You Say You Want To Know Something

ddean

ddean

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If you want Everyday Questions try:
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http://www.straightdope.com
"Cecil Adams, the world's smartest human being,
can answer any question. (Not that he necessarily will,
just that he can.) While few thrills in life can equal
having Cecil simultaneously answer your question
and make fun of you in his weekly column,"
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/index.html#search
To search columns.


If you want to keep up on news on a particular topic:
http://www.google.com/newsalerts
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Google will monitor 4,500 worldwide online news sources
& Email an alert with link when your keyword(s) appear.


And just a reminder of previously listed:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=275621
Mad Sci Network site:
http://www.madsci.org/


And previously listed:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=273036
KnifeList, Email discussion on knifemaking:
http://www.kepler-eng.com/lists/info/knife-list
Frequented by Wayne Goddard, well known in knife circles.
 
Originally posted by ddean
Then if it's a word you want to spell or understand or
translate or replace...
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Along the same lines, this is a nice site for getting information about the etymology (=history & development) of words in English:

http://www.etymonline.com/


Obviously in my 'line of work', I tend to find this sort of thing more interesting than most people, but this site presents information in a pretty accessible way, and the history of English words is often quite amusing:

marshall - originally referred to a stable-hand, not a high-ranking officer ( http://www.etymonline.com/m2etym.htm )

read - originally meant 'to explain, to answer a riddle' ( http://www.etymonline.com/r2etym.htm )

silly - originallyl meant 'blessed' ( http://www.etymonline.com/s6etym.htm )

and more, these are some of the strange ones I thought of off the top of my head


cheers,
--B.
 
I downloaded this unbelievable program a few days ago ran it and my computer has increased it's speed X 50%. Make sure you get the new 2.0 Beta version. I was able to get rid of 65 MB of duplicate and unnecessary files and trash that had accumulated.

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/search.php3?q=easycleaner&Submit2.x=11&Submit2.y=4


I have been using this Naviscope program for several years and it is an "indispensable" aid. You can monitor practically everything that is happening as your computer works it's magic in real time. Just move your cursor up to the chevrons that drop down as a website is loading and watch.It blocks banners and popups like you wouldn't believe.

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Reviews/r349.html
 
Originally posted by Rod Allen
OK guys, tell me this, how do you do a spell check when posting here. Rod
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Yvsa recommends:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=278036



Or try this program:

http://www.megspace.com/computers/tinyspell/

"TinySpell 1.3
License: Freeware
This utility allows you to easily and quickly check the spelling of words in any Windows application. It monitors your typing on-the-fly and alerts you whenever it detects a misspelled word. It also checks the spelling of every word you copy to the clipboard. The program comes with an American-English dictionary containing more than 110,000 words. "

you'll have to have a program to UnZip the installation file.

Such as:
CoffeeCup Free Zip Wizard
From:
http://www.coffeecup.com/freestuff/
which also gives away:
CoffeeCup Free Pix Viewer Plus
Free DHTML Menu Builder
Free Scrollbar Wizard
Free Flash Text Wizard
Free Image Slicer
Free Icon Studio
Free Thumbnail Factory
Free Video Player
Free File Protector
Free Browser Skinner


btw, I haven't tried any of the above programs yet myself,
although I intend to.
 
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