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Sharing your images has never been easier with the thanks of imgur. No, this isn’t just a tribute to the fact that all the good names are taken. Imgur makes image sharing as easy as it can. You have a browse box, where you can select your picture from, then you continue. The requirements are it has to be under 2MB, and in the jpg, gif, or png format.
Have any more questions? The FAQ would be a good place to start. Overall I like easy, I like simple so I like imgur for free photo sharing.
One of the most unique games I have played via my Wii in the past few months was de Blob.
A kind of platforming puzzle experience, the game allows you to explore, and be creative all over the place. The main character of de Blob though is just awesome. With that said, I thought I would feature him, her… it? Confusing aside, here is a desktop icon free for you to use, download, share or paint any color you wish.
Download the de Blob Icon (.zip)
The icon is compatible with the following sizes: 256 x 256, 128 x 128, 64 x 64, 48 x 48, 32 x 32, 24 x 24, 16 x 16. It is also in both .ico and .png formats.
Like this? Be sure to check out some of my past custom icons too!
Time to see what the latest tool looks like in the free image hosting world. This time around, I was asked to check out Pict.com. This web site is a free image hosting service that lets you “share your images in a single click”.
How do you use it?
After a short while, your image(s) will be uploaded. To share uploaded image move the mouse over the image and click "Share it" link. To view uploaded image just click on image thumbnail. The JPG, GIF and PNG image file formats are supported. Also at this time there no limit to the number of files you can upload and share.
To help out with ease of use, they even thrown in Firefox add-on. Overall, I would say this web site is well worth checking out if you are in search of a quick and light image hosting tool.
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.
Do you see yourself as a geeky bookworm? If you like reading blogs, chances are you might also enjoy reading a book or two. Have you ever tried to write your own? Do you want to share your favorite books with others? I have a resource to fit any book related need you might have here:
Know of another great book resource that did not make it onto the list? Feel free to share it in the comments.
There are a few all in one bookmarking sites for users and web developers out there, and I am ready to toss in a new one for you to check out. OnlyWire is here to give you one more way to share your content easily with a browser plugin, or a web site badge.
Using what they promise to be an optimized platform for enhanced performance and reliability, OnlyWire looks like it has all the bases covered. You can submit your web site instantly to places such as: ask, bibsonomy, blinklist, bluedot, bookmarksync, connotea, delicious, diigo, facebook, furl, googlebookmarks, jumptags, linkatopia, multiply, mywebyahoo, newsvine, simpy, spurl, technorati, and twitter.
You can also use the limited service for free, or pay for more features:
Another interesting service they provide in an API to work with, to help you get yourself submitted to a number of different places automatically.
All in all, it is another alternative out there to some of the other “there can be only one” bookmark or link sharing sites out there. If you are looking to auto-submit your bookmarks, give OnlyWire a shot.
Yes, I am still playing Mega Man 9. No, I still haven’t beaten it yet. Since it is still on my mind though, I thought I would finish off the series of icons I’ve done over the past few days with a tribute to the blue bomber. You have seen my other desktop icons for all the bosses in the game, but…
Saving the best for last, check out these three special Mega Man icons!
+ Download the the Regular Mega Man Icon! (.zip)
+ Download the two 8-bit Mega Man Icons! (.zip)
The icons are compatible with the following sizes: 256 x 256, 128 x 128, 64 x 64, 48 x 48, 32 x 32, 24 x 24, 16 x 16. It is also in both .ico and .png format. Feel free to use, share and more. Just wanted to give one more present to the awesome Mega Man fan-base out there (which I too am a member of).
Download the Desktop Icons for the other Mega Man 9 Villains!
If you have been looking for an online service that does a little ‘bit of everything when it comes to shortening your content, Kissa.be might be the solution.
They not only offer URL shortening services (taking your long URL and creating a shorter one that is easier to share). They also offer e-mail address shortening and text shortening too.
Here are a few use suggestions for Kissa.be via their web site.
Kissa.be is different in another way too. They have opened themselves up, and put up their code on Google’s Code web site. Kissa.be’s code has been released under the GNU General Public License v2.
URLXL shortens your URLs using slugs instead of numbers, so they are easier to remember. After you have submitted your information in, you are given a web page much like this one:
http://www.urlxl.net/review/web-hosting/
You then have the options to share on Twitter or Pownce. This new service is also powered by the Google App Engine, which means you can use your Google login info to gain access to it. It should be really interesting to watch urlxl.net to see where it goes in development in the future.
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Mitch Keeler is nothing more than your average Joe trying to leave his mark on the world though both his professional work and his online projects, articles, podcasts and more.
