Living Online

Clip Your Email

2012-01-28T06:41:00.000-05:00

Zi.lc is a new web service that clips your email with digital number and code dialog, it will keep email on server. Only use codes to open it. I really don't know what this service for, I don't get. But anyway, if you want to clip your email, you have to fill this form, after clicked "FINISH", you can get code digital number, and code word. Use these codes to read your email on Zi.lc. Hard to do it? Yes, I think so.

Wup, A Social Stream Search

2012-01-27T20:24:00.000-05:00

Wup is a custom search engine that lets you to find information relevant social media in real time. As same most search site, the search contains stream seeds that comes from Twitter, similar with tweets search. Shopping search comes from eBay. Video search comes from Youtube. Image search comes from Instagram. It also offers People and Messages search, you have to create an account, after signed in, you can use this function.

Upload Files To Multiple File Hosting Servers With Mirrorcreator

2012-01-25T15:53:00.000-05:00

Megavideo is gone, but this isn't end of world. We still have a lots of file sharing services, like DepositFiles, RapidShare, Ziddu, Uploading, FileFactory and so on. If you want to share your files on the internet, you can upload them to these servers. One by one uploading? No, you can do better. Mirrorcreator is good for you. You can use it to upload your files to multiple servers. It supports over 20 file hosting sites, but free registered account only supports 5 sites. Commercial account can upload files to over 15 sites.

Bitcasa, A New Unlimited Web Cloud File Sahring Service

2012-01-24T06:36:00.000-05:00

When we talk about web cloud service, you think that mentions Amazon, DropBox, iCloud, or other web based storage services. Actually, a new web cloud service is coming quickly since first tested web cloud market last year, it is going to stronger. This is Bitcasa, still in beta version now, only for people who have invitation can get an account.

Bitcasa gives you an unlimited web cloud space, you can put anything that you wanted, quick share your files with other people. You have to download and install a client, register an account (invitation needed). After that, run client, choose folders that you want to put on web cloud, just drag and drop files in shared folders, it will upload file automatically when you start client.

You can also use your browser to access account, download files or send sharing link to someone, receivers can download files by that link.

For commercial account, only pay $10 US dollars monthly with unlimited web cloud space. But for early beta account, it displays only 14.5GB. Unclear if it will keep free account in the future.

If you want to test this service, click links below, if you are lucky you will get one.

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US Government Take Down Megavideo

2012-01-23T14:12:00.000-05:00

Megavideo was a biggest file sharing service on the internet, it provided a big platform that lets users to share files to everyone. The biggest problem is it is also a biggest violation of copyrights, stored tons of movies, music, and other files. Recently, US government took down this web service, arrested company's founder Kim Schmitz, and other company executives. Now, Megavideo is controlled by US government, looks like this picture below.

But, the "Hacktavist" group who behind anonymous created Megaupload & Megavideo Alternative, it called Anonyupload, and will use Russian server. The website is still on the road.

ReminderGuru, Make Event Reminders Online

2012-01-22T08:05:00.000-05:00

Reminder Guru is a web based reminder tool that gives you an easy way to create schedule to remind your events. You can create reminders for you and other people, use different ways to deliver messages, like email, SMS, or phone. Just register a free account, create a reminder message, pick a date, you can choose text message, email or phone to deliver your reminders. Pretty easy.

Hopper, A Web Application Helps Copy, Paste Text Content

2012-01-21T11:28:00.001-05:00

Hopper is a web application that helps you copy and paste text, link, and photos on server, like a clipboard manager, you can use mouse copy and paste text, or drag and drop file from your PC to web interface. If you want to keep your stuff, you can register an account for free, use a bookmarklet to save your text or link. It also looks like a web read-late bookmark. A little bit confusing for me while I used it. I think it should make easy to use. The bookmarklet didn't work for me, it didn't save anything on my account.

Take a look what I save with Hopper.

Some Web Links 01/20/2012

2012-01-20T11:22:00.000-05:00

The World Smiling - a new site that lets you capture your smiling with webcam, and upload to server. Your photo will appear on online community.

Share YouTube MP3 - a web based application that converts Youtube to MP3 without any software.

Share Youtube Video - same as above web based application, you can download video from Youtube with high quality.

Test Mobile View - a web tool that lets you test website to display on cellphone.

Twitdrip - schedule your own tweets like drops. For fun!

Use ProxyDNS To Watch US Video In Oversea

2012-01-19T09:30:00.000-05:00

If you live in outside the USA, you might have a problem to use some websites, they have some geographic restrictions, like Hulu, PBS, Pandora. Only US IP can enjoying these multiple media services. Most people suffer this geographic restrictions, including American people who live in oversea. Only thing you can do is to change your real IP to US IP, like proxy, SSH, VPN. Today, I like to introduce a new way that lets people who can watch video and listen to music on US websites for free.

ProxyDNS offers a cloud based proxy DNS service that helps people who live in outside the USA to enjoying multiple media service. You don't have to download and install any software, only thing you have to do is to change your DNS setting. It's simple and quick, only a few seconds you can be done. You can check here to know how.

No like VPN or proxy, ProxyDNS doesn't change your IP, so it isn't a service for your privacy or break internet censorship. For some internet censorship countries, this service is not working anymore. I only tried a few times, only one time was successful. I am not sure it works for everyone.

Against SOPA, PIPA: Blackout The Page Today

2012-01-18T06:43:00.000-05:00

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Some Web Links 01/17/2012

2012-01-17T14:29:00.002-05:00

Notification Control - an easy way to clean up mess email notification from some social networking sites.

Imo - this well know multi-platform free instant messaging website adds more social networking services.

6Scan - offers a plan to protect your web site that against hackers.

Albums To PDF - a web based application that helps you export your and your friends' Facebook albums to a PDF file.

Text Drop App - a web based application that allows you create text files, and save them to your DropBox.

Use An Email Client On Firefox Browser

2012-01-16T13:44:00.000-05:00

Usually, we use two ways to receive email, one is to use website grab email, like Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, this way is only open your browser. Another way is to use a client receive emails store in hard drive, this way you have to install an email client. If you use Firefox browser, you can grab mails two in one way.

Simple Mail is an add-on of Firefox browser that lets you grab mails without open client. Just install this add-on, add your email accounts, you can receive emails now. If you know about email client you can use this add-on, almost the same as a common email client,supports pop3, smtp, imap and multiple accounts.

AirPlayit, Turns Your Computer To A Stream Media Server

2012-01-14T06:49:00.000-05:00

AirPlayit is a free software that turns your computer to a stream media server, it streams video and audio files, other devices can use web browser to access your shared folders, play video and music in real time. You can set up local network or remote connection, but before that you have to set up several options. For most users, it should be a little bit difficult. But for geeks, it isn't a big problem.

Why do you have to use this software? If you have other devices, like iPad, iPod, smart phones, tablets, even internet TV, you can share media files in real time, you don't have to copy music and video files by machine to machine. AirPlayit supports Windows and Mac Operation System.

FileFriend, A Simple File Sharing Platform

2012-01-13T10:40:00.000-05:00

FileFriend is a file sharing site that lets you upload files, and links your social networking accounts, like Facebook, Twitter, Google. It's a sharing platform, your friends can download files through social networking sites. With unlimited space, very easy and fast to upload file. I don't know if FileFriend always free, but you can register an account before January 31st for free of one year term .

Listen To Music With CloudTune

2012-01-12T11:05:00.000-05:00

CloudTune is a desktop client that allows you listen to music from web cloud space. It isn't a web hosting service, you don't have to upload any music, just use it to search songs, if you like you can add them to your music library, Favorite, or Playlist. So you don't have to download music and fill your hard drive, you still can enjoy music from the internet without limitation.

CloudTune supports Windows only, it needs .NET Framework 4 to be installed on your PC.

Listen, Watch Video Music On Topforty

2012-01-11T10:04:00.000-05:00

We have many ways to find music on the internet, whatever you use, you want to simple and easy. Topforty one that offers a simple way to listen and watch video music of top 40 for each day, you can simple click anyone that you like to watch, it will play it with a good quality video music.

Make Your Own Photo Calendar Online

2012-01-09T13:30:00.000-05:00

Free Photo Calendar is a web based tool that lets you to make a printable photo calendar, you can easy to upload your photo, choose a few options, after click "Generate Calendar!" button, it will display a calendar that based PDF file. A few simple steps, you can make 12 pages calendar, you can print out. Very simple.

RTBot, A Small Cute Search Site

2012-01-08T14:23:00.000-05:00

If you want to search something, I think most people use main search engines like Google, Being, Yahoo Search. But today, I like to introduce a brand new search site, it isn't a powerful search site, but interesting.

With RTBot, you can easy to search anything in real time, video, Wiki, image, blog, twitter, document, or web link. After you searched, it gives a small result list because it focuses on newest stuff. Pretty cute!

Search Image For Your Website

2012-01-07T21:13:00.000-05:00

If you have a website or blog, sometimes you have to search photos for your article. Where can you find photos? Easy, it isn't difficult grab photos legally on the internet, just use search engine. But you also have risk that violates copyright from other one.

Photo Pin is a good image search site, it isn't only search photos, also lets you grab photo for your site, you can download or embed it. These photos based Creative Commons, you can use these photos for free (no commercial use). Most photo come from Flickr.

Share Your Files With Friends In A Faster Way

2012-01-06T13:31:00.000-05:00

We love web clouds storage, it gives us more space to backup or store files, also easy to share files with other people. New technology makes store and backup files much easier than before, but we still have to upload files to servers, and receivers have to wait sender finish uploading, it needs a long waiting time. Now, a new sharing way comes out, GetShareApp gives us a brand new way to send file to your friends.

GetShareApp offers a client that powered by torrent technology, it makes upload and download much faster. If you have experience with BT download client, you should know about its feature. What's difference between GetShareApp and other web cloud sharing services? Actually, best point is no file size limitation. Why? because you don't have to upload file to server, receiver can download file from your computer directly.

You have to download and install a client, register a free account, setup file to sharing, so receivers can download files quickly.

Creat Visual Blog With Muzy

2012-01-05T10:55:00.000-05:00

Muzy is a new blog platform that lets you create photo blog easily. It has several interesting apps, each one is different, you can use that to make nice photo, like collage, text, video, draw, and more. So it isn't only photo, you can create other interesting posts, like "Word Play", this is an interesting app that record your typing, and makes a very cool playable video. "Music Grid", it helps you create a music game. You can share your posts on Facebook, Twitter.

Download Songs From Internet With Songr

2012-01-04T09:59:00.000-05:00

Songr is a software that lets you download songs from internet, it searches songs from 16 MP3 engines, supports album search, and lyrics search. It's easy to use, type a song's name, after click search button, it will display result. You can use right-click mouse, choose one from put down menu: "Play", "Preview", "Download" or "Copy URL". If you click "Play", it opens Windows Media Player or default media player. Click "Preview", it plays a small piece of song without open any media player. If you want to download song, just click "Download". It also supports download video from Youtube, and optionally extracts the audio track as MP3.

It's a freeware, supports multiple languages. You can download Songr here, or Download portable Songr directly here.

TinEye, A Reverse Image Search Engine

2012-01-03T10:07:00.000-05:00

Tineye is an image search engine, but it doesn't search photos, only searches where your photo come from, how it is being used, or different version, resolution. You can upload your photo, and it will search database, if this photo exist on the internet, it will display a list on page. Pretty cool. You can use this search engine for free, but it has limited search times for unregistered users. You can register an account that is free.

Read QR Code In Different Languages

2012-01-02T14:19:00.001-05:00

QR code is more popular now, it's good for some smart phones to read its information. Like a unique identity, each QR code contains different information. QR Voice is a special site that creates unique QR code with voice, it means the code is readable, even with several different languages. You can type text (limits 100 characters), choose a language from put-down menu. After click button, it will display a QR code. This code contains a MP3 file that can be read with QR code readers. Pretty cool, is it? If you don't have iPhone, you can make it just for fun. Use that QR code link it can download a MP3 file.

Some Web Links 01/01/2012

2012-01-02T13:38:00.000-05:00

One Time Secret - a message service that allows you send sensitive message to somebody, only for once view, after that it will be deleted.

Mugeda - a web based application that lets you create HTML5 animation in cloud. Very interesting, but it seems a little bit difficult to me.

Insynchq - offers a small client that syncs your Google Docs to all your devices. Supports Windows, Mac now, Linux will be soon.

Mentormob - a new "how to" platform that allows learners and experts learn or teach something.