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Unique Collaboration Tools

Mar/06 in Online Apps

We might not all work best in groups, but there is no doubt that a group can sometimes come up with more unique ideas and it does help to have somebody or something to bounce your ideas and work off of.  Here are some unique tools for working together with others.

WebCanvas – This is a tool that will give you an infinite canvas to paint, draw or sketch out your ideas to others.

ReviewBasics -  The catch phrase is "content review made easy". You upload your work, invite people to review and you can watch you feedback come rolling in.

(xy)write it! – With this you can create, share and export documents for free.  It provides a simple way to share and collaborate on a document no matter your location on the globe.

Hopefully with these three you will at least have a new way to work on that project you have in mind or get your next big whatever your working on done.  The Web makes it easy to use the power of many to get a single task done…

so why not take advantage of it?

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Alltop is all the best of the web?

Mar/04 in Online Apps

Inspired by popurls, Alltop hopes to deliver you what popurls does but do so in a way that covers more content rather than cool page tweaks. If your looking for a way to browse through a lot of news rather quickly, without cluttering up your RSS feed reader then Alltop is a must have bookmark.

Best of the Web?

From celebrities, gaming, news, photos, politics, food and more they have more than just a few topics covered well. They also seem to specialize in just bringing the best resources on a lot of different topics together in one spot.

Where a place like popurls gives you general geeky web goodness with a lot of page customization tweaks, Alltop focuses on delivering you as much relative content as they can and do so in a stylish way.

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Hosting Tutorials with HostHow.com

Feb/07 in Web Hosting

I always have my eye out for new hosting web sites, and this one really impressed me. HostHow is a new tutorial database telling you the ins and out of hosting. They cover how to do things, why to do things and when to do things. Here are a few example links I really enjoyed reading over there:

Looks like a great resource to bookmark or subscribe to (and you know how I love to collect those). If their goal is to create the largest free repository of web hosting tutorials on the net they are well on their way to doing so. If you want to submit your own work there, feel free to contact them.

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Free Icon Downloads at IconsPedia

Feb/06 in Online Apps, Web Development Tutorials

There are a lot of icon resources out there, but not many that make their name on being a free resource for all to use. That is what IconsPedia wants to bring to the designers’ work bench.

Free Icons with IconsPedia

Have have tons of png icon packs ready for download and use. If the icons are published under a certain license (such as free to use, for personal use only) then they should say so on that icon package’s download page. If you would like to share some of your own icons – you can submit to there too.

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Free Graphic Hosting with UpPush

Feb/02 in Free Hosting

UpPush.com is yet another of many free file hosting services out there that touts itself as being for “everybody”. They support .jpg, .gif, .png, .tiff, and .bmp uploads too so that almost covers all of your basic image formats.

UpPush Free File Hosting

The only regulations mentioned is “no adult content” which is reasonable and they are also the sister site to FileBig.com – a web site reviewed here a few days ago. UpPush is definitely worth checking out if you need a free image hosting resource that is both quick and easy to use.

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14 Guru Networking Tools

Jan/27 in Popular Posts, Web Hosting

Here are some of the best networking tools on the Web these days:

  1. Network-Tools.com – Ugly interface but a little something for every network tool loving freak.
  2. Pingdom Tools – The best looking set of network tools, ping, traceroute and page loading tools included.
  3. DNS Goodies – Lots of goodies here to love from whois, ip check, ping and more.
  4. Traceroute.org – Need to do a traceroute from more than one location? The interface is horrible but the info is handy.
  5. DNS Stuff – Another list of your generic domain name tools. Also has a paid service for more perks and choices.
  6. My Nameserver – Tons of DNS related lookup tools here. Also good to look up abuse, domain name worth and more.
  7. DNS Tools – Ping, traceroute, whois and more. I really like the fact you can “search for all” here too.
  8. DomainTools.com – Probably my all time favorite, DomainTools.com has everything you could want under the sun.
  9. Ajax DNS – Look up your DNS info in a crazy cool ajax powered interface. Not just eye candy here though, good all around resource.
  10. IP Tools – Another “we do everything” network tool web site. Dozens of search boxes with dozens of tools.
  11. Internet Tools – A handful of Internet query tools so you can do quick searches for things such as various whois searches.
  12. Ajax DNS Bench – Drop and give me 20! 6 ajax powered DNS tools here to pick from.
  13. My IP Neighbors – Now you can use this site to do a reverse DNS search to find out who else is on your server.
  14. Who is Hosting This – Find out the host or server that a domain name is using. Quick and effective (for nosey people only).

Now I wouldn’t recommend trying to use all of these, as many of them preform the same functions. Find the ones that work best for you, and next time you need to do a ping, traceroute or whois search you should be more than ready for the job.

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Send Large Files with Send6

Jan/24 in Free Hosting

Send6 - Free HostingI have a thing for free file hosts, as you can tell from my previous list of providers. I keep getting resources sent my way though – a new one each day at least, so I wanted to share one of the more impressive ones I have seen with you, Send6.

The interface of their web site is very simple and to the point. You put in your e-mail address, the e-mail address you wish to send to and upload up to 1GB worth of files. If you hadn’t figured out the catch of the web site yet – you can send 6 files in all. One thing I really like about this service (other than the brain dead simple interface) is the fact it looks like they have a business model too. You can pay from $9 to $99 a month for a different range of limits and these additional perks:

  • Custom branded version of our service with your own company logo
  • Use your company domain name (e.g., http://send.yourcompany.com)
  • Detailed visit and download tracking, and delivery notification
  • Full hosting, tier-1 bandwidth, server management, and support

If your looking for another free file host to use to send those large photos or movies over to Grandma or your CEO – Send6 definitely deserves your interest.

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Feed Suggestions from G to K?

Jan/07 in Hot Web Topics

We are almost reaching the half way point with my web site and feed suggestion list taken right from my Google Reader subscription list.

Google Operating System – This is my favorite of all the Google news, tips and tweaks blogs out there. If you want to know a little more about what is going on at Google this is the web site to follow for sure.

Worthy Example Post: YouTube Feeds

VistaStyles.org – The VistaStyles.org resource is for anybody who is a fan of making their desktop look just a little ‘bit better. No matter if you are using Vista or not – there are enough wallpapers, icons and more to keep your desktop different from the rest.

Worth Example Post: Longhorn Wall

Internet Duct Tape – IDT is one of those web sites I decided to subscribe to after seeing something brilliant they had done that had got them linked elsewhere. Filled with tons of tips, tools and tweaks on all aspects of our geeky lifestyle we all live.

Worthy Example Post: 107 t-shirts for geeks that do not suck

Kyle’s Cove – Kyle is just your average blogger who has found a niche in blogging about things that others find interesting. He didn’t start a Web 2.0 company or invent bubble wrap but I am willing to bet he’s more interesting to read than most of the two previous examples are.

Worthy example Post: Top 5 Free Software You Should Be Using

Next comes the part of the alphabet everybody slurs together. Should be able to pick some goodies from there for you to check out too.

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Feed Suggestions from D to F?

Jan/01 in Hot Web Topics

Continuing the trend of plugging those who either deserve to be plugged or don’t get the plugs they deserve from the public, here are a few more feeds directly from my feed reader to you. All of these selections totally deserve a look if you have not done so before.

David Airey – A great graphic designer and not that bad of a blogger I must say. His recent issues with his domain name are worth reading alone to find out how you yourself might be in harm’s reach.

Worthy Example Post: Collective effort restores David Airey.com

Download Squad – This is a page/feed and resource that I would suggest anybody check out and subscribe to. Sure it has already gotten tons of appreciation and praise, but you know – there is a reason for that. It is a top notch web site.

Worthy Example Post: Hoosgot – The return of LazyWeb (in spirit)

Drop the Mike – A web site just added to my feed reader, Mike’s blog is shaping up to be something awesome and a resource any hoster, domainer, or just about anybody else can get something from.

Worthy Example Post: Pass The Mike: Cotton Rohrscheib

Dueling Analogs – I already told you about one of my favorite online comics, bLaugh. Dueling Analogs would be my second (with both being equal in quality, of course). This one is for anybody who is a fan of video games and short – yet hilarious takes on them.

Worthy Example Post: No Funkin’ Way!

Firefox Extension Guru’s Blog – Another great Mozilla and Firefox resource, if you like that sort of thing. When looking for web sites like my own FirefoxFacts.com – the gurus work stuck out like a sore thumb that just reeked of awesomeness.

Worthy Example Post: Blog Year in Review: November 2007

Freelance Switch – I’ve been a freelance worker for almost 6 years now so I can appreciate a resource the helps make any freelancer’s job easier.

Worthy Example Post: Should You Sell Hosting?

Correction: In my last article, I forgot an entry for “C”. CyberNet News definitely belongs one my favorite feeds list. An alternative to some of the bigger blogging network out there, it definitely delivers a lot of content in a small package. Two thumbs up from me and once again, sorry about missing it on the last list.

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Hot in Web Dev for this Week

Dec/29 in Resources

I’ve done weekly link lists on Firefox Facts for some time now, so I thought I’d give it a shot here as well – but with more web dev and hosting related talk.

Have an interesting link to share or pass my way? Leave a comment or drop me an e-mail at mitch@mitchkeeler.com and I’ll be more than happy to share it with the masses.

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