Pandora: More than Just a Create Your Own Radio Station Site

Up until a couple months ago I was using my ISP’s built-in radio (Comcast’s Rhapsody Radio), but it started acting unreliably. It’d stop all of a sudden or have sign in conflicts and kick me out. Which was a shame because I liked a lot of their stations, such as their Classic Soul, Classical Piano, Essential Classical, Holiday Music (at Christmas), Latin Dance, and World Picks. Exasperated, I went in search of something else. I really dig listening to music on my computer, not having to change CDs (or buy them), or getting annoyed with local radio station commercials. That’s … Continue reading

Computing Review: September 22nd Through September 28th

Still playing catch up here with the week in review here in the Computing blog. This was a fun week, with lots of graphics to spruce up your web pages, e-mail messages and forum postings for fall and Halloween. The blinkies were especially popular, so look for future articles about them. Maybe you’ll even be able to make your own. For now, though, won’t you take a look at all of the interesting stuff that happened here last week? Thanks so much. And as always, I would love to hear from you with the topics you’d love to see, as … Continue reading

Free Summer Music

Want a very frugal way to get a little culture in your family’s life? Why not try a free summer music concert? Sometimes hard to find, these little gems are a great way to spend some of your summer. Nearly every town or every other town has its own version of free summer concerts. They can vary from huge productions with well-known artists to small home-grown meet in the town park affairs. I’ve seen summer concerts with such stars as the Boston pops and Amy Grant, as well as local acts, such as one great Celtic group and other group … Continue reading

Free (And Legal) Song Lyrics

It is a great phenomena that there is at least one song to which everyone knows the wrong lyrics. For me it has always been “Bad Moon on the Rise,” or at least to the delight of my kids, “There’s a Bathroom on The Right.” For the longest time, I really did think those were the lyrics. Now I just sing the song that way whenever I want some giggles. Another song that often stumps people and leaves them arguing in the car for at least ten or twenty miles of scenic roads is Manfred Mann’s “Blinded by The Light.” … Continue reading

Rock With Ozzy Osbourne For FREE!

It’s being called the “most startling news to hit the heavy-metal circuit since Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat.” Frugal Felicia’s REJOICE— you’re in for a real treat this summer. The “Prince of Darkness” and mastermind behind Ozzfest is taking his show on the road again this summer, but this time tickets for the Rock-a-Rama will be FREE. Osbourne and his wife Sharon made the announcement yesterday saying: “It’s our 12th year and we wanted to shake it up a bit and do something different.” The couple clarified that it’s not just one show that fans will be … Continue reading