Do you thirst for knowledge but don't have a lot of time for formal classroom lectures or coursework?
You can skip the coursework and just listen to the lectures - all by top professors in the field.
iTunes U - yes, iTunes! (Download it here) With more than 75,000 FREE lectures and videos, spanning topics from Photoshop to philosophy, iTunes U has something for everyone. Download audio and video files from some of the country's most prestigious universities-who better to talk about cutting edge science and research than MIT or Yale professors? - to iTunes. Then watch or listen on your computer or personal MP3 player.
TED Online - Ted.com is chock full with speeches by high profile movers and shakers. At the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conference well "knowns" like Jane Goodall, Al Gore and Bono were all challenged to give the speech of their life in 18 minutes or less!
Want to Present Like A Pro? - For FREE instruction PowerPoint, as well as other software skills for today's workplace (including how to link a video on YouTube) go to presentationsoft.about.com. Lessons can be accessed on the web site or sent to your email address.
Not a Zen Master? How about Web Master? - There are tons of in-depth courses on Web site creation on the Internet, but for beginners, the free tutorial site webdevelopersnotes.com/tutorials is a great place to find out how to create a web site and learn the basics of HTML - hypertext markup language - the programming language used to format text and images for web sites.
No habla espanol? - At bbc.co.uk/languages you can get FREE audio and video tutorials and activities for several romance languages, including FRENCH, SPANISH and ITALIAN.
Want to be a better cook? - You'll find FREE cooking demos on everything from grilling with marinade to making freezer jam at lhj.com/cookingschool
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