Introducing Cross Talk
CrossTalk.IM - Reviving Instant Messaging.
Do you miss the days of being able to instant message your buddies like we do coworkers on Slack, Teams, and Zoom? Do you long for funny away messages, smilies, and profiles? Meet CrossTalk (https://crosstalk.im). CrossTalk is a hobbiest project by a group of developers and other dedicated staff that are passionate about restoring this vintage communications service. While there are many client options and a little heavy lifiting to get on the service now, they are working on, "Extravaganza," a sub-project that aims to make connecting via CrossTalk easier for everyone. Visit CrossTalk.
WebTV/MSN TV Redialed.
The 90's into the 2000's were an interesting time for technology. We saw the rise and fall of many gismos and gadgets. Some were great, others were so terrible you question why it was made. At somepoint in this timespan, the idea of being able to surf the world wide web on your tv ignited and was given the greenlight.
I remeber seeing ads for WebTV on television. I really loved the idea, but my family could not afford to use it when it was new and exciting. Luckily, the people behind WebTv Redialed (https://webtv.zone), are working hard to restore the services that made WebTV so awesome!
The WebTv Redialed website includes instructions how how to get connected to their service. There are two ways to connect. One by purchasing a WebTv or MSNTv box. Two by using a WebTv emulator. The service allows users to send Mail to friends, brows the web, and join a sprawling community of other WebTv enthusiasts. What are you waiting for, check out WebTv Redailed Now!
W3Schools
W3Schools (https://w3schools.com) has many tutorials, courses, and other reference material for anyone interested in programming. Whether you're interested in learning CSS and HTML, or Java, W3Schools has plenty of material to help you get started. I have personally used this website for many years for both learning and refencing tags or css code that I had not used in a long time. This website is awesome for many reasons including the sample code and the ability to test code on the site while you're learning. This helps to reincorce the learning. I found inspiration to change various elements of the code to see what all I could do with what I have learned. I found myself testing code that I wanted to use on my website to see how it would look before using it in my code. Start Learning today!
