Random Links 3

Sorry about the recent lack of updates on pretty much anything since I’ve been rather busy, but I’m back with another round of completely random but useful links (except for the daily stupid link I always feature here). This round includes links on how to make smoke grenades, paper wallets in two minutes, clean up your PC’s desktop, and create a free website and then make money with it.

Make a Difference:

• Blog Action Day – they are an international organization with a simple and rather interesting goal. They plan to reach out to all over the internet with a simple idea, To Save the Environment. You can easily sign up to support them for free, and all you have to do is write a post on your blog or website that relates to the environment on October 15. If you own a programming blog, write about ways to use less paper in your office, how technology can save the environment, or just write about how important it is to save the environment! Its truly amazing how big their audience is so far, as much as 3.25 million as of today! They also have some resources to help you find something to write about. And if you don’t want to post something on a site you can also donate to the organization. To register so they’ll know how many people are helping click here. You can also see the promotional trailer. If you still need motivation there are videos here and you can also watch “The 11th Hour” movie trailer, which also talks about the environment.
• Give back to the widget authors who give things for free: Most widget authors spend days putting together code for a widget so they can give it away to everyone for free. If you think that certain authors deserve to get money back for their efforts, each month you can nominate your favorite widget authors. here so they can get paid for their efforts.

Great websites:

• move over jason osbourne – this is a really entertaining website that teaches you how to do things such as make smoke grenades, make a remote controlled detonator for your fireworks with a cell phone, turn a $10 flashlight into a $100 police flashlight, and much more! Please take note though that most of the videos are for entertainment purposes and not for stuff like scaring the heck out of your cat by detonating something under him while he sleeps or making everyone believe the school is being attacked by Martians.
• Ip-Adress.com – If you have a person’s IP Address you can use this to find out where they’re connecting to the Internet from, or even where you’re connecting from. It doesn’t show the exact location really, just the server’s location through which someone connects to the internet, but that is usually within 5 to 10 miles away, possibly farther.
• The Best Page in the Universe – Here you can here the rambllings of someone who couldn’t really care less about getting hate mail. Most of the writing is only for mature audiences. Knowing how kids are though they probably would go visit the site anyway.