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Hoopla – A FREE Media Streaming Service

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Richard Paczkowski Posted in Browse By Price, Charlotte, Cord Cutting, Family, FREE, Hillsborough, Lee, Library, Movies, Music, Nationwide, Orange, Palm Beach, Seminole, St. Johns, Statewide, Technology, Volusia .
hoopla

hooplaAs you may recall, I recently rediscovered my local library system. After receiving my new shiny new library card, I started to checkout many of the new, high-tech services that my local library has to offer. Amongst them, I discovered Hoopla, a FREE Netflix type media streaming service! Hoopla works on computers, phones and tablets. With a few quick work arounds, I was even able to stream directly to my television! So what exactly is Hoopla?

Hoopla, simply put is just like the Netflix app that you know and love, with a major exception: it’s FREE! That’s right, included in many library memberships nationwide is the service that allows you to stream not only TV shows and music, but also audio books and music albums! So lets start off with the basics here.. In order to use Hoopla, your library must pay for the service. That’s right, it’s technically supported by tax dollars. I read a few articles explaining the benefits of the hoopla service for libraries, and in particular for audio books, it’s much cheaper for libraries to pay each time you checkout a title than to flat out purchase it for loan. Pretty cool huh? Not all libraries participate, but checkout their coverage map to see. Remember they are nationwide, so you may be surprised at who else can use the service. It’s not limited to just Florida! Remember the picture of the map shown here is static, so check th slink to be sure you see the most up to date coverage areas as they bring on new library systems.

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Lake Worth Sidewalk Painting Festival

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Richard Paczkowski Posted in Annual Events, Browse By County, Browse By Price, Family, FREE, Palm Beach .
lake worth sidewalk painting festival

lake worth sidewalk painting festivalUnless you have been living under a rock for the past few years, you have undoubtedly seen some pretty cool sidewalk art passed around facebook, email, and maybe even passed around the office. You know what I mean, people are walking down the street and it looks like they are falling off a cliff, or they are right in the middle of some crazy jungle. Ever wonder where they come from? The Lake Worth Sidewalk Painting Festival is one place! It’s a proud tradition that is known as Italian Sidewalk Painting.

So they literally paint the sidewalk? Well, sometimes… While it is possible to paint the sidewalk, it’s a bit of a misnomer. If the artist wants a nice clean canvas, it’s common for them to use some matte black paint to start off their creation, but most artists were using a pastel/chalk combination to achieve their desired effect. Not so say they couldn’t use paint, but the amount of detail they were able to achieve with simple supplies at the Lake Worth Sidewalk painting Festival was amazing! Continue reading →

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