Category: Tools

How Using Dropbox Will Make Your Life Easier

May 20th, 2011 in Tools | View Comments

For those of you who haven’t experienced the massive convenience and joy that is cloud computing, brace yourselves. What you read in this post may change your life. For those of you new to cloud computing, don’t worry if this sounds confusing at all. It’s very simple to implement and you’ve probably already been doing it to a certain extent.

Before applications like Dropbox, most people still did some method of cloud computing, most likely in the form of emailing themselves important documents that they would need to use on another computer. Dropbox works on this concept, adding an extreme ease of use as well as nifty additional features and creative uses.

What Is Dropbox?

Dropbox is a file hosting service that enables users to store and share files and folders over the internet with any other computer. Once account can sync with an unlimited amount of computers. The only limitation is that you can only sync one Dropbox account to your computer at a time (although there are definitely workarounds which I’ll get to soon).

Every Dropbox account starts with two free gigabytes of space. You can pay an annual fee to get more space. Dropbox also gives you ways to get more space for free, like referring new users (250 MB added for each referral) or writing a testimonial for Dropbox on your social media sites.

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12 Adobe AIR Applications for Twitter Lovers

June 15th, 2010 in Tools | View Comments

Twitter is known as a very simple way to keep in touch with family and friends by knowing what are they currently up to, particularly in the form of a sentence. The Twitter application has now extended its capacity to the desktop. The application provides a clean interface to keep tabs on the current happening of your social circle once you have created a Twitter account. Published comments will appear immediately within the AIR desktop application which eventually pushes away the need to log-in into the Twitter website.

The Adobe AIR platform provides an opportunity for developers to create web applications that runs on one’s desktop without needing a web browser. Today, Adobe AIR has some pretty cool applications that make one’s web browsing life much easier. Here are 12 cool Adobe AIR applications which can be used for Twitter.

You may also want to check out our previous article about Flickr Air Tools, Firefox Twitter Plugins and Beautiful Twitter Backgrounds.

TweetDeck

TweetDeck can be your very own personal browser to stay updated with the current happenings and keeps you connected with all your contacts across Twitter and many other social networking web sites. You can now stay updated and organized as TweetDeck displays everything to be seen at the same interface.
TweetDeck

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Top 10 Free Video Converters for Windows Users

June 8th, 2010 in Tools | View Comments

Video converter software programs are built to convert or encode digital video files from one format to another format. They may convert videos from and to MOV, WMV, AVI, and other common file formats. Video converters may also encode videos for iPhone, iPad, PSP, and any other portable media players.

These are 10 video converters that will allow you to convert video from one format to another in just one click of a button. Scroll down and give them a try!

Kigosoft

Kigo Video Converter for Windows is outstanding software which converts various video formats to another with good output quality and high speed of conversion. It supports almost all commonly used video formats. It also provides the functionality of converting video to audio and audio to audio with various supported audio formats. Kigo works perfectly for most well-liked video players like iRiver PMP, Creative Zen, Archos, a range of video mobile phones and other digital video or audio players. Batch conversion is also supported in this player as an added advantage.
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27 Useful Screen Capture Tools

June 2nd, 2010 in Tools | View Comments

A screen capture is basically an image taken by your computer to record or capture visible items that are displayed on your monitor. This digital image is usually taken by running software on the computer device. Screen captures are usually used to demonstrate a meticulous problem, a program or even just to show others what you do on your computer.

To produce a screen capture or a screen cap, you will of course need a screen capturing tool. Producing a screen capture is complicated and is easier said than done. However, using the right screen capture tools might help make things easier for you.

Let us take a look at 27 of the best screen capture tools. We shall look at screen capture tools for Windows, Mac and Linux. There are certain screen capture tools that can be utilized by both Windows and Mac. Enjoy!

Snipping Tool

If you are looking for one of the best screen capture tool, which is also free, than the Snipping Tool is your answer. This tool is suited for Windows Vista, Windows7 and the tablet version of Windows XP. The Snipping Tool is already a popular choice among many as it fits the perfect niche of many users. The most important factor about the Snipping Tool is that it is simple and has extremely basic functions such as the editing function. If your screen capture needs are minimal and simple, then the Snipping Tool is your choice. After all, it is free!
Snipping Tool

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40 Places Where You Can Create Your Websites Online

May 26th, 2010 in Tools | View Comments

Website builders are tools that allow internet users to construct particular websites without manual code-editing. They are usually distinguished into two categories which are the online proprietary tools provided by web hosting companies, specifically intended for users to build their personal site; and software which runs on a computer, creating pages offline and which can then publish these pages on any host.

Online website builders usually require their users to sign up with the web hosting company. The range of services varies widely between creating basic personal websites or widgets to making e-commerce websites. These sites are usually either template based or on more flexible platforms which are totally design-free.

Listed below are the 40 places where you may create websites online for free.

Weebly

Weebly is a useful website builder where Internet users can create free website and blog with no technical skills required. Weebly provides an easy drag and drop interface with dozens of professional designs. Users are also able to drag on slideshows, forums, files, games, RSS feed, or any other HTML embeds code. It is also has a free domain hosting. As an added advantage, there are a variety of content elements provided such as adding pictures, videos, audio and music, maps, documents, and multiple columns.
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35 Online Photo Editors To Help You Editing Photo Online

April 27th, 2010 in Tools | View Comments

As our generation is changing, tools for image editing and enhancers have improved and has multiplied. Editing photo online has become easier with the help of innovative and creative online photo editors.

Back to few years ago, Adobe Photoshop is the king of photo editor. But there are quite a number of Free Photoshop Alternatives around us, which we can perform the photo editing without paying any single cent for the application!

Now, we even have websites that allow us to edit photo online. One advantage of the online image editor is, it doesn’t consume the memory size of your laptop or desktop, since you edit photos online. The processing part is done by the server and you won’t feel any slow or lag at your machine. And also, you won’t be hassled in downloading these tools anymore and it’s so easy to use.

Here, we share 35 useful Free Online Photo Editing Websites which we think it may be very helpful as one of your photoshop alternatives.

Online Photo Editing Websites

Picnik

This online tool makes your photos look beautiful in just one click. Try it!

Picnik

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10 Social Media Monitoring Tools to Monitor Your Brand’s Performance And Results

April 19th, 2010 in Tools | View Comments

Social media has become much more than a way to stay connected and to have fun: it is a way to market yourself, your business, your products and services.

By establishing a presence in social media, you give yourself virtually unlimited exposure to relevant people without encountering any significant cost issues. While this is good, it can be hard to track how you are performing across the wide spectrum of the Internet.

With powerful tools you can judge the effectiveness of your social media efforts and keep track of what people are saying about you. Here are 10 Social Media Tools to monitor your brand’s performance and results across multiple social media sites.

Twazzup

A dashboard program that monitors Twitter, Twazzup will tell you every time your keywords are mentioned in a tweet. It will also categorize your results by link popularity, contributors, tagging clouds and users. Unique features like avatar mouse-overs that give more details about that user’s relevant tweets make Twazzup a surprisingly powerful and valuable social media monitoring tool.
Twazzup

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15 Useful Time Tracking Softwares

March 31st, 2010 in Tools | View Comments

Have you ever wondered where did all your time go? Do you have problems estimating and keeping track of your project timelines and billing your clients according to time spent on a particular project? Well, fret no more…there are a sea of online tools that can ease your pains and help you sail through a project, big or small.

For example, there are full-fledged project management tools available online with time tracking modules and features. On the other hand, there are simple tools meant solely for time management too! Time management tools have been predominantly used in the law, accounting and advertising agencies to manage client relationships and costs. However, the tool has gained popularity with freelancers and software developers due to its functionality.

In this article, we feature various time tracking software that are available in the web. Whether it is a desktop application, web-based solution, or functions as both, these softwares offer better time management and tracking for your projects. Read on to find out more!

Dovico Timesheet Tracking Software

If you want a software that is able to handle multiple projects and cater to a variety of reports and formats, then this is the solution for you. It is a compatible with Windows applications like Microsoft Projects, Access and Excel and can be web-based as well. Best of all you will be able to receive reports that you need on a scheduled basis via email. Relatively inexpensive, a monthly subscription of $10 per user is adequate for you to enjoy this tool!
Dovico Timesheet Tracking Software

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10 Useful Firefox Plugins For Twitter Lovers

March 8th, 2010 in Tools | View Comments

Firefox is one of the most preferable web browsers worldwide with a numerous number of active users. Twitter is a remarkable social networking service that has become many people’s favorite in a short duration of time and has millions of users registered to it. There is no doubt why people would like to merge these two great internet services together.

Twitter plugins has made twittering much simpler. It is more preferable as people are able to received updates and notifications’ instantly regarding what is happening in their Twitter. One will be able to multitask to keep up his/her hectic work in the Firefox browser and receive Twitter updates as well, without needing to log-in into their Twitter account.

Previously, we went through a lot of useful Firefox plugins such as Firefox SEO Tools for Bloggers and also Firefox extensions for web designers and developers. This is yet another series of Firefox plugins for Twitter lover!

These are our favorite 10 Firefox Twitter addons which you could use to tweet, reply tweets, show people what you are currently viewing, send direct messages, and much more features! Have a look at all this plugins and enjoy the freedom of using Twitter in your Firefox browser.

1. Echofon

Echofon, which is previously known as TwitterFox, is a great Firefox plug-in to be used. It adds a minute status bar icon that has notification when your buddies post tweets. Echofon allows you to access your Twitter account in just a single click and it displays the number of unread messages on the status bar. You will be able to manage multiple Twitter accounts and other trouble-free Twitter functions such as posting your own tweets, direct message and retweet.
Echofon

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20 Great Project Management Tools

February 10th, 2010 in Tools | View Comments

Project Management is often defined as the science of organizing, planning and managing the available resources of a particular organization to successfully complete a project, which aims to meet the organization’s goals and objectives. This type of system will be useful in ensuring the timely and effective output of a project. Furthermore, the implementation of such a system will give you greater productivity in every project.

To guide you in the proper implementation of this system, we give you 20 project management tools that you can use either for personal or commercial purposes. Read through the instructions and overall overview of implementing such system for more insight towards this program. You may be surprised at how easier things will become if the tips and techniques given in this post are followed accordingly? Get started!!!

1. Huddle

Huddle.net provides all the collaboration, sharing and project tools you need to get your team, partners and clients working together.
Huddle

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