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If you are fan of the mighty torrent you might have noticed that one of the best trackers for a torrent recently disappeared. It was like a million voiced cried out in pain and all at once were silenced. Demonoid was shuttered for a million different reasons that I’ve heard, but whichever one you want to buy into the simple truth remains…They’re back. If you come on back to Demonoid you will see your old account waiting there for you like old hound waiting patiently. The torrent Jedis can now rejoice in having our old friend back. If you haven’t already noticed I am also back, my reason for not posting for a while? Well I blame a hectic day job schedule and being thouroughly burned out without a helping hand to keep the posts coming. So here’s to a new birth in Demonoid and Noheat.com
From the archive: Make a unlimited amount of icons with ConvertIcon
We’ve reviewed a few favicon creators before but I omitted a obvious webpage that I often rely on for creating actual icons instead of just favicons. This webpage will take your standard image and convert it to a icn. icon file. It does a great job too and if you watch carefully you will often see one my icons appear in the recently created icons section. So go ahead make your own icons!
Be sure to upload a PNG file
Check it out
Collect data on your website with Google Forms
Looking to create a form for your website or to collect data from someone remotely? Google has added a new feature to their Google Docs that allows you to create forms and automatically insert data into a Google Spreadsheet. Your users will not even need a Google account to submit info, the form you create is one that anyone can access just like any web form. Just start with a spreadsheet and create your fields, then click the share button. Select the third option called “to fill out a form NEW” and follow the on screen prompts. Google forms give you plenty of options for creating your form such as text, paragraph text, multiple choice, check boxes, and lists. The great part is all your data ends up in a nice Google spreadsheet that you can easily export into any popular file formats such as Excel or a comma delimited field.
Wi-Fi on the go: what’s free and what’s not
We have children and they love their chicken nuggets and playlands/playgrounds. It’s nice to be able to get catch up on things while they play. So once in awhile the laptop comes out so we can read emails and news, finish that one client deliverable now that the mind is clear and uncluttered, etc. Imagine our surprise when we found out McDonald’s charges for Wi-Fi access. To quote their website, “Connectivity and/or usage fees may apply and be required for Wi-Fi services.” So, how do you find free hot spots? There are a number of websites to assist. Here’s a quick review of each.
openwifispots.com has over 24,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in the U.S. and many new listing added each week. No sign-up or login required. There are only a few listings in my area, some of which are restaurant favorites and we were completely unaware of their free Wi-Fi offerings. And you have the added ability of searching by location type. The site is promising with their continuously updated by a growing number of community users.
hotspotr.com – Wi-Fi Cafes and Hotspots – is a user driven reporting system where anyone within the community is able to “Add a Spot.” When the user enters the information, they indicate if it’s free or on a charge basis. Pay as you go services are shown with a pink marker and a dollar sign. They have over 7300 spots in over 1800 cities and even a few café reviews, yet no hotspots in my area.
wififreespot.com is a little crude with no listings in my immediate area. The feature I do like is the quick lookup of companies (like Panera Bread), airports, hotel chains, RV parks, campgrounds and vacation rental properties that offer free Wi-Fi.
ilovefreewifi.com is a newer service (started in 2007). The owner of the site is still working out the bugs and functionality needs. Though the number of hot spots is not touted on this site, there are few major cities with a significant number of locations shown.
jiwire.com lists 200,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in 135 countries. There are nine locations listed in my immediate area with the provider/access specifics listed. None of these locations have been rated by users, making me wonder if the site is often used. JiWire is a Wi-Fi advertising network that delivers national- and local-targeted ads at Wi-Fi locations. So, you have to wonder about their motivation.
Do you have a favorite site for finding free Wi-Fi wherever you go? Tell us about it.
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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Print your Window’s file directories easily
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.
