Bits & Bytes

Fire.fm (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7684)

Winner of the Extend Firefox 3 contest, Fire.fm is your direct access to the extensive music library on Last.fm. Listen to music related to your favorite artist, and discover new artists and music in the process. Listen to your friends’ favorite music. Find Last.fm users with musical taste similar to your own. Quickly access your favorite stations by just typing a few letters into the location bar. This is the ultimate add-on for the music junkie.

http://www.history.com/minisites/thanksgiving

This week’s website of the week is from the History Channel.  The History Channel has a great area on its website about the history of thanksgiving.  There are videos on the site relating to Thanksgiving, information about the first Thanksgiving, even info on the history of football on Thanksgiving and turducken.  Check it out and let us know what you think!

Next week we are having our special Thanksgiving edition of Bit and Bytes. Let us know either by email or by leaving comments here what technology you are especially thankful for!

Our download of the week this week is the StumbleUpon Toolbar.  It’s a fun way of finding new and interesting websites.  Sometimes it can be sort of hit or miss, but sometimes you find some really neat sites.  Go to www.stumbleupon.com and download the toolbar to get started!

http://www.kaboose.com

Kaboose.com is a family site with crafts for you to do with your kids, recipes, things just for mom, etc.  They also have clip art, coloring printables, and healthy lunch recipes.  Check it out and let us know what you think!

Also, let us know if you have ideas for our website of the week by sending us an email or adding a comment below!

Our download of the week this week goes along with our OS theme.  Ubuntu is a Linux distribution that is probably one of the easiest to use for someone who is new to Linux.  You can download a disk image that you burn right to a CD, then boot to the CD to install.  Go to www.ubuntu.com to learn more.

**Power User Alert**

This download of the week this week is intended for those who are very comfortable installing or replacing an operating system.  Use at your own risk!!