20 Jan, 2009  |  Written by Fred  |  under Blogging

Do you want to find the perfect font for your blog?  Often it is hard to visualize what your words will look like in a particular font.  That is where Font Picker can really help you out.

Font Picker allows you to type in a word or phrase and see how it looks in various fonts.  In fact, I bet that it has over 100 fonts.  Font Picker can also be installed on your desktop as a desktop application for both Windows and Mac operating systems.

6 Dec, 2008  |  Written by Fred  |  under New Websites, Newest On The Net

One of the coolest websites I have seen is the Footnote World War II Collection.  Footnote has worked with the National Archives to compile a great resource of World War II information.

This World War II collection includes tons of photos taken during WWII.  These photos are priceless.  What a great way to see what our soldiers did during this war.

Footnote World War II Collection

Footnote World War II Collection

In addition to this awesome WWII photo gallery, Footnote has collected over 8.8 million pages that they title “Hero Pages.”  Each of these pages describes a soldier and shows what they did during the war using a really cool interactive timeline.

You can also create your own Hero Page of someone you know who served in World War II.  You can easily upload your own photos, create a timeline and a biography for your hero.

This is truly an awesome way to preserve this history.  I think that it is going to be a great tool for teachers and students.  So go check out the Footnote World War II Collection.

3 Dec, 2008  |  Written by Fred  |  under Product Reviews
Kodak Zi6 HD Video Camera

Kodak Zi6 HD Video Camera

Many people (and a lot of bloggers) have heard about the Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder and the Flip Video MinoHD Camcorder.  However, I believe that the new Kodak Zi6 HD camcorder is better than these flip video cameras.

These cameras are perfect for taking videos of your children and uploading them onto your computer quickly.  How many of us new parents ran out and bought an expensive video camera, but rarely use it because it is not easy to get the video in a format to share with loved ones over the Internet.  This Kodak Zi6 HD camcorder solves this problem.  Like the Flip video cameras, the Kodak Zi6 has a USB arm that swings out to connect the camcorder straight to your computer to download your movies.  This makes it super easy to share your videos.

For bloggers or those who work online a lot, these mini video camcorders make it really easy to put videos on youtube, your own wordpress site or in an email.  This is a great way to set your blog apart from other sites.

The Kodak Zi6 is listed as HD, but it is not a 1080p camcorder.  The Kodak Zi6 shoots in 720p.  This is perfect for web videos.  If you want those movie studio quality videos, then this mini video camera is not for you: stick with the full HD camcorders.  However, if you want a small video camera that you can carry in your pocket to capture those impromptu moments then this is the perfect option.

Here are some of my favorite Kodak Zi6 features:

  • It has a digital zoom built in
  • It uses AA batteries so you can easily swap out new batteries if they die
  • Kodak provides 2 rechargeable AA batteries with the Kodak Zi6

The only criticism that I have with the Zi6 is that it doesn’t come with enough memory.  You will need to buy an SD card in order to shoot more than a thirty second video.  But, luckily SD cards are cheap.

I hope you enjoyed this Kodak Zi6 HD Camcorder Review.  If you would like to read more reviews about the Kodak Zi6 HD camcorder, click that link to see the Amazon product review. What is your favorite mini video camera?

5 Nov, 2008  |  Written by Fred  |  under Newest On The Net

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22 Oct, 2008  |  Written by Fred  |  under Internet Marketing

Do you want to make a little more money?  If so, one of the best ways I have found for doing so is to make money online making niche blogs.

Niche blogging is when you make a blog focused on a very narrow topic.  The goal for this niche blog is to provide great, exhaustive content surrounding this niche.  Since you are focusing on a narrown topic, you will not have to write that many articles.  Simply provide great information about the niche and then move on to your next niche blog.

Today I read a great post from Garry Conn about niche blogging.  In this post Garry describes exactly how you can make money online making niche blogs.  Go read his article at Make Money Online Building a Blog about Gardening.

If you don’t already read Garry’s blog, I highly encourage you to do so.  Garry is a master at building niche blogs and making money online with adsense.