What are Chrome Experiments? Simply put, they are interesting bits of coding that use some of the latest open technologies (e.g. HTML5, Canvas, SVG, and especially WebGL) in a browser setting (not necessarily Chrome). The Google Chrome connection comes from the fact that Google have set →
The easiest way to download YouTube videos: add ‘pwn’ to the URL
Imagine the scene: You’re visiting family and watching YouTube videos (naturally- isn’t this what all families do?) and your mother/brother/father wants to download the video. What to do? Do you hunt around the internet for a YouTube downloader type software? Do you start trying to remember →
Download torrents without a torrent client (or when torrent traffic is blocked) – with BitLet
There are times when downloading torrents using a torrent client is simply not possible, such as when using a PC where you cannot or do not want to install a local torrent client, or if downloading from networks where torrent traffic is blocked (say by your →
Four FREE apps that can transform how you read the news
With the explosion of information and news sources that is the hallmark of the internet, application developers are coming up with creative ways to browse and read the news, adding functions such as customization, Geo-mapping, and social sharing and discovery to your reading experience, just to →
Get the games of yesteryear on your PC with Abandonia.com
Abandonia is a great website that will let you download and play classic video games that are no longer being supported, no longer under copyright, or have simply been abandoned by the original developers and owners. You can find many classic games there, like Battlechess, Civilization, →
Track payments and create bill reminders for free at billbaba.com
billbaba.com is a personal finance management system online that helps you do things like set reminders to pay bills, keep records of money you’ve lent out, and manage personal financial goals. It’s free to sign up and use the site, all of which is very easy. →
A comparison of FREE Cloud Storage Services
Now that the biggest tech companies in the world are taking aim at Dropbox (with Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon all offering their own cloud storage services), we thought we would compare the FREE cloud storage plans that are out there, in terms of how much free →
Educate and entertain yourself or others with WikipediaMaze
WikipediaMaze is a fun little web site that will take you on a journey that is both educational as well as fun, by turning Wikipedia and its various pages into a maze, of sorts. Mazes can be created by the users of WikipediaMaze and then voted →
How much free cloud storage space do you really need? — SkyDrive’s 7 gig free plan examined
Do you have a free Dropbox or other cloud storage account? If so, how much of your free space do you actually use? According to the guys at Microsoft Skydrive, 99.94% of users who have had access to 25 gigs of free space only ACTUALLY use up to →
Convert 2D images into 3D objects with ‘AutoDesk 123D Catch’
If you’ve ever wanted to model an actual physical object in 3D then this software may be extremely useful to you. AutoDesk 123D Catch is free software that can process a group of photographs taken of an object, digitally model it in 3D, and then export →
Get automatic reminders on your phone and email with ReminderGuru
ReminderGuru is a nifty web page that lets you set up and receive automated reminders of any event you choose, for free. It has options to get your reminders via phone or email, and is very easy to use. With all the different ways out there →
Three Chrome extensions that can make your cyberlife easier
There are tons and tons of Chrome extensions available to do nearly anything you can think of within your browser. The problem is that this can be overwhelming and make it difficult to find out about the ones that are the most useful to you. With →