Create your free online photo mosaic with PicArtia
A photo mosaic is a picture or a photograph that has been divided into smaller rectangular sections, each of which is then replaced with another photograph of suitable matching color. These large number of photographs are merged into one photograph in such a proper manner that when you view it at a low image magnification, it appears as a single photograph. However, when you view the same photograph at a high magnification by closely examining it, the photograph appears to be made up of hundreds or thousands of different images of small sizes. Thus, in a photo mosaic, a large collection of small images are merged together in such a way that when viewed at a low magnification, these images appear to be a single photograph. Read more…
Fast method to delete words in Microsoft Word
If you want to delete some long text in a Microsoft Word document, you can select that text and then press the Delete key. Another method is to manually keep pressing Delete key or the Backspace key several times to delete long text. But, this second method may take a considerable time if the text to be deleted is quite long, since it will delete a single character each time. However, Word provides a simple way to delete a complete word at a time that can allow you to delete the desired text at a much faster pace. Read more…
Send your exact location information to friends by SMS, email, Twitter
With advancements in technology, it is easy to send information about your exact location on a digital map to your friends by SMS, email or Twitter. This may enable your friends to locate you easily if they have to meet you. Wizi is a free mobile / web application that makes it further easy to share your location information. You can specify your exact location on Google Maps and Wizi will create a tiny URL for that location. This URL can then be sent automatically and instantly through SMS, email, Twitter, etc., to your friends. By clicking on this URL, your friends can directly open the specific location on Google Maps where you’re currently located. Sharing your location information with friends could not be easier. Read more…
How to quickly find out if a link is “DoFollow” or “NoFollow”
If a link on a web page points to your website and it does not contain a “rel=nofollow” attribute, it may help you in getting Google PageRank juice for your website; so, it is useful from the SEO point of view. If a link does not contain a “nofollow” attribute, it is generally referred to as “dofollow” link, though, strictly speaking, there is nothing called “dofollow”. You can easily check whether a link is “nofollow” or “dofollow” by viewing the source code of the web page containing that link. The source-code of a web page can be viewed by pressing Ctrl + U keys together or by clicking “View page source” from the right-click context menu. However, there are quicker ways to find out whether a particular link is a “nofollow” link or a “dofollow” link. Read more…
Google Voice extension for Google Chrome browser
Google Voice is a useful product from Google that allows you to have a single Google number for all your phones. It has some useful features such as getting SMS by email, getting transcribed voicemail online, blocking unwanted callers, making low-cost international calls, etc. Now you can install a Google Voice extension on your Chrome browser that makes it further easy to access Google Voice features such as by automatically notifying you of new messages and giving you quick access to call via Google Voice and free SMS via Google Voice. Read more…
WriteMonkey – Full-screen text editor without distractions for creative writing
If you want to type your creative thoughts on a computer screen that has nothing else on it but only your own typed text, then WriteMonkey is the right software for it. It allows you to type without any distractions since it allows full-screen typing and without any distractions – no icons, no pictures, no other windows, etc. No whistles and bells, just empty screen (of course, with your own typed text). You can concentrate fully on what you’re typing. While WriteMonkey allows you to type your contents on a simple full-screen, it also has advanced word-processing features if you wish to use them. Moreover, it is an absolutely free software. Read more…
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 released – faster, personas, form complete
Mozilla has released the latest 3.6 version of the popular browser Firefox after months of testing beta versions and release candidates. Mozilla claims that the Firefox 3.6 version is 20% faster. One of the major changes made is the Personas feature that allows you to personalize the look of Firefox by selecting the persona of your choice. Personas are themes that can be changed with a click. You’ve more than 30,000 personas to choose from. Read more…
YouTube to telecast live Indian Premium League Cricket Matches
The YouTube has entered into a two-year tie-up with the Indian Premium League (IPL) to telecast live all the 60 cricket matches of the third IPL season starting from March 12, 2010. It appears to be the first time for YouTube to telecast live a sports activity. It is reported that this live streaming telecast on YouTube will be with a delay of 5 minutes. Under the terms of the agreement, Google will have the exclusive online rights for IPL match contents. Moreover, Google and IPL would share the revenues from sponsorships and advertising on http://www.youtube.com/ipl, which will be the web address for live streaming matches. Read more…
Free Avast anti-virus software with anti-spyware protection
If you use your computer for non-commercial and home use only, you can download a free copy of the popular Avast anti-virus software that also includes a free anti-spyware protection. At present Avast is available in version 4.8. The free version also comes with built-in anti-rootkit. It works on all editions of Windows from Windows 95 to Windows 7, including Windows XP and Windows Vista. You also get the advantage of free daily automatic updates to the software so that the latest virus definitions provide continuous data protection to you against all types of malware and spyware. Read more…
Compress GIF files with free Trout’s GIF optimizer
GIF files or the Graphics Interchange Format files are the image files that support animation and are popular for logos and graphics with animation. However, the GIF format does not have an efficient compression technique unlike, say, PNG format. Due to this reason, a GIF image file can be quite big in size. It is here that compression of a GIF file with an optimizer can be useful since it can drastically reduce its file size. Trout’s GIF Optimizer is a free software that can reduce the file size of a GIF file by compressing it. However, it may be pointed out that you may not be able to reduce the file size of every GIF file using this software, since some GIF files are already optimally compressed. But, many GIF files can be reduced in size by even up to 90% using this utility. Read more…