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	<title>MakeUseOf Directory &#187; Widgets / Desktop</title>
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		<title>Grazr: RSS to Widget Converter</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TehseenBaweja</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feeds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Widgets / Desktop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[embeddable]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grazr is a free RSS to widget converter that allows you to create cool custom widgets for any RSS, RDF, ATOM or OPML feed. The widgets can be easily embedded on any website or blog. The cool thing about Grazr widget is that apart from simply displaying headlines from chosen feed, it provides an option [...]<p><ul>
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<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/GeekyFun">MakeUseOf 'Geeky Fun'</a> - Hillarious Geeky Pics and Videos from different parts of web.</li>
</ul><br/><br/><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/grazr-rss-to-widget/">Grazr: RSS to Widget Converter</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Grazr is a free RSS to widget converter that allows you to create cool custom widgets for any RSS, RDF, ATOM or OPML feed. The widgets can be easily embedded on any website or blog. The cool thing about Grazr widget is that apart from simply displaying headlines from chosen feed, it provides an option to read full articles, view photos and play YouTube videos from within the widget.</p>
<p>To create your widget simply specify the URL of the feed and then customize it with themes. When the widget is ready, grab the code and add it to your site.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/grazr.gif" alt="rss to widget" /></p>
<p>Check out MakeUseOf Directory widget below:</p>
<div style="height: 450px; width: 550px;"><a href="http://static.grazr.com/gzpanel.html?view=o&amp;theme=sateen_blue&amp;file=http://feeds2.feedburner.com/WebServicesDir"><img style="border:none" src="http://static.grazr.com/images/grazrbadge.png" alt="Grazr" /></a><script src="http://static.grazr.com/gzloader.js?view=o&amp;theme=sateen_blue&amp;file=http://feeds2.feedburner.com/WebServicesDir" type="text/javascript"></script></div>
<p>Main Features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Create a free embeddable widget for your RSS feeds.</li>
<li>Customize your widget to match your website&#8217;s appearance.</li>
<li>Your visitors can switch between three different views.</li>
<li>Supports RSS, RDF, ATOM feed formats and OPML files.</li>
<li>Watch YouTube videos and flickr photos from within the widget.</li>
<li>Add folders to organize the feeds.</li>
<li>Similar tools: <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/feedsource/">Feed Source</a>, <a title="ScrollBox: Embed RSS Feeds Onto Your Blog" rel="bookmark" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/scrollbox-embed-rss-feeds/">ScrollBox</a>, <a title="WidgetEasy : Add External RSS Feeds to your Blog" rel="bookmark" href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/widgeteasy/">WidgetEasy</a> and <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/wigitize/">Wigitize</a>.</li>
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<p>Check out Grazr @ <a href="http://Grazr.com">www.grazr.com</a> <em>(by Tehseen from <a href="http://Ijaar.com">Ijaar.com</a>)</em></p>
<p><ul>
<li><strong>New: Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/MakeUseOf">MakeUseOf on Twitter</a>. Recommended!</strong></li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/GeekyFun">MakeUseOf 'Geeky Fun'</a> - Hillarious Geeky Pics and Videos from different parts of web.</li>
</ul><br/><br/><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/grazr-rss-to-widget/">Grazr: RSS to Widget Converter</a></p>

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	<li><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/scrollbox-embed-rss-feeds/" title="ScrollBox: Embed RSS Feeds Onto Your Blog">ScrollBox: Embed RSS Feeds Onto Your Blog</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/wigitize/" title="Wigitize : Add RSS Feeds from Other Websites to your Blog">Wigitize : Add RSS Feeds from Other Websites to your Blog</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/feedsource/" title="Feed Source: Add external RSS Feeds to your Blog">Feed Source: Add external RSS Feeds to your Blog</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/zaptxt-monitors-feeds-updates-email-sms-im-rss/" title="ZapTXT: Get Website Updates to your email, SMS, IM or RSS">ZapTXT: Get Website Updates to your email, SMS, IM or RSS</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/xfruits-rss-service/" title="xFruits: All In One RSS Feed Tools Website">xFruits: All In One RSS Feed Tools Website</a></li>
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		<title>ScrollBox: Embed RSS Feeds Onto Your Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/scrollbox-embed-rss-feeds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/scrollbox-embed-rss-feeds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feeds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Widgets / Desktop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[embeddable]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ScrollBox is a simple web tool that allows you to embed RSS feeds onto some webpage. The application can generate dynamic widget for any given RSS feed. User can take the widget and easily add it to any site.
First, copy paste your feeds and add the title. Then you can customize size, text and colors. [...]<p><ul>
<li><strong>New: Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/MakeUseOf">MakeUseOf on Twitter</a>. Recommended!</strong></li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/GeekyFun">MakeUseOf 'Geeky Fun'</a> - Hillarious Geeky Pics and Videos from different parts of web.</li>
</ul><br/><br/><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/scrollbox-embed-rss-feeds/">ScrollBox: Embed RSS Feeds Onto Your Blog</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ScrollBox is a simple web tool that allows you to embed RSS feeds onto some webpage. The application can generate dynamic widget for any given RSS feed. User can take the widget and easily add it to any site.</p>
<p>First, copy paste your feeds and add the title. Then you can customize size, text and colors. Finally, click on the &#8220;Create Scrollbox&#8221; button to generate an embeddable code. Copy the code and add it where you want the feeds to appear.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/scrollbox.png" alt="embed rss feed" /></p>
<p>Features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Easily embed rss feed into website.</li>
<li>Customize text, color, text and background.</li>
<li>Simple and easy to use.</li>
<li>No registration.</li>
<li>Similar sites: <a href=" http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/feedsource/">Feed Source</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Sample ScrollBox widget:</p>
<p><SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" SRC="http://widgets.cc/rss/scrollbox/scrollbox.php?rss=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2FMakeuseof&#038;title=MakeUseOf.com&#038;width=400&#038;height=400&#038;title_txtcolor=%23000000&#038;title_bkgcolor=%2399CCFF&#038;scrollbox_txtcolor=%230000FF&#038;scrollbox_bkgcolor=%2399CCFF&#038;border_style=ridge"></SCRIPT><NOSCRIPT>
<div style="font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; background: #99CCFF; border-style: ridge; width: 400px; height: 400px;">
<div style="text-align: center; width: 100%; padding: 5px; overflow: hidden; color: #000000; background: #99CCFF; font-weight: bold; position: relative;">MakeUseOf.com</div>
<div id="rssScrollbox" style="overflow: hidden; height: 100%; width: 99%; margin-right: 5px;">JavaScript must be enabled for the <a href="http://widgets.cc/rss/scrollbox/">RSS Scrollbox Widget</a> to work.</div>
</div>
<p></NOSCRIPT></p>
<p>Check out Scrollbox @ <a href="http://widgets.cc/rss/scrollbox/">www.widgets.cc/rss/scrollbox</a></p>
<p><ul>
<li><strong>New: Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/MakeUseOf">MakeUseOf on Twitter</a>. Recommended!</strong></li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/GeekyFun">MakeUseOf 'Geeky Fun'</a> - Hillarious Geeky Pics and Videos from different parts of web.</li>
</ul><br/><br/><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/scrollbox-embed-rss-feeds/">ScrollBox: Embed RSS Feeds Onto Your Blog</a></p>

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	<li><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/feedsource/" title="Feed Source: Add external RSS Feeds to your Blog">Feed Source: Add external RSS Feeds to your Blog</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/wigitize/" title="Wigitize : Add RSS Feeds from Other Websites to your Blog">Wigitize : Add RSS Feeds from Other Websites to your Blog</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/sendmerss/" title="SendMeRSS : Send RSS Feeds to Email">SendMeRSS : Send RSS Feeds to Email</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/rapidfeeds-rss-feed-syndication-site/" title="RapidFeeds: Create RSS Feeds For Any Website">RapidFeeds: Create RSS Feeds For Any Website</a></li>
</ul>

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		<title>EmbedIt: URL &amp; File Embedding Made Easy</title>
		<link>http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/embedit-url-file-embedding-easy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EmbedIt is a new online service that provides you with an extremely easy way to embed text documents and image files onto webpages (i.e. your blog or website). People visitng the site will be able to view the file right from the webpage where you put it.
The process is as easy as it could be, [...]<p><ul>
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</ul><br/><br/><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/embedit-url-file-embedding-easy/">EmbedIt: URL &#038; File Embedding Made Easy</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>EmbedIt is a new online service that provides you with an extremely easy way to embed text documents and image files onto webpages (i.e. your blog or website). People visitng the site will be able to view the file right from the webpage where you put it.</p>
<p>The process is as easy as it could be, simply upload the file you want to embed and then click on &#8220;embed&#8221; button. EmbedIt will provide you with a widget code that needs to be placed where you want the widget to appear.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/embedit.png" alt="embedding files" /></p>
<p>Generated widgets are customizable and it is possible to tweak their appearance so it suits the style of your site. EmbedIt is completely free and lets you use one of your existing third party accounts such as  Google, AOL, Yahoo or Open ID.</p>
<p>Features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Easy way to embed URLs and files online.</li>
<li>Embedit supports most of the common file types:</li>
<li>Documents: doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, pdf, wpd, odt, ods, odp.</li>
<li>Images: png, jpg, gif, tiff, psd, bmp, eps, ai.</li>
<li>Text: txt, rtf, csv.</li>
<li>Use one of your existing account to login (Gmail, AOL, Yahoo or Open ID).</li>
</ul>
<p>EmbedIt @ <a href="http://www.embedit.in/">www.embedit.in</a></p>
<p><ul>
<li><strong>New: Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/MakeUseOf">MakeUseOf on Twitter</a>. Recommended!</strong></li>
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</ul><br/><br/><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/embedit-url-file-embedding-easy/">EmbedIt: URL &#038; File Embedding Made Easy</a></p>

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	<li><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/grazr-rss-to-widget/" title="Grazr: RSS to Widget Converter">Grazr: RSS to Widget Converter</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/yubby-share-online-video/" title="Yubby: Share Favorite Online Videos As A Video Channel">Yubby: Share Favorite Online Videos As A Video Channel</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/yahoomediaplayer-embeddable-mp3-player/" title="Yahoo! Media Player: Embedable MP3 Player">Yahoo! Media Player: Embedable MP3 Player</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/wufoo/" title="Wufoo">Wufoo</a></li>
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		<title>Posty: Desktop client for Twitter, Jaiku, Friendfeed &amp; Others</title>
		<link>http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/posty-post-messages-6-microbloging-services/</link>
		<comments>http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/posty-post-messages-6-microbloging-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Other]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[client]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Desktop based Adobe AIR utility that lets you write a message and then post it on upto 6 microblogging sites at once. These are Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, Tumblr, Friendfeed and Identi.ca. It further allows you to keep track of, browse and reply to messages from your friends on these networks.

Features:

Post  status messages to 6 [...]<p><ul>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Desktop based Adobe AIR utility that lets you write a message and then post it on upto 6 microblogging sites at once. These are Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, Tumblr, Friendfeed and Identi.ca. It further allows you to keep track of, browse and reply to messages from your friends on these networks.</p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/posty.png" alt="desktop client for friendfeed, pownce, identi.ca, jaiku, pownce" /></div>
<p>Features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Post  status messages to 6 microblogging services from your desktop.</li>
<li>Supported services include Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, Tumblr, Friendfeed and Identi.ca</li>
<li>Browse personal, public and friends’ time lines.</li>
<li>Post replies (Twitter, Pownce, Friendfeed, Identi.ca)</li>
<li>Post direct messages (Twitter and Identi.ca)</li>
<li>Support for favorites (Twitter and Identi.ca)</li>
<li>Search of past messages (Twitter and Friendfeed)</li>
<li>Built-in url shortening service</li>
<li>Supports Windows (2000/XP/Vista), MacOsx (10.4.9)</li>
<li>Note: To run Posty you need to download  and install the Adobe Air installer.</li>
</ul>
<p>See demo video</p>
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<p>Check out Posty @ <a href="http://spreadingfunkyness.com/posty/">www.spreadingfunkyness.com/posty</a></p>
<p><ul>
<li><strong>New: Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/MakeUseOf">MakeUseOf on Twitter</a>. Recommended!</strong></li>
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</ul><br/><br/><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/posty-post-messages-6-microbloging-services/">Posty: Desktop client for Twitter, Jaiku, Friendfeed &#038; Others</a></p>

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</ul>

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