03-24-2020, 05:31 PM
This is a cut n' paste of something I posted on Facebook earlier.
Some of the links are UK-centric, but most should work internationally. Feel free to share this with family and friends via social media, email, other forums etc.
Additionally, please add your own links to this thread if you so wish.
Relax folks, you’ve got this, even the Great Plague didn’t last forever. What’s more, those poor bastards only had an abacus and some rat droppings to entertain themselves with, whilst you’ve got the entire internet!
To keep you sane, I’ve compiled a quick list of FREE resources for fitness, education and entertainment below. Feel free to copy/share accordingly. There’s loads more out there, this is just what I’ve thrown together this morning.
Also, a huge THANK YOU is due to all the teachers, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, carers, delivery drivers, shop and construction workers (apologies if I’ve missed out other key worker groups!) that are keeping the country running in the midst of this crisis.
KEEPING FIT
Joe Wicks is providing free simple home workouts for kids (and big kids!) on his YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/
If you’re after something a (little) bit more grown up, Active by Popsugar offer a range of workouts from Zumba to Boxercise: https://www.youtube.com/user/popsugartvfit
The NHS provide a simple series of ten minute workouts that can be done in the home: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/10...-workouts/
Of course, there’s also the ol’ favourite, the Plank Challenge! Find tips and a schedule here: https://www.healthline.com/health/exerci...-challenge
AUDIOBOOKS
Audible are providing hundreds of stories for free during this period, and they’re not all just kids stories, there’s some literature classics on the list too: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
EDUCATION
Futurelearn is run by the Open University, with loads of short courses on a wide range of subjects available for free: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses
TED Talks offer short educational lectures on a plethora of topics, you’re bound to find a few that pique your interest: https://www.ted.com/talks
Cyber School starts on 30 March and is aimed at teaching computer science to kids (key stages 2, 3 and 4), providing two hours of live classes each day as well as loads of free labs and resources: https://cyberschool.ac/
IT COURSES
Amazon Web Services host a free six hour introductory course for novices who wish to understand more about Cloud Computing and the services offered by AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/training/course-d...ssentials/
Splunk is the go-to data-mining tool that also serves as a platform for security operations, and is even used by F1 teams to analyse the data fed back from their cars in real time during races. Learn more about how it does this in this free course: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/training/co...als-1.html
CyberArk are all about protecting information, specifically focused on management of Privileged Users inside your networks and systems. This two hour course gets you thinking about the “insider threat”: https://training.cyberark.com/course/int...s-security
FreeCodeCamp is a great site for beginners who wish to learn coding. They’ll start you with building a responsive website via a series of simple challenges, then guide you through Javascript, Data Visulaisation, APIs, and quality/assurance testing: https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn
Udacity host a free comprehensive beginners course for those that wish to learn the Python programming language: https://www.udacity.com/course/introduct...on--ud1110
Cybrary have a subscription model, however they also host lots of free courses.
Intro To Threat Intelligence: https://www.cybrary.it/course/intro-cybe...elligence/
Advanced Threat Intelligence: https://www.cybrary.it/course/advanced-c...elligence/
Social Engineering: https://www.cybrary.it/course/social-engineering/
MUSIC
Bandcamp is the place to find up-and-coming artists, as well as a few more established ones! Most of the music is free to listen to, and many bands offer downloads at “Name Your Own Price”. If you like what you hear, give the artist a few quid for their efforts. https://bandcamp.com
Many bands are streaming gigs and Ticketmaster have compiled a guide to finding them, as well as providing a short daily list to those they know about: https://discover.ticketmaster.co.uk/musi...igs-49794/
There’s also a pretty good gig guide (as the URL suggests!) here: https://gigs.guide/live
ISOLATE/CREATE has just been launched as a platform to share resources and collaborate. Artists such as Chelsea Wolfe, Converge and Dead Cross have already contributed tracks for download and use in your own compositions: https://www.isolatecreate.com
TV & MOVIES
If you don’t want to give NetFlix, Disney+ or Amazon (other platforms are available) your money, and are of sufficient moral standing to not pirate content, then Popcornflix is your best bet for (legal) free entertainment: https://www.popcornflix.com/pages/discover/d/movies
Docsonline host a lot of documentaries with their free account option, though more is open to you if you fork out for the premium subscription: https://docsonline.tv
Of course, there’s also the usual “catch-up” services for the terrestrial TV channels.
BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer
ITV Hub: https://www.itv.com/hub/itv
All4: https://www.channel4.com/categories
My5: https://www.my5.tv
Some of the links are UK-centric, but most should work internationally. Feel free to share this with family and friends via social media, email, other forums etc.
Additionally, please add your own links to this thread if you so wish.
Relax folks, you’ve got this, even the Great Plague didn’t last forever. What’s more, those poor bastards only had an abacus and some rat droppings to entertain themselves with, whilst you’ve got the entire internet!
To keep you sane, I’ve compiled a quick list of FREE resources for fitness, education and entertainment below. Feel free to copy/share accordingly. There’s loads more out there, this is just what I’ve thrown together this morning.
Also, a huge THANK YOU is due to all the teachers, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, carers, delivery drivers, shop and construction workers (apologies if I’ve missed out other key worker groups!) that are keeping the country running in the midst of this crisis.
KEEPING FIT
Joe Wicks is providing free simple home workouts for kids (and big kids!) on his YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/
If you’re after something a (little) bit more grown up, Active by Popsugar offer a range of workouts from Zumba to Boxercise: https://www.youtube.com/user/popsugartvfit
The NHS provide a simple series of ten minute workouts that can be done in the home: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/10...-workouts/
Of course, there’s also the ol’ favourite, the Plank Challenge! Find tips and a schedule here: https://www.healthline.com/health/exerci...-challenge
AUDIOBOOKS
Audible are providing hundreds of stories for free during this period, and they’re not all just kids stories, there’s some literature classics on the list too: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
EDUCATION
Futurelearn is run by the Open University, with loads of short courses on a wide range of subjects available for free: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses
TED Talks offer short educational lectures on a plethora of topics, you’re bound to find a few that pique your interest: https://www.ted.com/talks
Cyber School starts on 30 March and is aimed at teaching computer science to kids (key stages 2, 3 and 4), providing two hours of live classes each day as well as loads of free labs and resources: https://cyberschool.ac/
IT COURSES
Amazon Web Services host a free six hour introductory course for novices who wish to understand more about Cloud Computing and the services offered by AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/training/course-d...ssentials/
Splunk is the go-to data-mining tool that also serves as a platform for security operations, and is even used by F1 teams to analyse the data fed back from their cars in real time during races. Learn more about how it does this in this free course: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/training/co...als-1.html
CyberArk are all about protecting information, specifically focused on management of Privileged Users inside your networks and systems. This two hour course gets you thinking about the “insider threat”: https://training.cyberark.com/course/int...s-security
FreeCodeCamp is a great site for beginners who wish to learn coding. They’ll start you with building a responsive website via a series of simple challenges, then guide you through Javascript, Data Visulaisation, APIs, and quality/assurance testing: https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn
Udacity host a free comprehensive beginners course for those that wish to learn the Python programming language: https://www.udacity.com/course/introduct...on--ud1110
Cybrary have a subscription model, however they also host lots of free courses.
Intro To Threat Intelligence: https://www.cybrary.it/course/intro-cybe...elligence/
Advanced Threat Intelligence: https://www.cybrary.it/course/advanced-c...elligence/
Social Engineering: https://www.cybrary.it/course/social-engineering/
MUSIC
Bandcamp is the place to find up-and-coming artists, as well as a few more established ones! Most of the music is free to listen to, and many bands offer downloads at “Name Your Own Price”. If you like what you hear, give the artist a few quid for their efforts. https://bandcamp.com
Many bands are streaming gigs and Ticketmaster have compiled a guide to finding them, as well as providing a short daily list to those they know about: https://discover.ticketmaster.co.uk/musi...igs-49794/
There’s also a pretty good gig guide (as the URL suggests!) here: https://gigs.guide/live
ISOLATE/CREATE has just been launched as a platform to share resources and collaborate. Artists such as Chelsea Wolfe, Converge and Dead Cross have already contributed tracks for download and use in your own compositions: https://www.isolatecreate.com
TV & MOVIES
If you don’t want to give NetFlix, Disney+ or Amazon (other platforms are available) your money, and are of sufficient moral standing to not pirate content, then Popcornflix is your best bet for (legal) free entertainment: https://www.popcornflix.com/pages/discover/d/movies
Docsonline host a lot of documentaries with their free account option, though more is open to you if you fork out for the premium subscription: https://docsonline.tv
Of course, there’s also the usual “catch-up” services for the terrestrial TV channels.
BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer
ITV Hub: https://www.itv.com/hub/itv
All4: https://www.channel4.com/categories
My5: https://www.my5.tv
