Eyejot - Free Pro Upgrade

For all you guys who tried eyejot's video email service and were impressed by it, there is some great news. I was contacted by the company and they were kind enough to give me seven (7) free upgrades to the PRO account which will enable mobile usage, increase the recording time to 5 minutes as well as provide an ads free interface, video uploads from your computer and lots more. So if you are interested please email me and I can send you the promotion code. So hurry there are very few left.

Free tools to secure your windows machine

One annoyance I have had with software companies is the ridiculously high pricing of application packages. I have worked with windows machines for about a decade now and have always faced the dilemma of either buying highly priced boxed software or using open source applications available online. I always chose to go with the latter.

If you were ever wondering if there was a list of free applications I could install on my computer to protect it from threats or infection, look no further. I have made this list of freeware you could download from downloads.com to better protect your computer without burning a hole in your pocket.
Anti-virus Program: Avast,AVG
Spyware,Adware Remover: Spybot,Adaware
Firewall: ZoneAlarm
A few of these softwares would require you to register on their website, so do not get all paranoid about your information being used against you. It will usually be for sending you a product key. These are all tried and tested software so go ahead and secure your data.

Collaborative Presentations

The world is going online. Life as we know it is becoming more dependent on the internet. Businesses today are looking for more efficient ways to improve collaboration between its employees. Students are living on the World Wide Web. Literally!!!

Therefore it comes as no surprise that SlideRocket, an online presentation creation tool is opening up to users soon. GoogleDocs is an amazing collaboration suite for users online but its functions and capabilities are limited. Therefore what makes SlideRocket stand out is its presentation building interface, 2D & 3D effects, online collaboration and statistic tools. You can sign up as a beta tester on the site and soon be able to test what I believe will be a benchmark for online collaboration tools since SlideRocket can has expanded capabilities way beyond I can imagine.

My hands are itching to test this sweet online tool and if you get lucky ahead of me please do let me know how you liked it :). Also do not forget to be mesmerized by taking a tour on their website.

Eyejot - Video Email

Ever wanted to send your friends a video attached to an email and had problem uploading the video due to its size? Ever wanted a more fun way to email friends? Eyejot comes to your rescue. It is a video email service which makes use of the browser plug in to access your camera and you can record videos and send them as emails to your friends in a jiffy. It's too bad it only allows you to record a minute of video but hey I ain't complaining.

iPhone 2.0, Coming soon

Well, yesterday was a big day for all iPhone users with Apple announcing the iPhone 2.0 update to be released in June this year. This update unlike the previous ones released by Apple, has a number of enhancements added to the OS X interface of the iPhone, one being the mass deletes of emails as well as support for viewing PowerPoint attachments in emails.

Apple has also opened the doors for all third party software developers and will sell or provide free softwares through its iTunes Apps Store which is also going to be launched in June this year. You can access all the other details of the event which took place yesterday at Mac Rumors, and don't worry they are not all rumors. :)

P.S: Doesn't it seem like June, 2008 is like a million years away. :)

Google Gears: Taking the Internet offline

Google has always impressed me with their innovation and creativity. They just make life so simple these days. This new innovation from Google called Google Gears helps you access your online data even when you don't have access to a network or just can't connect to the internet. It is a small extension for your browser and takes less than a minute to install. It is being built into various tools online, for example: Google Docs.

Also, I wrote about Buxfer, the online finance management tool. If you are afraid that your sensitive data like passwords for online banking are not safe with Buxfer, then you can install Google Gears right from the Buxfer website and then store all your account details locally on your computer and have Buxfer access it only when needed. All this is an automated process and do not get scared by how technical it sounds.

Google Gears is still in beta testing mode, but can prove to be the next big thing. Just imagine not have access to the internet but still being able to do everything on the internet. :)

Buxfer: Take your finances online

Are you a college student looking for an easy way to manage your accounts & finances? Are you a person who just wants to get all your accounts into one easy to manage interface so that you don't pull that extra strand of hair from your head? Ever had problems managing your finances? Do you have no clue of how much you are spending and how much you are actually earning? Ever tried to compare your income versus your expenses? Ever had a tough time tracking checks, payments from room mates, credit card payments, etc?

There are a number of softwares out there which help you manage your finances but they are expensive to purchase and are a bit complicated for basic use. For example, Microsoft Money & Quicken. I came across this wonderful gift from the Internet called Buxfer. It is an online personal finance management tool which helps you keep track of all your accounts. It takes less than one(1) minute to setup your Buxfer account since you can use your existing Yahoo, Google, and lots of other online account to sign up for the Buxfer service. Once you are done with the initial sign up process, all you have to do is add bank accounts and credit card accounts to your profile, which also is a breeze since Buxfer maintains a large database of banks in the US, making it easier for your to synchronize all your online banking data and statements with your Buxfer interface. There are lots of other cool analysis, graphs, etc. which Buxfer offers which just gives you an idea whether you are growing into a millionaire or if you are actually moving from riches to rags :).

I loved this web interface since it gives me the freedom of checking my accounts and actually updating them with any transactions on the go from my iPhone too. Also, for people who are pessimistic about security on such websites, you have nothing to worry about since it is all secured by godaddy.com :). Well, what are you guys waiting for, go ahead and start creating a more healthy financial outlook for yourself.