You can download a file sharing app like ApexDC++ and browse users' shared files for interesting stuff.

You can play various online games and read interesting articles found on Digg.com and elsewhere.
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Desktop Tower Defense. It'll keep you going for HOURS!

http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD/Game.asp
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I always feel like my computer files (music, pictures, documents primarily) are poorly organized. However, I don't generally want to take the time to organize them. If you share that problem, this might be a good time to organize the files on your computer.
Do you have missing album art in iTunes? (assuming you use iTunes) Search for images of your albums so that cover flow works nicely.
Download an audio book. My honey is currently out of town, so to combat the loneliness, I am listening to "Atlas Shrugged". It will take 52 hours of listening!
Watch videos of "old" music on You Tube. (I love to look for footage of Elvis!)

There's also loads of entertaining stuff on You Tube.
Here's a video I found yesterday that delighted me
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Hope you feel better

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Here are a few off beat websites to visit
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http://www.madehow.com/Volume-5/Oatmeal.html
http://www.thesietch.org/projects/solarthermalpanel3/index.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Weber
http://naruto.viz.com/
http://instantflowergarden.com/
http://www.websudoku.com/?select=1&level=1
http://www.eurasianet.org/index.shtml
http://www.smartroofsystems.com/
http://www.nascar.com/
http://www.spacex.com/
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/mission/whereis_nh.php
http://www.mandalahomes.net/mandala/display.cgi
http://tripletz.com/
http://www.bankrate.com/brm/default.asp
http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=home

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Well, once you clean out all your email folders, there's organizing music/photo/movie files. I don't know what equipment you have available, but I spend downtime scanning in my photos and making sure they're labeled and dated accurately.You can take up a hobby like genealogy, and start documenting what you know about your family. I suggest Ancestry.com as a good start at this. Then there's making phone calls to family and friends you need to get back in touch with. That can take a good long time. And, for mental health's sake, you can always create a business plan for your dream job/business. The good thing is, if you're bored, you're probably getting better. Get well soon
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Ancestry.com

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Usually I either play online games or read a book depending on how sick i am, but now i should list browsing mahalo in the lot!
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What are you doing with that laptop in bed? You should be getting a lot of rest and drinking lots of fluids. Get well first. Really.
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When I'm sick in bed, I look at is as an opportunity to take a break from life.  It's my body's way of saying, "Hey, take care of me!!!"  So, I listen.  I like to read (if I'm not exhausted from whatever it is that's making me sick in the first place) or watch movies or television shows I typically wouldn't have time to watch.  I also like working in my art journal because I NEVER have time work do any kind of art when I'm not sick these days.  If I have my laptop in bed, like you, I'll surf around on mylot.com and write query letters to leads I find on freelance writing job websites
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http://mixedmediaarts.suite101.com
http://www.mylot.com
http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com

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