Splashup
Fairly robust image editing. Features include layers, multiple image editing, and social network integration.
Google Docs & Spreadsheets
Yes another way to rid Microsoft Office from your desktop with this excellent word processing tool.
Weebly
I built this site from scratch using a free Weebly template. Publish a functional website with little editing knowledge in minutes.
Tokbox
Very simple Flash based video chat.
Flickr
Cool photo management service with tons of potabilities. Turn your photos into merchandise here.
Apart from their nationality, these men all have one thing in common. Can you guess what it is?
Amongst many other things they have achieved the following:
Jean-Dominique Bauby
Wrote an book with one eye.
Philippe Petit
Danced between the Twin Towers 417 metres above the ground.
Alain Robert
Climbed 85 very large man made structures.
1. www.ted.com [Ideas]
As the title says "Ideas worth spreading". Talks from some of the best thinkers, talkers, and doers of our time.
2. www.alluc.org [Documentaries]
Missed a good doco on BBC or Discovery? Here it is. Plus tons more.
3. www.itunes.com [Podcasts]
Something free from Apple. Yes I said free. Terabytes of content here. Most notably BBC Radio 4.
5: Miro - Open Source Internet TV - A little rough around the edges. Think of it as an unrestricted iTunes for video.
4: HandBrake - Open Source DVD conversion - "Backup" your DVDs to AVI or MPEG 4 and watch them on almost any media device. I just watched the Godfather trilogy on my phone.
3: Bean - Really Nice Word Processor - Rid Microsoft Word from your life forever.
2: Gimp - Image Editing - Save yourself a fortune by not purchasing Photoshop. Or a lot of hassle by not stealing it.
1: Copernicus - Image Grab - Grab anything you like (including video).
"Patriotism is the conviction that your country is superior to all others because you were born in it."
George Bernard Shaw
"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes."
Mahatma Gandhi
"You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother."
Albert Einstein
"Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die."
Mel Brooks
"Infamy! Infamy! they've all got it in for me!"
Julius Caesar (In Carry On Cleo)
http://ecofoot.org/ - Check your eco footprint.
http://www.etsy.com/ - Buying & selling really nice stuff.
http://www.webmd.com/default.htm - Scary self diagnostics.
http://www.expertvillage.com/ - Learn how to do anything.
http://www.blinkx.com/ - Big ass video search portal.
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