It's my online alias. Just google "120inna55" and you'll see where I've been. A long time ago, when I ventured into the online realm, I needed a moniker.
At the time, I was enthralled with my really fast car. I was a wannabe rebel, so my wife encouraged me to use an
alias that would reflect my new-found brashness. 120inna55 is supposed to represent a traffic violation---120 mph in
a 55 mph zone. "120 in a 55" is the speeding ticket I never got and probably never will. Honestly, the name never
really reflected my true self, but I suppose that's the beauty of having an online persona. In reality, I do, for the
most part, follow the rules.
What's this website about?
The first page---the one you're on right now---is my blog. Keep in mind while reading my blog,
most pictures are thumbnails that can be clicked for a larger version of the picture (you will not be redirected from this
site). For most blog entries, there is a link at the end that will take you to my online discussion forum. To restrict spammers, I do require that you register on the forum before being allowed to post your comments.
The rest of the site will inevitably change with time because it simply reflects my interests.
Where can I learn more about 120inna55 and his personal life?
Because the ego prevails, we all assume other people are actually interested in our personal lives.
The fact is, I'm not that interesting. But if you must know more, go to Hilton-House.net. There you can find a slightly more realistic view of my true self along with pictures of my home and pets.
If you have outside dogs, you know they love to wallow out holes in inconvenient places seeking a cooler place to sleep.
Gypsy has made a nice little hole next to a tree close to our front porch steps. I decided this would be a good place
to dump grass clippings from from the lawn, thinking
it would eventually fill the hole.
Gypsy had a different idea. She decided the clippings make a nice nest. So, now, I feel inclined to keep
up the "nest".
Have you ever seen a YouTube video that you wish you could save to your computer, or burn to a disc, to be played later when an internet connection is
perhaps not available? Maybe you want to be able to show it to a friend who doesn't have the bandwidth to watch the
video. The demand for such software has been around ever since the inception of YouTube itself. As a result, there
is a plethora of software available on the 'net touting these capabilities. Some of them are junk, and some of them are
good. I've had a couple different programs that adequately accomplish the task. Not too long ago, YouTube began
allowing uploads of higher quality and even high-definition videos. Of course the other video sites followed suit. Unfortunately, my old software does not support capturing the
higher quality videos. Therefore, this weekend I set out to find a program that could. My search
led me to this little jewel, ClipFinder HD by Ashampoo. No doubt, ClipFinder HD makes short work of downloading an HD YouTube video in a various assortment of file types.
So, in my case, problem solved.
Was I surprised to see what this program can do! Without having to navigate to the various sites, Clipfinder HD searches fifteen different popular video sites: YouTube, vimeo, Spike, veoh, Dailymotion, Google, LiveVideo, blip, Yahoo, metacafe, MySpace, sevenload, MyVideo, videu, and clipfish. (interestingly clipfish is not available here in the USA). In other words, ClipFinder HD is an independant portal.
Even more amazingly is that it performs these searches simultaneously. A broadband connection is a must,
but even then, it is recommended that you leave the default setting of having it stop at the top 100 relevant videos for each
site. Otherwise it would just keep going. (I'm of the opinion that if you can't find a relevant video in the first
100, then you should consider refining your search parameters.)
I could go on and on about the beautiful, intuitive interface. It allows you to rest your mouse over each thumbnail
for a preview of each video, then just click any video of interest and it brings it to the forefront for you to play it and
save it if you like. All this is done without leaving the hundreds of videos in the background at your disposal. The
best thing about this product is that it is completely free. You can register it to remove the ads, but registering
is free as well. It only means providing a working email address. I can't begin to describe it any better than this
YouTube video showcasing ClipFinder HD's capabilities. Check it out:
