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Archive for the ‘Desk Fun’ Category

USEFUL: The Awesome Highlighter

Want to send someone to a specific spot in a web page? Awesome Hightlighter lets you do that. You highlight the section, they give you the link. There’s even a Firefox add on so you can highlight straight from your browser. How fun is that?

Many thanks to Neevy Hadar for sending it in.

LINK: Awesomehighlighter.

QUICK: Take The Goonies Quiz

Hey you guys! Who doesn’t love The Goonies? It’s a fun movie… and this quiz is one of Mental Floss’ top of the year. I got 6 of 10. Ready to see how you stack up? The game starts after the jump.

LINK: Mentalfloss via Neatorama.

PLAY: Music Catch

Another oldie, but goodie. In fact, this was the very first game ever posted to Zoomdoggle (May 30th, 2008)… and I’m still playing it. It’s that much fun. Yellow shapes are good. Red shapes are bad. Click the pic to get the game. Remember though, if you’re playing it with the sound off though, you’re missing the show.

LINK: Zoomdoggle.

PLAY: Loops Of Zen

Click each loop until you’ve got all the lose ends tied. It’s an oldie, yes (first posted here in 2009), but a goodie for sure – the kind of game that could easily kill an afternoon. Click the pic to get the game. Thanks to Neatorama for reminding me how fun it is.

LINK: LoopsofZen.

PLAY: Bustabrain

Remember this guy? You’re going to have to find him. It’s just one of the many micro brain busters in Bustabrain. Good times. Click the pic to get the game.

LINK: Bustabrain.

QUICK: Send A Santa Call

A personalized call from Santa? Priceless. No, really, Google made it, so sending a Santa call to a friend is free of charge. It’s amazing how many times this promo had to be promoted on at the bottom of my Google Voice messages before I actually clicked through to check it out. I’m happy I did though… it’s a fun one. You can call Santa toll-free too!

LINK: SendACallFromSanta.

PLAY: Jenga

Jenga. Jenga. Jenga. Need we say more. It wobbles shimmies and shakes just like the real thing. Take turns with a friend and see who can last longer. Click the pic to make the jump.

LINK: Jenga via Neatorama.

QUICK: Where The Ladies (or Gents) At?

RatioFinder by WeePlaces answers the question the fun way: It looks-up recent check-ins on Foursquare, then lights-up spots with the highest ratios of boys to girls and vice versa. This could be a game changer. It also probably explains why Cashew insists I walk him in McGolrick Park.

LINK: RatioFinder via Trendhunter.

CONTEST: Put Your Head In The Box To Win A Set!

Put your head in the box and put the picture on Facebook and you just might win a free set! Here’s how it works…

1. CLICK HERE to check out the fancy custom photobooth our good friends at FunFaceCam made for Zoomdoggle last night.

2. Once you’ve got everything just the way you want it, click the “Go” button and save the picture.

4. Finally, post the picture to the wall of our Facebook page HERE (http://www.facebook.com/Buckyballs216).

At midnight tonight (Dec 15th, 2010) we’ll pick 5 and send whoever’s face is in the box a free set. Fun, right? Get to it.

MAKE: A Parental Tech Support Care Package

Google: Always thinking. Use this well-designed kit to send a well-meaning and customized pack of how-to videos to your parents to aid in their ability to sort-out their own tech worries and woes. So far, 1800+ parents served. Will yours be among them? Or will your trip home be spent fixing glitches and giving tutorials on Mom and Dad’s machines?

LINK: TeachParentsTech.