10 Amazingly Fun Sites I Stumbled Upon Using StumbleUpon

I’ve spent many a day and night Stumbling across obscure corners of internet with the StumbleUpon toolbar.

Some of the sites are interesting. Some of the sites are fun.

But then there are the sites that blow me away and make me think, “Wow!”

This is about the “Wow” sites.

So without further ado, here’s a list to ten of the coolest, most fun sites I’ve discovered through the toolbar…

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7 Fun Sites You Can Only Find On The Gopher Internet

Yes, I said the Gopher Internet. No, I don’t mean little rodent things.

You see, way back before these new-fangled graphical web browsers like Firefox and Internet Explorer were invented, there were two Webs. There was the world wide web, and then there was the Gopher web.

The World Wide Web has, obviously, gotten pretty popular. You’re using it right now. It’s estimated that there are more than 12 billion publicly accessible websites on the WWW today.

Gopher, meanwhile, has stagnated. According to the biggest Gopher search engine, there were less than 100 Gopher sites left in the world as of 2007. And Mozilla has announced that future versions of Firefox (starting with Firefox 4) will not even be able to display Gopher sites.

Gopher is dying, and will soon be gone entirely. There are a huge number of things that have contributed to it’s failure as an opposing standard to the WWW, from poor marketing to licensing fees to the fact that it’s named after a type of rodent. It’s like Blu-Ray versus HD-DVD, only less people care.

You probably haven’t even heard of Gopher before. And who can blame you? It’s a fading star, now only used by nostalgic geeks. But believe it or not, there’s some cool stuff on the Gopher internet. Why limit yourself?

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Watch TV Shows Online With Fancast

The latest in a long list of websites that let you watch TV shows online is Fancast, a free service released in January by Comcast, the largest provider of cable television in the United States.

Fancast has probably the largest and most diverse collection of TV shows of the bunch, but is all it’s cracked up to be? I spent some time reviewing the website and here’s what I found…

Getting Started With Fancast - Free Registration

Fancast is currently a public beta, meaning anybody can watch TV shows online at the Fancast website, but it might not work right. Registration is completely free — and not required if you just want to watch TV.

If you do sign up, you get recommendations on what you’ll probably like to watch, and you can keep track of your favorite videos.

I decided to sign up. To do so, you first need to click “Sign In,” and from their you can click “Register.” The process only took a few seconds. Read the rest of this entry »

8 Ways To Watch TV Shows Online

Heads up, couch potatoes! TV on the internet is getting huge. Huge enough to completely shut down the entire industry for over three months — that’s what the whole writer’s strike was about, you know.

Dozens of websites now offer entire seasons of shows on-demand for free. And with more and more people starting to watch TV shows online, do you even need your TV set anymore? Maybe not.

Take a look at the 8 places to go when you want to watch tv online for free…

1. OpenHulu. Hulu’s a joint venture between NBC and Fox, currently in private beta. But members in the private beta have sneakily taken advantage of Hulu’s built-in sharing features and uploaded all the content to a public site called OpenHulu.com. You can get full-length episodes from both of those networks, and also from Bravo, FX, Sci Fi, Oxygen, and more.

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Firefox Skins

Is your browser looking a bit 2006? It doesn’t have to! Download a Firefox skin and learn how to pimp out your browser.

What is a Firefox skin? And why would anybody want one?

Firefox is a fully skinnable web browser. This is a feature that Internet Explorer does not have, so if you’re still using IE, you’re out of luck.

What does “fully skinnable” mean, anyway? It means that every aspect of the browser’s appearance and user interface can be changed with ease. Skins are attractive redesigns of the browser that you can easily download and install. Read the rest of this entry »

Find A Wii

The challenge: Find a Wii. The Nintendo Wii is the hottest game console on the market, and — it’s sold out everywhere. So how do you find yourself a Wii? It’s not as impossible as you think…

Eternal Wii Shortages - Why Is Finding A Wii So Hard, Anyway?

The Nintendo Wii was first released November 19, 2006 and it immediately sold out everywhere. Apparently, Nintendo simply didn’t realize their console would be so popular, and so they didn’t manufacture enough of them.

But the thing is, it’s been over a year now, and it’s still not available anywhere. Why hasn’t Nintendo been able to get their act together and make enough Wiis to meet demand?

Good question. Many people believe they’re purposefully dragging out the shortages in an attempt to make the Wiis look more in-demand and popular.

Why Does Everyone Want The Wii?

The Wii has topped CNet’s list of most wanted tech products for months in a row. Thousands of shoppers nation-wide are desperately trying to get their hands on one. Without a doubt, Nintendo’s game console is the “it” item of 2007 and 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

7 Best Firefox Skins Ever

Heads up to new and old Firefox users! Everybody’s favorite browser supports “Firefox skins” (aka themes) .

These are special browser addons which change the look and feel of your browser. The default skin is only one of a huge number, and frankly, it’s kind of ugly.

Here’s a list of seven awesome Firefox skins, all of which are better than the browser’s default. Seriously - try one, you’ll thank us later. Read the rest of this entry »