IMDB

IMDB, the Internet Movie DataBase, is my go-to website and iPad app for watching upcoming movie trailers, find other movies an actor has played in, check out a biography, or just check out who played a bit part in a movie I saw as a kid.

http://www.imdb.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imdb-movies-tv/id342792525

That Makes No Sense

Is the world overcrowded? That's the subject of a recent article I wrote called "That Makes No Sense" which explores this question with some basic math.

http://onelifeexperiences.blogspot.com/2015/07/that-makes-no-sense.html

Apple Battery Charger

This is my favorite AA battery charger.  Apple seems to be the only company that understands that positive always goes up or always goes in first.  It's the simple things, like not having to put on glasses to do a little task, that I appreciate.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC500LL/A/apple-battery-charger

Wine Away

There are few things in life that are just shy of a miracle.  Wine Away is one of them.  It's saved couches, wedding dresses and carpets from major red wine spills.  I don't even flinch when a glass is spilled.  Wine Away eliminates every trace.

http://www.wineaway.com/

Transparent Images

Transparent images have no background, which makes them better looking when you're creating a party invite, birthday card or that presentation for work.  Adding the word "transparent" to your image search make them snap to find.

https://images.google.com/

Google Custom Search Engine

If you frequently search a set of web sites, for example your favorite gardening web sites, you can create a Google Custom Search Engine of your very own to minimize that effort.  List as many sites as you want, as granular as you want, and your engine will just scour those instead of the entire Internet.  Then share it with your like-minded friends using a public URL.

https://cse.google.com

Trying Your Shoes

For about 40 years of my life I tied my shoe laces incorrectly.  Then after buying new dress shoes and unable to keep them tied, I searched around until I found this web site, which explained the problem and the simple solution.  "Left over right, then right over left" has worked ever since.

http://shoeknots.com/

FamilyShield

OpenDNS has a free (I love free) service that can lock out adult content, malware and other bad stuff. Simple as changing your DNS addresses to 208.67.222.123 and 208.67.220.123.  I suggest doing that on your router so everyone gets the protection.

https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/parental-controls/opendns-familyshield/

EcoFont

Who wouldn't want to go through inkjet cartridges at a slower pace?  EcoFont purports to save printer ink and your cash using fonts that have teeny, tiny empty holes in them, not visible to the human eye. You can download Vera Sans regular for free (I love free), but the larger collection will set you back $25, or roughly one ink cartridge.

http://www.ecofont.com/

IFTTT - Turn On WiFi

Ever turned off your smart-phone's WiFi only to forget to turn it back on when you get home, then wonder a few days later why you're burning through more data this month?  BTDT (Been There, Done That).  IFTTT (IF This Then That) has a recipe to solve that.  You enter your home address as your area and then whenver you get there your IFTTT client will make sure your WiFi is on.

https://ifttt.com/recipes/302238-turn-on-wifi-when-you-get-home-to-save-data-on-your-wireless-bill