This makes me smile.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Play This
I really enjoy Spotify. It lets me listen to all kinds of music, see what my friends are listening to, and share what I'm listening to. For instance, I really like this CD:
I am still using the free version of Spotify. Most of the time I use it to listen to albums I'm thinking of buying from Amazon. It's so much nicer to be able to listen to the whole songs instead of the little snippets available on the Amazon website. The ads on Spotify don't bother me much, and if I really want something available for offline use, I buy it from Amazon. Sometimes I might spend $9.99 on music in a month (the cost of Spotify Premium), but I definitely don't do it every month, and I don't really want to. I just don't see that I'd use it enough or get enough out of it to justify the paid service. I know other people listen to music a lot more than I do, and $10/month isn't really that much for unlimited (legal) music.
How about you? Are you using Spotify? Free or paid?
I am still using the free version of Spotify. Most of the time I use it to listen to albums I'm thinking of buying from Amazon. It's so much nicer to be able to listen to the whole songs instead of the little snippets available on the Amazon website. The ads on Spotify don't bother me much, and if I really want something available for offline use, I buy it from Amazon. Sometimes I might spend $9.99 on music in a month (the cost of Spotify Premium), but I definitely don't do it every month, and I don't really want to. I just don't see that I'd use it enough or get enough out of it to justify the paid service. I know other people listen to music a lot more than I do, and $10/month isn't really that much for unlimited (legal) music.
How about you? Are you using Spotify? Free or paid?
Monday, July 16, 2012
Be Fit - Free Workouts on YouTube
I am really enjoying these work-out videos on YouTube. I've been doing several of the videos from the BeFit in 90 workout system. I walk 2 miles every day, so I'm just using them as additional exercise and toning - picking different muscle groups to concentrate on each day - not following the whole 90-day system.
I do this one quite often:
and I did this one today:
I think I need to do this one more often, because I was having a hard time jumping by the end there!
If you're looking for a good workout challenge, be sure to check out the 90-day Workout System from BeFit in 90. It's available exclusively on YouTube for FREE and includes strength, cardio, flexibility, yoga and high intensity drills. There are playlists for each day, and all you have to do is start with the playlist for Day 1 and continue through the workout playlists for 90 days. And then? Then you'll probably be addicted to exercise, and you'll keep doing it!
Besides the BeFit in 90 system, Lionsgate BeFit has many other exercise videos available - again, for FREE on YouTube. There are some Dirty Dancing workouts and some Dancing with the Stars workouts that really look like fun. I think I'll try some of those next.
I do this one quite often:
and I did this one today:
I think I need to do this one more often, because I was having a hard time jumping by the end there!
If you're looking for a good workout challenge, be sure to check out the 90-day Workout System from BeFit in 90. It's available exclusively on YouTube for FREE and includes strength, cardio, flexibility, yoga and high intensity drills. There are playlists for each day, and all you have to do is start with the playlist for Day 1 and continue through the workout playlists for 90 days. And then? Then you'll probably be addicted to exercise, and you'll keep doing it!
Besides the BeFit in 90 system, Lionsgate BeFit has many other exercise videos available - again, for FREE on YouTube. There are some Dirty Dancing workouts and some Dancing with the Stars workouts that really look like fun. I think I'll try some of those next.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Fill Your MP3 Player with Free Audio Books this Summer
SYNC is offering 2 Free Audiobook Downloads Each Week June 14 - August 22, 2012
Each week from June 14 - August 22, 2012, SYNC will offer two free audiobook downloads. The audiobook pairings will include a popular YA title and a classic that connects with the YA title's theme and is likely to show up on a student's summer reading lists. For example, Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone, the first book in a new series about a girl who opens a door to two otherworldly cities at war, will be paired with Charles Dicken's A Tale of Two Cities.
To find out when you can download titles to listen to on the run this summer, visit www.AudiobookSync.com or text syncya to 25827.
This week's books are The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Be sure to grab them by Wednesday June 20, because they'll only be available for one week. Once you've downloaded them, you can listen to them any time - they do not expire.
Here's a list of the upcoming titles:
- 06/21/12-06/27/12
Irises by Francisco X. Stork, Read by Carrington MacDuffie (Listening Library)
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, Read by Wanda McCaddon (Tantor Media) - 06/28/12-07/04/12
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud, Read by Simon Jones (Listening Library)
Tales from the Arabian Nights by Andrew Lang, Read by Toby Stephens (Naxos AudioBooks) - 07/05/12-07/11/12
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake, Read by August Ross (AudioGO)
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins, Read by Ian Holm (AudioGO) - 07/12/12-07/18/12
Guys Read: Funny Business by Jon Scieszka [Ed.] et al., Read by Michael Boatman, Kate DiCamillo, John Keating, Jon Scieszka, Bronson Pinchot (Harper Audio)
The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Stories by Mark Twain, Read by Norman Dietz (Recorded Books) - 07/19/12-07/25/12
Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter, Read by Kirsten Potter (Oasis Audio)
Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare, Read by a Full Cast (AudioGO) - 07/26/12-08/01/12
Pinned by Alfred C. Martino, Read by Mark Shanahan (Listen & Live Audio)
Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson (Brilliance Audio) - 08/02/12-08/08/12
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor, Read by Khristine Hvam (Hachette Audio)
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Read by Simon Prebble (Blackstone Audio) - 08/09/12-08/15/12
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy, Read by Rupert Degas (Harper Audio)
Dead Men Kill by L. Ron Hubbard, Read by Jennifer Aspen and a Full Cast (Galaxy Press) - 08/16/12-08/22/12
The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera, Read by Jay Laga'aia (Bolinda Audio)
The Call of the Wild by Jack London, Read by William Roberts (Naxos AudioBooks)
I may be all grown up, but I enjoy reading/listening to YA literature, too. I'm actually looking forward to listening to several of the classics on this list, because I've never read them. They were not on my school reading lists, and I never read them on my own. I guess it's about time.... Which ones are you looking forward to?
I would strongly suggest you sign up to get the alerts, via text message or email, so you don't miss any of these downloads. I did, because I just know I'll forget if somebody doesn't remind me. All downloads are in MP3 format and you'll need the FREE Overdrive Media Console to download them. They'll only be available for that one week, but once you've downloaded them, you can listen any time.
If none of these titles spark your interest, be sure to visit your local library to find out if they offer the Overdrive service where you can browse and downloads hundreds (thousands? probably thousands) of audio books and ebooks from the comfort of your own home. Those are free, too. However, they do come with an expiration date, just like all library checkouts.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Save Your Tabblos Today
I haven't really used it in a while, but tabblo was a lot of fun. It was a great site that allowed users to upload photos and arrange them into artful and interesting pages. There is quite a community of users, and people have put together some amazing things!
Thankfully one of my tabblo contacts shared her final tabblo yesterday, and when I visited I found the following notice:
We regret to inform you the Tabblo service and website will not be available after May 30, 2012. Please visit HP.com to explore other HP products and services.
Thank you.
That's today!
So I've been busy saving all my tabblos. I may not have used the site in a while, but I've got several that I'd hate to lose - whether I ever do anything with them or not. If you've got some you'd like to save - even if you haven't been there or done anything with them in a while, do it today.
The process is simple - view your tabblos, and next to the thumbnails of each tabblo you'll see several options. Select 'print' - this opens the tabblo as a PDF in Adobe Reader. It will also open your printer dialog, but just hit cancel, unless you want an actual printed copy. Look over the PDF to be sure all your photos loaded - what you see is what you'll have, so if they don't load the first time, close your PDF and try again. I had to load a few of mine 2 or 3 times. Once you get the whole thing, choose 'Save a Copy' from the file menu in Adobe Reader and choose where to save it. Repeat for each tabblo you want to save.
My way only saves a PDF version. I just found this Tabblo Lifeboat Downloader which sounds like it saves them in the same format as they appear on the site, which might be nice. Maybe I'll do that too....
Whatever you do - save them today if you're going to do it, because they won't be available tomorrow.
Thankfully one of my tabblo contacts shared her final tabblo yesterday, and when I visited I found the following notice:
NOTICE:
Dear Tabblo Users,We regret to inform you the Tabblo service and website will not be available after May 30, 2012. Please visit HP.com to explore other HP products and services.
Thank you.
So I've been busy saving all my tabblos. I may not have used the site in a while, but I've got several that I'd hate to lose - whether I ever do anything with them or not. If you've got some you'd like to save - even if you haven't been there or done anything with them in a while, do it today.
The process is simple - view your tabblos, and next to the thumbnails of each tabblo you'll see several options. Select 'print' - this opens the tabblo as a PDF in Adobe Reader. It will also open your printer dialog, but just hit cancel, unless you want an actual printed copy. Look over the PDF to be sure all your photos loaded - what you see is what you'll have, so if they don't load the first time, close your PDF and try again. I had to load a few of mine 2 or 3 times. Once you get the whole thing, choose 'Save a Copy' from the file menu in Adobe Reader and choose where to save it. Repeat for each tabblo you want to save.
My way only saves a PDF version. I just found this Tabblo Lifeboat Downloader which sounds like it saves them in the same format as they appear on the site, which might be nice. Maybe I'll do that too....
Whatever you do - save them today if you're going to do it, because they won't be available tomorrow.
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