makeuseof Extra #45 (Web Goodies and Tips)

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

• Ellipsis - fun flash game. The aim here is to protect the center circle, by rapidly exploding approaching squares.
• FlipTrack - lets you put your favorite pics into a single video slideshow, add some music to the background and share them on your Myspace, Friendster, Piczo, Blogger or Xanga profile.
• ThemePorter - lots of cool and simple wordpress themes. In case you’re new here, also check out our Top 20 Wordpress plugins
• ThumbStacks - create, save, modify, publish and share your presentations online.
• Time-tracker - handy online application for timing your ‘todo’ tasks. “… A personal time-management application“
• UpdateChecker (Windows) - slim desktop utility that will scan your PC for installed programs and keep you informed on newer releases. In case you’re a Mac user, check out AppUpdate
• Wipeer (Windows) - lets you quickly set up wireless P2P networks between multiple PCs. You’ll be able to share files, play multi-player games, chat, etc. (no router, access point or internet required).
• YubNub - rather interesting all-in-one search engine, which accepts predefined command-like search queries. For instance, entering “gim porsche 911″ gives you results for a “google image search for pictures of Porsche 911″ OR “gnews Bush” outputs “google news search for Bush”. There are plenty of other things you can do with it, check out all commands here

Cool Articles and Tips:

• Ultimate Gimp Tutorials [tutorialblog.org] - FYI: Gimp is a free and as powerful alternative to Adobe Photoshop
• Complete Guide To OSX Keyboard Shortcuts [creativebits.org]
• Downtime in 2007 for the 20 most popular websites [pingdom.com]
• 50 Great Free Online Libraries [attiaspace.com]