http://malektips.com/sites_to_browse_help_and_tips.html Informative, educational, funny, and some just plain odd websites. There are sites related to food, music, movies, shopping, sports, and much more. en-us Thu, 4 Dec 2008 18:12:08 GMT Thu, 4 Dec 2008 18:12:08 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Custom webmaster@envprogramming.com (Andrew Malek) webmaster@envprogramming.com (Andrew Malek) http://malektips.com/graphics/logo_88x30.gif http://malektips.com/sites_to_browse_help_and_tips.html 88 30 http://malektips.com/usb-drumming-santa-claus.html Santa hooked up to your computer's USB port - a new holiday tradition.

If you still have a USB port free after hooking up a keyboard, mouse, webcam, digital camera memory reader, printer, scanner, and media player, perhaps this device might add some holiday cheer.

USB Geek, a purveyor of all types of USB devices including thermometers, fans, and a mini-fridge, offers a miniature drumming Santa Claus. Playing four Christmas songs, this USB Santa drums along to the music while LED lights flash. No software is required - this device is literally plug and play....

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The Internet Archive has made available an audio archive with, as of December, 2008, over 313,000 audio files. You may not find top twenty hits available, and the sound quality may not always be pristine, especially for live recordings. However, a lot of interesting songs and other items can be found for your digital audio player or iPod, such as:

* Audio Books - A Journey to the Center of the Earth, A Modest Proposal, and Dracula...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Mon, 1 Dec 2008 17:40:12 GMT http://malektips.com/internet-archive-audio-archive.html http://malektips.com/turkey-leftovers-thanksgiving.html What can you do with leftover Thanksgiving turkey and other food?

After enjoying a Thanksgiving meal, no matter how many people were at the table, there always seem to be plenty of leftovers, even turkey. Instead of making simple turkey sandwiches, turkey wraps, and salad with bits of turkey, how about something new?

These two sites offer a variety of suggestions for those wanting something different:...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:16:21 GMT http://malektips.com/turkey-leftovers-thanksgiving.html http://malektips.com/movie-filming-map.html Curious where your favorite movies were made? Display maps of movie filming locations.

The Movie Map is a Google Maps mashup showing filming locations to a selection of movies. Want to know where the Twin Pines Mall is in "Back to the Future"? It's in California. Where was Happy Gilmore's famous golf scene where he fought Bob Barker filmed? British Columbia.

Users can add movie locations they know about complete with related links and YouTube videos....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:42:17 GMT http://malektips.com/movie-filming-map.html http://malektips.com/black-friday-sales.html Learn about sales occurring on Black Friday, the Friday after Thanksgiving.

In the United States, "Black Friday" is the day after Thanksgiving, known as the unofficial start to the Christmas shopping season. Known to be one of the biggest, if not the biggest, day for retail shopping, many businesses offer a variety of deals to get people in the doors, sometimes at very early morning hours.

To help guide you through this holiday shopping bonanza, the following websites offer previews of the sales many stores will be offering after all of the turkey .. or turducken ... is eaten. Some of these sites also offer links to online deals available before and during Black Friday, as well as information on what will be sold on "Cyber Monday", the Monday after Black Friday....

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Do you know your lanthanoids from your actinoids? What about ununbium versus ununtrium?

Webelements, "the periodic table on the web", offers an extensive amount of information about all of the elements, including basic background information on each element and, in some instances, the history behind their formation. You'll find element uses (such as hydrogen in rocket fuel and silicon that's very important to what you're typing on), element photographs, crystal structures, compounds of elements, and much more....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:35:58 GMT http://malektips.com/online-periodic-table.html http://malektips.com/back-to-the-future-fan-site-bttf.html A fan site for the series of "Back to the Future" movies.

Do you like to drive DeLoreans? Does walking past a clock tower make you afraid a lightning bolt is about to strike? Do pine trees get you in the urge to go shopping?

If so, you may want to visit BTTF, a fan site dedicated to the "Back to the Future" movies. If you're a fan of the actors and actresses in the series such as Mary Steenburgen (Clara) and Tom Wilson (Biff), a calendar offers upcoming appearance dates. You'll also find related celebrity news and discussion forums. Plus, the "Time Travel Terminal" store offers a variety of items including t-shirts, DeLorean models, action figures, and a set of trading cards....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:49:45 GMT http://malektips.com/back-to-the-future-fan-site-bttf.html http://malektips.com/celebrity-on-tv.html Find out when your favorite celebrity will be on TV.

Curious when your favorite celebrity will be on television? Want to know when the next Will Smith blockbuster movie or an episode of "The Fresh Prince" will be on? What about movies starring the beautiful Jessica Alba? Or perhaps you're looking for a comedy starring Adam Sandler or Robin Williams?

TV-Now offers a Celebrity A-Z page letting you browse or search for your favorite music, television, or movie celebrity. Click a celebrity's name to view an upcoming schedule of TV shows and movies on television starring the celebrity. ...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:59:07 GMT http://malektips.com/celebrity-on-tv.html http://malektips.com/emergency-party-button.html What do you do if a party needs to erupt? Press the Emergency Button!

You're sitting on the couch at home, minding your own business, munching on some chips and watching the latest reality show. Suddenly, a group of a dozen friends come over and demand to have a party! You need lights, music, a dance floor... what do you do?

Push the big red emergency button, of course!...

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Having trouble coming up with the right words for "the project deadline is impossible" when writing your weekly status report? Or, perhaps you just can't come up with the appropriate way to tell someone to stop sending you annoying Twitter messages.

In these situations and many others, it's typical to waste time grabbing the first piece of paper you see, crumpling it up, and tossing it into a wastebasket. While amateurs try the slam dunk, experienced tossers go for the three-pointer. But what if you work in a paperless office (is there such a thing?), recycle, or are just too lazy to crumple up papers? ...

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Sometimes when you're at the computer you need to time an event. Whether you're checking your pulse after a quick exercise break during an extreme coding session, timing how long it takes for your pizza to arrive, or counting down the seconds until the next episode of The Colbert Report airs, a stopwatch may be handy.

Unfortunately, your digital stopwatch may not always be next to your computer, and expensive watches may not even contain timers! Thus, the following websites offer free online stopwatches:...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:39:48 GMT http://malektips.com/online-stopwatch.html http://malektips.com/broadway-show-theatre-database.html A database of Broadway shows, including actor and theatre information.

A night on the town in New York City often starts or culminates with a Broadway show. Whether it's Mama Mia!, Spamalot, The Lion King, or The Phantom of The Opera, Broadway offers entertainment options for all ages.

While theatre-goers often receive a copy of Playbill containing actor, theatre, production staff, and musical number information, these unfortunately may become lost or misplaced. If you've enjoyed a Broadway show and just can't remember who played the lead role or what was the name of the catchy tune in the second act, such information may be found at the Internet Broadway Database....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:10:56 GMT http://malektips.com/broadway-show-theatre-database.html http://malektips.com/air-quality-alert.html Find out if an Air Quality Alert has been raised in your area or where you may be traveling.

You may have heard your local weatherperson or meteorologist mention that a particular day is an "Air Quality Alert Day" and that certain sensitive groups should limit excess outdoor activity. What exactly does that mean?

Through the USA AIRNow website, a partnership between multiple government agencies including the National Park Service and National Weather Service, you can find out more information about potential harmful particles in the air where you live and where you may travel. ...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Thu, 9 Oct 2008 17:01:52 GMT http://malektips.com/air-quality-alert.html http://malektips.com/talk-show-lineups.html Find out who is coming on Conan, Letterman, or Regis to plug their latest book or movie.

Are you a fan of early morning or late night talk, comedy, and variety shows and want to plan your viewing or taping on when your favorite star is coming on to advertise their latest movie, book, TV show, or Broadway show? Or, are particular guests just funnier or more interesting on a certain late night talk show and you want to know when they will be dropping by?

"Late Night TV Page - Talk Show Guest Listings" provides this information, when available, for virtually all popular USA late-night talk shows as well as a few daytime shows such as "Live with Regis and Kelly". Besides the guest listings you can find direct links to the talk show web sites and ticket request addresses. Plus, this site offers RSS feeds for each individual talk show so you can quickly find out who will be coming on this week....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:01:31 GMT http://malektips.com/talk-show-lineups.html http://malektips.com/cloud-appreciation.html If you love clouds, visit the website of a society that truly appreciates them.

If you truly believe skies would be dull without puffy clouds, if you think that photography and art deserve majestic cloudscapes, or if you like to while away the hours looking at the sky, then perhaps you are a potential candidate to join the Cloud Appreciation Society.

The Cloud Appreciation Society's webpage offers a large photo gallery that includes all types of clouds, from Cumulus to Velum and everything in between. You can see photos of peaceful rainbows, violent lightning, striking sunrises and sunsets, and a large "clouds that look like things" category. View clouds that look like airplanes, faces, fish, rabbits, Thor, and plenty more....

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One of the more unique travel collectibles you may ever see, NYC Garbage offers just that - garbage from New York City.

But this garbage is not just a mishmash of plastic bags and coffee cups; each selection of garbage is arranged by artist Justin Gignac and placed inside a signed, numbered, and dated cube. And, according to the author, each box "is unique and won't leak or smell", so there's little chance of the smell of reeking Reuben sandwiches entering your home....

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If you can't get enough of the television show Seinfeld, if you love shouting "no soup for you!" whenever you're in a cafe, if you think of George Castanza when you watch the Yankees, or if you've been to Monk's diner, then these websites may be for you.

The following websites offer transcripts of the entire television run of Seinfeld, from the pilot episode to the two-part finale where the characters end in jail:...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:41:02 GMT http://malektips.com/television-seinfeld-scripts.html http://malektips.com/music-hidden-songs.html Find hidden songs not listed in a CD track listing.

Occasionally, purchased CDs contain more music than what you originally think. CDs may contain hidden, or secret, tracks. Mostly done on purpose (though some may have been added to CDs accidentally), these tracks may contain a minute or more of instrumental music, musician jams, jokes, or something else.

Hidden songs may occur on separate tracks not listed (for example, a CD may list 12 tracks, but if you skip to track 43, a secret song is revealed), or a song on the CD may have four minutes of silence at the end. While most listeners would switch CDs by then, after the silence an unlisted song may play....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:48:56 GMT http://malektips.com/music-hidden-songs.html http://malektips.com/pizza-blog.html Munch on these slices of gooey goodness about pizza.

Admit it - you love pizza, you crave pizza, the thought of melting cheese makes you salivate. If you didn't you probably wouldn't be reading this post.

If you are in the mood to digest more information about pizza than you can cram on a buffet line plate, "Slice" may be a website you should visit. This pizza weblog allows people to comment on pizza establishments from across the world, though New York City and other American pizza joints are very well represented here. ...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:23:12 GMT http://malektips.com/pizza-blog.html http://malektips.com/shredder-shoes-glasses-more.html Perfect entertainment for a boring afternoon - watch batteries, television sets, and even refrigerators get shredded.

When you're tired of watching uber-powerful blenders...

We're not talking about your namby-pamby desk shredders that cut through a few sheets of paper at a time. Not even your more-powerful shredders that cut through CDs, DVDs, and (over-charged!) credit cards....

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