Rancho Mondo -- miscellaneous

(just for fun)

(more fun)

Welcome to the rancho mondo miscellaneous page. It's here that you'll find all the stuff that doesn't need it's own category, but still deserves to be seen (and heard). There are midi music files to listen to, Java games to play, calculators to use and amuse, the compost manual to download, a "paint your masterpiece" page, and more. Have fun.

Rancho Mondo prefers to point you to various sources on the web for most download items. However, we do offer some original material, and sometimes have other items on our server for easier access.

download tutorial

Here's a short download tutorial. If you know all this, skip on down to the midi file download table.

You know that when you left click on a link your browser acts on the contents of the link. If it's a web address, well then, off you go. If it's a file with an extension the browser recognizes (either from inherent default settings, or user installed plug-ins), the browser will display the HTML page, display the image, play the music, or open the application. If the file extension is something else, the browser will offer a file dialog box asking what you want to do with the file; open it, or save it to disk.

This works fine for a text (.txt) file or such. But if you wanted to download say, a midi file (.mid), your browser recognizes that extension and opens up your media player to play it.

That's where your right mouse button comes into use. Right clicking on a link brings up a menu which allows you to perform a variety of actions. You can open the link; if it's a file your system recognizes it will open. You can also save the file. Select "save target as ..." in Microsoft Internet Explorer or "save link as ..." in Netscape. If the link is an image file (.jpg or .gif), Internet Explorer will offer to "save picture as ...".

midi files
After the deluge of inquiries (well, two actually), as to the midi selections on the rancho mondo site, I've decided to offer a small selection of some of my favorite midi files for your listening enjoyment. I find these enjoyable, even after repeated listening, and hope you do too. Remember; left click to listen, right click to save. (midi credits)

midi files
twin peaks	a quiet moment
endless	wanderlust
just joking	dark shore
rendezvous	x files
unknown	zz2lapse
knuckle	midnight train
zzopsid2	stinky

You can also download the entire midi collection (177K) in one zip file if you like.

text files

The rancho mondo "How to Compost" manual is currently offered for download in two formats:

			MS Word 97 (.doc) the compost manual in Microsoft Word 97 format
			MS-DOS text (.txt) the compost manual in Microsoft DOS text format

Here you will find some games you can play. I don't have any links to games to download (there are plenty of gamer sites on the web). These are games written in JavaScript and Java, that you play through your browser.

I've only found a few games so far that seem to work reliably on my site. I hope they work with your browser. I'll be looking for more, and if you find some you like about 'em. Have fun. (game credits)

	Here are a few calculators, and other small utilities, that I find useful. They are all Java and JavaScript, and so require that you have Java enabled in your browser. (credits)
			scientific calculator a very capable all-purpose calculator with some scientific functions
			percentage calculator an easy-to-use percentage calculator; give it a try next time you're wrestling with percentages
			temperature conversion easily convert to and from Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures
			periodic table a handy periodic table of the elements with useful chemical info on each element

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