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Google + Firefox = Free Music

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 22:01:35 GMT

clipped by: benjaminoaks
clipper's remarks: There’s a lot you can do with Google if you can take advantage of it’s advanced search features. Expanding on this tip which shows you how to find music in open directories, here’s a step-by-step walkthrough on how to use Firefox Smart Keyword searches to speed up the process.

Clip Source: www.friedbeef.com

Google + Firefox = Free Music Downloads

Posted by James Yeang
October 17, 2006

Firefox, Google, lifehacks, music, smart+keywords, Useful Tips

There’s a lot you can do with Google if you can take advantage of it’s advanced search features. Expanding on this tip which shows you how to find music in open directories, here’s a step-by-step walkthrough on how to use Firefox Smart Keyword searches to speed up the process.

All you need to do is:

Create a bookmark in Firefox
Use the URLs in this text file as the bookmark location in your Firefox bookmarks (like in the pic above)
Assign a keyword to it - eg. music
Type the keyword (eg. music) followed by the search term (eg. beatles) directly into the address bar (NOT the search box). For example… type in music beatles , and Google will search open directories for Beatles music files that you can download.

You can modify the code in the text file to change file extensions, which opens a whole window for you. For example, you can even change it to PDF and DOC to look to e-books, or AVI and MPG to look for movies.

By the way, I’m assuming you already own the media you will be downloading :)

Bonus Tips:

The feature above only works for Firefox. If you’re NOT on Firefox yet, try it now
If you want to create basic smart keywords to search any web page, here’s how.
Here’s a useful advanced features cheat sheet from Google
If you don’t find the files on Google, you can try the best bittorrent search engine ever.

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Tags: internet, music, digital, good idea, google, firefox

Ridiculously Useful Websites

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:07:59 GMT

clipped by: TwilaMarie

Clip Source: www.webupon.com

15 Ridiculously Useful Websites

Web MD

Provides a reference for anyone looking to diagnose his or her symptoms or research medical issues. It is a good place to visit before making that, oh so expensive, trip to the doctor.

E-How

A reference site for just about everything else. Want to k now how to wax snow skis? Make pizza dough? Install a bathtub? This is the place.

Bartleby

One of the better academic research websites I've come across.

How Stuff Works

A very cool website that contains explanations of those mysteries in life that you just can't figure out. A few examples are Murphy's Law, Pickpockets, and Light Sabers (Yes, light sabers).

Musicovery

Seriously, the coolest music-related site I've seen. You choose the mood, intensity, and genres of the music you would like to hear and the site will provide you with a virtual web of music to explore. The web evolves with each choice you make. You can click on any song in the web at anytime.

Tags: useful, websites

Amazing guitar player

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:49:44 GMT

clipped by: stef78
clipper's remarks: This guy does some stunning guitar play.

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

[Video]

Tags: music, guitar

Google + Firefox = Free Music Downloads

Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:11:51 GMT

clipped by: sythieskuer

Clip Source: www.friedbeef.com

Google + Firefox = Free Music Downloads

Clip Source: www.friedbeef.com

All you need to do is:

Create a bookmark in Firefox
Use the URLs in this text file as the bookmark location in your Firefox bookmarks (like in the pic above)
Assign a keyword to it - eg. music
Type the keyword (eg. music) followed by the search term (eg. beatles) directly into the address bar (NOT the search box). For example… type in music beatles , and Google will search open directories for Beatles music files that you can download.

By the way, I’m assuming you already own the media you will be downloading :)

Bonus Tips:

The feature above only works for Firefox. If you’re NOT on Firefox yet, try it now

If you want to create basic smart keywords to search any web page, here’s how.

Here’s a useful advanced features cheat sheet from Google

If you don’t find the files on Google, you can try the best bittorrent search engine ever.

Firefox, Google, lifehacks, music, smart+keywords, Useful Tips

Tags: firefox, google, lifehacks, music, smart+keywords, useful tips

5 Best FREE Music Listening Sites

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:18:08 GMT

clipped by: k9riley99

Clip Source: pcworld.about.com

5 Best Free Music Listening Sites

Echo.com: Interactive radio station lets you choose the music genres and vote on the playlist.

IUMA.com: Unsigned acts in spades...and in MP3 format.

Live365.com: Online broadcaster lets you search for acts through thousands of stations, or create your own station.

MP3.com: Eclectic mix of downloadable and broadcast tunes.

Sonicnet.com: Hip news and reviews, downloadable music, radio broadcasting, and videos on demand.

Tags: music, free, interactive radio stations, mp3 format, videos

Music Makes Your Brain Happy

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:22:10 GMT

clipped by: shunyax

Clip Source: www.wired.com

Brain areas involved in listening to music are the same as those involved in other pleasurable activities, such as orgasms, eating chocolate or winning a bet.

Image: Courtesy of Vinod Menon and Daniel J. Levitin

Tags: music, brain

What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:42:35 GMT

clipped by: willhelm

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

[Video]

Tags: music

Funky Cats with iPods!

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 02:16:15 GMT

clipped by: thisnamecantbetaken
clipper's remarks: *LOL*

Clip Source: www.cs.tlu.ee

A cat listening to House Music.

A cat listening to Hip Hop Music.

A cat listening to Metal music.

A cat listening to Stevie Wonder .

A cat listening to Alternative Rock.

A cat listening to Techno Music + Extasy

Tags: cats, funny, humour, cute, music

Free File Format Conversion

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:12:38 GMT

clipped by: Malhablada
clipper's remarks: No need to download any software. Excellent resource to convert quickly between common picture, music, and document files.

Have used it several times myself, so far, no spam has been sent to my email address because of this site.

Clip Source: www.zamzar.com

Step 1

Select the files to convert
(up to 100MB in size):

Step 2

Choose the format to convert to:

Step 3

Enter your email address to receive converted files:

Step 4

Convert (by clicking you agree to our Terms of Service)

Tags: programs, convert, file formats

Nature revealed at World Photographic Awards

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:05:21 GMT

clipped by: arifsali

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The short list covers 11 categories including nature, portrait, architecture, science, music and photojournalism.

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Tags: photography

The most bizarre musical instrument on earth

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:47:35 GMT

clipped by: mickfinn

Clip Source: deputy-dog.com

a few years ago in japan, members of the hokkaido industrial research institute started carving thousands of very precise grooves into nearby roads. the slightly loopy brainwave belonged to a mr. shinoda, a guy who accidentally cut a road in several places with a digger and then later drove over the damage in his car.

he realised that with some planning and time to kill he could create rows of grooves which, when driven over at a certain speed, would ‘play a tune’.

the results, the ‘melody road’, can be seen above and the grooves are between 6 and 12mm apart: the narrower the interval, the higher the pitch. these stretches of road, each playing a different tune, can currently be found in 3 places in japan - hokkaido, wakayama and gunma - with the optimum musical speed being a depressingly slow 28mph.

don’t expect a virtual orchestra - from what i’ve heard, it’s not exactly beautiful music, but it’s unique and it’s mental. a winning combination.

Tags: hokkaido, japan, music

Woman Kills Boyfriend With iPod

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:52:38 GMT

clipped by: Cielerella
clipper's remarks: He musta been really weak to be bludgeoned to death by a girl with an iPod....
I can SO see her goin' off on him for erasing all her torrented music! ROFL

Clip Source: www.liquidgeneration.com

iPod Used In Domestic Homicide

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE (HLN) - A Memphis woman was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after she bludgeoned her boyfriend to death with an iPod.

According to law officers, Mathers was hysterical when police arrived and told them that she killed her boyfriend only after he accused her of illegally downloading music and erased about 2,000 of her MP3s. Mathers complained that it took 3 months to build her music collection.

“It took him a while to die,” Dr. Klamut said. “She must have stabbed him 40 to 80 times with that iPod. His death was not instantaneous, that’s for sure”

Tags: news, murder

Six Great ways to start your day

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:58:29 GMT

clipped by: kwonsu

Clip Source: stress.about.com

The way you spend your morning can add a certain flavor to the rest of your day. Here are some healthy lifestyle habits to incorporate into your morning routine that can leave you better able to handle the stress you experience. Try one or several, and experiment until you find what suits you.

Put On Some Music

Music therapy has been shown to reduce stress and have a positive effect on health.

Listening to music as you get ready and start your day will create positive energy and a soothing sense of peace (or a sense of fun, if you play party music).

Stretch in the Shower

The hot water will loosen up your muscles, so it’s easier to get a good stretch.

Eat a Balanced Breakfast

Breakfast is known as ‘the most important meal of the day’ f

Drink Green Tea

Green tea is loaded with antioxidants, so it’s a delicious and healthy lifestyle choice.

Write in Your Journal

Writing once a day can help you feel focused, process negative emotions, and solve problems.

Morning Walk

Yoga

Tags: life, health, happiness, people, stress, lifestyle

Rosslyn Chapel's "secret code" cracked

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:39:49 GMT

clipped by: invictus

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Team cracks chapel's music 'code'

Rosslyn Chapel was built in the 15th Century

A father and son team from Edinburgh think they have found a secret piece of music hidden in carvings at a famous medieval chapel in Midlothian.

Stuart Mitchell, 41 and his father Tommy, 75, said they had deciphered a musical code locked in the stones of Rosslyn Chapel for more than 500 years.

They will perform the music in May at a concert in the 15th Century chapel.

Visitor numbers to the chapel have increased rapidly since it featured in Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code.

Stuart Mitchell discovered a series of figures which he calls an "orchestra of angels" at the base of elaborate arches round the altar, with each angel holding a musical instrument.

He worked with his father to decipher the patterns on cubes which jut out from the arches.

Tommy Mitchell said the markings concealed a tune which they were determined to crack.

Tags: rosslyn chapel, edinburgh, music, secret code, archaeology

Music Reduced to Beautiful Math

Thu, 08 May 2008 11:56:48 GMT

clipped by: wildcat
clipper's remarks: "You can use these geometrical spaces to provide ways of visualizing musical pieces," Tymoczko told LiveScience. "These spaces give us a much better and comprehensive picture of the space of all possible chords."

Clip Source: www.livescience.com

It’s hard for anyone to say what music looks like, but a new mathematical approach sees classical music as cone-shaped and jazz as pyramid-like.

The connections between math and music are many, from the unproven Mozart effect (the idea that playing Mozart's music to children might improve their mathematical abilities) to the music of the spheres (the ancient belief that proportions in the movements of the planets could be viewed as a form of music). Now scientists have created a mathematical system for understanding music.

The team designed a geometrical technique for mapping out music in coordinate space. For music made of chords containing two notes, all musical possibilities take the shape of a Möbius strip, which basically looks like a twisted rubber band

The team found that the shape of possibilities using three-note chords is a three-dimensional ice cream cone, where types of chords, such as major chords and minor chords, are unique points on the cone.

Tags: music, math