- http://tinyurl.com - Tiny url simply shortens the URL tinyurl.com/randomcode. This is great for shortening URLs for text messages or simply make it easier to insert into text. You can also give your URL an alias so its easy for you to remember; something like tinyurl.com/cool-blog-post
- http://snipurl.com/ - Snipurl is similar to tinyurl, but Snipurl allows you to keep track of all your shortened URLs.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Tip: Shorten a URL
Want to show your friend something on the internet by sending them a URL, but the URL is huge and and ugly(must...resist...derogatory...joke) there are several services you can use to shorten the URL and make it easier to remember and doesn't clutter up your message or your Facebook status.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Mesa Back
Well, I got back late Saturday from Catalina Island and had lots of fun. I did pretty much everything you can do there with a few exceptions. I did some kayaking, Canoeing, Snorkeling and Shotgun shooting. We also had this event called Warcanoe where half the camp got into canoes and canoed a mile to a beach where we camped the night right in the sand. It was great fun.
In other news, 8 days until I turn 18 on August 19th. Oh the many things I can do when I turn 18.
In other news, 8 days until I turn 18 on August 19th. Oh the many things I can do when I turn 18.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Off To Camp
On Sunday I leave to Catalina Island off the coast of California. I'll be there all week until Saturday. I'm going with my Boy Scout troop and this will be my last Boy Scout trip as a Boy Scout and hopefully my last as a Life Scout. What will I be doing? I signed up for snorkeling and Shotgun shooting. It should be awesome to learn how to snorkel in a beautiful place, as well as shoot things. I'll take any chance I get to shoot a firearm. It is unknown if I will have cell signal, but if I do I will try to post updates every night.
Stupid Stupid Stupid
So the past few days I've been checking my Google Analytics to see how many viewers I've been getting...and it's been at zero for the past few days. What happened was I forgot to put the tracking code into the template after I chose a new one. So I haven't been tracking views. Oh well, its in there now so I should be getting at least 1 viewer :P.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Delicious Updated
Yahoo updated Delicious today, their social bookmarking site. Check it out at www.delicious.com. My Delicious page is http://www.delicious.com/aranince.
Delicious is a social bookmarking site. You simply bookmark a site through Delicious.com, and its saved there for you to access from any computer, any time. Not only does it save your bookmarks in the cloud, but it also allows you to share your bookmarks with your friends. This way if you find an interesting site, its simply to let your friends know, or to see what your friends are up to.
Delicious is a social bookmarking site. You simply bookmark a site through Delicious.com, and its saved there for you to access from any computer, any time. Not only does it save your bookmarks in the cloud, but it also allows you to share your bookmarks with your friends. This way if you find an interesting site, its simply to let your friends know, or to see what your friends are up to.
Planning for the Future 2
So you know what you love to do. You like to help people with their tech problems, you like to draw graphics, you like to program computers, you like to write stories, or you like to design web sites, or you like to write music. What ever your cup of tea is, you can gain experience without getting a job or internship. How? I'm going to outline two ways of getting experience for your portfolio by using the internet. First is by joining an open source project, second is by publishing your work.
Computers have software. Your web browser, your video games, your email, all of those are computer software. Software is created by companies of programmers, musicians, artists, and designers. And usually all of this work is copyrighted and protected within the company and the company gives next to no information about the development, nor do they get the help from the community. Open Source projects are groups of people who develop software, and give the source code and everything out for free. Not only that, but they encourage people to join the project and help out. Most projects don't even require you to join, you simply post your ideas or work and they will consider it and possibly incorporate it into their project. This is a great way to get experience working on a team, and getting real experience working in the field.
The second way is by publishing your work. Get a website or blog and post your works. Your music, your graphics, your photography, your programs, etc and get it out there on the internet. People can watch your website and see what you have done. This shows the employer your capabilities and shows off your experience. People can also give you constructive criticism to help you improve and to encourage you.
Getting involved in a project and publishing your works is a great way to get yourself out there and makes it easier for you to get a job that pays better than minimum wage.
Computers have software. Your web browser, your video games, your email, all of those are computer software. Software is created by companies of programmers, musicians, artists, and designers. And usually all of this work is copyrighted and protected within the company and the company gives next to no information about the development, nor do they get the help from the community. Open Source projects are groups of people who develop software, and give the source code and everything out for free. Not only that, but they encourage people to join the project and help out. Most projects don't even require you to join, you simply post your ideas or work and they will consider it and possibly incorporate it into their project. This is a great way to get experience working on a team, and getting real experience working in the field.
The second way is by publishing your work. Get a website or blog and post your works. Your music, your graphics, your photography, your programs, etc and get it out there on the internet. People can watch your website and see what you have done. This shows the employer your capabilities and shows off your experience. People can also give you constructive criticism to help you improve and to encourage you.
Getting involved in a project and publishing your works is a great way to get yourself out there and makes it easier for you to get a job that pays better than minimum wage.
Planning for the Future
As a teenager currently in my last year of high school, it is important that I start thinking about what I want to do in the future. What college I'm going to go to, what I'm going to major in, what I'm going to do as a profession, etc. Not only what I'm going to do, but how I'm going to get there.
Something I think most teenagers don't realize is that your future begins as soon as you let it begin. Meaning, what you do now will effect your future. Whether you spend time hanging out with friends, skateboarding, or playing video games, it will ultimately effect your future in some way. The experiences you gain from participating in those activities are unique and handy.
Sometimes the things you do as a kid can benefit your future, other things don't help at all. As a kid or teenager you can love drawing, love doing math, or love sports. These are only a few things people love to do, and greatly helps them in the future. Others love to write, or use computers, or even program computers. Starting at a young age doing the stuff that you love could give you an advantage for the future. Anything you do as a job requires learning and experience. Beginning to learn, and beginning to gain experience early gives you more knowledge and more experience which is important in applying for a job, and actually carrying out that job.
Young minds have an easier time learning. When you are young, your brain soaks things up like a sponge. If you know you love to draw, write, etc. learn as much as you can while you are young. As you go on in life, you can only build on top of that knowledge and learn more, thus giving you an advantage as you get older and its time for a job or to learn new technique or technology.
I highly encourage everything to begin to think about what you want to do for your career and begin preparing your self for that. Being young makes it easier to learn, your brain soaks everything up.
Something I think most teenagers don't realize is that your future begins as soon as you let it begin. Meaning, what you do now will effect your future. Whether you spend time hanging out with friends, skateboarding, or playing video games, it will ultimately effect your future in some way. The experiences you gain from participating in those activities are unique and handy.
Sometimes the things you do as a kid can benefit your future, other things don't help at all. As a kid or teenager you can love drawing, love doing math, or love sports. These are only a few things people love to do, and greatly helps them in the future. Others love to write, or use computers, or even program computers. Starting at a young age doing the stuff that you love could give you an advantage for the future. Anything you do as a job requires learning and experience. Beginning to learn, and beginning to gain experience early gives you more knowledge and more experience which is important in applying for a job, and actually carrying out that job.
Young minds have an easier time learning. When you are young, your brain soaks things up like a sponge. If you know you love to draw, write, etc. learn as much as you can while you are young. As you go on in life, you can only build on top of that knowledge and learn more, thus giving you an advantage as you get older and its time for a job or to learn new technique or technology.
I highly encourage everything to begin to think about what you want to do for your career and begin preparing your self for that. Being young makes it easier to learn, your brain soaks everything up.
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