Jeffry Thurana
Contributing since July, 2008
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About Jeffry Thurana
An Indonesian writer, self-proclaimed musician, and part time architect; who wants to make a world a better place one post at a time via his blog SuperSubConscious.
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After The Deadline - Check Your Grammar & Polish Your Writing
The World Wide Web is a world of writing. Most web content is still written text and because statistics say that English is the most used language online, you definitely need good English skills to earn a decent living online. To improve the quality of our English writing, we can use help from a grammar and spelling checker. One of the best free tools is After the Deadline.
Transfer Web Files Directly to Your Dropbox Folder With URL Droplet
If you live and work in a multi-gadget environment, you'll need tools to help you bring your files across the devices that you use. Aside from USB flash drives, cloud storage is another popular option. One of the leading names in cloud storage services is Dropbox. Since the service started a couple of years back, people have come up with some creative uses to enhance its functionality. URL Droplet is one of them.
Otixo: Access All Of Your Cloud Accounts & Files From One Place
One of the biggest problems of using cloud servers to save your files is that you have to manage them one by one. If you have ten different cloud accounts, you have to log into ten different servers to manage your files. But luckily, there's Otixo. This service will help you manage your cloud accounts from one place.
1by1: A Small Lightweight Portable Music Player You Can Use In Dropbox [Windows]
If every developer thinks that adding more features is the only way to improve a piece of software, then they will all become bloated and slow. But what an increasing number of people want is exactly the opposite - applications which are minimal, small and fast. In the realm of music players, 1by1 is one which fits that description - a small, fast, and lightweight audio player.
Join.me: The Simplest Way to Have a Web Conference Call Between Computers & Mobile Devices
Your friend has called. They have a problem with their computer and are asking for your expertise. You want to help, but everything would be so much easier if you could see what's on the screen, and if possible take control of their computer from your computer. There are several applications - both desktop and online - that can help you to do that. But join.me is probably the easiest of them all.
Upload, Edit & Share Your Images Online With Imgur, The Simple Image Editor
Everybody needs a decent image editor. There are times when you'll need to crop, rotate or make other light edits to your images. One of the online image editors that you can use is imgur. In its early days, the service focused more on simple ways to share images and only had two editing features. But now imgur has integrated Aviary's Feather to boost its image editing power.
Download, Clip & Convert Web Videos With The Help Of Clip Converter
A slow Internet connection is one of the reasons why people prefer to watch downloaded web videos instead of streaming the content to their device. With so many video sites on the web today, we can never get enough of web video downloaders. But Clip Converter is no ordinary web video downloader, because it also allows users to clip and convert web videos before downloading them.
Anvil Studio: A Free & Powerful Song Builder [Windows]
As an amateur musician who uses GarageBand, the most common question I get asked is what's the GarageBand alternative for Windows? When I answer that there's none, most of them just can't believe it. So far, I still haven't found any that can match all of the requirements. Still there are alternatives worth mentioning. One of them is Anvil Studio.
How To Create A US iTunes Account (& Access US-Only Contents) Without A Credit Card
Due to copyright issues, the iTunes Store 'discriminates' against users based on their geographical location. While the US and a few other selected iTunes stores have all the goodies, other countries are extremely limited. To be able to access the goodies, non-US users could try to register for a US account. The problem is, the set up process requires a US credit card. Fortunately, there's a way around that obstacle.
Easily Build & Customize Facebook Pages With Static HTML WYSIWYG Editor
Facebook Pages is a great promotion tool. You can use it to promote your blog, your product, or even yourself. If you are a code novice and want to build and edit your Facebook Pages without touching any codes, you could easily do it using Static HTML - a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) web editor, built specifically for Facebook Pages.
Launch Applications, Files & Folders Faster with MadAppLauncher [Windows]
Most application launchers work the same way - open the launcher, type in the application's name, and hit Enter to launch the item. There are many launchers available out there using this method. But if you are willing to try a different approach, you could try MadAppLauncher. This application will help you launch anything in three strokes or less.
Organize Firefox Open Tabs With Tab Groups
It's very easy to lose yourself amidst stacks of open tabs. The more tabs you open, the more difficult it is to keep track of them and to move between opened sites. Mozilla has tried to solve the tabs problem by adding a new feature called "Tab Groups" to the latest version of its popular Firefox browser.
Record Songs From Internet Radio Stations with StreamWriter [Windows]
Radio has evolved for the better by embracing the Internet. Now it's more global: anybody can access almost unlimited choices in any imaginable genre from all over the world. If you are a fan of Internet radio, you might want to try StreamWriter. This is a Windows application that will help you listen to and record songs from Internet radio stations.
Taptu: A Multi-Platform Mobile News Reader & Curator [iOS & Android]
News reading is becoming a trend again, thanks to the iPad and its list of available beautiful news readers. If you look at the available alternatives, it seems that most of the good readers are made only for iOS devices. But there are exceptions, and one of them is Taptu: a multi-platform news reader and curator available for iOS and Android.
CodySafe: Application Launcher & Powerful Companion For Your Portable Apps [Windows]
In the last several years, portable apps have really gained huge popularity among Windows users. But if you have a huge collection of portable applications on your thumb drive, you will know that going back and forth from/to the portable app folder to open the apps could end up becoming annoying over time. Therefore we need the help of a portable application manager and CodySafe is one of the most recommended names.
Build Beautiful Mini Websites In 60 Seconds Or Less Using Zapd [iOS]
Web building tools these days are so easy to use that anybody can build their own websites in a matter of minutes without even touching a single letter of code. Just press a few buttons and your site is ready. Nobody would have thought of building websites on a mobile phone. Not until the appearance of Zapd, a free iOS app.
Take & Restore Quick Snapshots Of Your System State With SmartClose [Windows]
You can restore your system to any previous state you want, as long as you have the necessary backups. Windows users have "System Restore" that they can count on. But that feature isn't the quickest way to do it. Meet SmartClose, a really tiny application that will help you to quickly take and restore snapshots of your system state.