Insomnic Dreams

Every once in awhile people ask me how I find fun videos or pictures or already saw popular email chain jokes. It’s really quite simple. I use Google Reader and site RSS feeds to keep track of multiple sites easily and many of those sites have that “fun” kind of content.

For help using RSS and Google reader check out the following videos from Common Craft.

RSS in Plain English:

Google Reader in Plain English:

You can use other RSS readers, there are plenty around, but Google Reader is one I highly recommend.

Now that you have an idea how to use RSS, you need some of those fun RSS feeds. Well, once you have your Google Reader account setup just add these RSS feeds:

CelebLOL: http://feeds.roflrazzi.com/ROFLrazzi
DVICE: http://dvice.com/rss.xml
FAIL Blog: http://failblog.wordpress.com/feed/
Geekology: http://www.geekologie.com/index.xml
Insomnic Dreams: http://www.insomnicdreams.com/feed/ (of course)
Lamebook: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Lamebook
Not Always Right: http://notalwaysright.com/feed
Penny Arcade: http://www.penny-arcade.com/rss.xml
That Will Buff Out: http://thatwillbuffout.com/feed/
There I Fixed It: http://thereifixedit.com/feed/
XKCD: http://xkcd.com/atom.xml

That should cover you for quite some time as far as fun feeds go. There are lots more out there so just look around for that RSS icon and subscribe to a few… it’s fun.

Here’s another excellent “explainer” video from Common Craft. This one is about using Twitter Search to get real time information about current events or finding trends about a specific topic.

The full resolution version and purchase options for this video can be found at Common Craft: Twitter Search.

Common Craft is at it again… this time it’s World Wide Web in Plain English. Give it a watch for a quick explanation of the World Wide Web.

Common Craft is kickin’ video out pretty regularly lately. Here’s their latest video about computer software. It’s very basic, but that’s the whole point.

Be sure to check out their other videos and they even offer high quality versions for purchase to be used for training.

Common Craft has been on a roll lately. Here’s there latest and it’s just as good as the rest. This time it’s about computer hardware. This is very valuable information to have even as a basic computer user so give it a watch.

Yes.. it’s another installment from the Common Craft guys. This time, it’s about saving and borrowing money. It isn’t very geeky but they do such a good job as “explainers” that I can’t help sharing.

Saving Money in Plain English

Borrowing Money in Plain English