Archive for September, 2008
30Sep
Firefox only (Windows/Mac/Linux): The Firefox Universal Uploader extension (aka fireuploader) uploads and downloads files to and from popular web sites through a simple dual-pane interface. In essence, the Universal Uploader acts very much like previously mentioned FireFTP—the extension that turns Firefox into an FTP client—but it uploads directly to popular web sites like Flickr, Facebook, [...]
September 30th, 2008 | Posted in Internet, Mozilla, OpenSource, Tools, Web | No Comments
30Sep
When you need to search for an image, where do you turn first? Most of you will probably answer that you use Google Image search. Some of you might check Flickr, or maybe even other means. Why not use a website that allows you to search several different places – all at once? Cyclops allows [...]
September 30th, 2008 | Posted in Photo, Search Engines, Tools, Web | No Comments
30Sep
ShareYourBrain is an online brainstorming platform that intends to become a standard for individuals who wish to seek advice and contribute ideas for industries of every ilk. The site includes a navigation menu that makes it very simple to start your very own project, or read about already existing projects. Posts such as “What new [...]
September 30th, 2008 | Posted in Internet, Social Network, Technology, Tools, Web | No Comments
30Sep
Acquia has announced the availability of Acquia Drupal, a free and commercially supported distribution of the popular Drupal open source social publishing system. They also unveiled the Acquia Network, which offers subscription-based access to technical support and remote network services that simplify the development and operation of Drupal Web sites. Entry level subscriptions to the [...]
September 30th, 2008 | Posted in Internet, OpenSource, Programming, Tools, Web | No Comments
30Sep
Microsoft is slowly releasing a new version Windows Live Hotmail this week, though, as LiveSide.net reports, many users are having problems with the new design and want Microsoft to revert back to the old layout. We have been looking at the new version of Hotmail for most of the morning and have not seen any [...]
September 30th, 2008 | Posted in Internet, Microsoft, Tools, Web, Windows | No Comments
29Sep
Web-based image editors are online tools that anyone can use to easily modify, resize, edit and crop digital photographs or graphics files, without needing to download and install any software. Digital image editors, are typically free, and, in most cases, do not even require a registration in order to be used: just select an image [...]
September 29th, 2008 | Posted in Internet, Photo, Tools, Web | No Comments
29Sep
Scribblar is a new way of contacting others and collaborating over the Net. Broadly speaking, those who use the system are able to create a room and invite others to join it in order to discuss and exchange insight. Every room comes complete with features like userlists, text chat and a whiteboard, and it is [...]
September 29th, 2008 | Posted in Internet, Social Network, Tools, Web | No Comments
29Sep
It is quite peculiar how something that can easily succeed an older practice might actually give it a new lease of life. The Letterfu website is a case in point. Basically, Letterfu is an online service that makes for writing letters and sending them via standard mail procedures – but dispensing with envelopes, cutting or [...]
September 29th, 2008 | Posted in Internet, Tools, Web | No Comments
27Sep
Ready to publish some great content online but have no site or blog where to post it to? Hubpages, like a few other competing web publishing services online (namely Squidoo and Google Knol) provides you with everything you need to publish any content you are passionate about in no time at all. See the Robin [...]
September 27th, 2008 | Posted in Internet, Programming, Technology, Tools, Web | No Comments
26Sep
After Adobe jumped into the wonderful world of web apps with their lightweight version of Photoshop, dubbed Photoshop Express, they’re releasing Photoshop Mobile as a free beta for US-based owners of Windows Mobile-based phones. The mobile version of Photoshop (take that with a grain of salt, you can’t work on your 100+ layer illustration on [...]
September 26th, 2008 | Posted in Adobe, Microsoft, Mobile, Photo, Windows | No Comments