Cool Websites and Software: (All FREE unless stated otherwise)

• BigString – email program that puts you in control of your email messages even after you send them. Make your emails self-destructable, non-printable, non-savable, non-forwardable and more.
• DMSI (Win) – highly customizable utility to convert and resize your pictures, videos or audio files (complete conversion possibilities at the end), directly in an Explorer Window.
• Fichey – interesting startpage-like service that lets you browse through popular stories on Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon and Reddit in a very cool way.
• FLVix – online video converter and downloader for YouTube, GoogleVideo or any other flash video host. Convert videos to AVI, MOV, MP4, 3GP and MP3 formats.
• FakeNameGenerator – fun tool for quickly generating fake but convincing names along with bogus address.
• Jing (Win, Mac) – handy program that lets you quickly capture a picture or record a screencast of anything on your desktop and instantly share it with others. Fast and convenient. Check out video demo tour.
• Jjot – well-implemented and extremely easy-to-use online note-keeping and scrapbook application. If you’re looking for a cool tool to keep notes and stickies definitely check it out.
• Phonevite – excellent event planning service that can be used directly from your phone. Simply record your message/invitation (from Phone or PC ) and Phonevite will instantly deliver it to phone numbers of all your contacts. All recipients have an option to reply without being charged.
• Siphs – browser addon (Firefox, IE) that lets you quickly store and share your favorite links with friend/s. Video demo.

Cool Articles and Tips:

• 7 Clever Google tricks worth knowing [marcandangel.com]
• How sensitive data can be stolen from clipboard? [technospot.net] – must-see security tip for Internet Explorer users.
• 10 Ways to manage Firefox tabs [friedbeef.com]
• The 8 Strangest Communities on the Web [cracked.com]
• 40+ Tools to rip, mix and burn PDFs [mashable.com]