Monday, September 29, 2008

[wikiHow] How to Have Computer Fun

How to Have Computer Fun
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It's happened to everyone. You're on your computer, and getting more bored by the second. But you don't want to get off the computer-you either just don't want to or have had enough of reading, playing outside, and talking to your friends. You need something fun to do on your computer-but what? If you're looking for fun stuff to do on your computer, this is the article for you. Read on...

Steps

  1. Give your Computer a Makeover. Surf Google images or proper wallpaper sites, and get a new, groovy wallpaper for your computer. Be creative-get a pretty shot of your favorite celebrity, a cool pattern, or a nice picture of your favorite magazine or brand. Get a good screen saver; too-it could be a sideshow of all your pictures or another picture. You can also change the appearance and colors of your computer, the sounds on your computer, mouse pointers, and edit your display settings. In making over your computer alone, there are loads of things to do.
  2. Do your bit for wikiHow or any other wiki. While you're on a wiki, do your bit to help. If you don't already have an account, create one now. Feeling like getting some serious writing and hard work done? Do a couple of big edits or write an article! A little lazier, or in a chatty mood? Leave useful comments on other article's discussion pages, welcome new users, or suggest some ideas or help to other users! There's loads to do on wikis.
  3. Start a blog or your own website. There are loads of great sites that let you create your own blogs and sites, including blogger.com, freewebs.com, and lots more. You can create quizzes, polls, and lots more. It's fun to start a blog or a site, so go ahead! It'll keep you busy for hours on end! If you've already got a blog or your own site, give it a makeover. Explain to readers what's going on, and then go crazy! Change the colours, fonts, styles, everything.
  4. Read Up on Your Interests on the Internet. Do you have a passion for animals? Interested in Jack The Ripper? Fascinated by how Cloning works? Don't hesitate to fulfill your wonder! Read up on as many animals as you can on http://www.nationalgeographic.com/, type Jack The Ripper into Google, or browse sites on all the information you want on cloning! Not only will you learn lots of interesting new stuff, you'll be prepared if you start studying one of those topics in school.
  5. Save the World. Look up some interesting charities or volunteer organizations. Play a vocabulary game at http://www.freerice.com to earn rice and end world hunger.
  6. Play a game. Runescape! is a great way to spend time on the Internet. It is a very addictive game and can be very fun. If you want fun you got it! If you're not in to RuneScape, or have only 5 minutes, search for sites like Addicting Games, Miniclip, Gprime etc. and play there game as well. The links for the 3 sites mentioned are here. Another good game to play is Cyberdunk, especially if you're into basketball. Freeware games are good to play and can be very addicting, freewaregames.net is a good place to look for them.
  7. Watch videos. Youtube.com and Google Videos allow you to watch videos other users have put up, it may be something you are interested in, maybe a video of your favorite comedian or band. The links are in "External Links".
  8. Browse the Internet Use programs like StumbleUpon or Digg to find interesting sites, and share them with other people.
  9. Create a new folder or go to one that is already created and click the "search" button at the top a little character should appear at the bottom. If you like you can change the character but I suggest keeping the dog (it works better). Then click on the dog/character and a new speech bubble should pop up. Click "Do a trick" again and again... Even if it repeats itself it's always random so there might be more, just don't give up! Some are boring but some are Incredibly cute and cool so just keep going.

Tips

  • If you get bored of any of the items on this list, try something different!
  • If all else fails then just search for fun software on Google and see if you can find anything fun to mess about on.

Warnings

  • Some of the information you find off the internet can be inaccurate, so don't take anything too seriously. Books are just a tad safer.
  • Be careful when looking for freeware games on unfamiliar websites. Some "free" games are infected with viruses and/or malware. If in doubt, always research the site's public reputation, or restrict yourself to only "open source" games.

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