When I'm in the hospital, as I previously mentioned, I spend huge amounts of time on the internet, shopping. If it's time to stop shopping, (PUT DOWN THE WALLET, JENN), I've found new sites that really occupy my time and fascinate me, so I thought I'd share with you.
Booksfree: Technically, not free, BUT. It's a site that is to books what Netflix is to movies. For a ten dollar monthly fee, I can "rent" two books at a time. There's a queue just like Netflix. I spent all of last night putting on 120 books. The selection is fairly good, not excellent, but I was really excited by what books they DID have.
Lifehacker: If you never heard of the site, like I hadn't, get thee there. There is EVERYTHING, but my favorite stuff is the gadget stuff- everything from telling me how to be a better photographer, what to do with an old iPod, a search engine to add movie subtitles to movies I've downloaded from the web...even articles on why now is the best time to plan your garden.
Remember The Milk : I love to be organized, and this to-do list site is awesome!
AllTop is like an organized RSS feed reader in a way- you find a topic, let's say weddings, and they have a collection of blogs and their 5 or so last updated articles. I found so many topics, and so many articles I can't wait to go back and read. For example, there was a DIY how to use your iPod instead of hiring a dee-jay for a wedding. Awesome!
And if you haven't heard, the 2008 Bloggies are out, and they provide plenty of sites you can get lost on.
Laughing Physically Hurts
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4 comments:
booksfree.com sounds awesome! I was wondering if something like this existed.
Sorry to hear you're in the hospital still, Jenn. Love the websites though.
If you're sick of shopping and still like to receive packages please let me know and I will send you a "suprise" care package. Hospital stays are the pits without something fun to distract you!
Here is something fun to do while in :)
TAG you're it!!!
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Booksfree is interesting, I've had it for over a year now. I actually upgraded to 4 a month since I read really quickly and I hated to wait for it to come in the mail (it takes about a week to get to me in Philadelphia). If you request a book (I think there's an option on there somewhere) they'll usually get it for you right away, I'm not sure if they have a limit for that since I've only requested one. All in all it's a great service and I've been happy with it.
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