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Free Back Up Online Solutions

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:44:02 +0000

Here is an enormous list of websites that offer either free online storage or a free trial of their file hosting service .

4shared – your Free Virtual Drive with 500Mb online storage space. 4shared offers you the easy and fast way to store your files, access them from anywhere at anytime and share them with your friends and people all over the world
Allmydata – harnesses the power of grid storage technology to securely store your email, photos, music, movies and more
anywhere – a unique personal file storage and sharing service that allows you to save, retrieve and share files and folders with your own network of contacts. 5 gigs, 10 gigs and 20 gigs accounts. Free 15 days trial accounts come with 50 megs
BestSharing.com – Free and easy-to-use file hosting. Allows uploading of virtually any type of files. Unlimited upload, unlimited download. You don’t need to registration and pay any fees. Max file size is 125 MB. Simply file manager allowed via email, file protect allowed too
Bigupload – free file hosting provider. You don’t need to registration and pay any fees. You don’t need to install any special software. A file can be up to 2GB(and counting!). Host your file forever for free, until it is unused for 30 days. If nobody downloads your file for 30 days, it is automatically deleted. Try BigUpload right now and you will see why 100,000 people use it every day
Bigvault – Provides “unlimited”, “secure”, “private” and “confidential” storage space on the Internet, that can be accessed at anytime from anywhere without the need to pre-download any software
Biscu.com – Now individuals and small businesses can get affordable on-line, high-speed web file storage and information sharing services. There are no complicated contracts or long term commitments. Our simple, pay-as-you go service lets you use as little or as much storage as you need. You’re never charged for space you don’t use, and there are no hidden surcharges should you ever require more space. We’re the most budget friendly storage service on the Internet
Boltfolio – unlimited storage. Allows uploading of virtually any media file – photos, video and audio
Box.net – about to relaunch with free accounts, private beta ongoing now, more at http://live.box.net
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Netizen – Like FedEx for digital parcels. This Mozilla based Desktop app allows users to send huge files (over 4GB!) securely and quickly without bogging down email. Uses intelligent relaying to ensure reliable delivery of data. With an intelligent p2p architecture it doesn’t require massive hosting costs as other apps and sites do.
MyOtherDrive.com – MyOtherDrive provides Internet users the ability to store online and share videos, music, photos – any file. The site provides each user with 5GB of storage space that can be selectively shared. Unlike other online storage sites, MyOtherDrive allows you to upload files in bulk (not one by one like so many sites do). The uploaded files can be any size (up to 2GB). The site allows the user to create groups and share their folders selectively to these groups (friends, family, coworkers, etc.) . You can define as many groups as necessary and friends can be placed in more than one group. Coming soon – content tagging and search capabilities.
Pando – A cross between YouSendIt, BitTorrent, and AIM.
Uploading – File Size Limit: 500MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
4 Shared Free File Sharing – 500MB Virtual Drive
LOADMAN – First german online storage hoster with a fine selection of services and relly low prices.
Strongspace – Secure File Storage and Sharing
DF Deposit Files – (Max. 250 MB)
MediaFire – MediaFire is the first 100% free and unlimited file host. Unlimited uploads, unlimited downloads, unlimited bandwidth, multiple simultaneous downloads and no sign up required. You can also easily access your files from anywhere with a free account and your own “My Files” page.
FileFront – File Size Limit: 1GB – Download Limit: Unlimited – File Life: unknown. Only for GAME related files. Any file format allowed.
Imageshack – The ultimate image storage website. Allows images up to 1.5MB in size and allows hotlinking. Your images are available forever, and the site allows 100MB of transfer per hour. You can upload an unlimited amount of images with or without registering. Accepted file types are JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIF, TIFF, and SWF.
EchoSign – For easily archiving your documents. E-mail in all your documents; EchoSign stores them; images them; turns them into PDFs; and makes them searchable for you – for free.
filedropr – drop files for download.
HugeUploads – Free file storage and image hosting, with unlimited bandwidth and 500MB per file. You get unlimited downloads and uploads and protect your files with a password. We keep your files on our server for ever if you download the files within 30 days! No registration required.
ElephantDrive – ElephantDrive provides simple, secure, and automated online storage services to individuals and businesses. By combining the power of grid computing infrastructures such as Amazon Web Services’ S3, proprietary storage optimization technology, and simple, clean design, ElephantDriveâs service allows all users to enjoy the same availability and performance as enterprise solutions, at a fraction of the cost. While the company currently focuses on data protection, it is rapidly expanding its service to push all data into the cloud, where any web enabled device can store, retrieve, manage, and share any digital asset, from anywhere, at anytime.
DropBoks – No bells, no whistles, just an easy and quick way to store your files online. 1 GB Free.
File Storage Sites & Tools – Places to store your viral videos to your home photography.
Nelsok.com Video/Media Upload – This service is free. Allows users to upload videos. Also allows for creating movies/slide shows from video clips, sound files, and pictures. Users can put advertisements on their video viewing pages using googles adsense.
filicio.us – Free $0.15 using Amazon S3
DivShare – Upload Anything – * 100% FREE * Upload unlimited files * Serve unlimited downloads * Files stay online forever! * No pop-up ads or spam * Incredibly fast, reliable servers
MiHD – Max file size: 2048MB Resumable downloads: Yes! Download limits: None whatsoever! File lifetime: 3 Months
UploadOK! Free File Hosting, Free Web Hosting and Cheap Dedicated Servers – Max 1,000 MB
Blackbeard File Hosting .::. share your music, documents – 180 MB maximum file size.Files under the size of 50 MB will expire after 3 months of no download, larger files only 1 month.
DotSpirit – Online file storage powered by phpNavigator featuring: 10GB disk space, multi-users, drag & drop multiple files/folders. Available in English and French. Free trial available.
SnapDrive.net – Free File Hosting No File Deletion
Fies-Upload.com – Up to 1Gb files. Upload by HTTP or FTP. No limited space, file life time: 45 days
JungleDisk – Backup service using Amazon’s S3 service. Fast and cheap.
ShareUA – Ukrainian file storage. UA-IX. 60 mb space. For Ukrainian users!
mooload – File Size Limit: 500MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
YoUpload – Up to 500 megabytes per file Unlimited amount of uploads Unlimited amount of downloads Download managers accepted No download restrictions No “loading” times Fastest servers available
SexUploader – (500MB) For 90 Days
Diino – Diino is a personal, on-line environment, where it’s easy to share large files, back up important data, create an instant network, organize digital photos, play music and securely access important information
I(2) Drive Online Storage – I(2) Drive provides secure online storage and file server access through WebDAV servers for Business and Personal use. Other features include inbound servers, podcasting and RSS Feed, photo albums, direct links, and more…
MyTempDir – Maximum file size – 51,200 Kb (50 Mb)
QuickSharing – Unlimited downloads, even if the file have 100000 downloads, it doesn’t matter. Free to use, there is absolutely no money involved, you can use this service for free. 500MB limit per file, upload and share as many as you want. We only delete if the file is not accessed within the past 30 days.
EvilShare – Upload limit: 128 MB per file, unlimited number of files Download limit: none Files deleted after 30 days of inactivity. I like this site a lot because it’s simple, there are no download limits and no annoying waiting before download as on other sites. And it’s pretty fast, too. I highly recommend it.
zalil – 50 mb
File Planet – Know of a file that we should have but don’t? Let us know! Use the submission form below and get an instant link to your file. Be sure to be as descriptive as possible. Remember, while you get an instant link back – this does not place you officially on FilePlanet. That process may take a while, so be patient. Thank you and enjoy this service! Hi limit.
webcargo.net – Send any file, no matter the size, to anyone with an e-mail address. Price per month $0 Sends per month 5 included, $5 per send after that Max users 1 Max individual file size 100 MB Max data transfer Unlimited File storage duration 14 days Secure 128-bit encryption Yes Dedicated Account Rep — Other options available. http://www4.webcargo.net/webcargo/plan_pricing.php
Eggdisk 6GB File Storage – All accounts get an amazing 6GB of free file storage and file sharing with registration. Free image sharing without registration. The anonymous service allows up to 20MB files, but with the registered service you can have up to 100MB filesizes.
Boostfile – Upload files up to 150 MB, Download Stats for every file, Share, discuss, and rate files.
BackupRight – Super easy to use and automatic, what else could you ask for? They also have a free trial with no credit card and support Mac OS and Linux (Windows too of course).
TheOnlineDiary – Share uploaded files with your group. Upload any files, protect them from download, version managemnet included
Filecows – 20MB
Lumunon Media – FileSharing – FileShare gives you 10MB file limit and unlimited download limit. Time duration is about a year, but this will be eliminated either. So, other than the size limit, everything is unlimited.
OxyShare Your Data Route – Oxyshare Rapidshare Megaupload Size of file 700mb 100mb 250mb Download speed 3 mb/s 1,5 mb/s 1,5 mb/s Download limit no limit 1 file/hour no limit FTP upload yes no no Resume downloading yes no yes Block by IP no yes yes FTP speed 500kb/s no FTP no FTP
Picture9 Online Photo Albums – Free image hosting for blogs, eBay auctions & MySpace. Photo gallery, stock portfolio & image slideshow for personal photos.
fileXoom – Bandwidth: Unlimited; Max file size: 100 MB; Storage space: 2 GB; All file types allowed; Free
Data File Host – Max. file size 10MB, unlimited uploads, download limit is 2.5GB/month for each file and for files smaller than 1MB there is no limit. File kept until no downloads for 30 days.
Flat File Host – maximum filesize: 250 MB
TransferBigFiles – File Size Limit: 1GB Download Limit: 20 Downloads File Life: 5 Days
mailbigfile – File Size Limit: 1GB Download Limit: 3 Downloads File Life: 7 Days
Easy File Host – File Size Limit: 1GB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: Unlimited
Up-FILE – File Size Limit: 1GB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: Unlimited
Fupload – File Size Limit: 500MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 25 Days
UploadReady – File Size Limit: 500MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
zSHARE – File Size Limit: 100MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 10 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 10 days)
Bigupload – File Size Limit: 300MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
Speedy Share – (Maximum: 33MB) Download Limit: Unlimited (Limit of 5GB per file per day) File Life: 7 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 7 days)
Easy-Sharing – File Size Limit: 75MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days
JustUpit – File Size Limit: 120MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
Turbo Upload – File Size Limit: 70MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: Unknown
Content-Type – File Size Limit: 100MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 7 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 7 days)
Upload-File – File Size Limit: 100MB Download Limit: 50 Downloads File Life: 30 Days
StreamUpload 2.0 – File Size Limit: 100MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days
JumboFile – File Size Limit: 100MB Download Limit: Unknown File Life: Unknown
Remote File CabiNET – Remote File CabiNET is an easy-to-use service that eliminates the security risks and productivity problems associated with email. Just insert and manage files online using a Windows Explorer-like interface.
GetFile – File Size Limit: 50MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 14 Days
Web-Upload.com – easy to use and for free !
YourFile – File Size Limit: 50MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
BigFilez – File Size Limit: 50MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 14 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 14 days)
rar host – free file hosting for .rar files! – Upload limit: 200 Mb. Files last 30 days
Your File Link – File Size Limit: 50MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
orb-z – File Size Limit: 50MB Download Limit: 200 Downloads File Life: 15 Days
Gimehost – Free upload of upto 250 MB!
Send File – File Size Limit: 40MB Download Limit: 10 Downloads File Life: 10 Days
MyLivePage – Free 1GB File Storage For All English And Russian Language Support
FileBuffer – File Size Limit: 40MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 7 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 7 days)
UltraShare – File Size Limit: 30MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
UploadTemple – File Size Limit: 30MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 21 Days
SendMeFile – File Size Limit: 30MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 14 Days
Upload2 – File Size Limit: 25MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 1 Year
Rogepost (AKA) Filegone.com – File Size Limit: 25MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 100 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 100 days)
UploadTown – File Size Limit: 20MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
Filegone – File Size Limit: 25MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 100 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 100 days)
11MBIT.in – File Size Limit: 20MB Download Limit: Unknown File Life: Unknown
Refrozen – File Size Limit: 20MB Download Limit: Unknown File Life: Unknown
Crazefiles – File Size Limit: 20MB Download Limit: 50 Downloads File Life: 14 Days
hackz.nu – File Size Limit: 20MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: Unknown
Zhube – File Size Limit: 20MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 15 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 15 days)
Free-Transfer – File Size Limit: 10MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 7 Days
carbonite – How come www.carbonite.com is not on the list?
eSnips – 1GB free storage space.
MailBigFile – Send big files quickly and easily, without clogging up your email. No software to download, if you can see the web, you can use Mail Big File. 3 simple steps and your file is on it’s way.No cost, no registration – just start sending files. With the option to secure your file with 128-bit encyption, Mail Big File is more secure than standard email. All files are virus scanned. Send files up to 1GB in size. Features a progress meter.
MegaShares – File Size Limit: 1.5GB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 25 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 25 days)
SendOver – File Size Limit: 2GB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 7 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 7 days)
Free 1000MB file storage – FREE 1000MB file storage and unlimited size files uploads with Hercules software from your desktop
bbDRIVE – Amazing! A windows app simply maps FTP storage into an network disk, could be use with any win support application. Max 10GB storage & no single file size limitation.
Upload 2 – Free file hosting service. Up to 250 MB.
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BigUpload – 2000MB upload limit. File stays on the server forever as long as it’s updated once every 30 days.
zUpload – File Size Limit: 500MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
Spread-It – File Size Limit: 500MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 14 Days
CyberUpload – File Size Limit: 500MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 7 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 7 days)
Snaggys – File Size Limit: 500MB Download Limit: 999 Downloads File Life: 15 Days
ShareBigFile – File Size Limit: 300MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 21 Days
UpDownloadServer – File Size Limit: 250MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: Unlimited
XtraFile – File Size Limit: 250MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 15 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 15 days)
Dropload – Send Files upto 100MB for 7 days.
bonpoo – File Size Limit: 250MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 10 Days
FileCache – File Size Limit: 250MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 31 Days
Supload – File Size Limit: 200MB Download Limit: 30 Downloads File Life: 7 Days
ovodocs – Web based online document storage that looks just like windows explorer. Is absed around creating users/customer accounts so you can share and manage files between. Costing is based around user base. Complete security with users and groups. Alos file usage audit.
myShareBox – File Size Limit: 100MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
TheUpload – File Size Limit: 100MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days
Upload.Sc – File Size Limit: 100MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: Unknown
Hemen Paylas – File Size Limit: 250MB Download Limit: Unknown File Life: Unknown
Store and Serve – File Size Limit: 100MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
upload2.com – File Size Limit: 250MB Download Limit: Unknown File Life: Unknown
BIGfileupload – File Size Limit: 100MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: Unlimited
AxiFile – File Size Limit: 150MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days
QuickDump – File Size Limit: 100MB Download Limit: download bandwidth limit of 500MB per hour File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
Fastmail – Great subscription email service with file storage; plans ranging from free (1MB limit, 10MB quota) to $40/yr (250 MB storange, 750 MB quota).
FileHD – File Size Limit: 60MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
UploadSend – File Size Limit: 50MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
UploadFront – File Size Limit: 50MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
FreeUploader – File Size Limit: 50MB Download Limit: Unknown File Life: Unknown
Momoshare – File Size Limit: 50MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 15 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 15 days)
FriendlyShare – File Size Limit: 50MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
UploadHut – File Size Limit: 50MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days
SupaShare – File Size Limit: 50MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 14 Days
FileHost – File Size Limit: 50MB Download Limit: Unknown File Life: Unknown
ushareit – File Size Limit: 50MB Download Limit: Unknown File Life: Unknown
SceneWorld – File Size Limit: 50MB Download Limit: 1000 Downloads File Life: 50 Days
WebFileHost – File Size Limit: 10MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days
Hyperupload – File Size Limit: 10MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: Unlimited
KeepMyFile – File Size Limit: 15MB Download Limit: Unknown File Life: Unknown
MoFile.com – Temporary Upload Limit:1G, 3days Permanent Upload Lmit:30M
Mozy -
MyBloop -
Badongo – Upload files up to 1GB.
Mp3Tunes -
SendSpace – 1200MB upload space.
TrasferBigFiles – 1GB. Five days or 20 downloads.
Woomp -
FileFactory – File Size Limit: 1.5GB Download Limit: 25 Downloads File Life: 7 Days
RapidUpload – File Size Limit: 300MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
iStorage -
RapidSharing – File Size Limit: 50MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 60 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 60 days)
Openomy -
RapidShare – File Size Limit: 100MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
Megaupload – Temporary upload, fast and easy, and free.
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DropSend -
Inbox.com – free 2GB webmail that includes Storage, Calendar & Tasks, and Notes.
SaveFile – File Size Limit: 60MB Download Limit: Unlimited File Life: 14 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 14 days)
Allmydata.com – Unlimited storage on a p2p grid network – free if you share space on your own drive
My File Hut – How much space and bandwidth do i get with myFileHut.com? All users will receive 250MB of Storage space free at cost. Users are also restricted to 10GB/month after staying with myFileHut.com after two weeks, the first two week as a new member you are restricted to 1GB/Week for the first two weeks. Am I allowed to Hotlink and Stream? Yes!, you are allowed to hotlink any type of media off the myFileHut.com Network that does not breech the TOS. Streaming is also allowed, but it is suggested that you watch your bandwidth usage when streaming as this tends to eat up most of the users bandwidth
Freepository -
EggDisk – All new accounts up to September 1st will get an amazing 4GB free storage. Sign up today and tell your friends. Free File Storage and File Sharing without registration. Just upload and go! You can backup all your files, images and work. The anonymous service allows up to 20MB files, but with the registered service you can have up to 100MB filesizes.
Grouper.com – Free storing/sharing of photos and videos
A Website Design Checklist – Website design is a significant function of the website. It is the basis of the website development and publication. The web designer must be a creative person who can design a web site that is aesthetically pleasing to look at and plan a site that is functional and easy for your viewers to use.
uploadyourfiles – Upload limit: 200Mb. Files last 30 days
Uploadsever – Upload limit: 250 Mb
YouSendIt – File Size Limit: 1GB Download Limit: 25 Downloads File Life: 7 Days

Any suggestions, ideas? Feel free to comment on this article!

Gmail Labs: Some crazy experimental stuff.

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:22:42 +0000

Gmail Labs is a testing ground for experimental features that aren’t quite ready for primetime. They may change,break or disappear at any time.

If (when) a Labs feature breaks, and you’re having trouble loading your inbox, there’s an escape hatch. Use http://mail.google.com/mail/?labs=0.

Offline
by the Offline teamMake Gmail go where the Internet doesn’t. Access your inbox through your browser and use Gmail’s familiar features when you’re offline. To get started, enable this lab and then click on the “Offline” link in the upper-right of your inbox.

YouTube previews in mail
by Stanley C and Braden KShows a video preview whenever you receive a YouTube link in an email. You can watch the video right inline!

Picasa previews in mail
by Dan, Stanley, Mark & UmeshShows photos previews whenever you receive a Picasa link in an email.

Flickr previews in mail
by Dan PShows photos previews whenever you receive a Flickr link in an email.

Yelp previews in mail
by Dong C, Braden K, and Raylene YShows previews of Yelp listings (rating, location, phone number, etc.) whenever you receive a Yelp link in an email.

Google Voice player in mail
by Robert DLets you play voicemails left on your Google Voice account right from the email notification.

Google Docs previews in mail
by Steven S, Jim M, Bob B, and Ted CShows previews of documents, spreadsheets and presentations directly in the email when you receive any link to a Google Doc. Also gives an option to open directly in Google Docs.

Message translation
by DarrenUses Google Translate to translate messages you receive in other languages.

Back to Beta
by DarrenSoothes the soul by putting the familiar beta sticker back on the Gmail logo.

Quick Links
by Dan PAdds a box to the left column that gives you 1-click access to any bookmarkable URL in Gmail. You can use it for saving frequent searches, important individual messages, and more.

Superstars
by Kai H & Julie WAdds additional star icons. After enabling this feature:
(1) Go to the “General” Settings page to choose which superstars you wish to use.
(2) Use either the keyboard shortcut (’s’) or click to rotate through your selected superstars.
(3) Use the search operator “has:” to find all messages with your superstar (e.g. “has:red-bang”, “has:blue-star”). Learn the name of a superstar by hovering over its image in the “General” Settings page.

Pictures in chat
by Dave CSee your friends’ profile pictures when you chat with them.

Fixed width font
by Keith CAdds an option to the reply dropdown menu that lets you view a message in fixed width font.

Custom keyboard shortcuts
by Alan SLets you customize keyboard shortcut mappings. Adds a new Settings tab from which you can remap keys to various actions.

Mouse gestures
by Erik AUse your mouse to navigate with gestures. Hold right-click and move the mouse left to go to a previous conversation, move it right to go to the next conversation, and move up to go back to the inbox view. Works best on Windows.

Signature tweaks
by Keith C and Dave CPlaces your signature before the quoted text in a reply, and removes the “–” line that appears before signatures.

Random Signature
by Chad PRotates among random quotations for your email signature.

Sender Time Zone
by Marcin BShould I reply to this mail or just call the guy? Ooops… it’s 1 am. Sorry, I didn’t mean to disturb…

Custom date formats
by Emil EAdds options to the general settings page allowing the date and time format to be changed independent of language. For example, you can use a 24-hour clock (14:57) or show dates with the day first (31/12/07).

Muzzle
by Chad PConserves screen real estate by hiding your friends’ status messages.

Old Snakey
by Dave CKick it old school with Old Snakey! Enable keyboard shortcuts and hit ‘&’ from the main page to play a game of snake.

Email Addict
by Michael DLets you take a break from email and chat by blocking the screen for fifteen minutes and making you invisible in chat.

Right-side chat
by Emily CMove the chat box to the right side of the inbox.

Hide Unread Counts
by Matt MHides the unread counts for inbox, labels, etc.

Advanced IMAP Controls
by Jamie NChoose which labels show up in IMAP, turn off message auto-expunging, or trash messages when they’re deleted from IMAP.

Canned Responses
by Chad PEmail for the truly lazy. Save and then send your common messages using a button next to the compose form. Also automatically send emails using filters.

Default ‘Reply to all’
by Mark KMake ‘Reply to all’ your default option for responding to emails.

Quote selected text
Ryan AQuote the text you have selected when you reply to a message. (Now works with the mouse, too!)

Navbar drag and drop
by Anatol PAllows you to reorder the items in your navbar using drag and drop.

Mail Goggles
by Jon PGoogle strives to make the world’s information useful. Mail you send late night on the weekends may be useful but you may regret it the next morning. Solve some simple math problems and you’re good to go. Otherwise, get a good night’s sleep and try again in the morning. After enabling this feature, you can adjust the schedule in the “General” settings page.

Forgotten Attachment Detector
by Jonathan KPrevents you from accidentally sending messages without the relevant attachments. Prompts you if you mention attaching a file, but forgot to do so.

Vacation Time!
by DarickLets you specify starting and ending dates for the vacation autoresponder.

Custom Label Colors
by Mark KLets you create your own combination of colors for labels. Instead of choosing one of the standard colors from the label dropdown menu, click on Add custom colors. Pick your combination of colors, hit Apply, and enjoy.

Mark as Read Button
by Mark KTired of spending all that effort to click on the more actions menu every time you want to mark messages as read without reading them? Now just enable this lab and that is just a button click away!

Go to label
by Bruce Dkeyboard shortcuts and hit ‘g’ then ‘l’ to display a popup for selecting a label to go to. Also works with Quick Links.

Inbox preview
by Peter BShow a simple, static preview of the inbox while loading.

Multiple Inboxes
by ViviAdd extra lists of emails in your inbox to see even more important email at once. The new lists of threads can be labels, your starred messages, drafts or any search you want, configurable under Settings.

Google Search
by Adam and DrewDisplays Google search results inside your mail window, letting you quickly find things and use them when you’re writing an email.

Create a Document
by Jeremie LE & David KAllows you to create a Google Document from an email conversation or a new blank document if your keyboard shortcuts are enabled by hitting ‘g’ then ‘w’.

Filter import/export
by Luke B, Slava C, and the Data Liberation teamExport your mail filters as a file: back them up, share them, or save them before deleting so you can restore them later. Import one of these files to quickly add or restore filters. These options become available under Settings/Filters when you enable this Lab.

Text Messaging (SMS) in Chat
by The SMS TeamAllows you to send and receive text messages (SMS) in Chat. US phones only for now.

Authentication icon for verified senders
by E RDisplays a key icon next to authenticated messages from certain senders that spammers attempt to fake. Currently works for mail from PayPal and eBay only.

Send & Archive
by Pal TAdds a button to the compose form that lets you send a reply message and archive the email conversation in a single action.

Undo Send
by Yuzo FOops, hit “Send” too soon? Stop messages from being sent for a few seconds after hitting the send button.

Location in Signature
by Marco BAppends your location to your signature. You must have your signature enabled. Please enable gears for higher accuracy.

Title Tweaks
by Fedor KChanges order of elements in the browser title bar from “Gmail – Inbox (20) – jaysonconner@gmail.com” to “Inbox (20) – jaysonconner@gmail.com – Gmail”. This way you are able (most of the time) to see if a new mail has arrived even if Gmail window is minimized.

Don’t forget Bob
by Ari L, Naty L & Ron MOnce you pick some email recipients, Gmail suggests more people you might want to include based on the groups of people you email most often.

Got the wrong Bob?
By Assaf B.D. & Naty LDoh, have you ever addressed an email too quickly, and included Bob (your boss) instead of Bob (your friend) by accident? If you’re emailing more than two people at once, Gmail will check if you meant to include Bob Smith rather than Bob Jones based on the groups of people you email most often.

Green Robot!
by Chad YChat buddies show up as robot icons if they are currently using Android. Helpful to determine if you are chatting with someone on a computer or someone on an Android device.

Search Autocomplete
by Ibrahim B, Chris P, and Andrew CProvides search suggestions for contacts and operators as you type in the search box.

Hide read labels.
by Damian G & David de KThe visible labels in the navigation bar will be hidden under the ‘more’ menu when they don’t contain any unread conversations.

Inserting images
by Kent TAllows you to insert images into a message body. You can upload and insert image files in your computer, or insert images by URLs. This lab will not work if you have offline enabled.

Extra Emoji
by Yuzo FCompose messages with a richer set of emoji characters.

Hide Labels from Subjects
by Christopher SWorking on a netbook with a small screen? Labels next to mail in your inbox take up valuable space. Hide them, and you’ll be able to see the subjects of your emails themselves.

Google Calendar gadget
by Ben K and Garry BAdds a box in the left column which shows your Google Calendar. See upcoming events, locations, and details.

Google Docs gadget
by Claudia C and Ted CAdds a box in the left column which displays your Google Docs. Shows recent docs, starred docs, and has fast search.

Any suggestions, ideas? Feel free to comment on this article!

Lossless jpeg applications

nycgraphix — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:22:50 +0000

Here is a list of applications which provide the JPEG lossless rotation feature based on the IJG code:

Jpegcrop [Guido Vollbeding] (Windows) – Sample application
cPicture [Jürgen Eidt] (Windows) – Includes lossless cropping, Exif patch and automatic Exif orientation correction!
PIE [PicMeta Software] (Windows) – Picture Information Extractor, includes Exif patch
EXIF Image Viewer [Michal Kowalski] (Windows) – Digital camera photo viewer, includes Exif patch
IrfanView [Irfan Skiljan] (Windows) – Freeware graphic viewer, includes Exif patch (version 3.85 or later [PlugIn!])
DigiAlbum [Bernhard Baier] (Windows) – Digital photo album, includes Exif patch
Cam4you [Hans-David Alkenius] (Windows) – Canon digital camera utilities, includes Exif patch
BreezeBrowser [Breeze Systems Limited] (Windows) – Canon digital camera utility, includes Exif patch
IxPictures [Reimar Grasbon] (Windows) – Transfer photos from your Canon-DigiCam to your computer, includes Exif patch
GetCanon! [David Vidmar] (Windows) – Image downloader for Canon digital cameras, includes Exif patch
Exifer [Friedemann Schmidt] (Windows) – Free JPEG Exif management software, includes Exif patch
Rota [TsuruZoh Tachibanaya] (Windows) – Lossless rotation utility, includes Exif patch
Jasc After Shot [Jasc Software Inc.] (Windows) – Digital imaging application, includes Exif patch
PixVue [PixVue] (Windows) – Digital camera image management tool, includes Exif patch
Thumber [TawbaWare] (Windows) – Digital camera image management software, supports Exif patch
PhotoThumb [Jarle Aasland] (Windows) – Digital image manager, includes Exif patch
ABC-View Manager [ABC-View Software] (Windows) – Flexible file manager and fast image viewer, includes Exif patch and automatic Exif orientation correction!
PMView Pro [Peter Nielsen] (Windows, OS/2) – A Versatile and Fast Image Viewer and Converter, includes Exif patch and automatic Exif orientation correction!
cam2pc [nabocorp softwares] (Windows) – An Image Downloader and more, includes Exif patch
FixFoto [Joachim Koopmann] (Windows) – Image editing for digital photography, includes Exif patch
FotoView [Martin Pola] (Windows) – jpegtran Frontend for comfortable lossless cropping and rotation, supports Exif patch
JPEGCrops [Toke Eskildsen] (Windows) – jpegtran Frontend for comfortable lossless cropping and rotation, supports Exif patch
Dreher [Martin Schulze] (Windows) – jpegtran Frontend for comfortable lossless rotation, supports Exif patch
ljcrop [Marshall Perrin] (Unix) – jpegtran Frontend for comfortable lossless cropping, supports Exif patch
imgSeek [Ricardo Niederberger Cabral] (GNU/Linux, Windows) – Photo collection manager and viewer, supports Exif patch
PhotoLine 32 [Computerinsel] (Windows, Macintosh) – Image editing software, includes Exif patch
Photo Studio [John Hawkins] (Windows) – Multi-purpose image management tool, includes Exif patch
IMatch [photools.com] (Windows) – Digital image management application, includes Exif patch
exifiron [Marko Mäkelä] (Windows, Macintosh, C/POSIX) – Orientation correction and optimization of EXIF JPEG images, includes Exif patch
DW:Rotate [Photographer Solutions] (Windows) – Fast and easy lossless rotation of JPEG images, includes automatic Exif orientation correction!
JPegger [Vallen-Systeme GmbH] (Windows) – Digital image viewer, includes Exif patch
BetterJPEG [BetterJPEG Team] (Windows) – Lossless rotation, crop, and editing tool, includes Exif patch
FastStone Image Viewer [FastStone Soft] (Windows) – An image browser, converter and editor, includes Exif patch and automatic Exif orientation correction!
Lossless JPEG Toolbox [Michael Lee] (Windows) – Lossless JPEG Toolbox, supports Exif patch
JPEG Lossless Rotator [Anry] (Windows) – Comfortable lossless rotation utility, includes Exif patch and automatic Exif orientation correction!
Picasa [Google, Inc.] (Windows) – Photo organizer, includes Exif patch
imageN [Pawel Szczerbina] (Windows) – Digital imaging software
Cameraid [Juri Munkki] (Macintosh) – Digital photography utility package
jpeg explorer [Jurij Mirtov] (Windows) – Digital camera JPEG file explorer
GraphicConverter [Lemke Software] (Macintosh) – Shareware graphic converter
ACDSee [ACD Systems] (Windows, Macintosh) – Picture viewer and digital imaging software
Ulead Photo Explorer [Ulead Systems] (Windows) – Digital photography software
ThumbsPlus [Cerious Software] (Windows) – Graphic management software
PolyView [Polybytes Software] (Windows) – Image viewer, conversion, and printing utility
Qimage [Digital Domain Inc.] (Windows) – Image viewing and printing software
EyeBatch [Atalasoft] (Windows) – Batch image processing software
Diji Album [Xequte Software] (Windows) – Digital photo album software
CompuPic [Photodex Corporation] (Windows) – Digital content manager
Photo Viewer [PhotoParade] (Windows, Macintosh) – Digital photo viewing and managing
FotoAlbum [FotoTime] (Windows) – Organizing and sharing digital pictures
MyAlbum [Pierre Meindre] (Windows) – Image cataloger and slideshow
NikonView [NikonTechUSA] (Windows) – Nikon digital camera accessory software (dubious!)
Image Preview [Microsoft Corporation] (Windows ME, XP, GDI+) – Embedded image component
Photo Studio for Canon [Scott Murray] (Windows) – Scott Professional Photo Studio for Canon cameras
iView MediaPro [iView Multimedia Ltd.] (Macintosh) – Multimedia management software
OfotoNow [Ofoto Inc.] (Windows, Macintosh) – Online photo album uploader software
jpegtranGUI [Robert Williams] (Amiga) – jpegtran Graphical User Interface
Prince Digital [Erithacus Software] (Windows) – Digital image printing utility
PhotoTip [DurSoft Development] (Atari) – Digital photo graphics program
MediaChest [Dmitriy Rogatkin] (Java) – Media file organizer
FishEye [Willem van Schaik] (Windows) – Digital image viewer
Firegraphic XP [Firegraphic.com] (Windows) – Image management software
PhotoPhilia [Pholix Software] (Windows) – Image management software
MaPiVi [Martin Herrmann] (Linux, Unix/X11, Mac OS X, Windows, Perl/Tk) – Martin’s Picture Viewer and Organizer
Easy Thumbnails [Fookes Software] (Windows) – Freeware utility for creating thumbnail images
XnView [Pierre-e Gougelet] (Windows, Linux, Unix/X11) – Multimedia viewer, browser, and converter
CodedColor [1STEIN GmbH] (Windows) – Photo viewer, image editing and archiving software
ImageBuddy [KepMad Systems] (Macintosh) – Digital image printing software
Image Resizer [SEM] (Windows) – JPEG and EXIF viewing and editing software
GTK Photo Gallery [Jens Wilke] (Unix) – Manage photograph collections and order prints online
My Photo Gallery [fuzzymonkey.org] (CGI/Perl) – Online album
PhotoMan [Keith Sheppard] (Windows) – Digital photo organizing application
Gwenview [Aurelien Gateau] (Linux/KDE) – Fast and easy to use image viewer for KDE
gThumb [Paolo Bacchilega] (Linux/GNOME) – Image viewer and browser for the GNOME Desktop
StudioLine Photo [H&M Software] (Windows) – Digital image editing and archival software
pixafe [pixafe GbR] (Windows) – Relational database with lots of imaging functions
Eye of Gnome (eog) [The GNOME Project] (Linux/GNOME) – Standard picture viewer in the GNOME Desktop
RealWorld Photos [RealWorld Graphics] (Windows) – Image editor; retouch a .jpg image without losing quality

Check these programs out and let me know you feedback.

Any suggestions, ideas? Feel free to comment on this article!

Photoshop Tutorials Galore!

nycgraphix — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:54:08 +0000

Article is from Dominickgatto. Posted on June 12, 2007.

http://user.fundy.net/morris/photoshop.shtml
http://ss.hostrocket.com/tutorials.html
http://www.wastedyouth.org/tutorials/
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/
http://www.phong.com/tutorials/
http://www.spyroteknik.com/
http://www.spoono.com/photoshop/tutorials/
http://www.eyewire.com/tips/photoshop/
http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/
http://www.dubtastic.com/
http://www.designsbymark.com/
http://www.bluesfear.com/tutorials.htm
http://www.eyesondesign.net/
http://www.teamphotoshop.com/
http://www.xanthic.net/tutorials.html
http://www.planetphotoshop.com/
http://www.eyeball-design.com/index3.htm
http://www.dreaminfinity.com/tutorials.php
http://www.jereme.com/
http://www.effectlab.com/index2.html
http://www.absolutecross.com/tutorials/photoshop/
http://www.absolutecross.com/tutorials/photoshop/
http://www.photoshopcafe.com/
http://www.extremephotoshop.com/index.aspx
http://www.stewartstudio.com/tips/phototip.htm
http://www.aqa-d.se/autumn2002/index.htm
http://www.magicpixel.com.au/magicp…ml/workwel.html
http://www.rtideas.com/ticks/
http://www.screaming-art.com/tutorials.php
http://www.arraich.com/ps_intro.htm
http://www.digitaltropic.com/tutorials.htm
http://www.perfectpixels.com/index.cfm?method=photoshop
http://www.webteknique.com/
http://www.distortion.co.uk/freebies/tutorial.html
http://www.eyeland.com/tutorials.php
http://nebulus.org/index.html?pg=tutorials.asp
http://www.somethingleet.com/forum/articles.php
http://www.tutorialforums.com/
http://www.shadowness.com/
http://www.deviantart.com
http://www.russellbrown.com/tips/photoshop.html
http://www.onusart.org/Version10/
http://www.retouchpro.com/tutorials/
http://www.newtutorials.com/
http://www.noxcel.com/root/tutorials.htm
http://www.webdesignstudien.de/tutorials.html
http://www.heathrowe.com/tutorials.asp
http://www.prometheus-design.org/
http://www.b-man.dk/tutorials.asp
http://www.good-tutorials.com/
http://www.thewebmachine.com/
http://www.voidix.com/
http://www.biorust.com/
http://www.praank.co.uk/t00ts/
http://www.yaxay.com/
http://www.web-con.nl/site/tutorials.php?region=9
http://www.joylee.net/
http://www.strangefate.com/Tutorials/index.html
http://www.vrumchev.com/
http://www.arch-nemesis.net/
http://www.shiver7.com/
http://gallery.artofgregmartin.com/tutorials.html
http://www.esoul.org/tutorials/
http://www.cardesignnews.com/studio/tutorials/index.php
http://www.drawthrough.com/tutorials/indoorbike.html
http://www.gfx4ever.com/
http://www.pensnpixels.com/tutorials.shtml
http://www.philoader.net/s/tut.php
http://www.xenefx.com/
http://www.handson.nu/
http://www.ozones.com/
http://www.alteredconcept.com/photoshoptuts.php
http://www.steeldolphin.com/tutorials_photoshop.php
http://www.tutorialman.com/
http://www.tutorialized.com/
http://www.graphics-central.com/
http://www.davrodigital.co.uk/tutorials/howtoo.htm
http://psworkshop.net/psworkshop/
http://www.graficalicus.com/
www.worth1000.com
www.designtutorials.info

Any suggestions, ideas? Feel free to comment on this article!

CS3 and Black & White

nycgraphix — Tue, 22 May 2007 14:19:51 +0000

Photoshop CS3 was released with a few new and powerful tools. On of which is the Black & White Adjustments Tool. But what is the difference between the previous conversion to black & white by way of the channel mixer and the new tool? Lets weigh out the steps and option for each and have you decide.

First, let’s start with a nice, colorful image to convert.

Image->Mode->Grayscale

This is the most common method of conversion, and yields the result below. While the image looks O.K- it can look much better than it does.

Image->Adjustments->Channel Mixer

The channel mixer should be familiar to you if you spend any time doing color critical work. This is a good way to selectively adjust your colors- giving you a bit more control than some of the other tools. The key to this method is the ‘monochrome’ checkbox on the bottom of the palette.Once you click on the “Monochrome” checkbox, you will see the image convert to black and white in the background. Now you can use the Red, Green and Blue sliders to selectively control the contrast of your image. The example below, I adjusted the image for “pleasing-ness” in the Channel Mixer palette.

There is just one problem with the method- the image does not convert to the grayscale color space when you are done with your adjustments, and hit OK. So just remember, when using this method- CONVERT TO GRAYSCALE WHEN YOU ARE DONE! Otherwise, you printer might get a little annoyed that all of your ‘1-color’ images are actually RGB.

The New Tool: Image->Adjustments->Black and White

This is the newest tool in this bag of tricks, introduced in Photoshop CS3. The control palette looks similar to the channel mixer palette, but has many more sliders- which means more control over your adjustments.

The best part of this tool, is that visually, it is very simple to understand. In the case, the large pile of red lumber on the right hand side of the image can be darkened or lightened by adjusting the Red slider.

I can’t imagine ever converting to grayscale again without it. And if you are tinting photos, you not only get to apply the color cast you want, but you can still control the colors to create the contrast necessary, as well. This is far more useful than the Hue/Saturation techniques to create a CMYK duotone effect. How many of you used to create a true duotone, then convert back to RGB or CMYK? And, of course, there is the Color Overlay of Photoshop’s Layer Effects, but this beats ‘em all.Any suggestions, ideas? Feel free to comment on this article!

PhotoSchemer

nycgraphix — Sat, 19 May 2007 15:24:53 +0000

For many different reasons Color Schemer Studio is a favorite of mine as you might already know if you have read previous entries on this blog. I want to give you a closer look at one of the tools that it has to offer and it is called PhotoSchemer. Use the PhotoSchemer to help create a color scheme based off of the colors in any picture or image.

To find PhotoSchemer go to the Tools menu and select it from the drop down menu choices or press Control+H. Now open any GIF, JPEG, or bitmap image, and the PhotoSchemer will automatically generate a random color scheme taken from your image. The palette that opens in the top-left holds the color swatches taken from your image, and the white circles scattered around the image show the point that each color is taken from. (see below)

Here are some tips for using the PhotoSchemer:

Drag the white circles around the image to fine-tune your photo scheme. You can even drag the transparent palette around if it is covering a portion of your image.
Use the Randomize! toolbar button to generate new scheme ideas, or drag the white circles around the image to change the reference point of the individual color swatches.
If you find that your image is too “busy” to pick out individual colors, press the “Mosiac Mode” toolbar button to switch the PhotoSchemer into Mosaic Mode. This mode converts your image into large blocks of color, making it easy to pick out your favorites.

Once you are set on your photo scheme, you can drag each individual swatch over to your Favorite Colors, or add the entire palette to your Favorite Colors with the “Add to Favs” toolbar button.

Any suggestions, ideas? Feel free to comment on this article!

Free Symbols for Illustrator IV

nycgraphix — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:07:02 +0000

As promised here are more free symbols to be used with Illustrator.

3D Buildings

Flowers and Fruit

Hobby Holiday Symbols

Human Figures

Random Symbols

Here is another Blogtology subscribers Illustrator art submission:

Titled: “Mothers Day”

Any suggestions, ideas? Feel free to comment on this article!

Free Symbols for Illustrator III

nycgraphix — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:32:40 +0000

As promised here are more free symbols to be used with Illustrator.

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Any suggestions, ideas? Feel free to comment on this article!

CS3 Icons a Plenty

nycgraphix — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:50:58 +0000

Today I was looking for interesting images for a post to show off Adobe Creative Suite CS3 and I came across a post on koregrapik.com:

While the response from the community over the recently revealed re-branding of Adobe’s various applications has been negative for the most part, I find myself growing rather fond of Reader 8 and Photoshop CS3′s icons. Since Creative Suite 3 is a few months away, I thought now would be a good time to have the full set, 45 icons in all, ready.

The icons come in ICNS and PNG format. Enjoy!

Here is just a small sample of the 46 icons available in the download he has provided. We just love the icons! Check them out for yourself!