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April fools is over, or is it?
Oh darn I missed out on April fools day. Still feel like causing some mischief? Well how about this cool little application. Type some text in the box above and press the flip button. Your text is upside down. Wait you mean I can copy and paste this and send it anywhere such as a IM or email? Facebook? You betya. ??o ?uo????? bu?dd?1? un? ????
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Convert your JPEG into a Vector Graphic
Blist is like Filemaker on Web 2.0
I have to admit it I am a old Filemaker fan. The power of the regular joe (not the plumber) to create a database for themselves cannot be underestimated. Once someone can harness information and relate it in a way that makes sense to them they can truly be masters of that information. Even a novice can create a database to manage your contacts, products, items, or occasions. Each part of the database is customizable to look like and react the way you want it to. Just think of it as Filemaker for the cloud computing set.
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iGoogle and Apple’s Dashboard equal Schmedley
Most everyone I know has a iGoogle start page. Almost everyone’s start page looks alike…bland, even mine. That was until I discovered Schmedley. Picture your iGoogle start page with a Apple Dashboard look. True there’s not a ton of gadgets to be added yet but this has tons of promise. Each gadget that gets loaded into Schmedley is loaded from a OSX like dock at the bottom. Once you start playing with your start page you will find it super easy to customize and the gadgets are very well done. My biggest pet peeve with this is the addition of extra gadgets. It would be nice to import OSX gadgets into Schmedely and run them from there instead. It would also to be able to access your gadgets from a hotkey. If you want to add a little extra flare to your mashup start page this is definitely worth a look.
Blist is like Filemaker on Web 2.0
I have to admit it I am a old Filemaker fan. The power of the regular joe (not the plumber) to create a database for themselves cannot be underestimated. Once someone can harness information and relate it in a way that makes sense to them they can truly be masters of that information. Even a novice can create a database to manage your contacts, products, items, or occasions. Each part of the database is customizable to look like and react the way you want it to. Just think of it as Filemaker for the cloud computing set.
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Keep track of your homework and assignments with Soshiku
Wow is everything Web 2.0 now? Soshiku is a web application that helps students keep track of their assignments and their due dates. It also adds a neat little discussion (cheat) forum for students in the same class or working on similar assignments. For each assignment you can attach notes, tasks, and documents. Personally if I were still a young man in high school or college and toting around a iPhone or a laptop I might use Google Calendar to keep track of my assignments and a todo list such as Tooledo but this integrates the two into a nice clean package and it’s worth a look.
eCal’s Scientific Calculator does it all
Yeah its been a while since I’ve posted but when I do post I make it good…Sorry for the fans but a crazy work schedule, 4 kids, and combining two houses will take it’s toll on your time to blog. Didn’t hurt any that where we moved is a virtual broadband black hole. More on that later but for now… It slices it dices it calculates and converts, its the online scientific calculator over at eCalc and its sweet. You name it, eCalc calculates it. Also as a extra added benefit it deletes the last 8 years of George Bush (don’t we wish). Seriously it can be added as Google Gadget or you can download it to your Windows PC and use it as a application.
Weight loss the Web 2.0 way
Are you counting calories as spring approaches? How do you know how many calories you should be able to eat to maintain or loose weight? Well the thinnerself has created a little calculator that allows you to see how many calories you should be eating. There have been some great formulas on the web but if you are mathematically challenged it can be hard to see where you should be at. Enter your information, such as weight, height, and age and it will calculate how many calories are required to maintain your current weight. Just remember that 3500 calories equals one pound so if you cut 3500 calories a week you should be loosing one pound each week. Not sure how many calories you are taking in? Read our review of DailyPlate that will show you what you plan on or already ate today so you can get a grasp on your calorie intake. This simple web 2.0 search engine will get your calorie information from everything from a Big Mac to Special K bars. First off though you need to see how many calories you should be consuming to determine when your body’s fuel gauge says full so head over to thinner self and get started with your new health goals.
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Create a Firefox Search Plugin with only a right click
I don’t know about you but I am a huge Craigslist fan, and when I realized that I could search for eBay items in the Firefox search box but there was no easy way to create a search plugin for Craigslist I went searching. What I found was this really cool plugin that allows you to take any search box on a site and make a specialized search plugin out of it with only right click. On the image above you see me making my own Detroit Craigslist plugin. Add to search bar lets you add Firefox search functionality to just about any site.
