Here are the links we talked about this morning on the show. Try them out, enjoy them and let me know what you think.
I promised not to get too crazy the next time I talk about Google, well OK, I will at least try to remain calm.
Trying something new this time, listen to the podcast in it’s full glory here.
Ron
Radio Time
http://www.radiotime.com
Add the Radio Time app to your Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Windows Mobile or even Palm phones to listen to radio. I installed it and listened to WSVA live yesterday afternoon, while working in my home office (I never put a radio in there before…duh!) Runs on phones and computers allowing you to listen to most any radio station.
If you were signed up as a WSVA Loyal Listener you would have known about this earlier in the day, go ahead make our day!
Time and Dates
http://www.timeanddate.com/
Most anything you want to find out about time and dates are here. Create calendars, check time zones, check on Daylight Saving changes, countdowns to any event, etc.
Thanks to Tom from Harrisonburg for the site tip.
More Time info
http://nist.time.gov/
Check the exact atomic time, history of time, time zones, what’s in your quartz watch.
And yes, NIST does stand for “National Institute of Standards and Technology”.
Do Nothing for 2 Minutes
http://www.donothingfor2minutes.com/
Sort of boring but can you take the online challenge and do nothing on your computer for 2 minutes? If you do it you get "nothing" but the chance(?) to share the site with your friends…yippee.
Health Map
http://www.healthmap.org/
If you are interested in global health outbreaks this is the place to go. Hover the "pins" in the map and see what infectious disease is running amok.
Google Voice
http://www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html, links to feature videos
If you already have a home, work and/or cell phone get one number to rule them all – and many additional features. Ron has been using it for several years.
- Make any or all of your phones ring at once or any combination.
- Screen callers, listen as they leave a voice mail message and then interrupt if you want to or let them just go to voice mail.
- Individually Block callers, they receive the, "You have reached a number that has been disconnected or is no longer in service" announcement.
- Stop calls at night or whenever your wish.
- You automatically get text transcripts in your Gmail account.
- Number never has to change if you move or change providers, etc.
- Did I mention so far it is free, other than international calls?
That is it for today. I hope you tune in next month, Monday, March 15, 2011, on WSVA, 550 AM – hey, now you can put it on your phone or computer. Look at the first link above.
