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Gift Guide: get 50 photo holiday cards for free

Dolores Parker — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST

Filed under: Internet, Photo, Holiday Gift Guide, Web

Since we're all looking for ways to save money for the holidays, you might want to take advantage of this limited time offer from SeeHere.com where you can buy 50 (4x8) or 50 (5x7) photo holiday cards for absolutely nothing. This offer includes free standard shipping and represents a savings of $40.

SeeHere is Fuji's photosharing site where you can create cards, photo books and gifts. They have a decent holiday selection and new account users can also get 100 free (4x6) prints for registering. (Shipping not included - promo code "prints").

To get the 50 holiday cards for free, be sure to use the promo code "freebies4mom-1109." Don't procrastinate! This offer is only good until 11/30.

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Now finally available - ubiquitous media sharing with Orb for Mac

Dolores Parker — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST

Filed under: Audio, Internet, Photo, Video, News, P2P, Social Software, iPhone, Mobile, Web

It was pretty exciting news at Download Squad to hear Orb, the "sort of software version of Slingbox," was available for Mac. Orb allows you to broadcast your media to any device that has a web browser. After downloading Orb to your "always on" Mac with a high speed internet connection, you can access all your photos, songs, TV shows, and videos from any device with a browser and media player.

After downloading the app, Orb indexes your media and then prompts you to either log in to mycast.orb.com, or create a log in if you don't have an account. After you log in you can see your dashboard and all your media goodies.

Though my songs appeared immediately, my photos did not. There are various feed settings you can play with and channels to explore. Also, with a simple drag drop interface you can share your media with your friends via email, SMS, widget on your blog, or a public URL.

Checking it out from my home computer is one thing, but would it work on other devices? Success! I was able to access my media from my Dell PC.

A note for iPhone owners: The esteemed and indefatigable Jay Hathaway noted that he received errors when he tried to download the free version of OrbLive for the iPhone, which he tried from both his iPhone and his iTunes account on his Mac. There are 3 flavors of Orb available for the iPhone: OrbLive free, OrbMedia ($4.99) and OrbLive ($9.99)

Note to Orb: Please update your landing page to include PC and Mac, ok?

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Track Black Friday prices with Invisible Hand add on for Firefox

Dolores Parker — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

Filed under: Internet, News, Mozilla, Holiday Gift Guide, Search, Browsers, Web

We've covered Invisible Hand, the discreet shopping comparison add on for Firefox, which displays prices on items you are searching on the web. Just in time for Black Friday, the hand has trotted out a new add on which along with other improvements, incorporates Google search results.

Now, you can get your price results in real time so you know you're getting the best deal. My test drive of the hand went smooth, the results loaded up within a second or two and updates were very discreet. This is a real time saver for getting price results.

The add on will be officially released to the Mozilla site within a few weeks, but the first 200 Download Squad readers can download the beta version. Just click on the link below and key in invisibleDLS for the access code.

http://preview.getinvisiblehand.com/

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Share unlimited media files for free with Libox

Dolores Parker — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EST

Filed under: Internet, Video, News, Windows, Macintosh, P2P, Social Software, Web

Libox got my attention with free and unlimited - as in unlimited - media sharing. It's a new beta desktop application that allows you to share all your photos, videos and music with your friends and contacts. Unlike other social media sharing sites, whose free accounts are 1 GB or 100 photos/files, Libox is unlimited.

A colleague and I gave the app a trial run today and we liked it. After downloading and installing (7.9 MB Mac and Windows) the beta, Libox prompts you to import your files from your computer. The UI is clean, minimalist and intuitive. After importing your media files from your computer, you can share them by email with your friends and groups. Your friends will also have to install the app to open the files you send.

Libox allows you to sync your media files with all the computers in your house. There is also a web app where you can access your media in your browser, however, it is in alpha and can only be used on your local computer and if it is not behind a firewall.

To accomplish all this, Libox uses a combination of P2P networking, cloud and grid computing. It does not store your media or metadata on their servers and when you share media with your friends, Libox creates a "private secure network" on those specific files with those specific friends. The files are received in their original format, no compression, resizing or degradation.

Many questions abound, like how will this service make money? Once out of beta, will it be a paid service? What about the private secure networks? How private and how secure? The web access in alpha - how will that work? What are the compatible file formats? Any plans to add other file types like EPS or Docs? Does Libox work with Linux? Tell us more about the company and mission. Is their plan complete world domination? Is Libox too good to be true?

Stay tuned. Hopefully, we'll get these answers and more if you leave your questions in the comments.

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PDFAmigo - quick, fillable pdf creator in your browser

Dolores Parker — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EST

Filed under: Design, Internet, News, Web

If you're in need of a quick pdf form creator and don't want to dig in your wallet too deep, PDFAmigo might be a good option for you. Running from your browser, PDFAmigo allows you to create enhanced fillable pdf forms utilizing color, different fonts, text fields, radio buttons, etc.

You don't have to sign in to get started, however you will need to if you want to save your work or upload images. If you don't mind the huge watermark across your file, the pdf you create is free. Naturally, that might be a problem, so you can buy the file for $1.00 using Paypal and the watermark will be erased. This fee does not include future changes to the form, so each change you make to the form would be an additional $1. Also, the first page is $1, and additional pages are 50 cents. (If you like to tweak your output this might get a bit expensive). Just sayin.

Another option that is completely free is PDFescape. It also runs in your browser and you can create fillable pdf forms, albeit with less font options and features. Any other faves? Let us know!

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Amawaitin - Amazon bargain shopper's tool

Dolores Parker — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST

Filed under: Internet, News, Web

You know how you feel when you miss a sale on an item you were definitely going to buy, but now the price has gone up and you feel like you've been robbed? Yeh, I hate it when that happens.

Amawaitin is a shopping tool for Amazon that emails or tweets you when your preselected items hit your target price. This is convenient as it helps you from having to constantly check if the price has gone down on your favorite items.

The site is super easy to register for and navigate. You can search for an item and Amawaitin will provide a list for you to select. You put in your target price and then you - yeah you guessed right - you wait. I'm still waiting for the price alert on the 47 in HDTV for $599.

The key to Amawaitin is having the presence of mind to input your items and target price in advance. The other critical factor is to have patience and hope your target price will hit, and the last consideration is to brace yourself for Cyndi Lauper's Time After Time song, whose lyrics will invade your head just because the name of the site is asking for it. I will be waiting, time after time..

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Shopping for Windows 7? Score it free or heavily discounted

Dolores Parker — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EST

Filed under: Internet, OS Updates, Windows, Microsoft, Commercial

So you got your party hat on and want to buy Windows 7 but don't feel like shelling out $119.99 - $319.99 for the various editions upgrade or full version? Well, we made life a little easier for you and your wallet. Below is a shopping site roundup of Win 7 deals and discounts. Check it out and see what deals you are eligible for.

Student - Microsoft is selling the student edition for $29.99 but you have to be enrolled in a college or university as they require a vailid college or university email. If you don't have one of those, you can scan in your student ID, proof of course payment (yes, I'm serious) or class list. Sheesh.

Home Premium Upgrade - $119.99. You need to be running a genuine copy of Windows XP or Vista to be eligible for this edition. (Sorry to say Microsoft had this on sale for $49.99 up until July 11th when it was sold as a pre order for Win7). Another option would be to buy the Family 3 pack for $149.99, however, Costco is currently selling this version for $134.99.

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David Lynch's Interview Project blog launches Oct. 20

Dolores Parker — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fun, Internet, Video, News, Social Software, Web

Interview Project by David Lynch is an online series of interviews with Americans from different walks of life, in various towns and cities all over America. Beginning October 20, the project will launch a community blog, incorporating Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, so fans will be able to upload their own original content.

Austin Lynch (David's son) and a friend set out on a roadtrip across America and back to get the people's story from everyday Americans. They covered 20,000 miles in 70 days and got stories that are notable for the fact they are real, organic and unrehearsed. Production wise, they have the unmistakable Lynch feel, you keep looking for something that may be hidden. I watched 4 of the interviews and enjoyed spotting the Lynch symbols - close ups of flowers, bird chirps, etc. It will be fun to get to see how the conversations flow once the blog opens up a richer dialogue.

The blog launch will coincide with the premiere of the Clinton interview, a Fayetteville, WV man who finds salvation through a Stevie Nicks concert. For laughs, check out Lynch below NSFW (language) talking about watching movies on iPhones.

To him, it just ain't the real thing.

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Invisible Hand - Firefox add on to help you find sweet deals

Dolores Parker — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:00:00 EST

Filed under: Internet, Search, Web

Trolling around on the web for the best deal is tedious and time consuming. Invisible Hand, an add on for Firefox notifies you of better prices on items you are searching on the web with a discreet interface. It's so discreet you have to search for it but if you see a green arrow in your status bar, you know it's there.

When you start shopping on Amazon or Best Buy, Invisible Hand will pop up a message indicating if the item you are searching is cheaper at another retailer. (The camera I was looking at was cheaper by 1 cent somewhere else according to Invisible Hand). Since they're in beta, you might not get a notification for every item you search as the Hand is still growing their product and retailer coverage.

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Fast fix - block your unwanted contacts from Google Chat

Dolores Parker — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:00:00 EST

Filed under: Google, Social Software, Web

If you're like me, there may be several contacts that appear in your Google chat that you probably would never dream of emailing again, let alone having a late night chat with. Well the good news is you don't have to live with their names staring at you taking up desirable real estate screen space on your Gmail page. Here's how you can get rid of them in the good, non literal way.

Click on Contacts on the left side of your Google page.

Then, select the person you'd like to block. When you click on their name a window will open and you will see a "Show in Chat List" drop down menu. You can select from Auto, Always, Never, and Block.

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Carbonmade - free online portfolio for designers

Dolores Parker — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EST

Filed under: Design, Social Software, Web

Carbonmade is a online site where designers can show their work in a ready made online portfolio. The site is easy to get around and perfect for designers who don't care to manage their own domain and website. A free account will provide you with 5 projects to show and a total of 35 images. Their pro plan is $12 per month, gets you 50 projects, 500 hi-res image uploads and 12 videos.

The site is stupid easy to manage and you can tag your projects so they show up in different design categories like graphic design, 3D modeling, copywriting, etc. If you're trying to get freelance work, you can click a setting to show that. There's also the capability to add your Google Analytics account number to your portfolio to monitor web traffic to your site.

The more projects you have, the higher your portfolio appears in the various design category pages. Carbonmade is not ad supported so the non cluttered space is nice. Of course, you may also want to consider other design communities like DeviantArt, Creattica and Behance, or better yet, try them all for the exposure.

What other creative sites for the design professional are some of your favorites?

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Online tools to fight the freshman 20 - Back to School

Dolores Parker — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:00:00 EST

Filed under: Social Software, BlackBerry, iPhone, web 2.0, Lists

Off to college and dreading the inevitable 20 pounds or so of fat that comes with drinking binges, lack of exercise, all you can eat dorm food and late night snacks? Hate the thought of not being able to wear your favorite jeans come winter break? Relax, here's a round up of good online weight management tools which might be able to help you stay on track.

1. The Daily Plate - A calorie tracking tool from LIVESTRONG.com, this site helps you track your calories and burn rate via your personal online food diary. Once you register, you can input the foods you eat and the database will automagically provide the calories. Nice interface and there's even an iPhone and iPod touch (Blackberry too) app for $2.99 if you want to track on your mobile.

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Google Reader - Send To buttons for Instapaper and Evernote

Dolores Parker — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:45:00 EST

Filed under: Internet, News, Google, How-Tos, web 2.0, Web

One of our favorite people evar, Jordan Running, former lead blogger at Download Squad sent us this great tip as a follow up to yesterday's Google Reader post about sharing stories to social networks and creating custom links.

Jordan created a Send To link for Instapaper, a web app that allows you to save web pages for reading later. While he was at it, he made one for Evernote too. Here's the skinny.

Instapaper Send To link for Google Reader
1. Copy the following URL to your text editor

https://www.instapaper.com/api/add?url=${url}&title=${title}&username=USERNAME&password=PASSWORD

2. Replace USERNAME (in caps) with your Instapaper username and replace your Instapaper password with PASSWORD. If you don't have a password, just delete everything after your USERNAME.

3. Go to the Settings tab in Google Reader and click on Send To. Then scroll down to Create custom link.

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Google Reader - new tools to share and save as PDF

Dolores Parker — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:00:00 EST

Filed under: Internet, Productivity, Google, Social Software, web 2.0, Web

Google Reader has released some useful features to help you share stories to your favorite social networks. Also, thanks to the folks at Digital Inspiration, there's a nifty tool where you can save a story in Google Reader as a PDF to your desktop.

It's all under the settings tab - click on the Send to

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Thymer - easy web based project management

Dolores Parker — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:00:00 EST

Filed under: Internet, Productivity, Social Software, Web

Thymer is an absurdly simple web based project management tool. Thymer's approach is unique in that you can literally start using the system immediately without having to learn a complex project management software package. It sticks to the basics - a time tracking tool, to do lists, project lists, report functions, and the ability to share with colleagues on your team.

The interface has a one page design that allows you to see everything at a glance. It uses natural language processing so you can type what you think without having to remember specific commands. For example, if you're having lunch on Wednesday at the Yacht Club, you would type "@Wednesday lunch Yacht Club." The event will show up on your timeline.

I like how you can share tasks and projects with your colleagues as well as the ability to provide comments on different items. You can also drag and drop items exactly where you want. Thymer has 4 built in codes you can choose for your tasks - Discuss, Importance, Billable and Waiting for. It also allows you to add as many tags as you want to an item.

By design, Thymer eliminates fancy features the majority of people don't use or need. However, there are some items I would like to see such as SMS notification and coordination with calendar programs like Google or Office. The app is designed by Stunf, a Netherlands firm, and they are adding new features everyday. The latest are the ability to add tasks via email and Twitter.

Now in private beta, Thymer is free but when it is fully released there will be a subscription fee. Thymer has released 200 beta keys to Download Squad readers. Just enter the code DOWNLOADSQUAD. Be sure to let us know what you think.

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Plinky - inspired content in the eye of the beholder

Dolores Parker — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fun, Internet, News, Blogging, Social Software, web 2.0

Sometimes you're on a roll and the words flow forth effortlessly on the page, while at other times you're struck with the agony of having zero to say. Writer's block occurs sometimes and Plinky is here to help revive the brain dead or as they claim to help you create "inspired content."

Plinky prompts you daily with a question or challenge which hopefully will inspire you to think of something interesting to say. You can add photos, maps or other media to enhance your post depending on the prompt. If you use services like WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr, etc., you can link them to your Plinky account and share your answers through them, too.

Plinky is a social network and as a member you are united with others who also respond to questions like yesterday's gem, "Are you a handywoman or handyman? Describe the most impressive thing you've built/repaired/duct-taped. You can follow people and likewise they can follow you.

At first I was put off by the questions, such as Share your scar(s), as well as the gem noted above, but actually the answers from some of the members were interesting to read if you like diary type entries. I don't know if Plinky will cure writers block or inspire you to create compelling content, but it could be a low barrier way to get beginners started.

Plinky, which we heard about from blogger Louis Gray, was founded by Jason Shellen, a former Google exec who was part of the original team launching Blogger and a founding product manager of Google Reader.

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3 photo sharing sites for your new shutterbug - Holiday Gift Guide

Dolores Parker — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST

Filed under: Internet, Photo, Video, Holiday Gift Guide, Social Software

If you know someone on your gift list is getting a camera or is a new shutterbug, you might want to consider getting them a "pro" photo sharing account where they can upload all their new photos. This is a nice gift for several reasons: 1. A pro account is a must have since most free accounts have a storage limit that the average photographer will easily exceed. 2. Pro accounts are ad free. 3. Pro accounts have more features and allow the upload of larger file sizes. 4. As the giver of the account, it stands to reason you might be given access to your shutterbug's photostream, although, it's equally possible you might not.

Here are my top picks for investing in a pro account. (Many thanks to our readers for enthusiastically recommending Smugmug).

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Vote the site - vote for your favorite political website

Dolores Parker — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EST

Filed under: Design, Fun, Internet, News, Web

If you're not sick of the campaign open season yet, and need some way to show some love for your candidate's website, VotetheSite might be for you. Okay, officially you're supposed to vote on which political candidate's website you think is the best. But c'mon, I doubt most people will go to the trouble of analyzing the candidates' sites for usability and features. You're going to vote for your candidate, right?

The site lets' you vote for the presidential site you like the best as well as US Congressional sites by state. If you register, you can add all the commentary you want. The site was developed by New Media Campaigns, a North Carolina website development firm. From what I can tell, they do work for both Republicans and Democrats so it appears you're entering neutral election territory.

Here at Download Squad, we're definitely non partisan. Let us know which "site" you think is better, strictly from a geek perspective - McCain's or Obama's.

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Color me crazy - 10 best online color tools

Dolores Parker — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST

Filed under: News, Design Tips

If you're tackling some graphic design project or maybe even your wall decor, getting color hints from ready made color templates from professional designers can be useful. Below are 10 of the better sites to help you out on your design challenge.

ColorCombos - nice color palettes to choose from. If there's a particular website whose colors you want to snag, check out their "Grab Website Colors" engine. You just input the URL of the site you're reviewing and ColorCombos extracts the palette for you.

COLOURlovers - this is pretty close to color mecca. This post should actually be filed as a Timewaster because you can spend hours checking out the various palettes and patterns and rolling your own. The site is full of features such as create your own palette from a URL you're inspired by, join groups devoted to colors (srsly), shore up on the latest color trends, contribute your own content and vote on others.

ColorExplorer - another site that's feature rich and full of color goodies. Color import from images, palette export to most programs, convert any number of colors into a matching palette, 1 click palette filters and adjustments, plus no requirement for site registration.

Kuler - not surprisingly, Adobe has a fetching web app to help you generate color schemes and if you have Adobe's Creative Suite 4, Kuler is built in. Kuler has great tools such as color extractor from an image, theme creation from 1 to several colors, as well as a community you can join and give and receive comments on yours and other's creations.

ColorJack - very nice color site featuring several apps such as Color Sphere which allows you to choose the right color scheme supporting 18 formulas and 9 color blindness simulations. There's also Color Galaxy, an online color visualizer with colors from 27 libraries including everyone's favorite forever and ever, Crayola.

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Truth serum - online fact checking sites for political open season

Dolores Parker — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EST

Filed under: Internet, News

It probably would be more zen-like to ignore the ridiculousness of the political emails that are making the circuit and trashing my inbox. But rather than pressing delete, I go to some of my favorite online fact checking sites, find the offensive claim and its truthful antidote, copy the link, and then send to the long email chain with a perky little response.

I get a small sense of satisfaction that I'm doing my part to stanch the lies, rumors and trickery during political open season. Below are some nonpartisan fact checker sites to help you determine fact from fiction. Game on!

FactCheck.org - powered by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, this site is nonpartisan, nonprofit, and aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. It accepts no funding from corporations, unions, political parties, lobbying organizations or individuals.

Politifact.com - has a neat "Truth-O-Meter" so you can see at a glance what's up with the candidate's claims. Content is nicely organized with tabs like "Chain E-Mails," "Flip-O-Meter," (shows candidates position flipping), and "Attack File," which reviews candidate's attacks and discusses their legitimacy or not. It is run by the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly to help determine the truth of the respective presidential campaigns.

Fact Checker - a blog from the Washington Post which aims to be a truth squad in the national political debate. Its goal is to shed light on controversial claims involving important national issues and the records of the various presidential candidates.

Snopes.com - a site devoted to dispelling urban legends that also runs a good bit of political fact checking. Try not to let the bad graphics and ads run you off as there's lots of fun content to review.

I didn't include partisan fact checking sites for reasons that I believe are, well - obvious. What are some of your favorite non partisan ones?

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