Being on the internet is not just going to Facebook, playing games or wasting time on things that, as some would say, " lobotomize the minds ". With the abundance of content available, the internet is the anti-boredom solution for all the people of the world, the important thing is to know where to surf.
For this there is Navigaweb which, on Sunday days like this, wants to suggest some things to do online to learn something new, to start a new hobby and to have fun with creativity.
All this can be done on the internet for free, without spending money and without having to study manuals to learn who knows what computer program.
If today you felt creative then, detach yourself from Facebook and start doing things that will really give you satisfaction.
1) Discover music to listen to
One of the things I like most about doing on the internet is looking for new music to add to the collection.
I never had the feeling of wasting time when I start looking for new songs and music.
Having always had a passion for electronic music in almost every form, I suggested how best to use Youtube to listen to music.
Finally, there are several sites to listen to streaming music such as last.fm and Grooveshark.
2) Create music
If you are inspired, you can start creating your own music, remixing your favorite songs or creating music from scratch.
To remix music on the internet like a DJ there are programs and also web applications such as Looplabs which offers an almost professional digital studio mix.
Other web applications allow instead to create electronic music even without knowing anything about how to compose a song.
As a new online tool, I would like to point out Audiotool, where you can play different instruments, including some real ones, digitally recreated.
Also try Soundation, a site where you can make music on the internet with an easy, almost professional online multitrack like Daft Punk does.
Finally, if you own a guitar and know how to play it, there are thousands of songs on the Ultimate-Guitar site.
3) Create a blog
Obviously, those who already have a website will never want to start another one but those who like to read articles from online newspapers or other blogs and have always wanted to say their opinion on any topic, can today in 5 minutes create a new blog.
You can write about everything in a blog, there are no permits to ask or licenses to buy, you register, write and publish online what you think, a guide or a similar wikipedia so that it can be read and commented on by anyone.
Obviously, you cannot insult people or write illegal topics, but this is obvious.
I can assure you that creating a blog is as easy as taking a piece of paper and writing on it, registering on sites such as blogger.com (by Google), Wordpress.com or Tumblr just to mention the most famous platforms.
And if you acquire some manual skills, from these platforms it is also possible to give the blog a personal design, add functions from a real site and promote it on the internet.
4) Drawing and painting online like a painter is one of the most creative activities that can be done on the internet thanks to the free availability of some websites and web applications where you can move the mouse like a brush.
A site to start with can be Sketch and Paint.
A site different from the others is Cubescape which allows you to draw in 3D using colored cubes.
5) Manipulate your photos .
You can forget Photoshop, today there are much easier programs to use and give to everyone with whom you can really have fun creating high quality photomontages and photo retouches.
For example, websites such as Pixlr or other websites can be used to edit photos .
6) Find the instructions to really create something new and original on the Instructables website where the guides are in English but illustrated.
Unfortunately, many people do not in the least suspect that the internet is a source of free resources that can really kill boredom .
Many sites remain hidden and can only be discovered by staying informed on technology blogs that do not point only to news on Microsoft Google and Apple.
Internet is not just games, Facebook, virtual life and piracy but a wonderful place where you can still express your imagination and create something real.
This article could continue with many other ideas but I would be surprised to find everything found to date on Navigaweb.net.
