Dads To Do List

This is my to do list of random things I've collected up and transferred from a million small pieces of paper into something that can be accessed from anywhere I happen to find myself with a few minutes of free time.

For AI class:

http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide

PC Cleanup:

http://gizmodo.com/5856387/21-free-apps-to-keep-your-pc-healthy

Send this to Tom:

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/09/diy-4-grocery-panniers.html

and this

http://lifehacker.com/5833802/relieve-nausea-by-pressing-on-the-inside-of-your-wrist

Send this to Jamey:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RasOkpNn_68&feature=player_embedded

send to all kids:
Cautionary tale for all my kids:

http://lifehacker.com/5842820/a-cautionary-tale-for-college-students-and-others-five-of-the-dumbest-money-mistakes-i-ever-made

Vids to watch later:

noises - http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/09/vi-hart-on-what-is-up-with-noises.html
frozen synapse - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jJrUY27O0Y&t=5m57s
Jeri on solenoids - http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/09/jeri-ellsworth-talks-solenoids.html
inductors - http://hackaday.com/2011/09/22/beginner-concepts-a-quartet-of-videos-on-inductors/

Add this to daily startup list:
http://tideals.com/

I need a "check these periodically" list:

To Read:

read this: http://www.moneysense.ca/2011/09/06/11-steps-to-financial-freedom/
along with this: http://www.boomerandecho.com/11-steps-to-financial-freedom-prioritize-your-goals/
Then this: http://www.boomerandecho.com/11-steps-to-financial-freedom-determine-your-net-worth/
There are supposed to be 11 of them all together...

On another subject:

Work Research:

Software Craftsmanship Manifesto
Software Craftsmanship Conference
local hackerspace - Workshop 88
If at&t ever implodes, look into 8th Light

project research:

I might need a photography page:

http://www.diyphotography.net/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-light-painting Everything You Wanted To Know About Light Painting
http://www.diyphotography.net/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-magical-shaped-bokeh Everything You Wanted To Know About The Magical Shaped Bokeh
http://www.diyphotography.net/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-getting-your-camera-high Everything You Wanted To Know About Getting Your Camera High (Aerial Photography)

Exercise:

No Equipment Workout

ToDo:

home maintenance on autopilot

check this out:

www.paperbackswap.com
mog.com
StreamWriter

First, a "What's this?" list:

http://archive.org
http://trails.com
http://orikaso.com
http://boardgamegeek.com
http://daysofwonder.com
http://mbreview.org
http://tldp.org - The Linux Documentation Project.
http://www.onlive.com
http://vimeo.com/11431902
zecco
wikinvest
covestor
http://buntfu.com - Buy and sell Linux hardware.
metacritic
http://www.scene.org
http://www.pouet.net
http://www.256b.com
http://www.assembly.com
http://iheartchaos.com/2008/01/28/programming-as-art-ihcs-fave-demos-i-heart-tech/
look on lxer for Linux: we got game
http://svideo.com
LoReMo - diesel car
http://qtv.mobitv.com/sprintTVLive.mcd
Look into a firefox extension called "firebug"
http://baen.com/library
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Science_Fiction_%28Bookshelf%29
http://eliterature.org/pad/afb.html
http://darkroastedblend.com
http://books.google.com
http://tera-3.ul.cs.cmu.edu
http://ulib.org
http://www.improbable.com/magazine
http://att.com/familyroom
http://www.edge.org/Q2008/Q08_index.html
http://fancast.com
research nmap and nmapgui
search lxer for:
- How to run games on Linux
- The Sound of Linux 2007
- Network Information Game Applet
- Apricot
- OpenOffice.Org extensions
- Tutorial: sharing Samba
http://www.coolcommands.com
http://www.system76.com
http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv4-address-space
http://illinois.edu/about/overview/cool/cellpaper.html
http://www.dogpile.com - search engine aggregator
http://www.alltheweb.com - search engine
http://www.quinnware.com - media player, record streams?
http://www.jetaudio.com
http://avsforum.com - Audio, Video, etc forums
http://www.annoyances.org - how to eliminate windows annoyances.
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org - like snopes?
http://snopes.com - like mythbusters for computer legends
http://www.helponthe.net - the tech support guy?
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com - patch up MS Windows
http://officeupdates.microsoft.com - patch up MS office
http://www.versiontracker.com - watches for patches for multiple apps
http://www.driverguide.com - find latest drivers
http://tomshardware.com - hardware reviews and info
http://www.anandtech.com - news/analysis about processors, chipsets, motherboards, etc.
http://www.acronymfinder.com - need to know what it means?
http://www.onelook.com - find dictionary definitions from multiple sources

Then, maybe some useful Ubuntu apps:

VLC - video player
dvdisaster - data recovery tool
krita - image editor
openshot - video editor
Note: Lightworks is supposed to be similar to openshot, only on the Windows platform.
kino - video editor
cinelerra - video editor
ogg theora - video editor? codec? not sure!
ubuntu tweak
amarok - audio player
rhythmbox - audio player
audacious - audio player
xmms - audio player
clamav - virus scanner
rippedwire - video conversion
winff - video converter
firestarter - graphic front end for firewall s/w
inkscape - graphics
xbmc - Media Center app
boxee - Media Center app
celestia - astronomy app
gcstar - media collection manager
ceemedia
cdnavigator
katalog
gtkatalog
cdcollect
tellico
griffith