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If you aren't one of the thousands of fans who got passes to Michael Jackson's funeral at the Staples Center, you can still watch it via several media outlets. If you are at home, get comfy on the couch and tune in to any major news station and you'll find coverage but if a TV isn't available, there are places online you can find some coverage.

Keep in mind, news of MJ's death almost crashed the Internet itself so finding a site streaming the funeral doesn't guarantee you'll be able to see it but, here are some options to try. Some estimates are saying 70 million people will be watching online funeral coverage.

CNN has an entire Live page devoted to coverage of Michael Jackson's funeral events. Funeral coverage has already started. If you can't get in now, try for the replays at 4 pm and 7pm Eastern time.

CBS Evening News has all the news coverage of Jackson's death so far in one place and presumably will be posting up funeral coverage as it happens.

There are numerous videos available on Hulu of Michael Jackson remembrance shows, interviews with those going to the funeral, details of funeral plans and more. It's a good place to hang out if you need information but can't get through to live coverage. As soon as live coverage is up, Hulu will be a good place to look for it.

WebTVHub has 15 options of where to watch the funeral online and even has a cell phone viewing link.

You can find USA Today coverage on LiveStream, as well as some smaller news outlets. There's even an MJLive station, but so far, it is loading extremely slowly and it's only a view of Havenhurst Avenue in Encino where Michael lived at some point in his youth.

If you want to remember Michael Jackson, without watching the funeral - or just see something kinda funny - check out the Eternal Moonwalk, where fans all over the world show off Jackson's signature dance move.

If you've found a great place to watch, share it in the comments so everyone that wants a front row seat can have one.

If you fondly remember the days before video games when kids went outside to play with whatever was around, you might enjoy Card Toss. It's a well designed, easy to use virtual version of tossing cards into a hat.

You have to adjust for things like wind speed and direction and the distance of the hat from you is constantly changing. It's not extremely difficult, but it does take a few rounds to really master the technique. Once I had the flick or my virtual wrist down pat I enjoyed several rounds of the game.

It's quick and easy to play and good for when you need a break but you don't have time to get really involved in a game.

Thanks to TheLinx!

Just in time for your Friday afternoon boredom, we bring you the Bunny Invasion: Easter Special. If you're tired of seeing cute bunnies, fluffy baby chicks and all the normal Easter crap this game is going to make your day.

As Mr. Frost, it is up to you to save the motel from the bunnies. You have a variety of weapons to choose from once you earn enough money to pay for them and the game, though slow at first, is pretty entertaining.

All you have to do is stand on the roof of the motel and pick off the bunnies as the come to attack. For the first 10 levels or so, this seemed less than challenging since the bunnies were moving pretty slowly. I held on to the starter colt .45 pistol - with unlimited ammo - for most of those levels, saving up for guns, ammo and motel repairs later on.

Once you pass level 10, things begin moving a lot faster and you definitely need an automatic weapon because the bunnies, well, they multiply like rabbits and move pretty quickly. The further you get into the game, the more often the shooters swear at the bunnies. You might want to keep the volume pretty low if you're at the office.

Go kill the bunnies now and get all that annoyance with Easter out of your system before you have to admire all those Easter baskets on Sunday.

Thanks DN!

If you're quick with the arrow keys, Super Sumo will be a breeze to play. You simply use the directions to shove your rotund opponent out of the way.

The game is simple enough. Two sumo guys face off, and you use the arrow keys to push against the other sumo wrestler until you throw him out of the ring. Sushi gives you extra power and as your orange bar powers up you will get a little extra belly-bouncing power to use by way of the space bar.

Super Sumo can be really simple if you play it as a brute force game, or it can be more challenging - and you'll stay in the ring longer - if you dance around your opponent. Push against, move away, feint left, push against. You'll have twirling sumo guys around the ring, but you'll stay in longer if you can keep your fingers changing those directions.

Super Sumo is nothing I would spend hours perfecting, but it's a nice little break for a few minutes when you just can't read another memo.

If you were the kind of kid who liked to build huge block towers and then knock them down, Totem Destroyer might be right up your alley. The action of the game comes from knocking down towers.

The challenge comes from trying to keep little golden statues off the ground and balanced on the black boxes while you are doing it. The first few levels, simple. After that, things get a bit more tricky and you have to plan ahead and click fast to get the results you want.

If you get stumped, the game developers have provided a complete video walk through of all levels from 1 to 50. Seems to take the challenge out of the game but, after trying one or two, it seems that even if you know which blocks to take out first, things don't always happen the way that you want them to.

The music gets a little repetitive after awhile, but you can mute with a quick hit to the M key. Other than that, I hope you have a comfortable chair and a cold beverage on hand, because you're going to be in that seat for awhile.

I have certainly attempted to juggle before and found myself to be less than coordinated enough. I am slightly better when playing Virtual Juggler but not by much.

The game plays like Breakout (and aside from the virtual bean bags, is nothing like real juggling), without the walls to break down and with three balls in the air at once. You use your mouse to move the paddle and catch the balls as they fall. It's as simple, or as difficult, as that.

After a few short seconds of playing my eyes got a bit wonky and things started merging together. I think it had something to do with the multicolored balls moving on the screen but it made it pretty difficult for me to focus. It didn't stop me from trying again and again to score an ever higher score.

You'll need a quick mouse hand and lots of time to master this one.

[Via Neatorama]

Youda Farmer is a nice little flash game. You have to grow products on your farm and deliver them into the village. Each level requires you to deliver more and to add on to your farm to offer more products. The more you do, the more the little village begins to prosper.

The first few levels are almost painfully easy. There is no growing involved really, all you have to do is click on products to put them into delivery crates, which then magically load into your pickup truck. Then into the village you go, where a series of clicks will deliver all the products and net you some cash. You then use the cash to buy farm improvements.

The higher levels get a bit more difficult as you go from needing to pick up 6 items to 30 or 40 items. Your little pickup truck just doesn't go all that fast. So, if you stick it out, it does get more challenging. Is it my new favorite game? No, but, I just played it for 20 minutes and will probably go back later today and try and get past some of the higher levels.

The music is rather annoying though, so I'd suggest you get ready to turn that part off. Not into farming? Try out Youda Camper where you build your own campground instead.

The whole thing started in 1955 when Sears misprinted a phone number to call Santa and kids everywhere got connected to the Continental Defense Command hotline. Instead of being angry, CONAD workers gave kids updates of Santa's progress around the world and a tradition was born.

In the 50 years since then, a lot has changed. CONAD became the North American Aerospace Defense Command or NORAD for starters. Since 1998 kids no longer needed to call Santa, they could simply get hourly updates on the internet. And this year, you can even hear about Santa's progress on Twitter!

Because NORAD has teamed up with Google you can see Santa flying over highly detailed Google maps. It is easy to pick out landmarks if Santa flies over an area you are familiar with. You can even see photos of places Santa has flown past with Panoramio photos linked to the map.

You can download a special KML that will let you track Santa in 3D this year and the site has lots off answers to questions kids might have. You can even check out the snack counter to see how many cookies Santa has had so far today!

Check out what we've written before about the Santa Tracker and find out how Google and NORAD teamed up to give us so many Santa tracking options. .

If you like to rule the world, Travian might be the game for you. It's similar to Civilization or Empire Earth but it exists in your browser - so you can play it at work on the go. It might make the afternoon commute a great way to unwind if you're taking public transportation.

After registering for the game and choosing a server you have one week to build up your resources before you are open for attack. This is important because it takes time to build up wheat, wood, clay and iron production. It takes around 3 minutes to upgrade a wheat field in the early levels so to get your empire up and running takes more than just a few minutes.

It's one of those great games to keep running in the background so you can start a wheat field or building upgrade, and then move on to something else on your to-do list for a few minutes. In fact, as I write this there is a building being constructed in my village.

There are lots of good tips for beginners in the forums if you look for them as well as basic information in the game manual.

You can stick with one village or eventually expand your empire across the map, building palaces and residences for the King (or Queen) as you go. Remember though, after the first seven days you are vulnerable to attack. Of course, you can also send out your own raiding parties as well.

So far, I am enjoying Travian. I love building empires and it isn't sucking up system resources and taking up all of my attention the way Empire Earth might.

[Via Great Time Wasters on the Web]

If you have a SlingBox and a BlackBerry, get ready because on December 30th you'll be able to download SlingPlayer Mobile in a free public beta. The public beta supports BlackBerry Bold, Curve 8900, 8820, Curve 8320, Pearl Flip 8220 and Pearl 8120. Firmware must be version 4.5 or higher.

Some EDGE-only models will also work but due to slow video streaming and other versions it is not officially supported in the public beta. SlingPlayer Mobile is already available for PocketPC, Windows Smartphone,Palm OS and Symbian S60 and UIQ.

What does it all mean? You can carry a TV around in your pocket! The SlingBox set top box captures your home cable or satellite signal and allows you to watch it via the internet using the SlingPlayer software. I generally use mine while traveling - my parents don't have cable at all - so at their house I can snuggle up with my laptop and watch whatever is on at home.

I would think the BlackBerry would make for some tiny TV viewing, but it could certainly pass the time in airports and other places where you spend a lot of time waiting. And if you have one of those careers where you carry a BlackBerry because you need to know what is going on in the world, well, this would be the perfect way to be able to watch CNN and other news stations when you need information.

The public beta is free, beginning on December 30th. Other SlingPlayer Mobile players have a 30 day free trial before purchase is required. SlingPlayer Mobile is $29.99. You can expect the BlackBerry version to follow the same pattern after the initial public beta is over. You also need a SlingBox to make everything work and those start at $179.99.