Monday, 8 August 2011

A Universal and Portable File Converter and Processor



File Blender, is a Universal and Portable File Converter and Processor. It is a Video Converter, Image Converter, Audio Converter, PDF/TIFF Splitter and Joiner and more.

File Blender Actions

File Blender is a command line wrapper. The main download file is already configured with these action packages:

Video Converter (AVI, WMV, FLV, MP4, ...)
Image Converter (BMP, JPG, PNG, GIF, TIF, ...)
Audio Converter (MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG, APE, M4A)
PDF/TIFF Splitter and Joiner
JS/CSS Minifier and Obfuscator
PNG Optimizer
TTF to EOT Font Converter
HTML/XML Tidy
Encrypt and Decrypt any file

Detailed File Blender Actions can be browsed at
http://sector-seven.net/fileblender-info

File Blender can be downloaded at
http://sector-seven.net/assets/software/fileblender/fileblender.zip

Saturday, 6 August 2011

ShortText.com



It is a simple tool to post text online, with minimum fuss. No sign ups, no sign in, just instant web presence for your information.

Scenarios where shortText.com can be deployed/used

To post more than 140 characters on Twitter.

Instant blogging.

Throwing a party? Post the details here and share the url with your friends (remember to make the post private).

Want to provide more information about yourself or your company in forums/email/visiting cards/banners? shortText it and put a link.

People always bug you for directions to your office or home? shortText it and just provide the link to whoever needs it (make it private).

Instant message has a size limit? Quickly shortText it and IM the url.

Emails getting filtered out at work? shortText the content of the email and just send the url.

Store hard-to-remember information online.

Publish code, research work, ideas, rants and raves; quickly.

ShortText anything which you find yourself typing again and again.

ShortText short lived webpage content which you would have to save locally otherwise. Find it later by searching for relevant keywords.

Don't have a website? Create your own shortText url to promote your product or provide promotion details.

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Here's a url which I created to detail how to peel boiled eggs easily, it is http://shorttext.com/LfNom1, check it out!
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http://shorttext.com/default.aspx

Real-Time File Sharing Serice

Ge.tt is a real-time file file publishing and sharing service. Ge.tt can turn
any type of file into web content and let you share it instantly. No need for
special software or plug-ins. You can share documents, video, music and photos
in the browser making them instantly available for the recipient. You can also
re-use and keep track of the materials that you previously shared.

http://ge.tt/about

Friday, 5 August 2011

Which is Better: LED or OLED?

Light-emitting diodes have been around for years. They’re getting better, but they still have a ways to go. Enter the organic light-emitting diode (OLED), which generates light within the screen itself. 

Which is Better: LED or OLED?  Find out by reading the posby Chris Pirillo at  http://tinyurl.com/3fj8n5c

HTTPS Everywhere

HTTPS Everywhere is a Firefox extension, developed as as a collaboration between The Tor Project and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, encrypts your communications with a number of major websites. The plugin currently works for:

Google Search
Wikipedia
Twitter
Facebook
bit.ly
GMX
Wordpress.com blogs
The New York Times
Paypal
EFF
and some others

Firefox users can get it at
https://www.eff.org/files/https-everywhere-latest.xpi

FAQ at https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere/faq/

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Sourced from PCWorld Daily News

Thursday, 4 August 2011

OpenTTD


OpenTTD is a clone of the commercial game Transport Tycoon Deluxe. Over the years it has remained one of the highest rated Linux games of this type. It attempts to mimic the original game as closely as possible while extending it with new features.

You’re given a world that’s populated by several small towns, mines, factories, etc. Each of them is a source of supply or demand, and your job is to build an efficient and profitable transportation system to keep everyone happy.

OpenTTD is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2.0

http://www.openttd.org/en/about

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Sourced from MakeTechEasier.com

A New Photo Sharing App With A Video Twist

GLMPS (pronounced “glimpse”) automatically captures a video clip with every picture you take and then creatively packages them together so you can fully experience and share life’s moments. GLMPS, an iPhone application, combines the ease of snapping an old fashioned photo with the richness and depth only video can deliver.

You’ll need an iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, or iPod Touch to capture and share with GLMPS. More about it, at http://blog.glmps.com/faq