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Google Page Creator
Google Page Creator (GPC) is a free service from Google that enable the users to create web pages using online tools. However, at this point, the service is flaky: I keep losing my changes due to disconnection problem. I will revisit this service after a couple of weeks; at that time, I hope the quality […]
BubbleShare.com: a quick photo album
February 25, 2006
I discovered BubbleShare by accident. It allows a person to upload photos online and share the album via email. Furthermore, we can also add the album to our blog such as the example below. I like BubbleShare for not having to register to use the service, just supply an email for notification when the upload […]
Clock Link: Add a clock to your website
February 13, 2006
Want to add a clock to your home page? Try ClockLink, a free service that allow you to pick from different clock faces. ClockLink also provides count up and count down services.
Get Driving Direction from Your iPod
February 13, 2006
Do you use Yahoo to find driving direction? Do you own iPod Photo (or later)? If you answered “Yes” to both questions, you are a prime candidate for a useful service: iPod iWay (IPIW). How does it work? At the iPodiWay site, submit your starting point and destination, IPIW will return you a .zip file […]
Ning.com Social Application
February 13, 2006
I picked up somewhere that Ning is a hot place for creating online social applications so I checked the site out. After a couple of visits, I concluded that Ning is not that practical. The idea behind Ning is online applications that users can use and contribute to it. For example, Ning has a Bookshelf […]
Panasonic DMC-LC1 Impression
February 10, 2006
Previous cameras To put into perspective where I came from, here is a list of the cameras that I owned in reverse chronological order: Panasonic DMC-LC1, a prosumer-level point-and-shoot that is the Leica Digilux 2 twin. Canon A610, an excellent compact point-and-shoot camera. Fujifilm F10, an outstanding lowlight performer that can pump the ISO to […]
Problems with Google Web Accelerator (GWA)
February 8, 2006
In a wimp, I installed GWA on my laptop and instead of saving time as promised, I spent hours trying to finish the installation process alone. In my first attempt, the installation process froze just before reaching the 100% mark. No mater what I did could kill the beast, so I finally had to resort […]
Where to put your video and photos to share online?
February 4, 2006
I used to have a .Mac account where I can share my family video clips with my relatives around the world. But .Mac costs about $100 a year and I am not a %100 Mac guy, so I am setting out to look for an alternative, especially a free one. My quest landed me at […]
Writely-an Online Word Processor
February 2, 2006
2006-12-21 Update: Writely is now part of Google, which provides both word processor and spreadsheet. While surfing the web, I stumbled across www.writely.com, an online word processor that permit collaboration, i.e. many people can simultaneously edit the same document. Sign up to the service is easy: all you have to do is entering the email […]
Peanut Butter Wiki
February 2, 2006
After evaluating some Wiki, I settled with Peanut Butter Wiki for its balance between ease of use and wealth of features. Pros View without log in Easy-to-remember formatting style Apply for a new wiki is very easy Nice and clean interface Automatic table of contents The ability to backup your wiki Cons Non-standard formatting style, […]
February 27, 2006
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