I am always on the lookout for tools which can help me deal with the overload of information we have to handle each day. Visualization aids really help. On the face of it, Wordle is a pretty neat way of generating “word clouds” from any text that you provide. It might not strike you that [...]
Web Apps
The clouds are upon us. Quite literally, as bandwidth penetration improves and major players shift their third eye towards cloud computing. Services like Google Docs, Dropbox, and SkyDrive are at the forefront as we start ingraining the habit of using cloud based services for everything from file backups and file sharing to regular work. The [...]
Web conferencing is the way to go if you need to collaborate with people who are sitting miles away from you, may be in a different hemisphere of the globe. The thing about good web conferencing tools is that they don’t come cheap. You could of course use different tools, like Skype for calls and [...]
It could be the turn of stopwatches to go extinct. You don’t need to buy one to track how much time you spend, because the online versions have started ticking. Time tracker apps are born every minute, but it’s not the variety rather the productive use you put them through that’s more meaningful. So, let [...]
The rise of social networks like Facebook has given rise to another spare time activity – changing your DP or your display pic. Now, it’s not enough to simply upload a simple snap; you have to embellish it with some cool effects to stand out from the crowd. And helping to do so are the [...]
Airports are mini-cities in themselves. Spanning large acreage, you need to know the lay of the land if you want to catch your flight on time. Large display maps and directional signs help, but it’s easy to get lost in the hustle and bustle of commuter traffic. Now, wipe the confused look from your face [...]
Taking a note of something in daily life is not an unknown concept. Almost all of us have been doing it for long, some purposely by using sticky notes or desk pads, and others unknowingly while making a grocery shopping list. There are many such tools and applications like Evernote and Memonic that we have [...]
If you tend to lose control over your browser tabs while having a wild session of browsing, you need a course in tab management. With TooManyTabs, the course is a short and efficient one. TooManyTabs is a Chrome extension that helps you manage your workflow when you have too many tabs open (the Firefox extension [...]
Web 2.0 has drastically improved the style of webpages. It has made webpages more colorful, more interactive, and very difficult to print. The web survives on advertisements, but it is something that disrupts the way we would like to print webpages. And I haven’t even started with the eco-unfriendliness of printing reams of pages with [...]
This is a simple online app that’s based on the simpler principle of cause and effect. If This Then That connects your online tasks to actions. If this all sounds simple, believe me it is and in this article we will take a look at how you can take one web application and apply what [...]
Cable bills. Utilities. Neighborhood committee meetings. Club meetings. With all the stuff going on in all our lives, sometimes the clutter can really get to our head. I know that I’ve often found it stressful to keep track of events and when to submit bills. Luckily, I stumbled upon this tool that helps proactive people [...]
Having your data on the Internet compromised isn’t unusual, and thus we use passwords to encrypt and safeguard our data from exploiters. Almost all of us use a password to ensure safety of our mails, documents, photographs and even applications but have you ever thought what about encrypting your bookmarks? While encrypting bookmarks might not [...]
In one quick simple stroke, the cc:to me bookmarklet can help you remove your dependence on browsing tools like Instapaper and Read it Later. The cc:to me bookmarklet also gives you another way to use your Gmail account as an information powerhouse. Here’s what it does – it lets you quickly email information from the [...]
I still remember the days I used to spend hours in the community library reading books. There were times when I had to wait for a long time in queue if a hot new book had arrived on the shelves. Things have changed now, and today instead of going to a library we can actually [...]
Gmail without doubt was responsible for pulling lots of users back to the cloud. The nearly ‘unlimited’ storage comes with a powerful set of features that makes email management a breeze. But it still had an Achilles Heel. Gmail needs the umbilical cord of an internet connection to work. There was of course Google Gears [...]
YouTube Shows launched with much fanfare in the middle of 2009. YouTube wouldn’t be about laser chasing cats and twirl dancing anymore. Some of the premier networks sent their top-rated shows to be hosted on YouTube Shows. Networks like MGM, Lions Gate Entertainment, and CBS. Of course, many more networks from around the world (including [...]
You probably don’t give a minimalist webpage a second glance. But you should, because in the age of Web 2.0, even a plain Jane interface could hide something very useful. That’s why Citebite deserves a second glance from you. Citebite addresses a very basic need of ours. It has all the appearances of a webpage [...]
Remember the times when we used to switch off the TV when the weather guy (or weather girl) came on? Global warming has done a lot to blow away that nonchalant attitude. Today, we need news on the weather just as we need to know the traffic reports. If forewarned is forearmed (with an umbrella [...]
I am really interested in eLearning. That usually involves creating PowerPoint presentations and other displays. Images are a primary raw material I always trawl for on the web. Of course, there are many free websites which offer stock photographs and images, but when you have one ‘in-house’ why go looking that far. Microsoft has a [...]
