Here are just a few that will hurt your eyes, cause a migraine, or invoke  an epileptic seizures. You’ve been warned!

This may very well be the worst website in the world!  The cheesy, swirling text looks like a toilet flushing, which is a perfect metaphor for this really awful site.

DON”T OPEN THIS SITE – just look at the picture.  It will cause your computer to stop and ponder its existence and slow to a crawl while doing it.  And it opens pop-ups and plays sleazy music.  You can see from the icon that this website was created by former hippies who took too much acid. Another good reason not to do drugs!

Be prepared to have a seizure if you decide to look at this website.

STOP TO PAIN! No one wants a website that causes your PC to turn to stone simply by viewing it.
But if you want more, here are some clever websites that feature bad websites:

• Websites from Hell
• Website FAIL (A bit dated, but still bad)
• Worst Websites of 2011

Winston Churchill once said,

“All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.”

Be wise and learn from other website mistakes. Don’t have a website from hell.

If you are ready for a website renovation with a fresh new look, TechAdvocate Solutions can help. Contact us at:

www.techadvocate-solutions.com/contactus.php

If you are still trying to understand the online can-of-worms that SOPA/PIPA will open, here’s how it will work.

Suppose someone very drunk driving a Ford Mustang crashing into your house wrecking havoc on your home.  You could take the drunk to court to recover your losses.  But under current law you could not sue Ford for making the Mustang.  SOPA/PIPA is the online equivalent to changing the law so that anyone can punish Ford for something a drunk did while driving a Mustang.  Of course this is not fair and is the very definition of the frivolous use of the courts.
But if SOPA/PIPA passes, big media will be empowered to take down Internet companies (big and small) by accusation without due process.

Still trying to understand SOPA/PIPA?  Stephen Colbert explains it in only the way he can.

Here are more links on SOPA/PIPA and how your voice can be heard:

Once Again Big Government Tries to Destroy the Internet – STOP SOPA and PIPA!

Geeks 1, Congress 0

Help Stop SOPA/PIPA

There are already laws in place protecting copyrights.  WE DON”T NEED MORE LAWS, especially if those laws facilitate online censorship, as SOPA/PIPA do.

STOP SOPA and PIPA!

Smitten owner Robyn Sue Goldman describes the patented Kelvin machine and how it makes this unique ice cream in the following video.

Visitors say this ice cream is the smoothest tasting ice cream they have ever had. It’s the deliciousness of homemade ice cream made in a minute.
“It’s flat out luxurious,” someone said licking on an ice cream made with brown sugar, cinnamon, and short bread cookies sitting on top of a handmade cone.

YUM!

To learn more click:   http://smittenicecream.com/

The Kelvin machine at Smitten ice cream was featured ZDNet that includes a detailed video on how the process works (for the techie):
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/liquid-nitrogen-changes-future-of-ice-cream/66214

What are SOPA and PIPA?

• SOPA – Stop Online Privacy Act (US House)
• PIPA – Protect IP Act (US Senate)

While these proposed laws may sound good, THEY ARE BAD!  Why?  Quite simply they attempt to increase penalties for online copyright infringement to the criminal level. There are already copyright laws in place that protect content.  That’s why you see YouTube videos removed with this message:

The last things we need are more government laws trying to fix nonexistent problems.

SOPA and PIPA Put Justing Bieber’s Mother in Jail! 
If SOPA and PIPA were in effect when Justin Bieber’s mother posted videos on YouTube of her then unknown son singing a Chris Brown tune they could have gone to jail!  But these videos lead to of the discovery of one of today’s largest pop stars.  Even if you are not a Bieber fan, his Internet rages-to-riches story is inspiring.

Why These Proposed Laws Are Bad

• Job Killing
  Small businesses will be crushed under the added legal liability instead of creating new jobs for American workers.
• Add to the Deficit
  These laws will be expensive to implement piling on the already bloated US debt
• Most pirate website are in other countries where these laws would have no reach
• Restrict free speech and innovation
• Sponsored by Lobbyist and Big Business
• The 1% are using their deep pockets to lobby for these laws just to pad their pockets at our expense.
• These are the same groups that opposed VHS recorders, DVD technology, and DRVs!

What can you do?

Contact your congressman.  Tell them to vote NO for SOPA and PIPA.
Here’s a website setup to track where the members of congress stand on SOPA and PIPA.

http://www.sopatrack.com/

The big irony is that those congressman who scream against the evils of big government are the main ones backing this law.

Make sure your voice is heard.

STOP SOPA and PIPA and save the Internet!

Here are some online resources that can help you contact your congressman:

• For the US House, go to http://www.house.gov and plug in your ZIP code in the top right to find out your district and representative.
• For the US Senate, go to http://www.senate.gov and find  your state in the top right.

• Beyonce’s baby bump bumps the death of Osoma Bin Laden
• Justin Bieber’s hair rockets above the flight of the last Space Shuttle Atlantis
• Rebecca Black is more important than the blackout and meltdown of the Fukushima Nuclear reactor in Japan after the devastating Earthquake

One could speculate that since we are flooded with bad news from the mainstream 24 hour news then social media becomes a counter weight and place we go to escape.  Whether it’s a cathartic release or just superficiality, here’s 2011 when looking in the mirror though the eyes of Facebook and Tweeter.

Source: http://frugaldad.com

But what do you get a geek for Christmas without making them feel like you got something from the island of misfit toys?  Here are some geek gift suggestions that will improve your karma and increase your chances of getting tech support from your nerd buddy the next time you have a PC crash.

First, here are few things NOT to get your techie:

• The Green Lantern Movie DVD – already has it.
• Anything to do with Twilight – not considered scifi.
• A blind date – unless you want to loose a friend
• CDs (geeks download)

Here are some off-the-wall ideas for your off-the-wall geek that will earn you some guilt-free tech support.

Lightsaber

Since the first lightsaber appeared in Star Wars every geek has longed for one (or two).  And while “real” lightsaber technology may not be here today, these are pretty close.  These sabers are packed with special effects giving them movie accurate lights and sounds. The blades light from the bottom up (with sound, of course) and fade from the top down (again, with sound).  Each wave will trigger its own sound effect and each crash of saber on saber (or any other object) will also deliver an explosion of sound.

At $99.99 this is the tech-support-for-life gift.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/clearance/on-sale/b72c/

Here’s cool video demonstrating effects that are generated by the lighsaber and not dubbed.

Air Swimmers Remote Controlled Flying Shark

The Air Swimmers RC flying sea creatures stalk through the air with incredibly smooth and life-like motion.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/geek-kids/3-7-years/e7f7/

Check this video for the “wow” effect of of a shark floating in air.

Geek T-shirts

Here’s a collection of the best t-shirts worn by Sheldon and Leonard on The Big Bang Theory, plus Hobard’s belt buckles, and other cool stuff seen on the show (Periodic Table shower curtain, anyone?),

http://www.sheldonshirts.com/

Here are a few websites with geek gift ideas for holidays, birthdays, Dragon*Con, and other important days on the nerd calendar.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/

http://www.x-tremegeek.com/

http://www.kleargear.com/

It reminds us to step away from the Smartphone and go to bed.  Facebook will still be there the next day and your Tweeter follower will survive the night without your 140 characters of wisdom.

“Goodnight iPad” is a great gift selection for your geek friend if you are trying to earn points.  Everyone has at least one geek in their life.  You know – the one you call when your PC does something weird.  A Holiday gift is a great way to offset the guilt for calling your nerd buddy for tech support the next time you have a PC crash.  Especially since you haven’t spoke to him or her since the last time your PC needed some tech TLC.  So plan ahead and get “Goodnight iPad” for your geek.

Or, and if you really want to get grease the geek wheel, get them an actual iPad2.  You will have tech support for life!

Click here to order “Goodnight iPad”:

And of course, it’s available for download in ebook format and on YouTube.  Ironic!

Links to Websites
To insert to a link to another website in any page or post that will open in another browser window:

• Copy the URL of the website into the clipboard
• Open page or post and put curser where you want the download link
• Type message for download link and highlight this text:
• Click link in the toolbar:
• Paste Link URL to URL, Edit the Title to what you want displayed, click “Open link in a new window/tab, and click Add Link:
  

Insert PDF links   

To insert to a link to PDF in any page or post (will open in another browser window or download depending on the browser settings):

• Open page or post and put curser where you want the download link
• Type message for download link and highlight this text.
• Click Add Media:
• 
• Click Select Files:
• Select files to upload
• Do the following:
• 
• Highlight the link.
• Click link in the toolbar
• Paste Link URL in to URL, Edit the Title to what you want displayed, click “Open link in a new window/tab, and click Add Link:

Links to in Blogroll

To link to another website in your Blogroll (usually displayed in the sidebar) that will open in another browser window:

• Click Links, Add New
• In the “Target” box make sure “_blank” is selected:
• 
• Click Update Link

Too bad smartphones aren’t smart enough to pee for you…or or they?  The RunPee App helps you find the best time to pee during your favorite movies.

Click hear to learn more about the RunnPee app.

This iPhone and Android app provides a queue such as a line or a scene in the flick.  When you hear or see the queue you can make a run to the bathroom.  It also tells you how long you have and has a timer!

As an added bonus this useful yet hilarious app gives you a synopsis of the first 5 minutes of a movie in case you’re running late and lets you know if there is anything extra after the end credits.  Could you imagine missing the last 30 seconds of Ferris Bueller!

So go ahead and stop at Starbucks on the on the way to the theater and get a super-grande white chocolate mocha.  Feel free to order that bucket sized Coke with your barrel of popcorn.  You can even enjoy a few cocktails before showtime.

Until movie theaters have a pause button like your DVR or smartphone actually can pee for you, RunPee is the next best thing.

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