from SmartComputering.com;

Somewhere, buried in your attic, you may have an old camera that you haven’t used in years. And in that camera, if you’re lucky, there might be a roll of film that you never developed. You might be pleasantly surprised at the treasure of family memories waiting for you. A similar thing happened to the creator of MangoFalls (www.mangofalls.com). It occurred to this author that there are hundreds or thousands of these rolls of film in cameras across the country that could and should be developed, if for no other reason than to give us a taste of what life is like in the small towns, homes, and backyards of America. This is a snapshot of our nation in the form of hundreds of nearly forgotten shots.

Mangofalls

The Merriam Webster Dictionary has been the leading dictionary for many years. You probably have an edition in your house or use one in school. Now the same Merriam Webster Dictionary is free to use online.  If you want to know the definition of a word,  to read something in Spanish or you need to decipher some medical terminology, it is included in the online version?

Not only can you check the definitions and correct spelling of words, but also there are words of the day, word games, and more.

Merriam-Webster Online

Have you ever been watching a television program and heard a song you liked? You can’t get it out of your head and you want to know what it is and who sung it? Well heardittv.com is the website for you. Search for songs played by TV show or artist. Hear sound clips of the featured songs and links to places to download the song. 

Hearditontv

Watch archive footage of NASA space launches and missions from the 1950′s until today. It’s a fun site if you enjoy the stories and history of our country’s space program.

NASA 5oth Anniversary

PC Maginze has publised their annual best of the web 2008 (according to them) page. Look at various catgories divided by, Top 100 classic websites, and Top 100 undiscovered websites.

We didn’t make the list this year. There’s always next year.

PC Magzine’s 100 Best websites of 2008

You got a big file that you need to send to someone but your Internet service provider (ISP) sets a limit on the size of attachments or the number of people that you can send the file. Then the website Yousendit is your answer.

Yousendit lets you send upload up to a 2 gigabyte file for free. Once you upload your file, you can email your friends a link to download it. You can send up to  a 100 megabyte file without registering an mail address. Files from 100 megabytes to 2 gigabytes require email registration.

Yousendit

Are you one of these people who love to take things apart and see how they work, or you want to learn how to start a Facebook page. Then the website Howstuffworks is for you. Read articles and watch videos on 100′s of subjects like autos, electronics, to how to start a business.

How Stuff Works

Christmas and New Year holidays are over, and those pictures you took over the holidays are hidden in your camera or computer. Why keep  them to your self?  Instead, upload them to a photo sharing site.  These sites allow you to upload your digital pictures and some cases videos to a website.  There are many sites to choose from the largest and best known is Flickr.com

You can sign up for a free account at Flicker and become a published artist in no time.  You can organized, print and share your photos with the whole world or just your firends.

This is the time of year when most of us eat just a little more than we should and, start to put on the pounds. It is also the time of year when quite a few of us make New Year’s resolutions to take off some weight. This handy calculator will help you see how many calories are burned through everyday or other activities.

Calories Burned Calculator

Pandora Radio, allows you to create personal radio stations to suit your individual taste. You can organize your profile by selecting a favorite artist, choosing a music genre, or searching a particular song. Very cool site.

Pandora Radio