Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

My kids listen to classical music as they do their schoolwork. I’ve tired of buying CDs (at $10 a CD, it can get very expensive). Here’s a cool website that plays free classical music: Musopen. You can download the music, too! The collection isn’t very large, but it’s growing.

Need a user guide or manual? I don’t know what it is about me, but I am ALWAYS losing those durn things! Thank God for the Internet. Here’s a website where you can find a huge variety of user manuals: SafeManuals.com. Remember, it’s a “free” site, so ALWAYS use caution when downloading files and be [...]

I have a wireless DSL modem in the house. I have been unhappy with my very weak WiFi signal in my bedroom upstairs. I had heard that there’s an easy way to increase WiFi signal range, and I found this entertaining video about how to make a homemade “parabolic reflector” with stuff around the house. [...]

I’m still looking for the perfect Instant Messaging program. We use MSN here at home amongst our computers, mostly because I have bee dissatisfied with the free LAN network chats. I am not saying that I like MSN more, but at least it works! I have tried them all– Yahoo, BORG, Tonic, ICQ, AIM, etc. [...]

I read this at the You Can Learn Series blog, a blog I’ve found through Entrecards, and enjoy very much. If you handle your own email processes then you need to take a few minutes and familiarize yourself with these new rules. The CAN-SPAM Act is not something you want to stay ignorant about. ** [...]

Heads up, I found another website offering free music. It’s Musopen.com. I like it. I wish they had more of a selection. The music is public domain, so it’s free to download, and free to listen. I love the music player interface– it does not open up a new media player. I can’t tell you [...]