Send Email to a Cellphone

Teleflip is a free service (up to 500 teleflips a month) that allows you to send email from your computer as a text message to a cell phone.

Weight Loss and Fitness Web App

traineo’s idea is simple: join traineo for free and pick up to 4 friends or members of your family (who will become your 'traineo motivators') to receive weekly email updates on your progress towards your weight loss and fitness goals.

The easy-to-use software allows you to choose what you’d like traineo to report to your motivators so they can give you the motivation, support and accountability you need to achieve your goals.

Hi Mom! Cams Becoming Popular

Web cams have been a fixture on college campuses for close to a decade, beaming views of iconic quads and clock towers to would-be students and nostalgic alumni. But this year, Cornell joined a small number of campuses also deploying the cameras in a new way: as a digital tether to parents eager for live glimpses of children on their own for the first time.
Check out the Hi Mom! cam at Cornell. Click on Camera Control and Select Hi Mom!

Is College Worth It?

In 2005, young people (ages 18-25) in the US gambled $67 billion. Not in Vegas or online poker rooms, but on a betterment program called college. Their hope is that the monies they are spending will allow them to earn more money over their lifetime. Many are paying for this wager by amassing a mountain of debt that will take years to pay off. Is it a good wager?

Blank DVD Media Quality Guide

Who actually manufactures those Apple, Memorex, Imation or Fuji dvd discs. And how can I tell which is best in terms of reliability? This handy guide will show you how.

MP3 Search Engine

Mp3Realm is an evolving search engine focused distinctively on audio in Mp3 format. Mp3Realm allows you to search for your favorite songs and clips, and filter them out by file duration. Your searches can be based on artist, title, genre or album. Mp3Realm also index's lyrics, so you can sing along to your favorite songs. Just set up a free account, login and begin using.

WinterBells: A New Orisinal Game

Winterbells is a very simple wintertime game with the same elegant presentation of all Ferry's work. In Winterbells you control a snow-white rabbit who hops onto falling bells as they drift down from the night sky. Use the mouse to move the bunny left and right and time your jumps to keep moving upwards. The longer you stay hopping the higher your score, and pouncing on a bird gives you a nice bonus. It's a wonderfully atmospheric coffee break game that's perfect for this time of year.

Report Finds Rampant Censorship at American Colleges and Universities

A report released today by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) reveals that burdensome restrictions on speech are commonplace at America’s colleges and universities. The report, entitled Spotlight on Speech Codes 2006: The State of Free Speech on Our Nation’s Campuses, surveyed more than 330 schools and found that an overwhelming majority of them explicitly prohibit speech that, outside the borders of campus, is protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

iSketch Online Multiplayer Game

Join other people from around the world to play a fun game of online sketching!The object of the game is simple. Each player gets a chance to draw a word which the other players will try to guess. You can play anytime for free, 24 hours a day!

Healia Health Search Engine

Healia is a "consumer health search engine for finding high quality and personalized health information on the Web. It serves as an independent, unbiased gateway to the highest quality health information resources. We engineered Healia primarily with consumers and patients in mind but health professionals and researchers will also find it useful."

Online Archive of California

The OAC brings together historical materials from a variety of California institutions, including museums, historical societies, and archives. Over 120,000 images; 50,000 pages of documents, letters, and oral histories; and 8,000 guides to collections are available.

WikiSummaries : Free Book Summaries

WikiSummaries.org provides free summaries of books, plays and other written documents. This compliments Wikipedia, which is already an excellent source of information on authors and brief book summaries. Where Wikipedia leaves off, WikiSummaries will continue with character profiles, detailed chapter summaries, study questions, important quotes, analysis of metaphore and symbolism, etc.

New Search Engine Uses Live Guides

ChaCha Search Engine uses real people who are experts in their subject field to help you find relevant information online. This is a new site, still in beta, but definitely worth trying when doing research online. And it's FREE!

Iran: A World Power of Censorship

Ars Technica reports on the continuing censorship of internet sites by the Iranian government. Also check out the Toronto based anti-censorship blog Stop Censoring Us , edited by Iranian-born Hossein Derakhshan.