" Things that Go Bump in the Night " - Internet Users' Group on Zoom October 10, 2020 - Paw Paw District Library

“ Things that Go Bump in the Night ”
                    Internet Users’ Group on Zoom
                           October 10, 2020

     Note: If Halloween is NOT your thing, substitute
     Christmas, Birthday, Science Fiction, etc. in many of the
     following examples for a wider variety of ideas and
     activities.

1.   CDC on Halloween https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-
     updates/2020/09/22/915689646/cdcs-halloween-guidelines-warn-against-typical-trick-or-treating-
     boo?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20200923&utm_term=4850969&utm_
     campaign=the-new-normal&utm_id=35854209&orgid=286

2. Hoopla eBooks: For easy browsing, start on a desktop computer and go to
   https://www.pawpaw.lib.mi.us/digital_lib.htm or your library’s electronic
   resources page. Click on Hoopla; after autologin, look to the left of the search
   box, click Browse and eBooks; scroll down; pick Fiction; then pick a subtopic
   like Occult. Re-sort by Popularity or Date, if desired. Click on desired book.
   Borrow. Then go to the Hoopla app on you mobile device to read and enjoy.

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3. Buy gently used books from Better World Books
   https://www.betterworldbooks.com/ for kids and adults, and make a vampire
   bookmark https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/vampire-corner-bookmark/

4. Stamps, Cards, and eCards.
   a. Etsy has amazing popup cards. http://www.etsy.com
   b. Get your Halloween stamps and/or pre-order your Christmas
      stamps here https://store.usps.com/store/results/stamps/_/N-
      9y93lv (there will be Clydesdales for Christmas this year).
   c. Send ecards from these 19 places…for Halloween, birthdays, Christmas, etc.
      https://www.lifewire.com/best-birthday-e-cards-1171037 (most not free).
   d. Blue Mountain has both ebooks and printable cards for 4.99 a month, or
      19.99 a year https://www.bluemountain.com/cards/halloween
   e. JibJab is now $24 a year… but you could Monster Mash!
      https://www.jibjab.com/

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5. TikTok: follow @spookytimefyp for
   great spooky food such as buffalo
   chicken dip and edible intestine
   cinnamon rolls. Beginners guide to
   TikTok at

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axH9mSYOwIU
   (My famous pear bread at https://www.food.com/recipe/pear-bread-2422.)

6. Movies, TV, and YouTube
     a. Rocky Horror Time Warp
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umj0gu5nEGs
     b. Thriller, skeleton style
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMZTC86No9o

      c. Backstreet’s Back… in 2011
         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M6samPEMpM

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d. My Spooky 2020 YouTube collection
         https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBDMqakdx36c0EYse6N8Nq4q
         J3lSV93wy
      e. Furry Potter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6ju2-IjWhs
      f. Looney Tunes Halloween
         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezEGl0eviFo
      g. Movies: Rocky Horror, Hocus Pocus, Ghostbusters, Young Frankenstein,
         Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, Mars Attacks, Gremlins, etc. List at:
         https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/g12107335/best-classic-
         halloween-movies/ Some forgotten Halloween movies
         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h3CNWulaxA
      h. Halloween Wars on Food Network (FN Kitchen app free for one year on
         Kindle Fire). Or this link if you have a cable provider
         https://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/full-episodes/halloween-wars

7. Fall Online Shopping
     a. Gourmet candy from Nuts.com: apple pie almonds
         https://nuts.com/nuts/almonds/apple-pie-almonds
         and pumpkin spice malted milk balls
         https://nuts.com/chocolatessweets/malted-milk-balls/pumpkin-
         spice/1lb.html
     b. Mrs. Prindable’s caramel apples: online at
         https://www.mrsprindables.com/ or QVC.
         Alternately, make your own
         https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/homemade-
         caramel-apples/
     c. QVC’s Halloween Shop https://www.qvc.com/_/N-
         1z139y3/c.html?redirectTerm=halloween
     d. Halloween for pets https://www.chewy.com/b/halloween-shop-
         2026?optimizely_link=home_hero_carousel_1_click
     e. Antimi Bluetooth speaker (with micro SD slot, and radio)
         https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PBV3GWC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b
         _asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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f. Avantree Bluetooth ear buds (small with good sound, but still not
         Airpods)https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RQTT79T/ref=ppx_y
         o_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

8. Musical Lightshow: On your computer, look for
   Halloween Playlist 2020 (or Happy Songs) in Spotify
   and run your Electric Sheep screensaver for a
   Halloween (or mood boosting) lightshow. “Direct”
   the action with the forward arrow key. Download
   from screensaver from https://electricsheep.org/

9. “Lord of the Gourd,” Pat Harrison
   https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Artist/Lord-of-the-Gourd-
   181725640761/ (Facebook);
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCag7GHEzd4 (KPL YouTube); or
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqqogFKqxx8&feature=share (his 2019
   season).

10.Halloween Art
   a. Decorations and crafts from Country Living
      https://www.countryliving.com/diy-
      crafts/g22355935/halloween-family-
      activities/?slide=1 and
      https://www.countryliving.com/diy-
      crafts/g1189/best-halloween-crafts-ever/?slide=1
   b. Twisted Cookie House from Target (individual size)
      https://www.target.com/p/halloween-twisted-
      tavern-chocolate-house-cookie-
      kit-13-5oz-hyde-38-eek-boutique-
      8482/-/A-79654264#lnk=sametab

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c. Pinterest! My Pinterest Jewelry board @dstassek
      https://www.pinterest.com/pin/19492210866859761/
   d. Coloring pages for kids https://www.crayola.com/free-
      coloring-pages/holidays/halloween-coloring-pages/
   e. Coloring pages for adults
      https://www.justcolor.net/events/halloween-coloring-pages-
      adults/ (open or download
      button may be an ad)

11.Halloween Games: check app stores for Halloween Bingo (ending), Harry
   Potter Puzzles, Bubble Witch Saga 2 and 3, Autumn Harvest Mahjong, Solitaire
   Castle (ending), Secret of Grisly Manor (Fire Maple Collection), etc. 40,000
   Flash games will be going away by
   December 31 but some places like
   Flashpoint are trying to archive
   some of them.
   https://www.pcgamesn.com/flash-
   games-2020-flashpoint. Many
   games will be rebuilt using HTML5. The good news: better security, no more
   Adobe Flash updates, fewer games or game features unavailable for Apple iOS.
   History of Flash https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40716304

12.Unusual and/or Creepy Websites and Books – not responsible for content
   a. Michigan Paranormal Research Organization (MiPro, SW Michigan)
      https://www.miparanormal.com/ or
      https://www.facebook.com/miparanormalresearch/ and
      https://www.miparanormal.com/van-buren-museum
   b. Dan Sturges, another famous ghost hunter
      https://getpocket.com/explore/item/secret-life-of-a-ghost-
      hunter?utm_source=pocket-newtab
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c. Stingy Jack and the origin of the Jack-o-Lantern (story on Wikipedia)
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingy_Jack
   d. Spooky Michigan (MeL book) – MeL borrowing is back!
      http://search.mel.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb32587088
   e. Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses (PPDL book)
      https://ppd.agverso.com/record?key=1746&agcn=106891&cid=ppd&lid=PP
      D
   f. Black Vault https://www.theblackvault.com/casefiles/
   g. Fate Magazine https://www.fatemag.com/
   h. Ghost Stories https://americanfolklore.net/folklore/ghost-stories/
   i. Unexplained Mysteries
      https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/
   j. Kevin the Alien is coming for your socks (language)
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLggj48nCj8
   k. Three biggest Ancient Alien mysteries (language)
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmUrJaOo1Lw
   l. Contact From Planet Apu (Amazon book), with friendlier, angel-like aliens
      from the past, present, and future who are here observe and maybe help
      https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01J6RPN0E/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_a
      sin_title_o00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
   m. Pluto TV – On Demand /Paranormal
      section. See app or https://pluto.tv/on-
      demand. Scroll to far right for the
      complete listing of a subject.
   n. News: And, just when you think things
      can’t get any stranger:
      1) Strange News
         https://www.livescience.com/strange-
         news
      2) Weird News
         https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weird-news/
      3) NPR Strange News https://www.npr.org/sections/strange-news/
      4) Oddly Enough News https://www.reuters.com/news/oddlyEnough
      5) Pick your 2020 bingo card!
         https://www.google.com/search?q=2020+bingo+card
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13.Fall Windows Update
   https://www.howtogeek.com/684812/whats-new-in-windows-10s-20h2-
   update-arriving-fall-2020/ Size and time required for the update should not
   be a big problem, if you’ve been keeping
   up. The update will move more stuff from
   the Control Panel (which is going away
   gradually) to Settings.
   The update will also allow people with certain
   Android phones to run phone apps from their
   computer!

14.Kindle News: Remove ads (special offers)
   from Kindle Fire for about $15

   https://www.pcworld.com/article/3306265/amazon-kindle-or-kindle-fire-how-
   to-remove-ads-and-special-offers.html. Don’t forget, Amazon is offering the
   Food Network Kitchen App free for one year.

15. iPad and iPhone News: iOS 14 provides new support for widgets, but with
   iPad, it is limited to the Today area https://support.apple.com/en-
   us/HT211328. Try the HeyWeather widget from the App store. IPhones may
   gain an “app drawer” (all apps list) at the end of the regular home pages.

     Next Internet Users’ Group Zoom Meetings
   Saturday, November 14 at 10am
      “All About Office and Pdf Software” …plus Google Fonts, Organizing Your
      Computer, and Templates for Christmas Cards.
   Saturday, December 12 at 10am
      “Digitizing Old Photos” …including Scanning, Simple Editing, Organizing,
      and Backups.
Note: Free class, “A Year with My Camera” with British photographer Emma
Davies, starts November 5 https://ayearwithmycamera.com/
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