Links of the Week (Week #1, 2006)
Published Saturday, January 7th, 2006 at 10:01 am
- Google Pack – Google Pack was release yesterday. Google Pack is an installer software that will install and update various software items including Google Earth, Firefox, and Adobe Reader. Sure you can install each of these on your own by going to each website, downloading and installing but Google pack makes it nice and easy especially for the novice.
- PM: Debunking The 9/11 Myths – I previously spoke about A. K. Dewdney. Author of some of my favorite CS related books and many of Scientific American’s Computer Recreations articles. While researching that article I discovered that he has been actively promulgating 9/11 conspiracy theories. I read his articles and quickly can to the opinion that it was bunk. I had planned to do my own research debunking his conspiracy theories but the March 2005 issue of Popular Mechanics beat me to it, plus they did a far superior job then I could ever do.
- Refuting the 9/11 Conspiracy Theories – A large collection of online articles that refute the 9/11 conspiracy theories.
- Spoono – Photoshop Tutorials – Box Art – Neat little how to on creating virtual box art.
- Ten CSS tricks you may not know – Some really useful CSS tricks.
- Ten more CSS tricks you may not know – And some more.
- The Pitch Drop Experiment – Interesting experiment to “demonstrates the fluidity and high viscosity of pitch, a derivative of tar once used for waterproofing boats.” The experiment has been running for 72 years.
- The Top 10 Free Time Wasting Sites on the Net – Like it says top ten time wasting sites on the net. Don’t go here unless you have time to waste.