Archive for July, 2009

songmeanings.net

July 31st, 2009

First off let me say that today’s site comes based on a recommendation from my friend Aaron, so thanks Aaron! Second if you have any recommendations for Yo! Totally please submit them using the Contact Us form. Now to today’s site, I was going to provide a hot new site that provided excellent lyric searching capabilities with limited ad intrusion, but then Aaron turned me on to songmeanings.net. Now let me start by saying that one of the most annoying things about most lyrics sites on the Internet is their attempts to fake you into either clicking an ad or clicking an affiliate referral link. With that defined the reason why I decided to go with songmeanings.net today is that it is not only an excellent lyric database but also has many user based submissions for what the songs actually mean and met my requirements of minimal ad intrusion.

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theonion.com

July 30th, 2009

There is not enough humor in this world. Luckily one source that seems to have been around damn near forever for me is theonion.com. theonion.com started as a free local “fake headlines” newspaper in Madison, WI and has since taken over the web with their outrageous humor. One of the reasons I love reading theonion.com is that literally nothing is off limits. They push the boundaries of humor to the extreme, but really you need to just check them out for yourself!

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dotomator.com

July 29th, 2009

So what really is in a company name? Well in this day and age company names can be hard to come by. While Yo! Totally wasn’t our first choice it was a very fitting option for us, but it took some magic to figure out it was the right name. That magic in part came from dotomator.com. More specifically it came from their old bulk tool where you can take two sets of words and merge them and check the online availability. The biggest drawbacks are that you are limited to 15 words for the prefix and suffix and if you find a name you like their only option to register it is an overly expensive registrar. The good news is that you can just go to a more reasonably priced domain registrar if you find a name that fits well.

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pstam.com

July 28th, 2009

In the world of blogging there are an endless number of folks one could follow. One of the very best in the genre of geek/car-buff/technology is pstam.com (aka paulstamatiou.com). Paul Stamatiou is someone I have been following for years and I have always enjoyed his practical approach to writing. Paul is not afraid to share his opinion and I have found that more often then not that opinion very much reflects my own opinion.

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yearbookyourself.com

July 27th, 2009

Remember those sweet old days of awesomely bad hair styles and even worse picture-day outfits? Do you ever think back and wish you could have redone one of those horrible pictures? Well if you have yearbookyourself.com is the perfect site for you. With corny styles from 1950 all the way to 2000 you are sure to find your perfect picture!

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Wedding Entrance Dance

July 26th, 2009

I have been in a lot of weddings, even had one myself…but I got to say, this couple did the whole entrance thing in total style!

mint.com

July 24th, 2009

Now I have never been the best with money management. In fact I have kind of sucked at it. Well this all changed when I discovered mint.com. I have tried other money management solutions in the past such as Microsoft Money and Quicken Lite, but they were always more of a hassle then anything. Mint on the other hand has been great at keeping me on track with my personal money management goals. They tie together banking, investment, and credit information to give a nice overview of your situation. Mint hasn’t always worked perfect and I have had issues with some of the institutions I use for banking and investments not currently listing with Mint, but they make it easy enough to send an add request to that institution. I now recommend to all friends and family that they use Mint; I’d recommend you check it out as well.

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viewlike.us

July 23rd, 2009

If you are a web designer/developer you usually have an arsenal of tools that helps you do your job. One of my favorite tools is viewlike.us. Simply put this site allows you to see what any site you are working on will look like to others using various resolutions or devices. Before this tool came around I used to manually preform the task of resolution compatibility, well those days are long over!

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lifehacker.com

July 22nd, 2009

Since early 2005 one of the top blogging sites in the world has been lifehacker.com. These fine folks bring you tips, shortcuts, and downloads that help you get things done smarter and more efficiently.  Their vast interests provide a great range of amazing and amusing commentary that is read by hundreds of thousands of people. If you want to learn about easy energy-based DIY projects, make home-made ice creams, or find the best GPS Lifehacker is for you!

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