I'm A Stumbler...

This morning I am spending time tweaking my new laptop. We purchased a relatively cheap Gateway to be able to take on the road with us. I've added additional ram, downloaded Firefox & Thunderbird, and have been adding extensions to both programs. I am having a blast! I've been a faithful Mozilla user for a while. If you haven't heard of these or haven't switched, Get Firefox/Thunderbird!

One of the extensions is called StumbleUpon. Basically, you sign in and pick from a list of various subjects/interests. Then, when you hit the Stumble! button, it picks a new website for you to visit - kind of guided surfing. The first site it picked was Perception puzzles, Visual Perception, Optical illusions and Paradoxes

Yes, there are some rather strange things on this sight, but you'll find some interesting things as well. I liked (surprise!) the English Grammar tests and the brain teasers.

I also downloaded del.icio.us, a great way to add bookmarks you can access from any computer. I can't access my homepage from work b/c "security concerns" (please use the finger quote actions when reading typed quotes!) I really do understand the limitations - apparently, some employees don't understand about viruses, or are aware there is such a thing as "inappropriate content" on corporate computer networks.

I want to give credit to my friend at AKA Mike Horshead for the link to ClustrMaps - what a great counter tool! Of course, now I need more hits on my blog. Tell your friends...

One other product note - Netflix - who knew? I have, so far, really loved this service. Which brings me to a couple of recommendations. If you haven't seen Cinderella Man, watch it. Period. Two wonderful foreign films - Les Choristes and He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

To end my little post today, an inspirational quote...
Those who say it cannot be done are being passed by those who are already doing it.