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Website of the Day: My Parents Were Awesome

GeekSugar — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:33:21 -0700

If you thought We Have Lasers brought you back to an era of geeky-goodness, an entertaining site called My Parents Were Awesome takes you back to the days when your parents were oh so hip and cool.

Paying homage to your retro-chic ma and pa, My Parents Were Awesome encourages readers to submit photos of their parents from way back when. According to the site:

Before the fanny packs and Andrea Bocelli concerts, your parents (and grandparents) were once free-wheeling, fashion-forward, and super awesome.

Have a cool website like this you want to share? To learn how to post your favorite websites to our Website of the Day group, read more.

First of all, join the Website of the Day group.
Click "New Post" under the website of the day tab at the top of the page.
Give your story a "Title."
Fill in the "Body" with a link to your favorite website and the reasons why you love it.
Type "Technology and Gadgets" in the Categories box
Add keyword(s) in the tag field with relevant tags (for example mine for this story was "Website of the Day").
Choose whether you want the post to be private or public.
Click "Create Post" to submit content.

So join the Website of the Day group and share information about all your favorite sites! Yours just might end up on the GeekSugar homepage!

Website of the Day: Is It Normal?

GeekSugar — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:05:39 -0800

Usually whenever I have a "Is this normal?" question, I turn to Google to get my answer quickly and painlessly (not to mention, privately!). But now with a website called Is It Normal?, you can read a plethora of burning questions that have been submitted. On the site you can browse the questions, leave comments, and once you're registered, you can dare to leave your own juicy "Is it normal?" question.

Do you have an interesting website you want to share? Create a PopSugar Account or log in to your existing account. Then join the Website of the Day group where you can post your favorite website. And you never know, it could be featured on GeekSugar! Here's a detailed guide to posting questions or posts to groups if you are new to the PopSugar Community.

Website of the Day: Passive Aggressive Notes

GeekSugar — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:29:50 -0700

Roommate frustrations? Lunch missing from your work fridge. . . again? Whether you've just been tempted to leave an angry, anonymous (or not-so-anonymous) note or you're actually guilty of leaving one, they can be pretty funny to those not involved in the squabble.

The website Passive-Aggressive Notes posts "painfully polite and hilariously hostile writings from shared spaces the world over" - aka the note that your co-worker posted on the office fridge for all to see. I've mentioned the site before, but check it out again for new features including "'Word of the Day," calling out a hilarious user comment, or the "Greatest Hits" and "Kerry's Favorites" with links to the site's most popular and founder's favorite content.

It's perfect for scrolling through if you need a laugh. Or, for the ultimate passive-aggressive payback, submit a note of your own to be included on the site.

Have an interesting website like this you'd like to share? To learn how to post your favorite websites to our Website of the Day group, read more.

1. First of all, join the Website of the Day group.
2. Click "New Post" under the website of the day tab at the top of the page.
3. Give your story a "Title."
4. Fill in the "Body" with a link to your favorite website and the reasons why you love it.
5. Type "Technology and Gadgets" in the Categories box
6. Add keyword(s) in the tag field with relevant tags (for example mine for this story was "Website of the Day").
7. Choose whether you want the post to be private or public.
8. Click "Create Post" to submit content.

So join the Website of the Day group and share information about all your favorite sites! Yours just might end up on the GeekSugar homepage!

Gordon Ramsay Swears at You: Love It or Hate It?

YumSugar — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:50:04 -0700

Now that another season of Hell's Kitchen has wrapped, you may be wondering where you'll get your regular fix of foul mouthing, courtesy of Gordon Ramsay. Well, look no further than the website Gordon Ramsay Swears at You, which, at the push of a button, fulfills any sadistic need to have the irate chef blurt out expletives.

I got a kick out of staring at an optimistic image of Gordon, juxtaposed with voice-overs of him yelling swear words. Do you find it funny?

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Website of the Day: Totally Looks Like

GeekSugar — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:30:46 -0700

Ever think someone totally looks like, well, something not quite human? Totally Looks Like is a website with one goal in mind: To suss out these comparisons.

Brought to you by the same goof troop that brought us I Can Has Cheezburger's Lolcats, they also brought it; with the same take-no-prisoners humor, Totally Looks Like is wickedly funny, and as unflattering and wrong as some comparisons might be, I bet you'd still have to suppress the giggles.

To learn how to post your favorite websites to our Website of the Day group, read more.

I know that this long list looks scary, but trust me, once you get the hang of it, it'll be a snap the second time around.

First of all, join the Website of the Day group.
Click the pink "Share" menu on the top left side of the page.
Choose "Blog" and “Regular Post.”
Give your story a “Title.”
Fill in the “Body” with a link to your favorite website and the reasons why you love it.
Click “Next."
Choose the audience for your story to “Website of the Day” in the drop-down menu
Add keyword(s) (for example mine for this photo was "Website of the Day").
Change channel to “Technology and Gadgets.”
Fill in tag field with relevant tags.
Click “I’m done” to submit content.

So join the Website of the Day group and share information about all your favorite sites! Yours just might end up on the geeksugar homepage!

Website of the Day: Kyolo

GeekSugar — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:01:21 -0700

Growing up, my parents' friend use to take a ton of photos of me and my sisters and then send them to us covered with bubble balloon stickers that had funny sayings on them. Now that I'm older, I can appreciate a good speech bubble every now and then, and since most of us have gone digital, there's gotta be an easy way to add speech bubbles to digital pics.

Yes there is, and it's called Kyolo. With Kyolo you just upload your pic, type the text into the bubble, adjust the size and that's it! Such a great way to amuse friends and family. The only downer is the fact that the image quality greatly reduces after the bubble is created, which is a total bummer if you like taking high-res pics like myself.

To learn how to post your favorite websites to our Website of the Day group, read more.

I know that this long list looks scary, but trust me, once you get the hang of it, it'll be a snap the second time around.

First of all, join the Website of the Day group.
Click the pink "Share" menu on the top left side of the page.
Choose "Blog" and “Regular Post.”
Give your story a “Title.”
Fill in the “Body” with a link to your favorite website and the reasons why you love it.
Click “Next."
Choose the audience for your story to “Website of the Day” in the drop-down menu
Add keyword(s) (for example mine for this photo was "Website of the Day").
Change channel to “Technology and Gadgets.”
Fill in tag field with relevant tags.
Click “I’m done” to submit content.

So join the Website of the Day group and share information about all your favorite sites! Yours just might end up on the geeksugar homepage!

Website of the Day: WikiDumper

GeekSugar — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:25:15 -0700

With over three million entries, Wikipedia is the ultimate online encyclopedia. Most of you said that you regularly use it, but that you don't ever contribute or edit articles. But what happens to all of the entries that are considered for deletion by the Wikipedia gods? A website called WikiDumper pools together some of the Wiki articles that get flagged as inappropriate submissions or ones that have been nominated to be deleted. I'd have to say "The Purple Diet" entry that Mariah Carey supposedly followed - which involves eating only purple foods like plums and beetroot - is pretty hilarious.

Have an interesting website you want to share? To learn how to post your favorite websites to our Website of the Day group, read more.

First of all, join the Website of the Day group.
Click "New Post" under the website of the day tab at the top of the page.
Give your story a "Title."
Fill in the "Body" with a link to your favorite website and the reasons why you love it.
Type "Technology and Gadgets" in the Categories box
Add keyword(s) in the tag field with relevant tags (for example mine for this story was "Website of the Day").
Choose whether you want the post to be private or public.
Click "Create Post" to submit content.

Site Pays Homage to Geeky 80s Laser School Portraits

GeekSugar — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:05:44 -0700

Hmm, can you spot the similarities between each of these photos? The eighties hair - check, the eighties outfits - check, the pink and blue laser beam backdrops - big check. I can't believe that I almost forgot about these lightsaber-esque backgrounds that graced hundreds of thousands of school portraits! I don't know if I was a minimalist back then or if the lasers had run their course of coolness already, but I actually skipped over the laser trend.

If you want to take a walk down memory lane, a site called We Have Lasers is dedicated to showing off the greatest school portrait backdrop that ever existed. And if you know your way around Photoshop, you could even make a laser portrait yourself . . . I know you want to! Did you get bitten with the laser bug back in elementary school?

12 Fun With Your Photos Websites

GeekSugar — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:56:15 -0700

If I ever questioned why digital cameras were invented, this would be my answer - websites that let you upload your pics in fun templates and transform your photos into artistic masterpieces! Ever since we started our Website of the Day feature, I've been drawn to creative photo sites like the ones I'm about to show you. Who knew that there were so many ways to spice up an otherwise plain digital photo?! Enjoy!

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Geek Tip: Expand Your Vocabulary With a Little Online Help

GeekSugar — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:10:37 -0700

I've heard that the key to mental longevity is to always keep your mind open to learning new things. One easy way is to adopt a few new words and use them in your daily conversations. Surely you don't want to sit around all day, flipping through a thesaurus, so let me introduce you to Save the Words.

This website is not only cool but pretty funny. Scroll around inside the white box, and words will jump out at you, just begging to be used in your next speech or convo. Click on one that looks interesting, get the definition, and sign up for an optional "pledge" that sends you a reminder to use the word as much as possible every day. It's a fun way to expand your vocab, and create those coveted knowledge wrinkles in your brain!