Stacy's Weekly Mashup: Omnidrive, html2pdf, Xilisoft Video Converter, Artbreak...
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| Author: | Stacy Reed | |||
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Web 2.0 Sites:
- html2pdf - A service to convert your web pages to PDFs
- Userplane Webmessenger 2 - Rich text, voice, and video IM communication
- Speedtest - A free broadband speed test with servers located all over the world
- Omnidrive - Aggregate all your web and desktop files into a single storage point
- Default Router Password Database - Select the Router Make from the dropdown list and click the Find Password button
Freeware Feature of the Week: AoA Audio Extractor - A handy tool to extract audio/sound or background music from video files
Shareware Feature of the Week: Xilisoft Video Converter - Convert between almost all popular video formats including DVD, VCD, MOV, RM, AVI, MPEG, WMV, MPEG1/2/4, 3GP, Xvid, h264, etc, and also convert video files to all popular audio files such as MP2, MP3, AC3, RA, M4A, OGG, AAC etc.
Wallpaper of the Week: Nile Delta
The Week in Geek News:
- Microsoft releases new updates for Office 2004, 2008 for Mac - AppleInsider
- Sun: We screwed up on open source - Builder.au
- Classic Clips: Bill Gates Chews Out Microsoft Over XP - Gizmodo
- Windows XPiration is at hand - MSNBC
- Judge Orders Legal Fees in RIAA v Andersen - Wired
Flickr Image of the Week: by espressoDOM
Top Blog Picks:
Article of the Week: Dude doesn't want his life, so why would you? - MSNBC
Librarian Chick's Smart Site of the Week: Exploring Life's Origins - A educational timeline of life's evolution
Art Site of the Week:
Artbreak - A place for artists to share and sell their work
The Weekly Widget: cyber-pet - Play with your own adopted virtual animal, with custom name and colour
Free Game of the Week: 3D Logic - A puzzle game that will have you perplexed but addicted in no time flat!
Video of the Week:
Ultra-speed printers that can rewrite pages
Suggestions? Comments?
About Stacy Reed
Stacy Reed is Tucows' resident software librarian and editor. She has been reviewing PC and mobile software as well as web services for over a decade. Helping developers improve and promote their products is only one of her areas of expertise. Stacy is also an advocate for Open Source, Creative Commons and freeware, taking special interest in educational resources, social media, cloud sharing, and mobile technology.
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