Here in no particular order are some sites that might help you on a trip or while planning for a trip. Sadly this is purely academic for me; I’m not actually going on a trip any time soon. Oanda http://www.oanda.com/ This is a great online money conversion tool. Fahrenheit to Celsius Converter http://www.wbuf.noaa.gov/tempfc.htm Now I … Continue reading
Category Archives: Fun Stuff
4th of July Quiz
Just for fun I created a 4th of July quiz for the Byte this week. You can access it here: https://treacyinfo.com/quiz.htm I created it very easily using the FunBased Learning Quiz Maker: http://funbasedlearning.com/tools/quizMaker/default.htm Really I just filled in some form fields, pushed a button, saved the file and uploaded it to my site. I looked … Continue reading
Guess the Google
Guess the Google (http://grant.robinson.name/projects/guess-the-google/) is a horribly addictive game you can play online (no download required). The game shows you 20 images found by doing a search on Google. You have 20 seconds to guess what word was searched to produce the 20 images. (I think it’s always one word, not a phrase – although … Continue reading
NWS gridpoint forecast
I want to thank my friend Mick in Colorado for the Byte today. He had sent this message to another list of his. His timing was perfect for the first day of spring – as until spring those of us in Minnesota don’t really want to know about the weather… The NWS gridpoint forecast is … Continue reading
Bits & Pieces
Remember a couple of weeks ago when I said I found a web email list tool that I loved. You might not remember because that message may have never reached you, which leads me to report that I no longer love simplelists.com. Having lunch with some Byte subscribers I learned that they hadn’t heard from … Continue reading
Book recommendation
Today’s Byte is a little different – it’s a book recommendation. Although in fairness I have to admit that I haven’t read the book. I learned about it through the Future Tense site. Here’s the line that caught my eye, “Write down passwords, keep them in wallet.” It is advice from Bruce Schneier, security expert … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Quiz
Just for fun, today’s Byte is a Thanksgiving quiz today. You can share it with your families tomorrow – or just slip some interesting Thanksgiving facts into conversation and let them think you’re the smart one. You can get the answers here below: 1. What year did the Pilgrims have their first Thanksgiving Feast? 1621 … Continue reading
Survey Savvy Pyramid Scheme
OK I feel like I’m inviting you to an Amway party this week – but it’s all in the name of information sharing. Last May I registered for Survey Savvy. They pay you to take surveys online. I have not exactly gotten rich through Survey Savvy – but so far I’ve earned $20 for taking … Continue reading
Fixes, Leaves, and Stats
Today’s Byte of a hodge podge of info. First, Microsoft just put out a warning and a bunch of new patches for a few of their products. You can get the technical details here and instructions on downloading fixes here. Second I have a very fun web site to share. The Star Tribune has a … Continue reading
Late Breaking Byte News
Folks – sorry for the late Byte this week. I’ve been waiting on some breaking news and it finally happened. It’s not tech-related, but it’s excited to us. On Monday I had a baby girl – Aine Therese O’Donnell was born at 3:08 in the afternoon. Aine is an Irish name (pronounced like Onya). She … Continue reading
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