An Eclectic Mind

Here are a few links I found interesting on September 28, 2008:

• 20 tips to help you work smarter with OS X - A quick summary of 20 things you can do to work smarter with Mac OS X. On TechRadar UK.
• A Tally of Federal Rescues - A graphic representation of various budget numbers next to the bailout amount. Scary stuff.
• Top 10 Articles About the Financial Crisis - A list of articles with summaries that can help you understand the current financial crisis. On Intellectual Detox.
• Kathleen Parker: After Interviews, Palin Should Bow Out - The Huffington Post takes Parker's column and runs with it.
• Palin Problem - Conservative journalist Kathleen Parker writes about Sarah Palin: Palin’s recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who Is Clearly Out Of Her League. On National Review Online
• Saturday Night Live: Presidential Debate - More fun from the folks at SNL. On Hulu.com.
• The Great Schlep - Send this to your Jewish friends. 'Nuff said.
• Palin Is Ready? Please. - Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria is saying what we're all thinking: how can they possibly say Sarah Palin is ready to be one heartbeat away from the presidency?
• Hive Five: Five Best Sites to Stream TV - This is the ONLY way I get TV these days, since I have neither a television nor a cable/satellite connection here in my camper. I've been watching the Daily Show and the Colbert Report on Hulu and I tried The Mentalist on CBS.com the other day.
• TV ad | Hovis - Great advertisement that takes a loaf of bread and the small boy who runs with it through history. Thanks to @MikeTRose for tweeting the link.
• The 50 most significant moments of Internet history - Interesting article about the development of the Internet from its very beginning to today. On Crave at CNET.co.uk.
• BBC - Languages - Homepage - I don't know about you, but I've been wanting to learn to speak Spanish fluently for years. The BBC Web site has a whole section dedicated to free language lessons: Spansh, French, German, and more. Lot of learning tools, including videos and games. Give it a try.
• Surprising Things You Can Get For Free (Or Almost) - A list in Womans' Day (of all places) of free or very inexpensive things. Some of them are worth a look.
• Saturday Night Live: Couric / Palin Open - Tina Fey does Sarah Palin again. It's really amazing. She has the voice and mannerisms down perfectly. And what she says doesn't seem too far from reality. On Hulu.com.