According to Rhonda Byrne, author of The Secret, we should look for the good in every single thing even if it appears to be negative:

“If we can know that good is all there is, then we will see a negative situation transform into all good. Most people keep the good away from themselves because they label something as bad, and then, of course, that becomes their reality. But there is no bad in the Universe; it is just our inablity to see things clearly from a bigger perspective.”

Here’s an example of how this bit of advice helped me: I’ve had a lot of computer problems just recently, with endless “blue screen of death” crashes. This lead to me experimenting with lots of free system management programs in an attempt to fix the problem.

In the process I’ve come across such little gems as WinPatrol which not only takes up little resources, but will do a whole bunch of things including monitor your PC for unexpected changes, check for spyware, and get your machine up and running a lot faster by delaying non-essential startup programs by up to an hour.

Other useful stuff I found included FixIt Utilities 7, easy-to-use diagnostic and maintenance tools, FCleaner, an all-in-one optimization tool, Quick Startup, which will give you more information and control over processes running in the background, and AlertThingy2, a really useful application for displaying the latest updates from all your social networks.

So, even though I may not of got to the root of my problem yet, the negative situation has led me on a fantastic voyage of discovery, and I now have some great new software installed.

If anything were to happen to your system like a house fire or flood, you would lose all of your valuable data. A new online storage solution called Jungle Disk has a simple pricing model of just $0.15 per gigabyte of data transfer. The data is stored by Amazon’s S3 service so you can trust it will be safe and secure.

Other features include an automatic back option along with a shared network drive solution plus options for businesses. It’s got a lot of other useful options too. You could use it to synchronize your personal laptop with you desktop, for example.

I’ve been testing out this service for the last few weeks to backup my important files, and so far it’s been very reliable. Recommended!

Digging through web sites for a funny Birthday eCard is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. But with this collection of JibJab Sendables you can put yourself and friends into funny JibJab videos and photos and share them with your friends.

You can have lots of fun at JibJab.com by adding pictures of yourself, friends or family members into crazy dances, funny situations or even action-packed movie trailers!

You should check out the funny stripteases!

Kosmix is the latest search engine on the block, attempting to challenge Google. But it has a much more interesting interface than Google, looking more like a personal homepage than a search engine.

On the home page you can see the most popular stories from sites such as Yahoo, Digg and CNN, the most popular videos from places like YouTube and Himeo and daily pictures from Flickr and Kodak. You can also see the hottest searches in Kosmos, plus trending topics and top links from Twitter.

Try doing a search, and it brings up results from Wikipedia, Google and dozens of other sources from across the Web.

This is definitely one site to keep an eye on. Check out what’s going on behind the scenes with the fascinating Kosmix Blog. Here you can read about how the site developed, what they are thinking about now, and their innovative plans for the future.

Radio Scilly is the world’s smallest professional radio station. The non-profit station broadcasts to the 1,600 inhabitants of the island, and is run by local volunteers. The schedule includes programmes by the taxi guy, the dog warden, two policemen and a publican!

You can watch and listen to their programmes live from their website, and also watch a short video tour. www.radioscilly.com

Storing your valuable data online gives you easy access to it, in the event of disaster and, even more usefully, lets you retrieve your files remotely from any location.
Here are the top three online backup services, based on the amount of free storage available:

50 GB – available at www.adrive.com
25 GB – available at skydrive.live.com
10 GB – available at www.humyo.com

‘Little Boots’ is a 24-year-old singer from Blackpool who makes records in her bedroom and posts them on YouTube. Victoria Hesketh has not even released a single yet but such is her following that she has just topped a BBC poll of more than 130 music industry experts, to find the most promising new talent of the year.

They think she is due to take her little boots and follow in the footsteps of the likes of Franz Ferdinand, Keane, Razorlight and the Ting Tings. Her first single is due out in May. Meanwhile Little Boots’ Stuck On Repeat song is available as a free download on iTunes this week.

Quote: “I’m a real person, I just happen to make ridiculously epic pop songs in my bedroom.”

Musical Influences: Annie Lennox, Cyndi Lauper, Abba, Kylie Minogue, Blondie.

Little Boots Official Site

Little Boots on Facebook

Little Boots on YouTube
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Found Magazine collects found stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids’ homework, to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, doodles– anything that gives a glimpse into someone else’s life. Literally anything goes.

Check out all the strange, hilarious and heartbreaking things people have picked up and passed on to Found Magazine.

I found the link to this site while reading Elisabeth Wilson’s inspirational book Slow down: Enjoy life and live longer
Here’s the extract:

Here’s an idea for you…
If you need proof of how pregnant with creative possibility ‘found’ objects can be, take a look at www.foundmagazine.com you’re almost bound to find something there that can become your jumping off point for a new idea.