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Software for Ebay Fans
2007-09-11 11:19:00
I am a huge ebay fan, there isn?t a day that passes by without me looking into ebay and finally buying or bidding on something. For all ebay addicts like me this software will prove to be a gold in a coal mine.Nabit is a software which lets you enjoy ebay without ever having to open your browser.This application sits on your system tray quietly until there has been a change in your bidding or buying status. When you have been outbidded in an auction Nabit shows a pop up alert to notify you. Nabit lets you track all of your bids in one simple application which saves time as you don?t have to follow through different steps on ebay. It tracks all the changes in your ebay account for an auction you are bidding on, when you are outbidded, if the price changes, if the auction has expired and so forth without you having to open the browser. Also you can bid on items using this application as well, one more great feature.This application is constantly updated to make it even better and bes...
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Publish your documents to the World
2007-09-10 11:09:00
We all have documents and stories rotting on our hard drives that might not be of any interest to us but might be of valuable information or post for somebody. Scribd, is a web service that lets you publish and share your documents with others. Think of it like YouTube but with documents instead of videos.When you upload a document using this service other members can view this document using their browser itself as this website uses a custom flash document viewer. You can view documents related to history, blogging, stories, jokes and all kind of reading material through this site. For the bloggers, you can also embed these documents into your blog which is certainly a nice feature.Some examples of documents that you can publish and read are, school papers, poems, news, stories, online books and so on. Go ahead try this website, if you are somebody who likes to read and find information this site will be worth your visit.www.scribd.com
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Backup Blogs Online
2007-09-09 11:16:00
We all know how important it is to back up our data yet this is one of most overlooked tasks among all computer users. It is very important for bloggers to backup their data as well since it contains posts and articles they have worked endlessly for.Blogbackuponline is an online backup service for blogs that lets the user run a full backup of their blogs, schedule and store backups online and export or restore blog from a backup file.Also this service proves to be really helpful if you are thinking to change your blogging platform. If you are using Blogger and would like to switch to WordPress you can simply do that using this service as well. To see some of the screenshots of this service please follow at the end of this post.Features:-- Supports all major blogging platforms ( Blogger, Wordpress, Typepad, Friendster, Movable Type, etc )- Back up blog images and videos as well along with the content (JPEG, GFI, PNG, TIFF, BMP)- Transfer your blog to another blogging platform- Schedu...
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Fun Website!
2007-09-08 18:20:00
My blog usually is related to the information relating to softwares, web application etc. but once in a while I do like to let the readers know about some fun websites. I dont know if there is much purpose of these websites but it sure is fun to even look or read whats in there.As I was browsing the net I came across HeDidWhat.com, yes you read it right. This website is like the ultimate portal for women to vent their frustration. I apologize to all my male readers for bringing out this information as I dont think this will serve them any good. This website can be used by females to write about any male and the things they did that hurt them or something and in turn get advice from other members. All the postings are based on popularity. It is pretty crazy but at the same times it might be helpful for the ladies to vent their frustration out right here on this website. Just thought I would let my readers know that there is something like this as well that exists on the web.
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For the YouTube Fans!
2007-09-07 15:05:00
I am pretty sure this software will please all the YouTube Fans . YouTube Downloader (Free) is a program that simply downloads the you tube and google video to your computer in either one of the formats you choose ( .AVI, .MPEG or .FLV ). All you have to do is choose the location you want the video on your computer, choose the format and simply paste the URL of the video and click start ( view the screenshot below )When I first visited the site it didn?t seem like the site was very legitimate as the site is just loaded with adsense. I had to pretty much hunt for the information about this software within the site. But once I got to the download link and downloaded the software it worked great.Although the site seemed to be more adsense oriented than product YouTube Downloader worked just fine. I am not a big youtube fan but I downloaded almost 20 videos to see if the program really was reliable. All 20 videos were successfully downloaded.Great application for all the youtube fans and...
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An application that Syncs notes to your iPod!
2007-09-06 16:33:00
I think most of the mac users have already hunted this one down because as far as I know mac users are always on the hunt for cool and neat applications.Note-It-Express ( Free ) can be referred to as iTunes for notes as it syncs notes to your ipod instead of music. The best thing about this application is you can write your notes within the application and when you are finished you can simply sync it with your ipod.Now to the mac users and iPod fans just think about the possibilities with this neat application. You can be in a class or a meeting taking notes and all you have to do is take your notes using this application and simply put it on your iPod. You will have your notes handy with you no matter where you go, you don?t need to take your beloved mac everywhere. This is one handy application for Mac users and iPod fans.Here is the link to download this free software Download
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Great New Mobile Texting Service
2007-09-05 17:13:00
This is a pretty neat service! As usual on my quest to find something out of the ordinary and useful I came across this site (mosio) which lets you text a question using your mobile phone and you can get upto four answers. Yes, you do have friends and families to help you out with your queries but I can bet they dont know answers to all the questions you have.These questions are answered by real people who are referred to as QnAgents. You might think the service is pretty silly as you can have answers through google mobile and other app but as far as I know google mobile wont help you answer " What is the most beautiful country in the world?", yeah its silly but sometimes its just plain fun. Think of having an arguement with a friend or a colleague and nobody can help you answer the question, this is when Mosio service comes in handy. Although in Beta it worked fine for me.Before you can use this service you will have to check if this service is available for your phone. I have my s...
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Guru! Online Marketplace for Freelancers
2007-09-04 11:20:00
Guru.com is a global marketplace for freelance talent where employers post jobs in search of individuals with specific talents or skills locally, nationally and globally. If you are looking to make some money from home this is the way to go. Since I have hands on experience using this web service I can personally say that this is one of the best way to go if you are looking to make some extra money from home ( Note:- this is not a ?work from home?, get quick rich deal website. If you have talent on a particular field you can try it here but you have to have patience as businesses and employers will hesitate to hire someone new right away ).How the service works:- To use this service you have to create a membership account which is free. After that you can login and see what businesses are looking for ( data entry, programmer, clerical staff, medical reports, language translation, etc ), you can apply for a job based on your talent / skills. Based on your talent or skill you can bid ...
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An integrated search agent for you
2007-09-02 11:19:00
This software is a must have for all, especially for writers and readers alike. Have you ever had the desire to find a meaning of a word while you are reading a word, notepad or other document? If you answered yes this program will make your life lot easier.Transfz ( pronounced as transfuse ) is an integrated search agent that will let you search for a meaning or run a google search from any document that you are using. If you are writing something in word, notepad or other document and want to see what a word means all you need to do is highlight the word and press CTRL+D and a menu pops up. If you want to see search results click on Google, Wikipedia or if you want meanings just click on dictionary on the menu and there you are. No hassle of opening a browser and typing it in. Although this software is in its Beta stage I didn?t have any problems with it.Also if you are browsing through a website and you want to get results for a particular word you can do the same thing over agai...
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Excellent Search Engine!
2007-09-02 03:24:00
?Cha? means Search in Chinese so the website I am writing about here does exactly what its name suggests. ChaCha.com is a new way of searching the web. Although still in its BETA version ChaCha seems to have won many hearts.The first thing that this site does is it searches the internet just like any other search engine. Yeah, so what is so cool about it right? The neat thing about this search engine is if you want you can get human assistance to guide you through your search results. To use this feature you will have to register which takes about one to two minutes ( free ). Then after you verify your email address you are connected to a human guide which takes about 1 minute or so. After you are connected to a human guide you can type your queries and the guide will help you find results. In my case, I got the exact results I wanted which if I was looking through google, I would have to look through many pages.This search engine is something we should all look into. If we are sear...
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Video chat with upto 6 people ? Simultaneously!
2007-09-01 18:57:00
This service is outstanding and it is simply groundbreaking, in the sense that it is free and it is available for home users and not just for professionals. Work N Play is proud to bring you the information on a multi?user video chat application which supports upto 6 people simultaneously.Oovoo, still in Beta is an application that will let you chat with your mom,dad,brother,sister and yes the annoying uncle and aunt as well, all at the same time via different computers. Since this service is free it makes it even more tempting to try it out and as you can guess I did. When I used this application to chat with all my annoying co-workers, I didn?t have any problems with the application whatsoever ( although I did end up closing after chatting for 5 minutes, that?s how long I can handle my co-workers for ).You can use this application to send video messages and file to other oovoo members and video messages to people who don?t have this application as well. In my opinion this software...
More About: Video , Chat , People , Multan , Ulta

Ebay Fans, Ebaying just got easier!
2007-08-31 17:29:00
We have all used ebay at some point, whether to sell or to buy that product that has already been used so we can save a little money. Ebay is building a new desktop application which is currently called San Dimas Project. Since this is a desktop application you wont have to bother searching and typing in your internet browser. Save some time while you are hunting those cheap goodies down.The San Dimas Project is trying to get three major types of feature through this application:- Core ebay features which includes buying/selling, bidding, browse, watch list, search, etc ( Note that San Dimas will have a selling feature but only for casual sellers not for professional sellers or businesses and this feature will not be available in Beta testing, wonder why )- Second, unique desktop features like alerting you when you win or lose an item, when you are outbidded , etc.- And third, checkout and feedback features which are so very integral in ebay communityThe good thing about this projec...
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Are you using Safari (Mac)?
2007-08-30 17:27:00
Here is another great information this Thursday for all Mac users. This software I am writing will allow you to import your del.icio.us bookmarks into Safari .Sharing bookmarks between Safari and del.icio.us is not as easy as it is with firefox but it is certainly doable. delicious2Safari is a free lighweight desktop application that can organize imported bookmarks into your folders based on your del.icio.us tags.Some of the features of this program;Import your bookmarks as a flat list or let this program organize them into folderChoose where you want to download, Bookmarks Bar, Bookmarks Menu, Safari BookmarksPlease click here to download the software

Thursday is Official Mac Day at Work N Play!
2007-08-29 16:47:00
I have had many readers comment on my post that it would be great to see some of the applications for Mac. So to bring information to Mac readers on Mac applications and softwares I am making Thursday an Official Mac Day here at Work N Play .Ok so it is official. I have a great software to inform you about on this inaugural Mac Day here on this Blog. I am pretty sure that if you use PC you have heard of Open Office suite which mimics pretty much all the functions of MS Office. NeoOffice is a full featured office suite ( word processing, presentation, spread sheet, drawing programs) for Mac that is based on Open Office suite. NeoOffice has integrated dozens of native Mac features and can import, edit and exchange files with popular programs like MS Office.Some of the features of this Mac productivity suit;Mac native printing supportNative drag and drop supportNative copy and paste supportUses Mac OS X fontsHandles Macros in Excel filesHandles Most Microsoft Office 2007 Word, Excel, an...

One of the best websites made using Flash
2007-08-29 04:54:00
I am not someone who enjoys looking at websites made in Flash . But this website, upshot just blew my mind. Please have some patience and let this site load and you will see what I am talking about.After the site loads double click on one of the links that is shownAfter that see the ball guide you to where you want to go.Its just fun watching this site come to actionThis site is simply the best site I have ever seen built entirely using Flash!
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Ever Dreamed of owning a Great Website?
2007-08-28 11:23:00
Yes, you can certainly buy ready to go websites at ebay but I am here to let you know about a service that exclusively deals with selling websites.Website Broker, a service that lists websites for sale by individuals is a great resource for people who want a good website but have limited knowledge of HTML or other programming languages. You can find hundreds of fully developed websites and I can assure you that you will find something that will match your interest.Websites listed through this service ( most of them ) are high quality and built using programming languages with maximum functionality ( not the free drag and drop and here you go kinds ). Also some of these websites are already established on the web and already have traffic flowing to them. With this service owning a social networking site, a custom blog, an e-commerce site that are highly advanced,functional and appealing might be just couple clicks away.
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Get the price of gas in your city before you head out
2007-08-27 11:28:00
Gas prices have become something that has become hard to predict. There are times when I come home from work thinking ? wow, the price has really gone low, I should fill it up full tomorrow morning ? and when I wake up and head to the station it is record high. We have all underwent through this awful feeling.So next time before you head out to the gas station to fill your vehicle thinking of a price that might not be reality anymore check out GasBuddy. GasBuddy is a web service that provides you with info on gas prices. This service not only checks gas prices in your state but will provide you with prices in your zipcode. The neat feature is it presents you all the gas stations and their prices so you can see which one is offering the lowest price.Neat service! So next time you head out your door to fill that gas hog make sure you visit gasbuddy.com This is all the information I got via gasbuddy for my zipcode
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Great 3D Internet Browser!
2007-08-27 01:59:00
I have finally found the best way to browse the internet, no its definitely not firefox or internet explorer or Safari ( Mac ). The internet browser that I am writing about is in public BETA version and is provided free by SpaceTime 3D, Inc. This internet browser will change the way we browse and search the internet. I had the opportunity to try out this browser and just couldnt wait to write about it. SpaceTime is a 3D internet browser that lets you browse the web in a 3D version. You can either search the web by typing in the URL or by using the services from the drop down menu which include google, amazon, ebay, etc. It is simply the best bowsing experience I have had so far. I searched worknplay.net using google web search and I got all the results that are stored on the web in a neat 3D stack. If I want to view a particular page all I have to do is click on that page and it will bring it to the front. If I like what I see all I have to do is double click it to open the page. Al...
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A search engine that finds you
2007-08-26 11:31:00
Here is a search engine that literally finds you. Spock, which is still in its BETA version is a people search engine built to dig your information out from the internet. I personally am not very keen on these kind of services as it just seems like it kind of takes the privacy out of people’s lives.When I typed my name in the search box, I got three results matching my name and spock pulled out my MySpace information.Although its something that might be helpful for students and professionals to find information on peoples biography and that sort of things, I personally am not very fond of this service. But I do recognize the application of this service is useful – it all depends who is in front of the screen using this service.
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Google's newest acquisition rocks!
2007-08-26 02:48:00
I had known for a couple days about google's new acquisition but haven't had time to get around and check it out. I finally did and I love what I am seeing and I thought of sharing this with my readers.Googl e has just added Grandcentral to its portfolio, a site that lets you forward calls to all your phones ( landlines, cell phones, VOIP ) through one number.Here is a description of how this service works;When you open an account at Grandcentral.com you are assigned a unique number based on your area code. After this step you provide grandcentral all of the numbers that you can be reached at , land lines, cell phones, VOIP, etc. Now you are rady to roll. You can give all your contacts this one number provided by Grandcentral.com and you can have your land lines, cell phones, internet phones and even your gijmo project client, or all of the above ringing - simulataneously.While your caller is waiting for you to answer your call, Grandcentral plays a standard ring tune but if you ch...
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No need of a software if you use this service
2007-08-25 11:36:00
For every business there is a need to create flowcharts, organizational maps, etc. at some point in time. To do this we mostly end of buying software or installing them on our hard drives which takes up that valuable space we have been saving for other things.The solution is here. DrawAnywhere is a web based , cross browser mind mapping software that allows us to design, create and share flowcharts and other diagram needs without installing any software.Click on the picture to see what the interface looks likeYou can use this service to draw flowcharts, organizational charts, print diagrams and save them in different formats or as a PDF file and share and collaborate your files with others. Great web application.
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Covert RSS feeds to Audio
2007-08-24 17:22:00
Personally, this service is one of the best service there could be for bloggers. We as bloggers and blog readers dont always find time to sit infront of the computer and read articles from our favorite blogs. Well, there is a solution to that.Odiogo is a free service that lets you convert your RSS feeds into high quality audio format which can either be embedded into your website or downloaded into your ipod or MP3 player. This sure makes life easier on the run as you can let your busy readers listen to your posts instead of sitting infront of the computer. Great service and its free. You can check this site out at http://www.odiogo.com/
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Want google bot to crawl to your website ? Faster?
2007-08-24 07:06:00
This is a great service for all websites that have 500 pages or less. XML Sitemap Generator from XML-Sitemaps.com provides fast and easy sitemap creation ( A sitemap is a way of organizing a website, identifying the URL?s and data under each section. Due to this organization of all the factors it is much easier for the search engine to find a website ).This service not only trawls through all levels of your site but also gives you a running count of pages and provides a text based URL list and an html sitemap that you can import or download straight into your website.This service is free if your website is less that 500 pages but if you have a larger site you can access the script based version for a low cost. This service also gets an endorsement from Googl e via inclusion in their list of Third Party Plugins for Google sitemaps. Great handy tool for all the webmasters out there. It cant get any easier than this.
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Sidetracked a Little
2007-08-24 00:51:00
Although this blog generally deals with information on webwares and webapplications, I wanted to get a little sidetracked and bring this information out to all the readers. According to a research conducted by Ipsos Insight, USA is ranked 5th among other nations internet users who visit social networking websites. Thought this would be a cool information to share. Please look at the chart here to see who US trails behind.1.South Korea 2. Brazil 3. China 4. Mexico 5. USA 6.UK 7. Canada 8. India 9. Germany 10. France 11. Japan 12. Russia Source:- Ipsos Insight, The Face of the Web 2006. www.ipsosinsight.com
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Grade your website
2007-08-23 16:12:00
I came across this website from one one of the blogcatalog members recommendation. Website grader simply grades your website based on different factors. All you need to do is type in the URL you want to look up and this nifty web application will give you a possible grade out of 100.Also if you dont want to put your email address you dont have to. All you need to do is enter the URL you want to look up and click on " Generate Report ". Besides giving you just the grade this tool lets you see your google and alexa rankings along with all the link information, Technorati links, del.icio.us bookmarks, digg submissions, domain info and much more. This website can prove to be a great tool for webmasters so be sure to check it out.

Search Engine that works for you ? Constantly
2007-08-22 19:06:00
Search engines have swarmed the internet like mushrooms in a wild jungle. With all the engines it is hard to find which one to use and which not to ( ofcourse everyone knows that they will use google at one point in time ). On my quest to find something out of the ordinary I came to www.Swamii.com. This search engine actually works for you. If you are someone who pretty much lives on keyword searching in a search engine day by day on the same topic, this search engine will make your life easier.If you are someone who needs to keep updated regularly on a certain topic then you can search it on Swamii and everytime something new appears on the internet about the topic you searched for you will be notified and presented with the information. This saves time and hassle of looking for the same information every day and watching the same results on search engine day by day. Swamii will keep you updated on the info you need because it works for you to find what you want. This is a must use...
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Wondering what they used to build that awesome website?
2007-08-21 13:51:00
We have all wondered and pondered looking at some websites and the services they provide. How the heck did they do that? What programming did they use? What technology is behind this awesome webpage? Well, the answer is here. Builtwith is a web based website profiler that lets you quickly look up all the technologies implemented in creating a website , example google, msn, etc. This nifty website is capable of capturing and identifying widgets, analytic tools, hosting software, advertising networks and the list goes on and on. After you finish reading this post visit www.builtwith.com and see it for yourself. The biggest reward anybody can get from this website is learn what others are using and implement those technologies for their own good.
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Explore websites from a different perspective
2007-08-21 02:18:00
Wouldn?t it be wonderful to search for a particular website from its starting point and see what is going on into the inner system of that website? It sure would.Walk2web lets you do exactly that. What this service does is it lets you search for a particular website from its starting point. You simply type in the website name and you will be taken to a page. Initially the starting point will be the websites name and the website is connected to six nodes, three shows outgoing links and the other three will show incoming links. Now you can see all the links this website has, both inbound and outbound. When you hover your pointer over these links a website preview is shown on the right side which gives you an idea or preview where this particular site is linking or who is linking to it. And you can click on these site to see what kind of sites are linking to them.( Click on WalkMe Button on the right side of this page to see a demo )Very nifty web application. Great resource for webmas...
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Breakthrough in internet TV service
2007-08-20 11:32:00
Due to this one service PC tuners might soon be a thing of the past. If you have a fast broadband connection you can use this service to find hundreds of full screen shows from major broadcasters. The best thing about this service is unlike the TV tuners you don?t have to wait to watch what you want. You simply click the channel you want to watch and browse the show and click and there you are ready to watch your show. And to top it all off Joost also has a social networking feature which you can use to chat while you watch your favorite show. And to make the deal even better, it is free.www.joost.com
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Get Instant Messaging Capabilities on your iPhone
2007-08-20 01:26:00
One of the main things that I found as a major drawback on iPhone is that it doesn?t have Instant Mess aging capabilities. Although the SMS ( texting ) interface looks like iChat you can use it only to send text messages. I hope you read the previous post before this where I wrote about meebo.com. Yes, just go onto http://www.meebo.com/ on your iPhone?s browser and use meebo?s services to chat. All you need to have is a username and password for whatever Instant Messaging ( AIM, Yahoo Chat, Google Talk, MSN ) you use and voila! There you are chatting on your iPhone.
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