Size Matters

If you find yourself needing to squash a too-large image, here are some handy techniques. Some of these methods have been mentioned on this blog previously, but a more complete list was recently compiled by etc. and might prove useful when you are in a pinch. (Pumpkin picture from bigpumpkins.com)
Original Resizr
ResizR
Image Squash
pxn8
blibs
SnipShot
Windows XP Image Resizing Power Tool

Category: Images_

Capturing the Uncapturable

There are times (not many) that I'm really impressed with something I've seen on the web--a flash intro or video, an audio or photo that's particularly appealing. These files are usually embedded into a web page and so can't be saved as a separate file to your hard drive. Now, however, you can get those embedded media files for your own fair use if you use Mozilla's Firefox browser. There's a short, simple tutorial on doing this at inner.geek.nz.

Category: Other Cool Stuff_

The Fine Print

Having a little trouble reading the small fonts lately? If you have XP, you can activate the Magnifier and enlarge portions of your screen.

Category: Utilities_

Shift Your PDF Into High Speed

This week I found a neat trick to speed up the opening of Adobe documents. Just hold down the shift key when you click to open & it speeds up the time it takes to open the pdf file.


Category: Other Cool Stuff_, Utilities_

Plagiarism Prevention Possibility

The Modern Day Alchemist posted an article about Copyscape, a service that allows you to find "copies of your page on the web." They provide a pay service as well as the free service and allow websites to post a "do not copy" banner to deter plagiarism. Upon checking, I found it easy to use. I also discovered that no one is copying the Rock Tech Talk content. Once we become an international phenomenon, however, I'm sure that will change :)

Category: Web_

Zoho, Zoho

It's off to work you go with free applications from Zoho, including Zoho Writer (real time word processing and collaboration,) Zoho Sheet (the same for spreadsheets,) Zoho Polls, Zoho Creator (for web apps,) Zoho Web Monitor, Zoho Virtual Office, and newly released Zoho Show, which lets you build and present online. Read some reviews from Resource Shelf here and here.

Category: Utilities_, Web_

What Are We If Not Googled?

Google provides webmaster resources, including various tools and tips for getting your site indexed by Google.

Category: Web_

Color Coordinated

Color Jack (designed to work best with Firefox, yea!) is a new color scheme site.

Category: Web_

Have Your People Call My People

Free conference call sites (except for long distance rates, depending on your calling plan)

LiveOffice
Free Conference

Category: Utilities_