Topic: self help (how to achieve peace)
Format: Audio download (*.mp3)
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com

This is a beautifully narrated series of audios of one of James Allen’s more obscure works. If you enjoy Allen’s As a Man Thinketh (reviewed earlier on this blog), you may want to listen to these audios and discover the deeper underpinnings of Allen’s vision. In The Heavenly Life, Allen reveals how, and what it means, to achieve spiritual oneness with your God. (Continued in Comment.)

Topic: introductory (conversational) French
Format: video; audio; drag & drop activities; multiple-choice, matching, & completion exercises
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com

French Online is a highly interactive video-based course that is “intended for use by university students and independent learners on the Internet.” Part of Carnegie Mellon’s Open Learning Initiative (OLI), it is well-designed, engaging, and will help you learn to converse in French. (Continued in Comment.)

Topic: Introduction to photography
Format: Text descriptions, photo examples, interactive graphic “rollovers,” assignments, discussion groups
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com

This series of 10 free lessons covers the basics of photography. Carefully-chosen photos and graphics illustrate principles of composition, effect of various apertures & shutter speeds, lens choices, filters, lighting, and more.

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Topic: Beginner Taekwando techniques
Format: 15 online videos (2-4 minutes each)
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com

In this series of 15 online videos from Aaron Fruitstone (Martial Arts Instructor and Competitor with a 6th degree black belt in Taekwondo) you will learn the fundamentals of Taekwondo techniques for beginners, including kicks, punches, blocks, stances and other moves. (Continued in Comment.)

Topic: Basic cooking techniques, recipes, & misc. culinary skills
Format: Videos (View Flash online & some Podcasts)
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com

Just in time for Easter… Learn how to prepare and serve roast lamb, make braised artichokes, bake Easter bread, and dye Easter eggs in this collection of videos from Epicurious. And, just in time for Passover, learn to make Lemongrass consomme and matzoh balls! (More in Comment.)

Topic: Basic cooking techniques, recipes, & misc. culinary skills
Format: Videos (View Flash online & some Podcasts)
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com

This site is loaded with brief, well-produced, no-nonsense videos that will help you learn almost any cooking skill you can imagine. Tours of famous chefs’ kitchens and special holiday cooking videos are included. (More in comment.)

Topic: Societal implications of computing “in the cloud” (i.e., using services that run in a Web browser and store information in a provider’s data center)
Format: 6 recorded seminar segments (downloadable MP3 & MP4 files or streaming audio/video)
Reviewer/email: Mike G – greers_pm@yahoo.com

“A workshop by Princeton University’s Center for Information Technology Policy brings together experts from computer science, law, politics and industry to explore the social and policy implications of ‘computing in the cloud’.“ (i.e., ..services that run in a Web browser and store information in a provider’s data center.) (Continued in Comment.)