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Blog Rating Plugin

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As you can see below each post I have now added the ability to rate the blog you are reading with stars.  It is a simple WordPress plugin and installs with just one file.

First Zoho Document

So Zoho wins my approval this is our first attempt at using the power point like application so we could easily embed you tube clips.  Pretty spiffy and super easy to use.

The context of this presentation is a little hard to tell just from the slides as they are just pictures but it is for our class and its for a case study about motivation.

USB Chargeable Batteries

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I think that these products are a great idea.  They use the power over USB to charge AA batteries that can be used anywhere.  I think this is a great alternative to throwing away batteries and is super convenient to changing batteries when they are dead.  Thing is they kinda come at a premium at about $8-$10 for a set of two but would be great for something like a wireless mouse or keyboard.

Launchy

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I don’t know how I missed this one on my blog.  This program is an awesome time saver and super light weight.  Also with the new version you can do math and stuff right in the window without having to launch calculator.  Very handy and pretty much the only way I launch programs any more for Windows.

image With the upgrade to WordPress 2.3 they have now added the ability to add Keywords to your posts for web crawling services such as Twitter…Since Live Writer seems to be the best publisher out there there are some things you have to tweak on the blog to get the keywords working.  This is the zip file that you need to unzip into your wp-includes folder and then update your blog accounts on windows live and its all good.

Here is the link to the original post from Digital Inspiration.

Other Online Video Sites

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Who said that there was only one player in the online video streaming sites?  There are a ton here is a listing of a few of them:

blip.tv, Brightcove.tv, ClipShack, Crackle, DailyMotion, Sony eyeVio, Google Video, Megavideo, Metacafe, Motionbox, Revver, Spike (ifilm), Stage6, Veoh, Viddler, Vimeo, Yahoo Video, and YouTube.

Acappella on a train and beat box

So not only is this a great song but this version of it is amazing these guys are incredible!

Projectors?

um…yea I don’t know what to say here other than um yea…

Flight Tracker

image Looking for a good site to check out flight status or have it automatically send SMS messages to your phone about gate changes or delay’s.  According to our good friends at lifehacker.com and the WSJ this is the site to use.  I am constantly looking for a sight that tracks flights better as well as flight status and this one does both.

Google earth also has the ability to track flights online in realtime and in 3D but for the most part 2D tracking works pretty well for my needs.  Just enter the flight number into Google earth or Google maps and it should pick up on the flight.

Photo Editor – XnView

image If you are in the need of a light weight photo editor that is easy to use and cross platform XnView makes for a good option.  It gives you some of the quick editing features I have only been able to find in Photoshop which is um…not free.  Also I find that the gimp can be clunky for quick photo editing.  It allows you to change formats and edit meta tags easily as well.