I am sure you’ve heard of de.li.cio.us. It redirects to delicious.com, but as a .us domain and social bookmarking site, I can’t help thinking that their creativity was first sparked from the lack of interesting domain names available. If you can take something short and to the point from your search on word navigator, your next step would be to check it’s availability. The following guidelines can speed up the process:

• Since there are 3,563 words that end in -us at the time of this posting, the easiest thing to do would be to copy and paste each list (by length) into a text document, which took me about 7 minutes. You probably won’t take as long, if you copy and paste only half of all the words.
• In the document, click Edit and Select All. Proceed to toggle the bullets off. Then use Ctrl+F and type us into the search box. Click on Find All. You will notice that the -us ending has been selected for all of the words. Now click on Replace All. Your document should no longer have any of the -us endings.
• If your document is 75 pages long, perhaps it would be best to weed out words before continuing. Or you can copy and paste the words in only chunks (maybe 30 words) at a time into this domain name regristration search (clicking on the us extension, while unselecting the com extension), so that your internet browser doesn’t freeze up during the process.

Of the first thirty words I submitted, 14 were available. Here is my example chunk with unavailable .us domain names crossed out:

fagaceo.us                          furacio.us
felonio.us                          furfuro.us
feracio.us                          garrulo.us
ferocio.us                          gingero.us
fervoro.us                          glaireo.us
filaceo.us                          glamoro.us
flavoro.us                          globulo.us
fractio.us                          gluteno.us
frivolo.us                          glutino.us
froufro.us                          granulo.us
fugacio.us                          gummato.us
fulgoro.us                          gumptio.us
fulguro.us                          hazardo.us
fulmino.us                          hilario.us

Honestly, if I were a business looking for an attractive and modern domain name, gumptio.us would be my first pick! If you don’t know, gumptious is an adjective that means enterprising (synonym to energetic, industrious, up-and-coming). Or how about furacio.us? Hurry up, domain names like these will soon fill up the Web 2.0 (or is it 3.0) scene! If you really don’t care what the domain name is and just want to set something up quickly, your best bet would be to submit one or two words into a domain name suggestion tool.

Listing down some of the prominent features:

Safety

The system completely blocks any links or attempts to open unapproved sites preventing kids from using internet frivolously. When they are browsing on KIDO’Z, they are in safe hands.

Direct Access

The best websites and videos have already been searched and sorted in the browser and are just a click away. You don’t have to surf the web for hours and find the best possible sites for your kids. The sites are already listed down; all you have to do is click on the icon.

Easy Interface

The interface is so darn easy that even a young child in the age group of 3-5 years can fiddle with it without assistance.

YouTube Access

As they say “Picture says 1000 words” so nothing is more educational then letting your child learn his or her nursery rhymes through videos. KIDO’Z has lined up YouTube videos with nursery rhymes to give a perfect visual experience for kids. Other than nursery rhymes, they can watch cartoons and other educational videos pertaining to their interest. There are hundreds of videos which are separated into sections like Animals, babies etc

Game center

Apart from availability of games on the sites, it has a game center where lots of games are available and are just a click away. You need not surf the sites and look for games.

Platform Support

KIDO’Z is available on all platforms so you don’t have to worry about whether you can use it or not. Mac or Linux, you can run it without any hitches.

Upgrade process

Upgrade process for KIDO’Z is just like any other browser. On opening the browser, updater window pops up and with easy instructions to follow, you are ready with the new version.

Cost

KIDO’Z is absolutely free and available for download. You need to install Adobe AIR before going ahead with KIDO’Z installation.

Plugins

KIDO’Z is using Twitter. Twitter is again a free service that lets you be in touch with people and lets you exchange views. And twitter can also be used on phone.

Proposed features

Bookmarking, setting time limits are few of the features on the anvil which will soon make their way into the browser upgrades.
KIDO’Z is a browser with the best and safe websites packed in it for your kids. Do try it out.

What we need is a codec. Codec is an amalgamation of two words: coder and decoder. A codec is used to either encode or decode a particular file. Video file formats are encoded in different formats to address various needs and a codec is used in creating those files and later on, decoding them. Some video formats allow for a more secure file. They are usually used for videos that are being sold commercially on the internet so that only those with the required license will be able to watch the video. Other video formats are used for compressing the videos so that the size of the video will be small enough for easy transmission over the internet. Finally, some video formats are used to stream the video to your browser as opposed to downloading them to your computer in one file.

One of the most popular video formats on the internet is the Flash format. The flash format is usually used by websites that stream the videos to your browser. Some examples of these sites are YouTube, DailyMotion, and Multiply. To play these videos, we need to install Adobe Flash onto the computer. Adobe Flash Player is available for free from www.adobe.com.

How about videos that we’ve snapped up using our cellphones or perhaps our digital cameras? These videos are usually encoded in 3gp or mp4(H.264) formats. While some videos that can be downloaded from the internet are in xvid(avi), mkv(matroska) or divx(avi) formats. Other websites would encode their videos in rmv(real video) or qt(quicktime) formats as well. So how do we open this confusing mix of codecs and how should we know which one to use to open them? Does it mean that we need to download a separate player for each of these videos? Well, you could do that, or an easier alternative would be to download a player that can play all the formats mentioned.

Codec packs are usually included with some of the free multiformat video players on the internet. Codec packs are bundles of codecs that are installed on your computer so that you can play any movie format concievable. Two of the most popular players that have these codec packs are VLC Player and Media Player Classic. VLC Player can be downloaded from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ while Media Player Classic can be downloaded as part of the K-Lite Codec pack at: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_lite_codec_pack.htm .

Once you have installed these programs, you’d be hard-pressed to find a video you are unable to play. So sit back and relax; enjoy the movie.