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File hosting

a8910b — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:49:09 CST

Boxnet

DivShare

DropBoks

File Panda

Files.to

Files Upload

Gigasize

JungleDisk.com
JungleDisk uses Amazon's S3 file storage system so you can easily backup all your files to the internet. The cost is very cheap and stores your files in Amazon's high-security, highly-reliable network. I use it to backup my files every day. You set it up once and forget about it... until your harddrive crashes or you deleted a file by accident.

localhostr

Mediafire

MiHD.net

Woofiles
1 GB free storage.

Youbackitup

Welcome to the useful tools wiki

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:29:37 CDT

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A VERY YOUNG WIKI AND THERE IS LOTS MORE TO BE ADDED SOON.

Each week I post a selection of useful tools on my blog lo-fi librarian.

I have decided to dump them all in a wiki for two reasons: 1. So that they are a little easier to find; and 2. In the hope that kindly librarian types will add stuff that I have not come across yet.

I have tried to categorise them as best I can, but since some of these useful tools have multiple functions I am sure there will be oversights in need of correction.

If anyone feels like adding review type info then Hoorah! For my part I have just added a short description often taken directly from the site itself.

To add to and edit this site you will need to sign up for a Wetpaint account, this is very quick and easy too, so don't be put off.

I intend to carry on posting a weekly update of my findings on my blog, but feed is also available for this wiki via the big orange button below:

Getting Things Done (GTD)

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:27:43 CDT

Big Contacts
"Big Contacts is a web-based tool to help you to organize all of the information and activity about the people you work with and live with".

Collanos
"Built on reliable peer-to-peer technology, Collanos Workplace software allows you to work anywhere, anytime, both online and offline".

Goplan
"Goplan is an online project management solution. It allows teams and individuals to collaborate through tasks, file management, real-time chat, online calendaring, and many other features. As an always-on access-anywhere hosted solution it saves companies the trouble of purchasing, maintaining and securing a platform for collaboration".

huddle
"Huddle is a network of secure online spaces that combine powerful document, project & team tools with the simplicity of a social networking site". The free version allows for 5 users and 25MB of storage.

Kayuda
"Kayuda is a web-based visual wiki, a mindmapping tool and a non-linear writing tool that allows you to track ideas and the relationship between them. Its free and any number of people can colloborate simultaneously in real time. You can have any number of "wikis" (called workspaces), and you can choose how private to make them".

Thinking Rock
"Thinking Rock is a free software application for collecting and processing your thoughts following the GTD methodology".

Toggl
"Toggl is a free, online timetracker perfect for anyone who needs to manage their work hours: consultants, programmers, designers, etc."

Tungle
"Tungle is a light but powerful peer-to-peer (P2P) meeting coordinator. You can use Tungle to arrange meetings with friends, co-workers or business associates no matter where they are or what calendaring software they use".

Wikis

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:26:53 CDT

Kayuda
"Kayuda is a web-based visual wiki, a mindmapping tool and a non-linear writing tool that allows you to track ideas and the relationship between them. Its free and any number of people can colloborate simultaneously in real time. You can have any number of "wikis" (called workspaces), and you can choose how private to make them".

PeanutButter Wiki

wiki.is

Wiki Matrix
Compare wiki software.

Zoho Wiki

Widgets / gadgets

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:25:07 CDT

Critero Autoroll Widget
"Display links to blogs your readers will like".

Good widgets

Google Gadgets

Lab Pixies

Show Yourself
"ShowYourself is a simple to make, easy, free and fun utility to help establish your identity across the web. Have a Flickr account and a Facebook and AIM? Combine all your profiles on the web into one attractive widget that you can put on your blog, your myspace or anywhere on the web".

Spring widgets

Widgetbox

Widgipedia

Yahoo! widgets

Web page monitoring

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:21:36 CDT

Montastic

Site 24x7
Free account lets you monitor 2 web sites.

Web page creators

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:21:20 CDT

Freewebs

Jimdo

Noovo

Site Kreator

Squarespaces

Weebly

Zikle

URL shorteners

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:17:43 CDT

Jmp2.net

notlong.com

PeqNo

Soo

Tiny URL

urlTea

Startpages

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:13:37 CDT

Pageflakes

Search

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:12:42 CDT

HotDaddy

Ms Freckles

similicio.us

Soople

Screenshots

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:09:28 CDT

Faststone Capture

Gadwin Print Screen

Screen Hunter

Office applications

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:07:12 CDT

Google docs

SlideAware
"SlideAware is a presentation management platform designed to help you & your team to manage the entire lifecycle of PowerPoint ™ presentations".

Photos / images

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:06:10 CDT

Allyoucanupload.com
Free image hosting.

Bitemyphoto

Everystockphoto

Flickr Collections

Glowfoto

Image Mosaic Generator

Image Reward

Phixr
Online photo editor.

PHOTOlinko

Pikeo
Store your photos online.

Pixer.us
Online photo editor.

PXN8

Resizr

Retrievr
Search by sketch.

Tabblo
"Tabblo is the place for you to use your photos and create great books, posters, and online photo albums".

Thumbq
Free image hosting.

Zappr
"Zappr is in a simple web photo management service that makes easy to sort and administer your photos online".

PDF

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:58:05 CDT

9 Interactive
Create PDFs from web pages.

Adobe online services
'Try for free' your first five Adobe PDFs for free.

doPDF
"doPDF enables you to convert any printable document to PDF format". Freeware download.

Express PDF
Convert from web pages; Microsoft Word; and Microsoft Excel.

HTML2PDF
"Renders URLs of (dynamic) (x)html pages including CSS to PDF on the fly".

PDF Online
Convert to PDF from a wide variety of formats.

Online identity

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:57:48 CDT

Show Yourself
"ShowYourself is a simple to make, easy, free and fun utility to help establish your identity across the web. Have a Flickr account and a Facebook and AIM? Combine all your profiles on the web into one attractive widget that you can put on your blog, your myspace or anywhere on the web".

Mindmapping

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:56:31 CDT

FreeMind
Free mindmapping software.

Kayuda
"Kayuda is a web-based visual wiki, a mindmapping tool and a non-linear writing tool that allows you to track ideas and the relationship between them. Its free and any number of people can colloborate simultaneously in real time. You can have any number of "wikis" (called workspaces), and you can choose how private to make them".

Instant Messaging (IM)

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:56:11 CDT

Blom
"The Ajax instant messenger for your blog".

Icons / logos

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:55:58 CDT

logo maker

twotone icons

Fonts

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:55:46 CDT

Neat fonts

File conversion

lo_fi_librarian — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:45:22 CDT

Hey! Watch
Online video conversion tool.

Media convert
Convert from a wide variety of formats for audio files, video, documents etc.

Zamzar