Free Web Blog Publishing Sites:
Blogger.com - Create your Free Blog"Blogger is a free blog publishing tool from Google for easily sharing your thoughts with the world. Blogger makes it simple to post text, photos and video onto your personal or team blog."
LiveJournal.com - Start a Free Blog"LiveJournal.com is a free service for all your journaling and blogging needs, offering privacy controls, photo storage, publishing tools, style templates, and online communities for just about every interest imaginable."
TypePad.com - Blogging Software & Blog Services"TypePad is the premier blogging service for professionals and small businesses. TypePad hosts many popular blogs and small business websites. The service is easy to use and enables you to create a blog in minutes."
WordPress.com - Get a Free WordPress Blog"You’ll get your own WordPress.com address (like you.wordpress.com), a selection of great free and customizable designs for your blog, 3 gigabytes of file storage and all the other great features."
There are many other similar services for bloggers where a free blog can be created, e.g. Yahoo! 360, or Windows Live Spaces (MSN.com), and if you have your own Web hosting you can download and install some of the free publishing blog tools from B2Evolution.net, MovableType.org, or WordPress.org portals.
Why have I chosen Blogger.com for this blog? That's a question...
What is the best Blog technology for bloggers?
Really, I don't know because all sites mentioned above offer similar good services and it depends only on your specific needs why you need to create a blog, what are your priorities, if you need a personal blog or business blog for your company. Many professional blogs are based on WordPress publishing software, most of bloggers prefer their own hosting space with installation of any publishing software because it can be fully maintained and customized.
I don't seem to remember why I've started with Blogger.com but probably it was because many of my friends and favourite technology blogs I read every day are hosted on Blogger.com platform, some of them looks really good, with fully customized design and with a Custom Domain Name configured.
(By default your new blog on Blogger.com has a domain in format xyz.blogspot.com, but you can change it and forward the long name to your own specific domain. So, you need register and pay only the domain name but not any hosting fees.)
Free Web Templates for Blogger.com (Blogspot.com):
When I started this blog on Blogger.com portal I first registered my custom domain MyTechnologyTips.com and then have tried to find a new design template for this blog because the integrated list of templates seems to me very limited. Fortunately, there are many excellent Free Templates available for download and the integration with Blogger.com is very simple (menu Layout - Pick New Template).
See the examples below of some nice Free Web templates with links to external sites:
Blogger Buster - Free Blogger Templates
eBlog Templates - Free Blogger Templates
GeckoandFly - Template Free Blogspot Templates
Nice, isn't it? Is there a need to hire an external Web designer or are you able to customize the free Web templates yourself? Some tips how to improve the free templates on Blogger.com will follow...
Read more...
How to download video from YouTube? Posted by AB 01:29 Freeware, Useful Links, Web 0 comments »
Maybe the following description will be helpful to all readers who need to download video from YouTube portal and convert it to other formats, e.g. from .FLV format to .AVI, .AMV or .WMV formats, which can be used in MP4 players or other devices.
(Note: Don't forget you can download only your own videos or free public videos available for public download.)
How to download video from YouTube?
There are available many helpful freeware utilities or extensions for Firefox, but sometimes they doesn't work properly, so one of my favourites is VDownloader, which is able to download video as well as to convert it to .AVI or .MPG formats:
- VDownloader"VDownloader can download and convert videos from Youtube, Google Video, Metacafe, MySpace, DailyMotion, Yuvutu, and many other similar sites, saving them in AVI or MPG."
If you don't want to download and install the local application then you can try one of the following Web services where the video from YouTube can be downloaded via Web portal. The only problem is that all Web services are overloaded and they don't have very good response time:
- Online FLV ConverterThis online service allows you to convert a Flash Video file (.FLV) from YouTube to MPEG4 or other formats (AVI, MOV, MP4, MP3, 3GP).
- VideoDL.org - Download Online Video"VideoDL is a quick AJAX application which allows you to download online video into your computer. It supports top 3 video sites - YouTube, Google Video, and Break.com."
How to convert YouTube video from .FLV format?
This step could be skipped if the previously mentioned online video downloaders & convertors would be functioning properly or wouldn't be overloaded every day. Otherwise we have only downloaded video file from YouTube in .FLV format, which can be used only by a FLV Player.
The following FLV Converter can be used if you want to convert .FLV video to .AVI or other formats:
- FLV Converter (BitComet)"BitComet FLV Converter is a small tool to convert between FLV and other media format, such as AVI, WMV, MP4, iPod, PSP, Mobile."
How to Convert other Media Files?
If you are looking for a complex solution how to convert video or audio files, how to convert video files to FLV, AVI or WMV, create MP3 files from videos, how to rip and burn DVD discs, then my suggestion is to use Replay Converter which is the easiest way with the highest quality output.
Read more...
World Wildlife Fund Posted by AB 06:50 Non-Profit, Video of the Week 0 comments » Very nice video! Don't forget we only have one planet Earth...
"The hand that can destroyis the same hand that can help."
World Wildlife Fund:
"WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature."
Read more...
Where to find Free photos or pictures? Posted by AB 05:45 Freeware, Useful Links, Web 0 comments » If you are looking for some Free Photos for your Web pages then you can find here couple of useful links with free photos or pictures. There are many other photo portals and directories where is possible to buy or sell your photos. So, if you have collection of your original pictures in Flickr or Picasa Web albums you can try to offer them to other users as well.
AMGmedia.com - Free Stock Photos, Pictures and Images- Free photos from various categories Object Photos, Cool Object, Funky Stuff, Table Objects, Desktop Objects, Fruits Vegetables, Flowers, and alse free nature themed wallpapers.
BigFoto.com - Free Pictures, Free Download- Free Download of all Pictures with a link or reference. Most photos from amateur photographers.
FreeFoto.com - Free Pictures and Photographs- One of the largest collections of Free photographs for non-commercial use on the Internet.
GeekPhilosopher.com - Free Photos, Photography, Wallpapers- Royalty free stock photography, wallpapers, and desktop backgrounds - sky, sunsets, clouds, landscape, stars and planets, water, flowers, animals, horses, everyday objects, events, children, people, sports, famous paintings, music, and textures.
Here is one free photo for example from GeekPhilosopher:
Read more...
Remote Online Support and Web Conferencing Posted by AB 10:14 Marketing, Technology, Useful Links 2 comments » Last week I signed a new interesting remote contract in USA and because my new customer had no any remote control software nor any secure VPN with online tools for Web conferencing, Remote meetings, Remote desktops sharing or Online meetings, my first task has been to find a new software or online service for remote support.
There are many tools available for Web Conferencing which can be used for discussion via IP phone, for online demonstration, for online education or training sessions, so maybe the following tips will be useful for others.
Anyway, someone could use the tools as a new bussiness opportunity because anyone with knowledge and experience in any area can offer online education or paid courses (technical, language, or personal) via Internet because those tools are not only for online support or business conferencing.
For me it is excellent opportunity how to improve my set of tools because it is better in comparison with my previous Instant Messaging and IP Phone conferencing technology.
Adobe ConnectNow:
Adobe Connect is one of the tools which can be use for online meetings together with functions such as screen sharing, file sharing, chatting, taking notes, and interacting with audio and video. This service is free for max. 3 users connected but a small fee is only needed for Acrobat Connect Pro.
Just create a new free account and you can start the online meeting for your invited users.
"Adobe ConnectNow is a great way to share ideas, discuss details, and complete work together — all online. Reduce travel costs, save time, and increase productivity with a web conferencing solution."
Dimdim - Free Web & Video conferencing software:
Dimdim is very useful open-source service because it is free with all online functions for 20 users connected at the same time. No download and no any installation required, but full desktop sharing available with audio and video conferencing.
"Dimdim provides easy Web conferencing, open collaboration. Use for online web meetings, eLearning, desktop sharing, online trainings, eLearning. Collaborate and share voice, video, slides, whiteboard. No downloads required to host or attend."
Yugma - Web Conferencing & Online Meetings:
Enterprise solution for online conferencing and desktop sharing is offered, Free version is available for 20 users of one conference, but they are able to solve video conferences for +1000 participants. Very useful for presentations, demo sessions, education and remote support as well.
They have certified Skype extension which can be used in your favourite application.
"Yugma provides Free, Pro and Enterprise web conferencing solutions to individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises regardless of operating system (Windows, Mac or Linux)."
Zoho Meeting:
Another one online tool for remote support is Zoho Meeting. The basic plan is free and a small fee is needed for more attendants of the Web conference. There is a nice possibility to insert a small code on you Web site and "embed online Zoho meeting" for online support and remote assistance.
"Try Zoho Meeting, online meetings, remote assistance, web conferencing, web meetings and desktop sharing solution for remote support, sales presentations, marketing demo, online training and online meetings."
Many similar online services?
I'm sure there are many other online services, so thank you for all your tips if you have found something useful and helpful for your specific needs.
Read more...
Interesting Google Earth Videos Posted by AB 06:28 Google, Technology, Video of the Week 0 comments » I'm just testing the excellent Google Earth functionality and all possibilities how to use and integrate the API functions and all 3rd party extensions in some of my applications.
During the research and testing phase I have found some interresting Google Earth videos. Very nice work!
4D London Eye in Google Earth:
"This is a 4D animating view of the London Eye ferris wheel from within Google Earth. A very cool example of dynamic 3D models possible with the free Google Earth."
Source:- Google Earth Blog: 4D London Eye in Google Earth
Google Earth Flight Simulator:
Related Links: - Google Earth Blog: Google Earth Flight Simulator Tips- Google Earth Blog: How to Get 3D Buildings in Google Earth 4.3 Flight Simulator
3D Layer of American Architecture:
(Note: Video was created using Google Earth Pro, 3D Connexion's SpaceNavigator, and Windows Movie Maker.)
Read more...
Blogger.com - Create your Free Blog"Blogger is a free blog publishing tool from Google for easily sharing your thoughts with the world. Blogger makes it simple to post text, photos and video onto your personal or team blog."
LiveJournal.com - Start a Free Blog"LiveJournal.com is a free service for all your journaling and blogging needs, offering privacy controls, photo storage, publishing tools, style templates, and online communities for just about every interest imaginable."
TypePad.com - Blogging Software & Blog Services"TypePad is the premier blogging service for professionals and small businesses. TypePad hosts many popular blogs and small business websites. The service is easy to use and enables you to create a blog in minutes."
WordPress.com - Get a Free WordPress Blog"You’ll get your own WordPress.com address (like you.wordpress.com), a selection of great free and customizable designs for your blog, 3 gigabytes of file storage and all the other great features."
There are many other similar services for bloggers where a free blog can be created, e.g. Yahoo! 360, or Windows Live Spaces (MSN.com), and if you have your own Web hosting you can download and install some of the free publishing blog tools from B2Evolution.net, MovableType.org, or WordPress.org portals.
Why have I chosen Blogger.com for this blog? That's a question...
What is the best Blog technology for bloggers?
Really, I don't know because all sites mentioned above offer similar good services and it depends only on your specific needs why you need to create a blog, what are your priorities, if you need a personal blog or business blog for your company. Many professional blogs are based on WordPress publishing software, most of bloggers prefer their own hosting space with installation of any publishing software because it can be fully maintained and customized.
I don't seem to remember why I've started with Blogger.com but probably it was because many of my friends and favourite technology blogs I read every day are hosted on Blogger.com platform, some of them looks really good, with fully customized design and with a Custom Domain Name configured.
(By default your new blog on Blogger.com has a domain in format xyz.blogspot.com, but you can change it and forward the long name to your own specific domain. So, you need register and pay only the domain name but not any hosting fees.)
Free Web Templates for Blogger.com (Blogspot.com):
When I started this blog on Blogger.com portal I first registered my custom domain MyTechnologyTips.com and then have tried to find a new design template for this blog because the integrated list of templates seems to me very limited. Fortunately, there are many excellent Free Templates available for download and the integration with Blogger.com is very simple (menu Layout - Pick New Template).
See the examples below of some nice Free Web templates with links to external sites:
Blogger Buster - Free Blogger Templates
eBlog Templates - Free Blogger Templates
GeckoandFly - Template Free Blogspot Templates
Nice, isn't it? Is there a need to hire an external Web designer or are you able to customize the free Web templates yourself? Some tips how to improve the free templates on Blogger.com will follow...
Read more...
How to download video from YouTube? Posted by AB 01:29 Freeware, Useful Links, Web 0 comments »
Maybe the following description will be helpful to all readers who need to download video from YouTube portal and convert it to other formats, e.g. from .FLV format to .AVI, .AMV or .WMV formats, which can be used in MP4 players or other devices.
(Note: Don't forget you can download only your own videos or free public videos available for public download.)
How to download video from YouTube?
There are available many helpful freeware utilities or extensions for Firefox, but sometimes they doesn't work properly, so one of my favourites is VDownloader, which is able to download video as well as to convert it to .AVI or .MPG formats:
- VDownloader"VDownloader can download and convert videos from Youtube, Google Video, Metacafe, MySpace, DailyMotion, Yuvutu, and many other similar sites, saving them in AVI or MPG."
If you don't want to download and install the local application then you can try one of the following Web services where the video from YouTube can be downloaded via Web portal. The only problem is that all Web services are overloaded and they don't have very good response time:
- Online FLV ConverterThis online service allows you to convert a Flash Video file (.FLV) from YouTube to MPEG4 or other formats (AVI, MOV, MP4, MP3, 3GP).
- VideoDL.org - Download Online Video"VideoDL is a quick AJAX application which allows you to download online video into your computer. It supports top 3 video sites - YouTube, Google Video, and Break.com."
How to convert YouTube video from .FLV format?
This step could be skipped if the previously mentioned online video downloaders & convertors would be functioning properly or wouldn't be overloaded every day. Otherwise we have only downloaded video file from YouTube in .FLV format, which can be used only by a FLV Player.
The following FLV Converter can be used if you want to convert .FLV video to .AVI or other formats:
- FLV Converter (BitComet)"BitComet FLV Converter is a small tool to convert between FLV and other media format, such as AVI, WMV, MP4, iPod, PSP, Mobile."
How to Convert other Media Files?
If you are looking for a complex solution how to convert video or audio files, how to convert video files to FLV, AVI or WMV, create MP3 files from videos, how to rip and burn DVD discs, then my suggestion is to use Replay Converter which is the easiest way with the highest quality output.
Read more...
World Wildlife Fund Posted by AB 06:50 Non-Profit, Video of the Week 0 comments » Very nice video! Don't forget we only have one planet Earth...
"The hand that can destroyis the same hand that can help."
World Wildlife Fund:
"WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature."
Read more...
Where to find Free photos or pictures? Posted by AB 05:45 Freeware, Useful Links, Web 0 comments » If you are looking for some Free Photos for your Web pages then you can find here couple of useful links with free photos or pictures. There are many other photo portals and directories where is possible to buy or sell your photos. So, if you have collection of your original pictures in Flickr or Picasa Web albums you can try to offer them to other users as well.
AMGmedia.com - Free Stock Photos, Pictures and Images- Free photos from various categories Object Photos, Cool Object, Funky Stuff, Table Objects, Desktop Objects, Fruits Vegetables, Flowers, and alse free nature themed wallpapers.
BigFoto.com - Free Pictures, Free Download- Free Download of all Pictures with a link or reference. Most photos from amateur photographers.
FreeFoto.com - Free Pictures and Photographs- One of the largest collections of Free photographs for non-commercial use on the Internet.
GeekPhilosopher.com - Free Photos, Photography, Wallpapers- Royalty free stock photography, wallpapers, and desktop backgrounds - sky, sunsets, clouds, landscape, stars and planets, water, flowers, animals, horses, everyday objects, events, children, people, sports, famous paintings, music, and textures.
Here is one free photo for example from GeekPhilosopher:
Read more...
Remote Online Support and Web Conferencing Posted by AB 10:14 Marketing, Technology, Useful Links 2 comments » Last week I signed a new interesting remote contract in USA and because my new customer had no any remote control software nor any secure VPN with online tools for Web conferencing, Remote meetings, Remote desktops sharing or Online meetings, my first task has been to find a new software or online service for remote support.
There are many tools available for Web Conferencing which can be used for discussion via IP phone, for online demonstration, for online education or training sessions, so maybe the following tips will be useful for others.
Anyway, someone could use the tools as a new bussiness opportunity because anyone with knowledge and experience in any area can offer online education or paid courses (technical, language, or personal) via Internet because those tools are not only for online support or business conferencing.
For me it is excellent opportunity how to improve my set of tools because it is better in comparison with my previous Instant Messaging and IP Phone conferencing technology.
Adobe ConnectNow:
Adobe Connect is one of the tools which can be use for online meetings together with functions such as screen sharing, file sharing, chatting, taking notes, and interacting with audio and video. This service is free for max. 3 users connected but a small fee is only needed for Acrobat Connect Pro.
Just create a new free account and you can start the online meeting for your invited users.
"Adobe ConnectNow is a great way to share ideas, discuss details, and complete work together — all online. Reduce travel costs, save time, and increase productivity with a web conferencing solution."
Dimdim - Free Web & Video conferencing software:
Dimdim is very useful open-source service because it is free with all online functions for 20 users connected at the same time. No download and no any installation required, but full desktop sharing available with audio and video conferencing.
"Dimdim provides easy Web conferencing, open collaboration. Use for online web meetings, eLearning, desktop sharing, online trainings, eLearning. Collaborate and share voice, video, slides, whiteboard. No downloads required to host or attend."
Yugma - Web Conferencing & Online Meetings:
Enterprise solution for online conferencing and desktop sharing is offered, Free version is available for 20 users of one conference, but they are able to solve video conferences for +1000 participants. Very useful for presentations, demo sessions, education and remote support as well.
They have certified Skype extension which can be used in your favourite application.
"Yugma provides Free, Pro and Enterprise web conferencing solutions to individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises regardless of operating system (Windows, Mac or Linux)."
Zoho Meeting:
Another one online tool for remote support is Zoho Meeting. The basic plan is free and a small fee is needed for more attendants of the Web conference. There is a nice possibility to insert a small code on you Web site and "embed online Zoho meeting" for online support and remote assistance.
"Try Zoho Meeting, online meetings, remote assistance, web conferencing, web meetings and desktop sharing solution for remote support, sales presentations, marketing demo, online training and online meetings."
Many similar online services?
I'm sure there are many other online services, so thank you for all your tips if you have found something useful and helpful for your specific needs.
Read more...
Interesting Google Earth Videos Posted by AB 06:28 Google, Technology, Video of the Week 0 comments » I'm just testing the excellent Google Earth functionality and all possibilities how to use and integrate the API functions and all 3rd party extensions in some of my applications.
During the research and testing phase I have found some interresting Google Earth videos. Very nice work!
4D London Eye in Google Earth:
"This is a 4D animating view of the London Eye ferris wheel from within Google Earth. A very cool example of dynamic 3D models possible with the free Google Earth."
Source:- Google Earth Blog: 4D London Eye in Google Earth
Google Earth Flight Simulator:
Related Links: - Google Earth Blog: Google Earth Flight Simulator Tips- Google Earth Blog: How to Get 3D Buildings in Google Earth 4.3 Flight Simulator
3D Layer of American Architecture:
(Note: Video was created using Google Earth Pro, 3D Connexion's SpaceNavigator, and Windows Movie Maker.)
Read more...
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