Create an online family tree with Geni!

Thanks to Jason McElweenie, we can now create a family tree online and share it with them! Start with yourself and grow from there....
Check it out at www.geni.com

Now dictionaries can help you spell and speak!

Merriam-Webster Online now speaks your words to you. Test it out here: www.m-w.com/dictionary . Type your word, submit and click the red icon to hear the word spoken to you. I love it, thanks for this awesome tool Kerry Gayle!

Ever want to be a surgeon?

Thanks to Annisa Chan, you can test your surgical skills online. Click the link to try stuffed bunny surgery before the real thing. Work fast, you only have 60 seconds to save Fred the bunny!

http://www.healthbolt.net/2007/05/16/try-bunny-surgery-before-the-real-thing/

Google makes 2D maps a thing of the past!

Check this out! Thanks to Eloy Zuniga we have a new perspective on maps. This is a view of his hotel room while vacationing in California. Visit www.google.com/maps, type in your location and click on street view to see the photo and the surrounding areas. You can view the full demo here http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/index.html

A fun new way to brainstorm your ideas

Need a visual way to brainstorm your ideas? Thanks to Kim Lange you can use bubbl.us, a simple yet powerful mind mapping application.

The concept is pretty basic: you write your thoughts in bubbles, connect this bubble to other bubbles, eventually creating as complex (or not) diagram as you could possibly want.

It's a great way to quickly jot down and map your ideas; and you can create as many of these as you want. Check it out at http://www.bubbl.us

Got any other favorite mind-mapping apps you'd like to share? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Damn I can't remember that song....

Thanks to Jason McElweenie, now we can!

If you have ever wished there was a site that gave you the ability to Hum or sing a song to find out what it was.

Your prayers have been answered
Midomi

Search with your Voice
Search for music by singing or humming part of a song. All you need is a microphone.
http://www.midomi.com/

What is RSS? Why it's so cool and why you should be using it.

Written by Eloy Zuniga

An RSS Feed lets you read all of your favorite websites from one location! Instead of having to parade around the net finding out which one of your favorite sites has been updated, a feed reader can do this for you and gather it all in one location. Now you can read all of your favorite websites from one spot. Another beauty of using an RSS feed is that you only see the latest information, so that you're not stuck reading the same thing you read about last week.

Eloy's favorite Feed Reader at this point is Google Reader. If you don't have a google account, get one (it's free!) http://www.google.com/reader. Once you have your account you simply visit their feed reader page at http://www.google.com/reader.

Google's front page offers an array of options. The easiest way to get started is to look at their list of already chosen feeds and simply select the feeds that interest you. Google Reader also gives you the option to use blogger, delicious, flickr, and myspace accounts as feeds. So that you can easily keep up with your friends. We will get into these cool social media programs later. Read Eloy's full RSS article.