Need a place to write that is is clean, simple and free of distractions? You might give Pen Zen a shot. From the creators of pen.io, this interesting website service provides you with a clean slate to write at and well, not much else. When you are focusing on delivering a really simple place to write though, what else do you need?
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Pen Zen – Distraction Free Writing
Nintendo 3DS – First Impressions
The long wait is over, finally got my Nintendo 3DS yesterday, and have played around with it for a few hours. So, with that said – I am not a master of the technology just yet, but I thought it might be fun to give you some of my first impressions of the interesting little device.
Share Simple Notes & Articles with Wrttn
Looking for a simple and shareable notepad on the Web?
Wrttn hopes to the the Web 2.0 service you have been looking for. It has to be the most straight forward online notepad I have seen, but still brings home several features that make it really useful.
Your Own Online Egg Timer
Having a timer can come in handy for all types of jobs. Lets say you wanted to work on your novel for just one hour a day, or perhaps you needed to get up from the computer a stretch a little bit every 30 minutes? The online tool, e.ggtimer.com is perfect for that.
An egg timer, for those who have never heard of such a device, is something that’s function is to measure a set amount of time. Where do eggs come into the picture? It is most commonly used to aid in cooking an egg in water. What e.ggtimer.com does is it brings that classic idea to the Web.
Build Your Own Awesome Apps Installer
Ninite makes installing a plethora of new applications really simple. With Windows 7 coming out, or those who feeling the urge to clean out Vista or Windows XP, we are all looking at simpler ways to install a lot of great programs out there. That is what Ninite is all about.
All you have to do is visit their web site, click the check marks for the programs you want to bundle together, start the customized installer, and presto – you are done. They only install the programs you want (no hidden toolbars or spyware). Heck, they don’t even install their own program – they only install the programs you want and need.
Ninite definitely offers a cool way to grab your own bundle of software solutions to install. For more assistance on how to get up and running with your own customized install, check out these articles from Simple Help and the How-to Geek. (also big thanks to Todd for showing my this great free service!)
Stand-Alone Facebook Application
Want to keep Facebook in it’s own stand alone application?
Facedesk, which sounds like a yoga exercise I do when I don’t get enough coffee in the morning, is that application. Providing you with a stand-alone way to access your Facebook friends, this is the perfect tool to use if you want to stop using Facebook as a web site, and start using it as an online application.
Once you get it installed, it is just like any other time you’ve used Facebook. You login, and do things as you normally would. You can post updates to your profile, go visit friends’ pages, and interact with your little web community.
Using Facedesk in the place of another web browser tab or window will hopefully help you cut down on desktop clutter and keep your PC a little more organized.
A Popular List for Just About Anything
Are you one of those people who are just more interested in posts and articles on web sites if they are in list form? If so, ListCamp wants you! This new resource promises to be a new way to discover and share resources from anywhere in lists.
There is no real science here, it is a web site with lists. Lists such as:
Another nice features include the ability to vote a choice up and down, and also the ability to sign in using your Google account. If you feel the itch to create a list (or just read one), visit ListCamp.com.
Listhings is Your Virtual Stack of Sticky Notes
Want a new place to store your virtual notes to yourself? Listhings looks to be your personal dashboard for storing notes. The service is very easy to use and understand. Click “Add” to add new notes and… yeah, that is about it.
Here is a little more about the web site application from the developers:
Back in the days, people used fridges to stick notes to. Nowadays, people are green and don’t waste paper on notes. Instead, they use Listhings – the free online tool for storing notes. You can use Listhings to store ToDo’s, titles of great songs, phone numbers, shopping lists, you-name-it. It’s very simple and straightforward. Everyone should be able to use it from any web browser.
It is a neat idea, and I am looking forward to seeing what they do with the project in the future. If your looking for a place to store your notes, give Listhings a shot.
Access Visual Bookmarks via from Anywhere!
Thanks to SpeedyMarks, you can now access your list of visual bookmarks from anywhere around the Web. As you can see from the screenshot above, they deliver you a very nice interface to save your list of links. This would be perfect as a homepage in your browser of choice.
You can change the background color, add links, remove links, and re-arrange any links that are there too. Want to sign up? They use Google apps service, so you can sign in with your Google login information. So if you are looking for a new way to keep a handful of links handy all the time – give SpeedyMarks a shot.
Easier Posting to Twitter, Ping.fm or Identi.ca
Pingvine is a neat new application that takes an Atom or RSS feed from your web site or blog, and publishes it to a few of the other “lifestreaming” sites out there. Currently it works with Ping.fm, Identi.ca and Twitter.
All you do is give it your login information for one of those three choices, give them your blog’s RSS feed and tell them how often they should look for an update to tell the world about. Personally, I have been using Ping.fm a lot – to put my own work out there on all the various social networks I belong to. This could save me the trouble of having to do so manually through Ping.fm’s web site.
You can sign up for free on Pingvine.com!
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