A quick post after having received an invite from TechCrunch to try out the Wix-experience beta. I was a little skeptical, but for what its purpose is I am content and even a little excited. It provides some nifty widget … Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications
Aviary Familiar Image Editing
I finally got around to testing my first of Aviary‘s web-based applications, codenamed Phoenix. I really like what I see. Built intuitively with an interface similar to Photoshop or GIMP, Phoenix is a niftly flash based Image Editor. I was … Continue reading
Last.fm my true FM
For years I have been listening to internet radio stations across the globe to fit my personal listening preferances, and escape all the commercials on my local FM radio. I bumped into Last.fm a couple of months ago and I … Continue reading
Joost Taking Over
Joost is another online TV solution. It combines both software and content, with a dosage of advertising. In April I gave Joost beta my first try. I tried it on a relativly fast PC’s with more than enough bandwidth. But … Continue reading
Miro Internet TV on demand
The “internet tv” and video player Miro, previously known as Democracy has caught my attention lately. I tried Democracy for the first time more than a year ago. My first impression was OK. Considering the fact that I can’t afford … Continue reading
NRK Invention Corner pt. 2
Another of NRK’s employees’ “inventions” is the multi-camera server recorder. Normally when capturing video material you can just capture one camera’s stream to the computer/hard disk at a time. So previously when I wanted to capture two cameras live I … Continue reading
Manipulated Smart-Resize
This software uses algorithms to resize images intelligently. It allows extraction of unimportant picture information either guessed or user specified. This PDFÂ describes Seam Carving for Content-Aware Image Resizing. Original movie. (Via CDM)
Advanced Online Graphic Apps
TechCrunch reports that a project called Aviary has an ambitious goal of providing graphical online application to create multimedia artwork. The online application range from Photoshop and Illustrator resembling applications 2d and vector graphics as well as a 3d application … Continue reading
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OS X Online Test Drive
SE51 have an interface that lets users test drive OS X (Mercury) online. To boot the online machine click here. My guess is that there is a lot of scripting there so be warned it may not like every browser … Continue reading
Google Dictionary Translation
Recently Google added some more translation functionality to Google Translate. It lets you translate a single word, and gives possible meanings that word might have. I also recently discovered that you can Get Translation Browser Buttons which I will give … Continue reading
YouTube Remixer
YouTube launched its own video-editing tool last week YouTube Remixer. It allows you to edit and “remix” your already uploaded YouTube videos. “Remixer allows you to edit your videos with text, audio, graphics, overlays, effects, and transitions” – YouTube Blog … Continue reading
Online DesktopTwo
DesktopTwo is another good online desktop solution, if you are considering cutting down on your stationary desktop use. Personally I have enjoyed using YourMinis (Your Minis Your Online Desktop) for the past five months. Although YourMinis offers more of a … Continue reading