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Technology Picks of the Month

We would like to periodically highlight a particular technology or product that we find remarkable. 

Read on to see our latest picks for Technology Picks of the Month...

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KidZui, The Internet for Kids.
Kid's web browser with over 800,000 kid-friendly websites, games, and videos.
Over a million games, websites & videos reviewed by parents like you. Soon your kids will be exploring over a million kid-friendly games, websites, pictures and YouTube videos. The KidZui browser was designed to offer kids the same expansive experience adults have on the web. KidZui brought together a team of over 200 teachers and/or parents to scour the web in search of the best content for kids. Rather than filter the Internet, KidZui’s founders built an entirely new one – customized for kids. Instead of reducing, KidZui expands. There are already over a million websites, pictures and videos in KidZui, all thoroughly reviewed by caring teachers and parents just like you. And the process continues 24/7 with new kid-friendly content added daily.
*Click on the Link below to view and or Download.
http://www.kidzui.com/

PBS Video

On PBS Video, award-winning national programming and locally produced shows are just a click away. Watch your favorite shows and catch the episodes you may have missed, all on your schedule. Click "Share" to send your favorites to friends and post to social networks, and purchase your own copy by clicking "Own It."
http://www.pbs.org/video/

Prism
Bringing web applications to your Desktop
Prism is an application that lets users split web applications
out of their browser and run them directly on their desktop. There are two ways to use Prism; A Firefox extension or a standalone application.
Either way, you can easily turn any website into a Prism application.
http://prism.mozilla.com/

Wyzo

Wyzo is an awesome new browser that optimizes your online media experience. It will accelerate your web downloads, let you download torrents with a single click, discover media in your browser and much more.

http://www.wyzo.com/

CodySafe

CodySafe is a software tool that turns any portable drive from a simple data carrier to a computer-on-stick. Carry your computer programs with you, manage them, launch them on any PC, and leave no footprint behind.

    * Take your computer applications with you

    * Launch applications from a portable drive

    * Manage your portable drive

    * Keep your drive healthy

    * Leave no “footprints” on the host PC

http://codyssey.com/products/codysafe.html

Freeraser

What is Freeraser? It is a free tool for secure deletion of files. After you drop a file to the Freeraser virtual bio-hazard barrel, its content is overwritten 1, 3 or 35 times (according to settings) and only then deleted. This process ensures that the original content of the file will be never recovered.

http://codyssey.com/products/freeraser.html

Taskbarn

    *  Simple, easy-to-use, task management software with an update feed, messaging, etc.

    * Share files, web links, and other assets (100 MB of free storage space)

    * Perfect for shared use with update-hungry clients

http://www.taskbarn.com/

Qipit

Get Qipit - free mobile online copy service

Copy documents, whiteboards and handwritten notes with your camera phone or digital camera to store, fax, email or publish!

https://www.qipit.com/pub/main

myebook

myebook aims to revolutionise the way we create, publish and share ebook content online. Built on a feature-rich social platform, complete with powerful, browser-based, builder software, and a slick reader environment, there's never been an easier way for anyone and everyone to 'get it out there'.

http://www.myebook.com/

Plurk

Plurk is a social journal for your life

Tired of your existing Social Networks?

Share your life easily with friends, family and fans.

http://www.plurk.com/

ShortcutWorld

working smarter with keyboard shortcuts

http://www.shortcutworld.com/

OpenWith.org

OpenWith.org provides detailed information about most file extension and links to free programs that can open and create each type of file.

http://www.openwith.org/

AlternativeTo

Find better Windows, Mac, Linux and online applications

AlternativeTo is a new approach to finding good software.

http://alternativeto.net/

drop.io

Use drop.io to privately share your files and collaborate in real time by web, email, phone, mobile, and more. Create each drop in two clicks and share what you want, how you want, with whom you want. Check out our 'How To' video.

http://drop.io/

Qimo

Qimo is a desktop operating system designed for kids. Based on the open source Ubuntu Linux desktop, Qimo comes pre-installed with educational games for children aged 3 and up.

Qimo's interface has been designed to be intuitive and easy to use, providing large icons for all installed games, so that even the youngest users have no trouble selecting the activity they want.

http://www.qimo4kids.com/

ScreenToaster

ScreenToaster is a web-based screencasting utility.

·         Register & use it anywhere, anytime

·         No download. Compatible with Windows, Mac OS X, Linux.

·         Capture videos of onscreen action in one click

·         Record screencasts, tutorials, demos, training, lectures and more.

·         Share and stream videos online in Flash

·         Embed them on blogs and webpages or send them by email.

http://www.screentoaster.com/

The Form Letter Machine

The Form Letter Machine is a program that will help you to write letters and emails by mixing and matching from pre-written paragraphs.

http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/TheFormLetterMachine/

TONIDO

CodeLathe is building a new personal web application platform called Tonido that stands for privacy and online freedom. Tonido which is an application platform that blurs the distinction between the web and the desktop. In essence, Tonido attempts to bring the power of the internet under the control of users and away from the web goliaths and monopolies.

http://www.codelathe.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/05/tonido-platform-how-it-works/

Perfect PDF Reader 5

Perfect PDF Reader functionality:

·         open, read, display any PDF file

·         print PDF documents

·         export PDF as plain text

·         export PDF by the page as images (not available in Adobe Reader!)

·         great number of navigation and display modes, zoom

·         rotate pages

·         send PDF file via email

·         extract text and images

·         clipboard

·         search function with appropriate options

·         fill, save and send PDF forms (not available in Adobe Reader!)

·         digital signatures

·         Live update

http://soft-xpansion.com/index.php?p=pdftech/pdfqr

Coda.fm

Coda.fm has changed the way you will download music.

Full album BitTorrent downloads

Download and discover new music in Coda.fm

http://coda.fm/

Cross Fire

Cross Fire, a completely free Massive Multiplayer First Person Shooter. Cross Fire is a free 268 MB download. It’s intensive action, but light graphics ensure great fun on both the stronger and weaker computer systems.

http://crossfire.subagames.com/downloads.aspx

VBS.tv

VBS.tv is a free broadcast network that streams original video content on the Internet 24/7.

Features:

-Online broadcast network that streams original video content with shows that cover domestic and international news, culture and music.

-Each show is a video series that includes several episodes covering a particular event or topic.

-All the videos are produced by its own journalists from international bureaus in 20 countries.

-Network’s creative director is Spike Jonze, an Academy Award-nominated director (Adaptation, Being John Malkovich).

-Content is free to stream. Get a site account to create personal playlists, track your comments and message other users.

http://www.vbs.tv/

MakeUp

Make a person in your photo look like a model in a glossy magazine! Apply eye and skin makeup, whiten teeth, remove imperfections, and add a special touch to your photo with a dreamy soft focus effect. All enhancements are made automatically - just upload a photo and enjoy the magic change!

Features:

-Online photo enhancement tool.

-Automatically applies eye and skin makeup, whitens teeth, removes imperfections, and adds special glamor soft focus effect.

-Upload images from your computer or web.

-Download enhanced images onto your computer.

-Save image online (registration needed).

-Share enhanced images  with others by forwarding a link or embedding.

-Quick, easy and free.

http://makeup.pho.to/

Yauba

Yauba is an anonymous search engine which lets you search the internet safely and anonymously.

Features:

-Provides you with anonymous searching.

-No user records are stored on the servers, all information is deleted.

-Search the whole Internet or search only blogs, images, PDF files, social networks etc.

-Visit external sites anonymously through Yauba’s proxy servers.

http://www.yauba.com/

Friv

Friv is a collection of flash games, all free and displayed on one page. Choose among 250 game titles.

Features:

-Online flash games directory.

-250 games, all displayed on one page.

-Rollover with your mouse on icons to view game titles.

-Click on any game icon to start playing.

http://www.friv.com/

Evernote

Remember everything.Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find most convenient, and makes this information accessible and searchable at any time, from anywhere. Did we mention that it's free?

http://www.evernote.com/

NutshellMail

Consolidate all your social networks and multiple email accounts through the inbox you use the most.

NutshellMail keeps you connected by sending email alerts of new activity on a schedule you choose.

NutshellMail saves you time and it's Free!

http://nutshellmail.com/

Xobni 1.7

Drowning in Email?

Get Xobni, the Outlook plugin that finds people & email in your inbox. Xobni searches the web for information about your contacts. Facebook, LinkedIn, Hoovers information & more, brought into Outlook.

http://www.xobni.com/

XWindows Dock

XWindows Dock - or XWD for short - is the newest free Windows Vista and XP program of the class Application Launcher and Desktop Organizer. But it's not just another one: it's the result of years of use and observation of the many dock programs on the market, plus all functions you only dreamed that your dock would offer!

http://xwdock.aqua-soft.org/

 

 

 

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