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21 Free s tock video f ootage
In centuries to come, h istorians
will be thankful for t he Internet
Archive. Set u p i n 1 996, i t’s n ow
the w orld’s largest vault o f d igital content,
including 2 79 billion (yes, billion) w eb
pages, 4 m illion audio r ecordings and
100,000 PC programs.
There are a lso 3 m illion videos, o f w hich
over 1,600 are c opyright-free clips y ou
can use i n y our o wn videos. V isit www.
snipca.com/26435, t hen c lick one o f t he
four headings to order t he videos (to s ee
those m ost r ecently a dded c lick Date
Reviewed, see s creenshot right). Footage
uploaded this year includes clips o f a
British h ydrogen b omb e xplosion from
1957, a nd Annie Oakley (of Annie Get
Y o ur Gun fame) fi ring rifles in 1894. A fter The I nternet Archive h as over 1,600 copyright-free v ideos - c lick Date Reviewed to see t he latest
you c lick a t humbnail image, select a
download option in the r ight-hand menu.
22 Calendars for 2 018
Y o u c an create PDF c alendars at
TimeandDate.com ( www.snipca.
com/26448), adding y our o wn
events by clicking the l ink a t t he top ( see
screenshot below). Once you’ve done t his
and c reated an account, c lick a d ate t hen Footpath Maps has downloadable O rdnance
type the e vent description in the b ox that Survey maps of the U K
appears and c olour-code it (optional). To Cheerleading g rannies? W hy not! Listen to
print it, c lick the m agenta ‘Print Calendar but it’s a b rilliant s ource o f d ownloadable their s tory on the B BC World S ervice s ite
as PDF’ button a t t he top r ight. maps showing t he UK’s footpaths, cycle
paths, bridleways a nd other r ights of way. grandmothers in Arizona (see screenshot
Type a l ocation in the s earch b ox, c lick above). This q uartet o f t opics m ay sound
Go, t hen s elect a p lace (we c hose the like t he most diverse ‘specialist s ubject’
Y o rkshire D ales, s ee screenshot above). round i n t he history of Mastermind, b ut
To download it as a P DF click t he printer they’re a ctually a ll covered i n t he 500-
icon at the t op right, then (in C hrome) plus r adio documentaries on the B BC
click C hange u nder Destination, a nd World S ervice’s w ebsite (www.snipca.
select ‘Save a s P DF’. To do this in Firefox com/ 26454). Unless y ou know what
you’ll need to install a n add-on, s uch you’re looking f or (in w hich c ase you
Click this l ink to add your own e vents t o y our as Web2PDF Converter (www.snipca. type it in the s earch b ox), it’s best to
calendar com/26446) o r ‘ Save as PDF’ (www. simply browse through the p ages for
snipca.com/26447). something that intrigues you.
23 Free w alking maps After clicking the D ownload button
One s ite w e h ope w ill come out 24 BBC W orld S ervice you n eed to choose w hether y ou want
of beta in 2018 is Footpath Maps documentaries the fi le in ‘higher’ (128Kbps) o r ‘ lower’
(https://footpathmaps.com), How’s t his f or a v ariety of topics: (64Kbps) quality . To receive f orthcoming
which c ontains d ownloadable Ordnance music i n t he Stone A ge; J apanese documentaries as a p odcast, visit www.
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