Cool Tools
Websites in review – Week 1
I often come across new websites, quite often by accident, or by indirection in links from looking at other details. The Internet is an amazing place, and one could spend all day reading such a variety information and only touch on just a few specific topics.
Today’s wicked cool site – ping.fm
I posted on my Plurk I wished for an easier way to update my status on social sites such as Facebook , Twitter and Plurk . The answer I got was Ping.
Generating Word Clouds
I came across a wicked cool tool at wondle.net . I wanted to create a word cloud for the back of a business card, now I know how. <img src=“http://wordle.net/thumb/wrdl/05557/Ronald_Bradford_About_2"style=“padding:4px;border:1px solid #ddd” />
Screen recorder software for Mac
I’ve been researching what software exists for a Mac to produce video like screen recording and audio. Multiple people have recommended Camtasia however this is Windows only. I today with some research came across Jing Project which at first test seems perfect, easy to install, use and even deploy to an integrated Screencast .
Cool Photo Printing Site
I just came across Moo as a link from Fotolog . This site gives you the option to get a photo like card on the front, and text on the back.
Website of the Day – Slideshare
I came across an interesting site while reading [World’s Best Presentation Contest Winners Announced][1] by [Guy Kawasaki][2] called [SlideShare][3]. It’s a happy medium between the bulk of image sites like Flickr and Yahoo Photos and video sites like Revver and YouTube where you can easily add Text to what you are wanting to say in a Slide Show.
Get behind a new exciting site
As I write this blog I have over 90 draft blog posts. That’s 9-0. Why do I have so many posts? The main reason is I want to say something, and I’ve either not completed it, or researched it sufficiently to consider the entry complete.
Web Site – Speed Test
Want to know your Internet Connection speed in a real world test? Want a fancy graphical presentation of your internet Speed? SpeedTest.Net has you covered. As you can see that even provide graphics results to can use on your own site.
Websites – Meebo
WebSite: www.meebo.com If you use Instant Message (IM), but can’t use within an environment, do it via the web. Way Cool
Web Sites – Delicious
WebSite: del.icio.us keep your favorite websites, music, books, and more in a place where you can always find them. share your favorites with family, friends, and colleagues. discover new and interesting things by browsing popular & related items.
Web Sites – eyeOS
WebSite: www.eyeos.org eyeOS is an Open Source Web Desktop Environment, commonly known as Web Operating System or Web Office. With eyeOS you can be organized, work and have fun anywhere, using your own personalized Web Desktop.
Web Sites – ProtoPage
WebSite: www.protopage.com Dynamic Web Page with graphical feeds and movable windows (like postit notes)
Web Sites – Thumbshots
WebSite: www.thumbshots.org This site enables you to embed a thumbnail image of a website. Rather cool, except there must be some level of caching for new website requests. This page at the time of saving doesn’t show the thumbshot of the official site.