FAV5: Serendipitous Findings

Amazingly, the Internet still manages to surprise me once in a while. Here are five of my accidental discoveries of late:

  1. Gruntmedia.com - Home of the videogrunt and podgrunt podcasts. Don't even know what a podcast is? Watch the first episode of podgrunt. I haven't gotten through all the available material, but from what I've seen so far I'm greatly impressed.
  2. Gotuit.com - Another one of those "catchy" play-on-words sites that hosts media content. But this isn't a free-for-all like YouTube, no here you can watch sports, news, etc., and actually pick a channel to watch. I know IPTV has a long way to go in the next few years, but if you want to see how it might look, check this out.
  3. Goggles - No, I didn't misspell Google. Goggles is a simple flying game you can play using Google maps. Give it a try--I managed to crash my plane on the moon.
  4. YouOS - Thanks to TechThisOut! for the heads-up on YouOS, the web-based operating system. Now, I've played with Goowy and Netvibes, but you might still want to try this one out--it does "feel" less like a news reader and more like you have a web-based desktop.
  5. SpyBlog - If you're a computer, gadget, and security freak like me (and, hey, why wouldn't you be) you'll love SpyBlog. Oh, but let me add this, if you want to feel cozy and safe using your computer, don't bother--reading SpyBlog will keep you up at night.

- Hutch