Here’s a FREE application that lets you use your software and data from your PC anywhere you go.
Carry your computer programs along with all of your bookmarks, settings, email and more with you. Use them on any Windows computer. Don’t leave anything behind.
PortableApps.com provides a truly open platform that works with any hardware you like (USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive, etc). It’s open source built around an open format that any hardware vendor or software developer can use.
http://www.artog.com.au/ArtogWebPartner/ApplyStep1.aspx
Just putting these up here incase I ever need FREE home loan style calculators for a website.
There’s a whole heap to choose from here.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla
Lately, actually for a while now, I’ve been using FileZilla as my FTP client. I’m very happy with it. Although I must admit I found it a little hard to get the Site Manager working at first and would just use the quick connect option, although all is good now!!
http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/
Ok, so this doesn’t work everytime of course, but I have found it works quite a bit. Simply upload an image, or type the URL, of the font you want to know the name of an follows the steps to find out the name of it.
Here’s a quote from their site:
“Ever wanted to find a font just like the one used by certain publications, corporations, or ad campaigns? Well now you can, using our WhatTheFont font recognition system. Upload a scanned image of the font and instantly find the closest matches in our database. If WhatTheFont can’t figure it out, you can submit your image to the WhatTheFont Forum where cloak-draped font enthusiasts around the world will help you out!”
Here’s a cool little tool I use all the time, simple but effective, and very handy.
This is basically as it sounds, measure how many pixels wide or high something is on your monitor.
