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- Cool Websites and Tools [January 15th]
- TooManyTabs Turns Your Firefox Into A Task Management Powerhouse
- Hot Tech Deals [Jan 15th]
- The Best Free Online Games For The Wii Browser
- Create A Portfolio & Get Your Photos Published With Fotoblur
| Cool Websites and Tools [January 15th] Posted: 15 Jan 2011 07:31 PM PST
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| TooManyTabs Turns Your Firefox Into A Task Management Powerhouse Posted: 15 Jan 2011 05:31 PM PST
Recently I came across another great addon I’ve been playing with and I found it really awesome. TooManyTabs lets you store and organize as many tabs as you like by adding extra rows in the Firefox browser. Essentially the tool adds an extra toolbar to Firefox (which does eat up some space but it is too useful not to try) that can be broken into several rows of open tabs. It works similar to the bookmark toolbar but for a few essential differences:
Besides, the addon saves your browser’s space and memory as idle tabs are put aside. Task Management Options:The reason the addon appealed to me so much is not really the ability to add multiple rows of open (but not active) tabs. The reason is in the interesting task management options the tool adds to the browser. Sort Your Tasks Into “Folders” You can name your rows using recognizable tasks (TO DO, TO WRITE, TO READ) or by the name of the project or whatever seems to make sense to you. In the options (“Interface” tab) you can also set how many rows you can see in the browser at one time. You can also set the default row to send the tabs to (for others rows you will need to use the right-click context menu):
Visualize Tasks By Colors You can use available colors to mark urgent tasks or those that need some ‘action” (unlike just reading), etc. Coloring is done via the right-click menu:
Stick Tabs In case you really want to make sure your tab is there until you manually remove it, use the right-click menu to “pin” it in the toolbar:
More Fun Options To Play With:
Google Chrome VersionFor Google Chrome users there’s a similar extension too that adds the following features:
Looks like a great browser extension! What are your thoughts on it?
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| Posted: 15 Jan 2011 12:15 PM PST
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| The Best Free Online Games For The Wii Browser Posted: 15 Jan 2011 11:31 AM PST
Disappointed with the usefulness of Wii’s free browser? That makes sense. Some major sites like Hulu don’t work on it, and there’s no HTML5 integration to speak of. An update is in order, I think. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t find any free Wii internet games.
You’ll need to connect your Wii to the Internet before you can play any of these games of course, but don’t worry: it’s easy and free, provided you have WiFi at home. WiicadeProbably the best-known repository of Wii-compatible games on the Internet, WiiCade is a great place to start in your quest for free Wii internet games. You’ll find hundreds of games, though the quality of course is varied.
One nice thing about this site though, is that a ratings system makes it easy to sort the wheat and the chaff. If you’re looking for a good game to start with, I highly recommend Bubble Shooter.
It’s kind of like Frozen Bubble, but with your WiiMote. WiiplayableAnother site dedicated completely to Wii games, WiiPlayable is certainly worth bookmarking on your Wii. You’ll find an assortment of games, arranged by category. There’s a lot to discover here, so check it out.
There’s a lot to discover here, but for nostalgic reasons you really should check out Duckhunter for Wii.
This game is shockingly close to the real thing, although sped up to account for the ability to see where your cursor is. Nothing of course will be as fun as the original light gun, but seeing as it doesn’t work with modern TVs this may be the closest you can find. VidelectrixIf you’re a fan of Homestarrunner.com you should probably check out the Videlectrix Vii Collection. Here you’ll find parodies of Atari-era games done so well you’ll forget they’re parodies and just enjoy yourself.
Not a lot of games, but they’re all pretty fun. Why Trogdor doesn’t make an appearance I’ll never understand, but it’s nice to have access to a few well-made games with Wii-specific controls. Got More?So, commenters, what did I miss? Share any other great sites for free Wii games below, or just let everyone know which games are best. Follow MakeUseOf on Twitter. Includes cool extras.
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| Create A Portfolio & Get Your Photos Published With Fotoblur Posted: 15 Jan 2011 09:31 AM PST
While free accounts are restricted to uploading only one photo per day, you can use this limit to your advantage in one of two ways. First, it transforms Fotoblur into the perfect Project 365 portfolio, and second, it allows you to create a portfolio limited only to the very best of your work. When you’re limited to uploading only one photo a day, you’ll find that you might be very picky with regards to what you post. If one image isn’t enough for you, you can upgrade to a premium account for $29.95 a year.
Submitting your art is done via a simple form, in which you choose your file, select a category and add a description. Maximum image dimensions are 1024px x 1024px, the maximum image size is 512kb, and files types are restricted to jpgs.
When submitting your photo you can also choose a group to submit it to, turn off comments, and select between a black or white border.
The latest photos are displayed on the front page in a gallery.
You can also browse photos by categories and those submitted to groups.
When it comes to your personal profile page, your latest images are displayed, alongside any profile information you’ve included – including your location, website and member status. While you cannot upload an icon for your profile page, you can select any of your submitted photos, to be displayed on your profile page and accompanying all of your comments.
Your profile page will also feature the number of members you follow and who follow you, how many favourites (labeled on the site as promotions), comments and profile views you’ve received, and which groups you’ve joined. It will also display a link to the images you have promoted, labeled as your favourites. The interchangeable use of the words promotions and favourites can be a little bit confusing at first.
Each individual image is accompanied by the title, exif data and a shortened URL, as well as links that make it easy to share the image on Facebook and Twitter. You can promote (or favourite) other users images by clicking on the arrow beneath the image.
All comments received will be displayed beneath the image, along with similar images, and the groups the image has been submitted to.
Any images you promote will be displayed on your favourites page.
In addition to your profile page, you also get a portfolio page on Fotoblur. You can choose to limit your portfolio to only specific images from your gallery, or to just include all photos that you have uploaded.
If we could ask for any additional features on Fotoblur it would be for more extensive control over how the portfolio page is displayed such as background, and selecting the thumbnail for each image, as opposed to the automatic centred thumbnail that it currently uses.
Your portfolio can be accessed from a link on your homepage after you have logged in. From there you can also access your groups, public profile, account settings and see the latest photos from your network.
If you’re looking for in-depth critique, Fotoblur is not the place you’re going to get it. While the community is friendly, comments are generally kept short, and reciprocation is the norm. Fotoblur also gives photographers the opportunity to have their work published in their print magazine. Any images submitted to your profile page on Fotoblur can be submitted to be featured in the magazine. Once the submission period is over, users will then vote on the submitted photographs, taking an active part in determining which photographs are selected by the magazine editors.
There is no limit to the number of images you can submit to the magazine, but the images must be 300dpi jpgs, and the file size cannot be more than 10mb. Fotoblur Magazine is currently open for submissions until January 31st, 2011, and the selection period is from the February 1st to February 14th, 2011.
Do you have an account on Fotoblur? Let us know what you think of it in the comments. Follow MakeUseOf on Twitter. Includes cool extras.
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Find free games for Wii, courtesy of the often overlooked Wii browser. If you’re bored with your current collection of Wii games, but don’t have the cash for a new pay title quite yet, you’ll be happy to know there are quite a few web games only a few clicks away. While obviously these aren’t going to match the likes of Super Mario Galaxy 2 you just might find yourself entertained. Best of all: no jailbreaking is necessary.
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