Cool Stuff on the Web

In Romania, there are a lot of people who use exclusively Google as their search engine. While I respect their point of view, and think that Google is very good, I believe that there are tools that, in some cases, can bring you better results.

I hope you’ve all heard of Del.icio.us, the social bookmarking web application. If you haven’t, Del.icio.us is just an online collection of favorite links. The interesting part is that you can search through others bookmarks. In many cases you’ll find sites that are really cool, and are not that high in Google’s hierarchy.

Those who use Del.icio.us are above average internet users, with very good skills in finding interesting information. So, Del.icio.us, depending on what you search, can offer you more high quality results…

  I hope you’ll enjoy this video as much as I did…

The first registered domain was symbolics.com on March 15 1985, by a company which designed and built special computer systems for developing and running object-oriented programs in LISP.

So, the first 15 registered domains are: SYMBOLICS.COM, BBN.COM, THINK.COM, MCC.COM, DEC.COM, NORTHROP.COM, XEROX.COM, SRI.COM, HP.COM, BELLCORE.COM, IBM.COM, SUN.COM, INTEL.COM, TI.COM, ATT.COM.

Symbaloo is a very interesting web 2.0 app, which aims to become your personal desktop for the web. The interface is cool and easy, and the interactivity is provided by simple drag and drop. Another cool thing is that you don’t have to register.

Just great music and pure talent:

Do you wanna be a student at MIT? Learn from the best teachers in the world? Read cool material, structured in an intuitive and comprehensive way? Now you have the opportunity to stay at home, enjoy your coffee, and watch great video lectures from top universities like MIT, Harvard, Princeton and Stanford.
I have two resources for you guys, one of them is www.lecturefox.com/ and the other is http://freescienceonline.blogspot.com/ .

Here is a link to an innovative application called Passingby . It simply shows you some videos from the road, giving you the opportunity to virtually travel through different countries. The footages are taken especially from cars and trains, and give you a strong feeling of authenticity. It is really cool to see London at night, and after a few seconds to admire some forests in Finland. I didn’t see any videos from Romania, so I’m counting on you guys to do something about it.

While surfing on the internet I discovered an interesting widget, which calculates your life expectancy, based on your habits. I’m pretty happy with my results, particularly because I exercise regularly, and I’m interested in having a healthy life.

A few weeks ago, I met a successful business man… After talking to him for about two hours, I decided that I liked him, especially for his pragmatism. He was different somehow from the majority of people that I have met, who either don’t know what they want, or they don’t do what they should do in order to get what they want.

Pragmatism is a key that can drive you to success, especially if you have other important skills and qualities. So, I invite you to think about your life, decide what is important to you, what success means to you. And then, decide how you can accomplish those things, what you have to do daily to get there. And one more tip: don’t procrastinate, start today!