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Clipping Your Favorite Bits of Information With Clipmarks

Posted on November 17, 2006
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Have you ever come across some interesting information on a website and wanted to share it? Maybe it wasn’t the whole site but just a bit of the site. Well let me introduce you to Clipmarks a site designed for doing just that. Clipmarks sets itself apart from typical social media sites by providing a clipping tool that extracts pieces of content. Those clips then become available for everyone to see and the best ones will be voted to the top.

To find out more visit Clipmarks website.

Build HTML Forms with WUFOO

Posted on October 27, 2006
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Building forms to gather information is easy with Wufoo.  Using forms online is a great way to gather information.  Yet without knowledge of HTML, CGI, ASP, PHP, or some other scripting background building a form may be difficult.  So where do you look if you don’t have the skills to create a form yourself?  Wufoo has created a cool tool that makes it easy to build HTML forms online.  Here’s a few facts about the Wufoo forms.

No programming experience needed to build forms.

• Build your own form in only a few minutes.
• For those who need a secure data transaction Wufoo has plans with 128 bit SSL encryption on form submission.
• Access your data from any computer with an Internet connection.
• Export your data to Excel or CSV.
• No need to have your own web space.  Wufoo will host the form for you. 
• If you would like to integrate your Wufoo form on your website then Wufoo offers easy copy and paste solutions.
• Plans range from FREE to $199/month depending on your needs.

To start building your own HTML forms visit Wufoo online.

Others postings about Wufoo:

• Wufoo online form maker
• Wufoo - Woo Hoo!

Create Your Own Search Engine With Google

Posted on October 24, 2006
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Looking for a free search engine solution for your website?  The Google search engine may be what you are looking for.  With the Google search engine you have the flexibility to customize the search results for your own website.  Search results can be displayed on google or your own website.  In addition you can specify what sites are included, have a customized look and feel, invite your community to contribute, and even make money from relevant ads.  Go ahead and give my custom search a try (below).  If you would like to contribute to the custom search engine go ahead add your enhancements.

Create your own Google Search page visit this site.

For example, type in web 2.0, internet, wap websites, etc.

Google Gadgets - Tools For Your Web Site

Posted on October 9, 2006
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Looking for cool content to put on your web page?  Google gadgets are now available to place on your web site. Google gadgets are little objects created by users to add dynamic content to web pages.  Add calendars, Google Maps, Bible Verse of the Day, Weather, Driving Directions, and much more.

 

You can now use Google Gadgets to make your webpages even more interesting and useful to your visitors. For instance, you can add your city’s current temperature or a quote of the day to your own page. Just pick the gadget you want from our directory of “Google Gadgets for your webpage,” customize that gadget, and copy-and-paste the HTML into your page’s source code. Then, reload to see the gadget on your page. 

To get started or to find out more about these web tools visit Google.

Zoho: Cool Tools For Online Productivity

Posted on October 7, 2006
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If you are looking for a browser based tool kit then you should check out Zoho. Zoho offers a web based Office Suite, Productivity Tools, and Utilities. With these tools you can manage all your documents from either Firefox 1.0 + or IE 6.0+ or Mozilla. Now from any computer with an Internet connection you will be able to access your presentations, word processor documents, spreadsheets, and more. Check out what they have to offer:

 

 

Zoho Show
Online presentation tool to create, edit, publish, and show presentations.

Zoho Writer
Online word processor with collaboration features.
No download, No install, just sign up to create documents.

Zoho Sheet
Online alternative to traditional spreadsheet applications
with powerful features like charting, collaboration & more.

Zoho Virtual Office
Zoho Virtual Office is a web-based collaboration groupware
that includes Email Client, Documents, Calendar and more.

Zoho Projects
Project management software to create, manage & collaborate online.

Zoho CRM
On-demand & On-premise customer relationship
management solution.

Zoho Creator
Create Online Database Applications in minutes.
Build Forms, Collect Data and Manage.

Zoho Planner
Online organizer to maintain your todo’s, reminders, notes,
attachments etc.

Zoho Chat
Unique and intuitive way to make group decisions faster.

I took a few minutes to put together a demo using Zoho Show. This web tool is very easy to use. If you’ve ever used any sort of presentation software you should be able to figure this out. You can also upload photo’s or select photos from your flickr account. Once you’ve built your presentation you can export as HTML or mark them as public so you can share your presentation with anyone. I built this presentation in about 5 minutes and have marked it as public - click here .

To set up your own account and start creating your documents visit http://www.zoho.com/.

Introducing NoteMesh - Collaborate with your classmates

Posted on October 3, 2006
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Looking for a cool web tool for you and your college class to share notes?  NoteMesh is an online wiki for individual classes that users can edit.  Each student can contribute to the class by posting or editing lecture notes.  This is a great tool for students to collaborate with classmates for their college classes.  This cool web tool is free simply by registering.  To learn more about NoteMesh visit their website.

 

We know what college is like. The lectures, the tests, the late nights in the library. Believe us, we’ve been there. We also know a few things about a successful college career - good note taking, studying, and getting to know your fellow classmates. That is why we invented NoteMesh.

NoteMesh is a website that allows students in the same class to collaboratively build a definitive set of lecture notes for that class. Miss a lecture? Misunderstood the key concept? Need to fill out your notes? Why not work with others in your class to create a definitive set of lecture notes that everyone can use?

Google Notebook: A Cool Web Tool To Help You Manage Your Notes

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.  

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.

Organize and Share Events With This Free Online Calendar

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.

• Creating events
• Invitations and notifications
• Managing multiple calendars
• Sharing a calendar

A Free Cool Web Tool To replace Microsoft Word

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.

• Share documents instantly & collaborate real-time.
   Pick exactly who can access your documents. 
• Edit your documents from anywhere.
  Nothing to download — your browser is all you need. 
• Store your documents securely online.
  Offsite storage plus data backup every 10 seconds. 
• Easy to use.
  Clean, uncluttered screens with a familiar, desktop feel.

 

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