Lifehack, Productivity, Internet, Tips for getting things done

Sharing pictures is definitely something everybody loves, marriages, parties, taking photos and sharing them with your friends such a great feeling, so nothing beats a fast, easy to use photo sharing service. Actually i got few emails asking me to write about some cool photo sharing services that are free, fast and easy to use. Well thou I’m a avid photobucket user which i think is the best photo sharing service(no offense to flickr users) there are many to choose from.

Photobucket - is one of the most popular image hosting services around, favorite amongst MySpace users. Makes it very easy to post your images to social networking sites; gives you 25 GB of monthly traffic and 1 GB of storage with images themselves being up to 1 MB in size. You can also upgrade to the paid version which gives you 5GB of storage, unlimited bandwidth and images upto 5MB all for just $25 a year.

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As we all know OpenOffice.org is one of the best free office application suite out there, and with the beta release of its 3.0 version makes it even more feature rich. The biggest update of-course is native support for Mac OS X platforms meaning no need to install those nagging X11 packages on older Macs or switch to NeoOffice for a more stable experience. It also adds built-in conversion filters for Office 2007/Mac Office 2008 files, new “solver” function for spreadsheets, betters notes and viewing options in Writer. Well if you have strong nerves and willing to risk a few bugs no one will stop your from trying out OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta.

OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta is a free download for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux systems.

OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta

BitRipper is an onclick DVD ripping and conversion program that lets your create AVI or Mpeg from DVDs. bitRipper is handles the decryption and encoding of the DVD video in just one click unlike other applications that have tones of wizards.

Unlike other applications that starts processing your files from the DVD/VOB files after the DVD encryption/protection is removed BitRipper consolidates the ripping and conversion parts of into a single process that eliminating the long waits.

Previously BitRipper was a commercial product that only recently became freeware. bitRipper does not support filetypes other than AVI, so it might not be the best option for the time being. Still a magnificent tool and its free.
bitRipper [via FreewareGenius]

Do you have a problem remembering all those passwords from different social networks and websites that you visit daily. Assuming that you aren’t an psychotic alien, you won’t remember each and every password  thats why we use Firefox’s built in password manger lets you save your entered user ids and passwords and retrieve them later when you visit that particular website thus make it whole lot easier to login.

But for some reason Firefox tends to corrupt itself and thus I normally end up loosing all those credentials, thus i have to meticulously enter each of them again and again. Password Export, a Firefox addon, is a useful addon that lets you export your saved passwords or say back them up,  so that you can retrieve them later.

Wondering how to upload all your office documents in your mac to Google Docs at one go! Gdocsuploader is tiny little application that lets you upload your office documents to the cloud in one click. Gdocsuploader is awesome because of the cool drag and drop documents. It snuggly fits into your Dock, Finder sidebar, or desktop. Gdocsuploader is still new and as expected quite buggy. Except some trial and errors before it works properly. Gdocsuploader is a free download for Mac OS X only and its certainly not OS X Tiger friendly.
gdocsuploader [Google Code via VinodLive]

Windows Mobile and PDA devices do have a copy/paste function but if you are a serious copy paster then it may become a pain! ceSnipURL, a free link-shortening app for Windows Mobile-compatible devices, does what SnipURL, TinyURL does on your desktop, shorten urls. The utility automatically puts URLs from your clipboard into a conversion window when you launch the application. After conversion is complete, the new URL will be copied to your clipboard. From there you can then enter shortened URLs in text messages, tweets, or other messages etc.

ceSnipURL is a free download for Windows Mobile 6 and compatible devices only.
ceSnipURL [via Download Squad]

Managing contacts through Desktop managers is getting old fashioned. Using desktop tools to manage your contacts, particularly if you share them with others, is no longer useful. Besides that there is always a chance of your data getting lost or corrupted. Time for sending your address book online!

There are countless contact management solutions are available on the web, but lets narrow it down to the best. Below is a list of some best online contact management systems, that works just like the desktop alternatives.

Plaxo is a free online contact manager that nestles into Microsoft Outlook automatically, adding a toolbar and a handy pop-up dashboard for managing and updating your contact lists. Besides that it Syncs with MS Outlook Express, Max OS X, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, MSN Hotmail/Windows Live, LinkedIn (Pro Version) and and Windows Mail.