Posted on September 27, 2006
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Have you seen Google Notebook? If you are anything like me you’ve got a pocket full of notes. My pocket is full of reminders, web ideas, thoughts, you name it. Time to clean up my pocket out with Google Notebook.  Google notebook is a cool web tool for collecting information as you browse the web. When you sign up for Google Notebook a plugin is installed that creates a little icon that’s available to you anytime your browser is open. To add a note click the icon and start clipping text, images and links from web pages without ever leaving your browser window. Then from any computer with an Internet connection you can access those notes. Check out what Google says about their online Notebook. Â
Clip and collect information as you browse the web.
- Clip useful information.
You can add clippings of text, images and links from web pages to your Google Notebook without ever leaving your browser window.- Organize your notes.
You can create multiple notebooks, divide them into sections, and drag-and-drop your notes to stay organized.- Get access from anywhere.
You can access your Google Notebooks from any computer by using your Google Accounts login.- Publish your notebook.
You can share your Google Notebook with the world by making it public.
To learn more or start your own Google Notebook, please visit our their website at http://www.google.com/notebook.
Posted on September 23, 2006
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Corel has launched a new software product called Snapfire. Snapfire is great software for the digital photography enthusiast. Snapfire is simple to use and gives you the ability to share your digital photos with friends and family. With this cool software you can easily organize digital photos, create slide shows, and send digital photos by email.Â
Snapfire makes organizing your digital photos a snap. This software will let you view pictures as a full screen slide show as soon as they are downloaded from your digital camera. You are also given the tools to help you locate those photos by rating photos, adding captions, and adding tags so you can always find them. When you want to locate your digital photos later, just type the file name or keyword into a search box and Snapfire will find the photo you are looking for.
It’s a snap to enhance your photos with just a few clicks. Snapfire will crop photos to a 4×6. The Photo Doctor in Snapfire will let you know when a photo can be improved by clicking Quick Fix. Adjust the color, brightness, and contrast and also turn your digital pictures into Black & White or Sepia photographs.
In addition, Snapfire comes with templates to make scrapbook pages, cards, collages, and calendars. So are you ready to get your creative juices flowing. Download the free version of Snapfire by visiting their website at http://www.snapfire.com/.
Posted on September 21, 2006
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Now this is a great looking idea. We are always taking pictures of the kids… hundreds of pictures. After I’m done I usually upload them to one of my favorite online photo websites. Yet there are a few family members that don’t have computers. The HP Printing Mailbox looks like the perfect solution to get those photos to those family members. Presto will allow you to send email, photos, and content to all those folks who don’t have a computer or internet connection. Presto Features
- Presto Mail™ – send email just like you do today, from your regular email account to Presto and the HP Printing Mailbox receives it.
- Presto Styles™ – you can choose from a wide variety of designs so your messages are printed beautifully. Enjoy designs for everyday, special events, or holidays.
- Presto Friends™ – you receive No Spam, ads or junkmail, because your messages are only delivered from people you have selected.
- Presto Calendar™ – create nice monthly calendars with the photo of your choice. Just select the calendar style you want and the Printing Mailbox will print it.
- Presto Newsstand™ – we offer a selection of ad-free publications included in your monthly service fee that feature a wide variety of topics: including recipes from Wolfgang Puck, articles from Dave Barry, Sudoku Puzzles, and much more.
- Presto Bulletins™ – we’ll alert you when your ink is running low and you’ll hear the Presto Tune announcing the arrival of new messages.
source: presto.com
Purchase on Amazon.com - HP Printing Mailbox for use with Presto Service
Posted on September 21, 2006
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If you are looking for calendar software why not check out Google’s online calendar. This online calendar software is free and will help you keep track of those events that are important to you. The Google calendar will let you view by day, week, and month. The calendar will also help you stay on schedule by providing automatic event reminders, including mobile phone notification. The calendars you create are your own private calendars and you decide who can see your calendars. If you are planning an event you can create invitations, send reminders and keep track of RSVPs right inside Google Calendar. So are you ready to start creating your very own online calendar? Here are a few links to help you start your calendar today.
Posted on September 19, 2006
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If you haven’t seen it Writely is a cool web tool. Writely is an online word processor with that will allow you to create documents and save them online. This cool web tool will also let you save it as HTML, RTF, Word, OpenOffice and PDF. In addition Writely will let you publish your documents and give you the ability to collaborate with other users. If that’s not enough there is a blog feature which will allow you to publish to Blogger.com, BlogHarbor.com, BlogWare.com, LiveJournal.com, SquareSpace.com, WordPress.com, or a custom application. To check this cool web tool out visit Writely.com and create your own free account.
 
