Skip's Rambling

Monday, June 29, 2009

Another share of one of my MP3s. I set up a new one once a week and give you seven days to check it out. After that it will be gone and replaced by a new selection. Please don't link to this. Just click on the link and save it. Until I can make some money and buy some, if you get the message BANDWIDTH exceeded, just try again tomorrow. For this week:

Sattalites
"Reggaefication"
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Back in 2005 I shared "Born For You" from the SATTALITES. They are Toronto's reggae septet. A Canadian group, you probably never heard of, but they have been around for a long time and this song from the 2003 release of the album "Reggaefication" is one my favorites. It is the title song this time. They can be found all around Toronto, if you look, including TVO's Studio 2, where I first saw them. They are worth a listen.

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Friday, June 26, 2009

For this week’s Friday Fun you can try the fun and challenging game called Cargo Bridge from Limexgames. The goal is to build bridges between different valleys to allow the workers finish various tasks. You need to build a bridge between the valleys so the workers can finish their jobs. So the first thing to do is survey the terrain, move the mouse cursor to the left side of the screen to scroll further over. Go back into design mode to start sketching your bridge design using wood blocks and connectors. Keep an eye on the funds in the bank while building. During the design process you can go back and test the design with your workers. If the test doesn’t work you can go back to the design board and start again. A successful design allows you progress to more challenging levels and adds funds to the bank for better materials. Progress is saved automatically which makes it easy to start where you left off. There are a few setting you can change such as the image quality and sound. If you are looking for a way to bring challenging fun to break up the monotony of the daily grind check out Cargo Bridge.
Play Cargo Bridge.

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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Monday, June 22, 2009

Dave Matthews Band
"Spaceman"
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The Dave Matthews Band just released a brand new album callled 'Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King". It debuted number one on the Billboard 200 in the first week. It is really not a surprise since this is a fantastic issue and really shows how the band has recoverd from the tragic loss of LeRoi Moore. I love everything on this one, but I think my favorite is "Shake Me Like A Monkey". You will have to buy the album to hear that one. Today I am sharing another track called "Spaceman" . Be sure to check out this Wiki for more info. Hope you enjoy my share and you check out this new album.

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Sunday, June 21, 2009

"Any man can be a Father, but it takes a special person to be called Dad." - Unknown

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Friday, June 19, 2009

Summer is here!!! Nice, lazy, hot days here in North America. Nothing much to blog about today. So here's a cartoon from earlier this month at Speed Bump. I think this looks like a great way to spend my summer. If only my wife would be so understanding. What do you think?

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

For anyone who has been using Chrome and kind of likes the tab feature, the Firefox add-on New Tab JumpStart clones the new tab functionality of the Google web browser Chrome and brings it to the Firefox community. It will display the most visited websites, a search box, the most recent bookmarks and closed tabs. The add-on comes with more settings that can change the appearance quite a bit. It is possible, for example, to change the number of thumbnails of websites that are displayed from 3×3 (which is three thumbnails in three rows) to 10×7 which equals the 70 most visited websites. Check out New Tab JumpStart.

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Monday, June 15, 2009

Drive-By Truckers
"The Opening Act"
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Drive-By Truckers released a great album, last year, called "Brighter Then Creation's Dark". I shared "The Rightous Path" which turned out to be the best know song from the album with you a long time ago. I've been meaning to share another selection with you for a while. Here is one from the album called "The Opening Act". Check out the album if you haven't already. Enjoy.

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Friday, June 12, 2009

"Get ready to soil your plants"
PopCap Games has a new fun offering called Plants vs Zombies! Sounds strange but it really is a great little gem. Part of the hype is the Zombatar. You can make your own Zombie in your own image. Have some fun and try it out. You can download it, send it to friends, or both.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Always on the look out for helpful items I found DOMAIN TOOLS. This site has a nice bunch of tools to find and work with domain names for free. Some you can use right away. Others are free if you join. Joining is free and allows you to dig deeper into some of the tools. You can also pay some money and get right down to work with everything. There is the usual Whois and typical things. Then there are some gems like Reverse IP, and Domain History. Try some of the free tools. Why not check it out by clicking HERE?

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Monday, June 08, 2009

Odds "Nothing Beautiful" or you can try here too!

Sometimes I am at a loss when it comes to deciding what to share. I'm in a rut at the moment and with time flying I am going back to a favorite of mine. Here, once again, is ODDS. A great under appreciated Canadian band. With no further ado, here is "Nothing Beautiful" from their 1996 album "Nest". Hope you enjoy.

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Friday, June 05, 2009

Nothing much to blog about today. So here's a cartoon from last month's Speed Bump. I think my advisor went to the same school. Maybe I can use the lead to line my house from the coming fallout. What do you think?

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Wednesday, June 03, 2009

If you wanted to try Google's Chrome but heard of all the concerns about privacy then you have an alternative. SRWare Iron is a real alternative, based on the Chromium-source with the same features as Chrome - but without the critical privacy concerns. Use the innovative features without worrying about your privacy. Check out SRWare Iron.

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Monday, June 01, 2009

In-Flight Safety
"That Day"
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In January In-Flight Safety released a brand new album callled 'We Are An Empire My Dear". I finally got a copy and immediatly regretted waiting so long. If you liked the first two albums you will love this one too!. They just released a video of "Model Homes" from the album. You can check it out if you click the previous link or you can click here. Today I will share another song from the first album called "Vacation Land". The song is called 'That Day". Be sure to check out this Wiki if you are not familiar with In-Flight Safety. Hope you enjoy my share and you check out this new album.

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