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Sound*Bytes is a national radio show distributed to the over 500 stations on the CBS News network. The show, hosted by Jan Ziff and produced by Allan Davidson, is in its twenty-second year of continuous broadcast.
     
 
This Week

ONLINE-CONVERT
The one stop shop for all your file format conversion needs.  Really useful.
http://www.online-convert.com/

BUILT BY KIDS
Teach your kids to build real things from gardens to play houses! Cool stuff for cool kids.
http://builtbykids.com

TOURISTLINK
When you arrive in a place you don't know and you want to sample the best of what the locals do and eat - touristlink is you a great way to do it!
http://touristlink.com

SYMCAT
Do you Google your symptoms when you're not feeling well? Try symcat instead...
http://www.symcat.com

DOCRACY
For legal forms, rent agreements, wills, business forms etc - here's a place where you can get generic forms - for FREE.
http://www.docracy.com/

Recent Programming

VIEWLIKE
Want to check how your website will look on lots of different screens? Fabulous little app for anyone with a website!
http://www.viewlike.us

ABOUT GASTRO
Digestion, when it works great - when it doesn't - GROAN! Learn all you can at fascinating link.
http://www.aboutgastro.com

CLIPPINGS
Where do you save your Kindle clippings? Now you have a choice!!
http://www.clippingsconverter.com

DO ATTEND
Cool app from India. For organizing events and fundraisers. 
http://doattend.com

HAPPY FOLDING
Bring on the paperless office - NOT - so use those sheets of paper and fold away!!
http://www.happyfolding.com

CLEAN CLOUD
De-clutter your cloud - keeping it clean!
http://www.openera.com/

SITEGEIST
When you want to know everything about where you are!! This apps worth a look!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sitegeist/id582687408?mt=8

TO STRIP OR NOT?
Should you strip the metadata off your images before you post them? That's the question!
http://www.metabilitysoftware.com/
http://www.digitalconfidence.com/

KEEPONE
Keep all your online "stuff" in one place - and share it - with everyone!
http://www.keepone.com/

PICDIGEST
Keeping those non-Facebook friends and family in the loop!
http://www.picdigest.com/

NIXLE
Getting the word out in an emergency is vital. And Nixle is the platform some 5000 cities and organizations use to make it happen.
http://www.nixle.com/

AIRPORTS
Lost in a huge airport? Can't find your gate, your flight, your bags or a bathroom? There's an app for that!!!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/airports-by-travelnerd/id578853409?mt=8

LAST MESSAGE
Load "Last Message" on your phone and when your battery dies, your contacts know you'll be back on the grid as soon as you can!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.fatbrain.lastmessage&hl=en

MOVIESHARE
Share your movies with your friends - with movieshare. What's cool about movieshare is that it only transfers movies it knows can be played on the device that'll be playing them. It's worth a look.
http://www.shedworx.com/

NIGHTSKEEPER
Now this app is just what I need. Something that keeps non-essential calls from ringing at 3am. For those of us who live between time zones - this is a MUST!!
http://www.nightskeeper.com/

WHAT SHOULD I WATCH NOW?
Loved a movie? Want to watch more in the same genre but don't know what to watch?  Head over to a site that could help you make that important decision!!
http://whatshouldiwatchnow.com/

ROOM REVEAL
Room reveal is a very cool idea - mixing interior design with social media. Need ideas for your bedroom, bathroom or whatever room? Fine them here.
http://roomreveal.com/

PLUCK
For those moments when you want to send someone something from the web, but not the whole page - there's pluck - a tool from the stellar minds at Google Chrome. Check it out by searching for Pluck at
https://chrome.google.com/webstore

FLIPSY
Your old phone's worth something but you don't know what. Want to sell an iPad - don't know how much to ask? You do now!!
http://flipsy.com/

PICADILLO
Want to edit your personal photos - but not hundreds of them? Have you tried an online solution rather than buying expensive professional software?
http://www.picadilo.com/