother. It's going to bring back a lot of memories for him!

As you can tell, this picture is very old! It was taken in 1955. There aren't many photos of my mother and father - especially both of them together in one picture so I know that my brother will be glad to get it!

If you're wondering why I'm not in the photo that is because I wasn't even born yet - smile

Here's What My Horoscope Said For Today...

2007-02-26T23:57:00.000-05:00

CancerJune 21 - July 21

"Construction on streets or buildings might make it difficult for you to get around your neighborhood today, dear Cancer. Traffic might be backed up for blocks. If you must run errands, either walk or get them done very early in the day. The work could foul up the phone lines as well, at least for a while, so you might miss some calls you would have preferred to take. This could be a frustrating day. Keep yourself busy at home."

And this is exactly what I did today! It's a mess outside because of our recent snow. And to top it all off, the snow from the last snowstorm that we had hadn't completely melted away yet. So I kept myself inside. Not only is it cold with snow everywhere but its slippery snow! And I'm sure that there is some ice mixed in as well! Crossing Cheltenham Avenue is hard enough without having to worry about finding some ground without snow or ice on it!

So today I'm inside at my computer tapping away!

Drat!

2007-02-22T20:21:00.000-05:00

Thomasina was nearby and she heard me when I bought a lottery ticket at the Shoprite. First I think she was surprised that I even bought a lottery ticket (I have to confess that I was surprised too - but hey - the jackpot was over a million dollars!) and it made her laugh which in turn made me laugh and I told her that if I won I'd be back to tell her! Well I finally got around to checking my lottery numbers online and I can tell you that out of the 5 numbers I got one right and I didn't get that extra number thingie so I don't win anything - Drat!

I figured "what the heck" because the buying the lottery ticket only cost me a dollar. Well that's another dollar that went down the drain! I think (though) that I'm going to try again!

Ringtones!

2007-02-15T21:35:00.000-05:00

I'm still getting acquainted with my cellphone but one of the things that I have found out is that I can't get new ringtones unless I get them directly from Verizon and then I have to pay for the ringtone(s) that I download!

Other than that I'm still getting acquainted with the cellphone. Just today I figured out how to transfer the pictures that I take with the camera phone and transfer them so that I can either post or save the pictures (however there's a 25 cent fee everytime I do that! (Nobody told me about that!)

My brother wants me to send him a picture of myself - and that ain't gonna happen!

I'm bummed about the ringtone thing though. I got this great clip of music that I want to use as a ringtone and I have got to figure out a way to add it - cause I wanna use it!

I got teased a little when I first got the cellphone but then afterwards Teresa told me that my cellphone number was the lottery number! Too bad I didn't play it! (By the way, Teresa didn't play it either!

My Brother Called Me Brilliant!

2007-02-12T00:51:00.000-05:00

I guess it runs in the family but my brother told me about this particular job that he had to do for a client of his. It seems that they wanted to transfer some files and my brother couldn't figure out how to solve the problem. I mentioned a solution and that is when he called me brilliant! Well after I got finished laughing I told him that he probably would of thought of it a little later and the only reason why he didn't at the time was because he was trying too hard!

He told me he was about to take the computer apart to solve the problem and again I laughed because there have been times when I have felt the exact same way!

But its an odd kind of thing seeing that we are both computer-crazy and we will try to solve a problem - so much so that it becomes a "personal" obsession until the problem is solved!

I don't solve the problems all the time but you can bet that I gave it my all!

WURD

2007-01-29T20:24:00.000-05:00

Like I posted previously radio station WDAS is no more. I don't know if they are keeping the same call signal but their format has definitely changed. From what I remember the last time I listened to it it was urging people to "tell all their friends" about the new format - which I think is something like playing and promoting new and local artists - I'm not sure.

So I have since come to find out that there is another talk station call WURD and they call themselves "the information" station. They are very similar to what WHAT was in that they talk alot about the community, community news with listeners calling in. I think the owner (Cody Anderson) is the same guy behind WDAS! They are located at 900 on the AM dial and unfortunately depending upon where you are located the reception will not be clear all the time. I can get them pretty good during the daytime hours but not on all the radios - so it has a lot to do with where your radio(and its antenna) is located. But they also have a website (and a message forum) so you can listen to them via your computer.

Now I have to go and find out how WDAS is doing................................

2007-01-21T07:30:00.000-05:00

I found this cool website that lets you make an animated copy of yourself and what you see on the left is what I came up with! I do wear glasses but didn't add them here 'cause who would wear glasses when they're meditating?

This pretty much summarizes how my room looks although its not as junky as the picture (but it is getting close!)

The name of the website is meez.com and you can make an animation of yourself by going to:

http://www.meez.com

What Happened to WHAT?

2007-01-18T10:54:00.000-05:00

To find out what's going on you can read the news article link below:

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/pennsylvania/16454165.htm

I was shocked when I read it! The "voice of the African American Community" has been silenced! When I turned it on I thought that maybe the high winds had damaged the station's antenna and they were just playing filler music until it was working again. I even tried to find out online about what the problem could be and I couldn't find anything until today - and what a shock it was! Another radio station (its format anyway) has bit the dust! I can't believe it - I'm still shocked! What about Mary Mason? What about Al Butler?

I even tried calling the radio station but it just kept ringing. This radio station provided so much information about the community and people called in (including me) and talked all the time about the various issues of the community and I don't think there is another radio station in the area that has a similar format.

The news article didn't say why the format was cancelled and the air staff fired but usually when this sort of thing happens its because of low ratings.

I ranted before about how WJJZ and its smooth jazz format was cancelled but I have since found out that they moved down the dial to 96.5. Maybe the same thing will happen with WHAT?

Lard? - Yes I Cook With Lard!

2007-01-07T19:55:00.000-05:00

So many people are surprised when they find this out! My neighbors, the people that I used to work with - even my brother! Its kind of what I'm used to because its what my mother used when she cooked. Of course my mother was born and raised in the south and that is what they used and most of the people I know have relatives from the south or are from the south themselves. Its not that the people I know don't know what lard is - its just that they are surprised that I use it for cooking. In fact some didn't even know that it was still available at the grocery store. Now I do most of my grocery shopping at the Shoprite and they do indeed still sell lard. (Its located near the butter.)

Now I know that there are (more healthy) alternatives to using lard - I just haven't gotten around to using them yet. I have used Crisco and am quite fond of that butter version of the Crisco and I know that there are other things like vegetable oil, etc. But I still cook the "southern" way.

Life In Philly?

2006-12-30T18:48:00.000-05:00

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=129558301&blogID=209127322&MyToken=c2f10e8b-f0d2-410e-9e5d-3d887eda4a20

Here is an interesting story from a woman who lives in Philly. She operates a daycare school and was telling a story about what happened to her last week. She saw a bunch of kids beating up on one kid and she got out of her van to help.

Long Time, no post

2006-12-18T21:33:00.000-05:00

I see I haven't posted an entry since the beginning of the month and now its almost the 20th - just a few days before Christmas. There have been lots of things that I have been meaning to post here but I haven't got around to it.

I was at the Shoprite the other day and had to stick around for a few hours so I did some bagging for Renee! I was just so antsy that I couldn't stay still so I bagged. The customers got a hoot from that and it was strange because one customer recognized me from working there before. I couldn't believe it because its been a while since I was on the register but she did remember me.

I was also going to post about Mike. Mike worked at the Shoprite organizing the carts and putting the groceries in the customers cars. I was gong to the store early one Sunday morning and I heard someone calling my name and it was him. He was jogging up (or is it down) Cheltenham Ave. He told me that he didn't work at Shoprite anymore. OK so I'm at the Shoprite last Saturday and who do I see working there - Mike! So there goes that post.

Another Shoprite-esq thing is that everyone is always telling me about the people that used to work there but still come to the store and we always miss each other. I'm talking about Brenda and Elijah and Felicia and the others. I also miss April and Lashawna and probably won't see them unless I go to the Shoprite where they are working at now.

And I have to make a mental note to myself to stop going in the breakroom! I was at the Shoprite last Saturday, saw Teresa who was on her way home, went into the breakroom with her and guess who I (literally) run into? Tim the manager! So note to myself: Stop going into the breakroom!

Making Money On The Internet - Adsense

2006-12-01T19:48:00.000-05:00

There are many (legitmate) ways that people are making money on the Internet. One way is with Adsense. Adsense is a part of Google (the search engine place) and what it is is that you put their advertising on your webpage or your blog. These ads can be text ads that look like the ads in your local newspaper, image ads that look like the banner ads you see on line, a list of related links to advertisers and even video ads. There is also an option where you can refer your website visitors to Google's Adsense site and products. How does this make you money? Well when someone clicks on the ads that appear on your site you get money. Now I know you're asking how much and the answer is that it will depend.

Let's say for example you put up a website about your favorite computer game and you sign up for Adsense (its free to sign up). You will get a code to cut and paste onto your website and then the tracking will begin! The ads that appear on your website (or blog) relate to what your website is talking about. For instance in the example I mentioned about the computer game website, ads will appear that relate to computer games. Everytime a visitor to your website clicks on one of the ads you get paid!

Now comes the "bad" news. You might think that you could get a lot of money if you just click on the ads yourself but what happens is that Adsense will ban you so then you won't get anything! How do they know its you thats clicking on the ads and not somebody else? Well its complicated but believe me I have been to their message forum and a LOT of people have been banned!

Now to the "good" news part which is the part about how you get paid. As I said how much you get paid will depend on a lot of things. Basically speaking the ads have a $ rate and you get paid a percentage relating to how many times the ad is clicked on. When you sign up and register for Adsense you will get a link to a page where you can check out how much money you have received so far. Once your amount reaches $100 you will get either a check sent to you or the money can be transferred to your bank account.

Now there are people who say they make as much as $1500 a month and there are some people who have had the ads on their website for a year and haven't reached the $100! You can go to the adsense message forum to find out more about this program but more importantly you'll be able to see posts from others that have Adsense on their webpages.

https://www.google.com/adsense/

Practice Turkey?

2006-11-22T19:21:00.000-05:00

Now bear in mind that this isn't my turkey. It's a picture I got off the Internet but it does look a lot like the one that I have.

I never really cooked a turkey before because my mother used to throw us out the kitchen when she was cooking.

So this Thanksgiving I decided to make a "practice" turkey. Simply put this means that I want to cook the turkey and see how it turns out before I "unleash" my cooking on another human being.

I have been given a lot of different advice(s) on how to cook the turkey. One woman told me that she soaks hers in water and kosher salt for 3 days before she prepares to cook her turkey.

So with my limited knowledge I can say that one of the best (and smartest) things that I did was to buy the turkey well before Thanksgiving Day where it sat in the freezer until Sunday and then put in the refridgerator to thaw. It's now the day before Thanksgiving and the turkey has been rinsed and cleaned and soaking in salt water. Took me a while to figure out what to do with the giblets but I'm going to put that in the stuffing.

On an encouraging note its nice to know that there are other people like me that haven't made a turkey before. I was watching the news and they were interviewing people who were doing their last minute Thanksgiving shopping today and they had one guy that wanted to know if he could defrost a 20 pound turkey by tommorrow morning?

Guess Who This Is?

2006-11-15T20:08:00.000-05:00

I'm always talking about my cat and here she is! She very rarely comes into the room where the computer is but this particular evening she came upstairs. I think she wants me to let her go outside (I don't think so) but she kind of looks like she's saying "Are you there?".

I took her picture with one of those small key-chain digital cameras that cost $10. I had to take her picture in a hurry though because who knows when I will ever get the chance to catch her at a good moment!

Shoprite Is Gonna Be Mad At Me But........

2006-11-11T20:01:00.000-05:00

You know how Larry (Boo-bear) is always telling me to go to Pathmark or Acme to shop? Well I actually had to do that recently. It's a long story but to make it brief it was just convenient at the time. I really don't think that Shoprite has anything to worry about. I may be prejudiced but I think the Shoprite is better. The Acme that I was at surely was bigger and they have a much more varied selection but what I did notice was that there were a couple of areas that didn't have any products or anything in the display cases at all. It was like they had more room than product.

So much to the dismay of Boo-bear...ooooops....I mean Mr. Larry - Shoprite is still my store.

Yahoo Messenger is really something...

2006-11-01T04:06:00.000-05:00

I answer one of the older email messege from my brothers inviting me to chat with him on Yahoo Messenger. Its been a while since I used this program so I decided to "fire it up" just to see if its still working and to see if I can stll use it.

Well I decided to try one of the more "safer" chat rooms - Philadelphia. Well there are about 27 people in this chatroom and so far 90% of the message chats have got something to do with sex. Mostly its along the lines of "check out my website" with a blue link provided. There are a couple of "invites" for a private chat too. So far I haven't gone to a private chat because I have done it before and its just really a waste of time - at least for me. It was kind of fun at the beginning but once you start doing it you'll start to get a whole lot of emails and a whole lot of instant messages sent to you inviting you to chat over and over again and some of these people are quite insistent!

I have had a few interesting chats with people on just general things but it just seems that for the most part the chats aren't really like this.

There's Another Trojan Out There!

2006-10-31T13:43:00.000-05:00

This one is called Puper (yeah I know its a funny name but a lot of them are!). I got a notification about it on my email.

You can find out more about this trojan by going to:

http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_133666.htm

Although the risk assessment is rated as low a trojan is still a trojan. I don't remember clicking on anything new - only websites that I'm familiar with - but hey I can't remember every exact link I clicked on. Fortunately my computer isn't infected but those that make these trojans are getting craftier and craftier every day!

Did You Hear About Rite Aid?

2006-10-29T01:31:00.000-05:00

I was surprised about it when I heard it on the news! I found out that they are talking about the stores in NJ only - not the ones in PA. There is a lawsuit against Rite Aid because they sold baby formula that had expired. Over-the-counter medications and other baby foods were also being sold that had expired. The reason why this caught my ear is because there is a Rite Aid near me that I shop at (and no I haven't bought any baby formula there or anywhere yet) and because I used to work overnights at ShopRite alongside the people that stocked and restocked the shelves. I hope this doesn't give them a bad "rep" because I know how hard they work. Rite Aid says that they are going to "re-train" their staff - another not too good sign.

They are also being accused of fraud pricing tactics such as charging a higher price than what the shelf price of the product was. Again Rite Aid said that they were going to "re-train" their staff. You can read the full story by going to:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4284468.html

A Screenshot of My Desktop

2006-10-27T00:01:00.000-04:00

My brother always keeps asking me about a screenshot of my desktop. Well here it is. It is a program called Expresso which is a calendar-like program. As you can see there is a big calendar where I can put notes and reminders. At the top right is a mini calendar and on the left is a "sticky" note. I can program in events and reminders and alarms to notify me of the upcoming things that I have to remember. (I forget a lot!). I have had this program for a long time (it has floppy disks for installation) and have had the occasional "bug" problem with it. The company that made it (Berkeley) isn't even around anymore.

If PECO Is Your Utility Company......

2006-10-24T23:24:00.000-04:00

They included an insert with this month's bill announcing that they will be upgrading their billing system. The upgrade is supposed to take effect either this month or in November.

Questions?/Comments?/Concerns?
PECO's email address is EnergyHome@exeloncorp.com

or you can write to them at:

Energy@Home,
Marketing Dept.,
11th Fl
2301 Market Street,
Phila., PA 19103

Vitamins?

2006-10-21T18:23:00.000-04:00

Not as young as I used to be (even though some people call me young) and I realize that I have to be more healthy! That's why I bought these. Why are vitamins soooooooooooo expensive? These cost around $6. Anyways I get curious attention when I buy salt pork and lard because I use it in my cooking and some people have even told me that they were surprised that Shoprite even sold lard!

Maybe next time I'll take a picture of the lard and post it here. Yeah I know there's Crisco and even more healthier cooking oils out there but lard is what I know........................................

MySpace.com

2006-10-18T18:59:00.000-04:00

I'm quite blown away by this website! I joined it not too long ago but there's still so much about it that I want to know more about. I checked out a few of the people from Philly who also belong to myspace.com and there are a LOT of them! So if you belong to myspace.com - let me know.

Basically it just seems like a great big networking site but since I keep hearing about it and I now find out that there are millions of members I decided to check it out. So far I found out that one of the DJ's from WHAT has a myspace page and he has since become a "friend" and he has been added to my space. I now find out that Snoop Dog has a myspace page too but I want to be sure that it's really him before I dare to email him and ask him if I can be added as his "friend". I wonder if he oversees the page himself or if he has someone that does it for him?

So What Is The Best Radio Station To Listen To In Philadelphia?

2006-10-16T20:26:00.000-04:00

With the recent change in format for WJJZ there is no jazz station to listen to. WJJZ's format has gone from "Smooth Jazz" to a "Rhythmic Adult Contemporary" format - which sounds like a format that is already on many of the radio stations in the area. So now a substitute is being looked for. A station that plays the same or something similar to the "smooth jazz" sound is being sought. Not just by me but by other people in the Philadelphia area as well. I'm not talking about "party" music like "Power99" but just nice sounding music that can be played in the background while one is working. I'm talking about something that isn't too distracting that it would take away from what you're doing - just some nice sounding music in the background.

I listen to WHAT but the shows are so interesting and thought provoking that I get distracted from what I'm doing - so I listen to them when I'm doing something else like cleaning or cooking. My mother was a very big fan of WWDB but that station is no longer around - or rather I should say that that talk format is no longer around. WDAS (in my humble opinion) plays the best mix of music and I say that because I like the "old school" R&B music (which just a "tad" of the newer music thrown in). I have a very special place in my heart for WNAP's "Gospel Highway 11" because I used to work there. And I should listen more to WHYY's public station only because of their topics. I'm also sampling WRTI which is supposed to be (I think) Temple University's station but that is only because I have seen on discussion boards that it has a format similar to "smooth jazz". I have never been much of a sports nut so I don't listen to any of the sports stations. But I know that people have different tastes as far as what they like to listen to. There is even supposed to be a station that plays "big band" music but that's not my taste.

So what is the best station to listen to in Philly? And why?

Guess Who is My "Friend"?

2006-10-12T17:36:00.000-04:00

It's Mr. Mid-day from WHAT 1340 AM!

He has a myspace.com page just like I do. You can visit him by clicking:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=52456908

I was quite surprised at how good looking he is and he used to be a professional model!

I have called up his radio show from time to time when something has piqued my interest.

Cool! My Own Bulletin Board!

2006-10-11T17:29:00.000-04:00

Just like the guy I talked about a few posts back, I decided to start my own little bulletin board. You can buy blocks and advertise on my bulletin board. There is a minimum of purchasing 10 x 10 blocks because as you can see from the first advertiser, the smaller the blocks you purchase the harder it will be to see the ad. You will get a link to your webpage or email address.

To find out more just go to my Bulletin Board page at:

http://sister2brother.bravehost.com/b-board.htm

Rest In Peace WJJZ!

Alas and alak one of my favorite radio stations has bit the dust. Actually its not the radio station that bit the dust - its the format.

This station used to play "Smooth Jazz". It was great for background music while I was at the computer working. Then one day I go to turn it on and I hear something that sounds like disco music!

So of course I thought I had the wrong station but I checked on the Internet and found out that the station had changed its format!

I haven't found a comparable substitute yet and I have also found out that a lot of other people in Philly and the surrounding areas haven't found one either.

How Are People Making Money on the Internet?

2006-10-08T19:32:00.000-04:00

My brother and I are both computer nuts so I was surprised when he was surprised about the ways that I told him people are making money on the Internet. For instance there is a guy who is a college student who wanted to make some money for his college expenses. He came up with the idea of selling adspace on his webpage. He calls it the "Million Dollar Homepage".

http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/

He also keeps a blog of his progress

http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/blog.php

I got an email from Marsha!

2006-10-02T13:32:00.000-04:00

Yippeeeee! Now I have to work on Thomasina. I think she's trying to give me the slip. Everytime I send her an email it always comes back "not deliverable".

My Radio Station?

2006-09-21T06:10:00.000-04:00

I remember telling Marsha how I had had a radio station at one time on Live365.com

For real! I uploaded my favorite music and even added my voice and used myself as an announcer. It only cost me about $50 every 6 months so that was something like $10 a month. Well they have changed their pricing and I'm still deciding whether or not I want to still have it.

In the meantime I found this option on Yahoo that lets a person "design" their own radio station. Here is the link to my radio station that I designed:

http://launch.yahoo.com/launchcast/station.asp?u=223535520

It's mostly old-school rhythm and blues like Al Green, the Isley Brothers and some older stuff from artists like Etta James. I think there's some Prince in there too.

If you click on the link then you can hear "my" radio station.

Guestbook Added!

2006-09-19T00:57:00.000-04:00

I have now added a Guestbook to my blog and I will also soon add it to my webpage. You'll be able to sign it but the message has to first be moderated by me.

Hooray! I finally got my brother's picture on the side!

2006-09-15T20:42:00.000-04:00

I'm not going to tell him though. I'm going to let it be a surprise!

I know he wanted me to put his picture on my blog and I told him that I would. It just took me some time to figure out how to get the picture on the side of the blog and not just posted as another entry.

My Brother is feeling better!

2006-09-10T03:09:00.000-04:00

I'm glad that he is feeling better BUT I still think that he should go back to the hospital. Our family has been known for its stubborness - and yes that includes me too! We got this thing about hospitals which is ironic because my mother was a nurse and I have worked as a nurse's aide - maybe that's why we don't like them!

I'll get another report on his progress soon.

Ain't Technology Grand!

2006-08-30T13:20:00.000-04:00

Now my brother is having problems with HIS email program! Before it was me having trouble accessing MY email program!

Oh well! We talked about this on the phone and we concluded that we could always do it the "old-fashioned" way and talk on the phone. Who knows? We might even go "prehistoric" and write letters to each other!

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