May 23, 2012

Personal URL shortener

It’s pretty nifty being able to create your own web address with just five or six letters: http://ax.lv/1. Tweet Pin It

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Wordnik online dictionary

There is a wonderful new online dictionary called Wordnik. It looks good, loads fast and gives useful information. Wordnik is far superior to any other web dictionary I’ve seen. A key feature is that words are shown in context. Along with definitions, example sentences show how the word is used. There are also links to [...]

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Tumblr and Twitter

Michael Gorey on Tumbr

Regular readers will know that I like to experiment with different web services. Some I abandon as quickly as I try them. There are probably dozens of my inactive accounts floating around various parts of the web. Two that I get enthusiastic about occasionally, forget about, and then return to are Twitter and Tumblr. The [...]

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Another webmail service goes

Gigya email shuts down

I logged into Gigya webmail tonight. I’ve always liked its clean, open layout and speed of operation. It also has lots of other sharing features and things I never used. On logging in I was greeted with this announcement: Note: the Gigya webmail service will be discontinued permanently on June 15th. We recommend that you [...]

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Fake magazine covers

Michael Gorey makes the cover of Cosmopolitan

I had some fun today playing with fake magazine covers at MagMyPic. It’s very easy to upload a picture and select your cover theme. Tweet Pin It

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