VDoogle

Search multiple video sharing sites

New search engine VDoogle lets you search for video across multiple sites, including Dailymotion, Google Video, iFilm, and YouTube.

The site currently indexes 14 video sharing sites. If its search results look familiar, that’s because VDoogle is built on Google’s new custom search engine.

Bookmark it! VDoogle works as advertised and makes video searches a snap. I hadn’t seen “Lazy Sunday” in a while, and although it’s been pulled from YouTube, VDoogle quickly found it elsewhere. It’s like Dogpile for video!

Cook's Thesaurus

From Cool Tools 

http://www.foodsubs.com/

Although it has been online for years, I only recently discovered this incredibly handy resource. Use this simple website to to find substitutes for cooking ingredients. Say a recipe calls for buckwheat flour, which you most likely don’t have on hand; what do you use? Type in the term and presto, the links take you to an entry which will suggest alternatives. I also find the site helpful in quickly introducing myself to new ingredients. While not exhaustive, it lists about 90% of the ingredients you’ll probably encounter, including many exotics, usually with a helpful photo and a short summary of its origin. (For the best on ingredients see below). This thesaurus of ingredients is fast, simple, and just right.

— KK
The Cook’s Thesaurus

Sample entries:

Pigeon Pea = goongoo pea = gunga pea = gungo pea = congo pea = congo bean = no-eyed peas = gandules Shopping hints: These are usually sold dried, but fresh, frozen, and canned peas also are available. They have a strong flavor, and they’re popular in the South and in the Caribbean. Substitutes: yellow-eyed peas OR black-eyed peas

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Jocoque = labin Notes: This is a Mexican product that’s halfway between buttermilk and sour cream. Substitutes: salted buttermilk OR sour cream OR yogurt OR crema

Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

MS has released an Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats. If you use Office 2003 and plan on using it for a while, you will need this pack.

By installing the Compatibility Pack in addition to Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003, you will be able open, edit, and save files using the file formats new to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007. The Compatibility Pack can also be used in conjunction with the Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003, Excel Viewer 2003, and PowerPoint Viewer 2003 to view files saved in these new formats.

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Sony SR-100 Hard Drive Video Camera

Sony SR-100 Hard Drive Video Camera

I’ve been using this video camera for about five months.  It is fantastic.  It can record 7 hours of video at the highest quality setting.  Connects to any computer through USB port without the need for additional software.  Can burn DVDs directly from the camera.  Records in surround sound.  Can take wide screen of 4:3 video.  10x optical zoom.  Fits in the palm of your hand.  Takes 3 megapixel still pictures.  Slightly less than HDTV quality, but only slightly less, picture looks great.

Selling on eTronics for $706.99 right now: http://www.etronics.com/product.asp?stk_code=sondcrsr100

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Reverse Dictionary

   From Cool Tools (http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/001486.php)

A working reverse dictionary (hosted by Onelook.com) is one of the most useful sites out there. We’ve all had those moments when we know there’s a word for some concept, but we don’t know what it is. We need something more than a thesaurus, because we don’t know an equivalent word. Onelook.com’s reverse dictionary helps. You can even enter wildcards, if you know what part of the word looks like.

I’m not a professional writer, but I write for fun. This tool is indispensable.

— Kimball Robinson

OneLook Reverse Dictionary