The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter #36

Greetings,

I hope this newsletter finds you in the best of health and spirits.

If you're tired of typing the same phrases over and over again, check out Perfect Keyboard Lite. This program will simplify the way you use your computer immediately and forever. It is my FAVORITE program.

VERY COOL SOFTWARE - Perfect Keyboard ($19.00) Free 30 day trial

This time saving utility runs under Windows and launches when you boot your computer. It allows you to create a file of frequently used phrases, paragraphs, e-mail addresses, URLs, macros, clipboard entries or scripts and invoke them in any application just by typing a short abbreviation or hot key.

This is one of the coolest sites on the net and has attracted a large cult following. You can double click on any of the rooms in the building. If you have time check out "Little Land".

COOL EYE CANDY - Noodlebox (Shockwave plug-in required)

Noodlebox is the creation of Daniel Brown, a programmer at Amaze Limited. The site is divided into twenty "rooms," and includes technical demonstrations, games and bizarre toys.

Have you known the frustration of browsing your hard drive and coming across a file you seem to remember downloading, but can't remember why or when you downloaded it, or what it does? If you're tired of constantly misplacing files you just downloaded yesterday, you will love this program.

VERY COOL UTILITY - Download Wonder (freeware) PC only

Download Wonder works with your browser to help you organize files as you retrieve them from the Internet. It then takes control of the download and allows for description notes, multiple keywords, category assignments, originating website, and more.

Planning to send flowers for Mother's Day? Be sure to check out 800florals, my favorite online florist at

SHORT TAKES:

Internet Movie Database - When you want to find the name of the movie that Meryl Streep starred in with Jeremy Irons.

The Dump-o-matic - If breaking up is hard to do, this will give you some help.

C*E*A - The Center For The Easily Amused - Too much stress? Try the "torture the fish" stress release aquarium.

This collaboration between Intel and the Whitney Museum of Art, explores American art within the context of politics, immigration, environmental change and technology.

COOL TRINKET - The American Century (Shockwave plug-in required)

You can take a feature tour narrated by Max Anderson, the Director of the Whitney or create a personalized viewing experience.

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This site provides a fascinating "virtual dive" in the Deepworker (a one person submersible) to the bottom of Monterey Bay complete with visits from sea otters, blue rockfish, mackerel, crabs and more.

COOL DIVE - Monterey Bay @ nationalgeographic.com

The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is the largest protected marine area in the world and home to 26 species of marine mammals and 94 species of seabirds.

<Moderator> (surfacing, singing) "Under the sea, under the sea"

This site appeals to the kid in all of us. It's loaded with wild arcade games, puzzles, brain teasers…..you know, the sort that move to fast and make us all realize that we're, well, not kids anymore.

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY - Zeeks

A long time ago, (in the 70's) I owned a small movie theater in Northern CA that featured film classics. Before the feature, we would show shorts from the silent film era. They always made me smile. Now they are available online and free.

JUST PLAIN FUN - Slapstick

The library includes films by Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Harry Langdon, Roscoe Arbuckle, Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy and more.

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