Get Your Cyborg Name
November 4, 2008 by CBO · 2 Comments
An avatar is a computer user’s representation of him or her self or an alter ego. They are commonly used in games, and on forums and social sites.
At Get Your Cyborg Name you can get not only an avatar icon, but a techie/robotic/futuristic acronym for your name. Just type in your name, choose your avatar, and press GO.
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Want a movie-style rating banner for your blog? Or for your myspace profile, livejournal, facebook, or your website? Then bounce on over to OnePlusYou, enter your web address and get rated.
It’s a Wonderful Internet
August 1, 2008 by CBO · Leave a Comment
I JUST STUMBLED across this little cutie. It’s a story set at Christmastime, but it’s fun for anytime of the year. It’s a story - full of little surprises - about how bleak life could be without the Net.
Be sure to give the interactive book pages time to load.
Visit It’s A Wonderful Internet.
See? I’m not the only one who thinks the Internet is wonderful!
Oyster Tech. How’s That For A Name?
July 14, 2008 by CBO · 2 Comments
I SAT DOWN AT THE COMPUTER the other day - had a lot of things to do, and I got excited about it. I suddenly felt like - with the internet - the world was my oyster!
I’ve been trying to come up with a name for the blog, and I thought - Oyster Tech. Tech Oyster. Something to do with oysters. Maybe the Net Is Your Oyster.
Later, I pitched the idea to one of my friends. The Conversation » » »
Mensa Words
July 14, 2008 by CBO · Leave a Comment
THE WASHINGTON POST’S Mensa Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.
Here are this year’s winners.
Read them carefully. Each is an artificial word with only one letter altered to form a real word. Some are terrifically innovative: These are Hilarious » » »
Alarm Clock
July 12, 2008 by CBO · Leave a Comment
IS YOUR COMPUTER in your bedroom, or the room you sleep in? Well, here’s an alarm clock for you - in a webpage.
Set the time, choose your alarm sound, and press SET THE ALARM. The alarm will go off at the set time, and won’t stop until you get up and press the STOP button. Alarm Clock » » »
