19

Sep

Oosah - 1TB Free Online Media Storage

Posted by Jonathan Wilbur  Published in Tools Tips & Tricks, Web-Technologies, iPhone

Thanks to Lifehacker, I think I may have found the perfect solution for backing up the gigs of photography that I have already backed up on an external hard drive.  

Oosah.com boasts 1TB of online storage available for free.  Sound too good to be true, well there are some limitations which you need to know up front

  • Only media files (jpg, mp3, wmv, etc…) can be stored online
  • Size limitations in place include 50mb/image, 9mb/mp3, and 200mb/video
  • There appears to be a limitation as to how many files can be uploaded at a time
  • No drag and drop utility yet available meaning you will need to create your own folder structure online
Seeing as how these maximums were more than enough for my personal use, I began to investigate more.  Some major benefits in my opion… 

  • Drag and drop uploaded images/video to a linked picassa, flickr, or youTube Account
  • iPhone optimized interface for browsing files (additional features soon to be available)
  • Media can be syndicated - RSS feeds are only a click away
  • Analytics available for uploaded content
  • Create oosahs - Presentations made using the media uploaded to your account.
  • RAW files accepted from all major camera manufacturers
I am intrigued enough to begin using primarily for photography at this point.  At some point I may choose to back up my mp3’s.  It seems like a great way to backup data which won’t fit on DVD’s
Just a side note…be careful if your ISP has any limitations on the amount of bandwidth your account is allowed before incurring additional charges!
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5

Sep

Google Chrome on your Thumb Drive

Posted by Jonathan Wilbur  Published in Tools Tips & Tricks, Web-Technologies

Now that Google Chrome is available, IT departments everywhere are panicking with all their employees wanting to upgrade.  IT hesitant to install Google Chrome? Have a Thumb Drive?  Check out the link below for a portable Google Chrome solution

http://stadt-bremerhaven.de/2008/09/03/portable-chrome-021510/

Source: Lifehacker

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11

Mar

RSS - Simple to Syndicate, but difficult to explain

Posted by Jonathan Wilbur  Published in Web-Technologies

How can something such as Really Simple Syndication be really difficult to explain? What is a simple concept for some can be a rather confusion concept for others. RSS is quickly becoming a web standard and is already being used a supplement for email marketers. I’ve tried to explain this to a few folks and the best way I have found to explain this to not-so-web-saavy folks is this…

Do you read the paper every morning? Do you turn on the tv, or visit a news website like MSNBC, or CNN to catch up on news? Are you a big sports fan who wants to be informed the instant your favorite player is traded? Do you have a list of websites or blogs you visit on a regular basis? Do you receive a large amount of emails from retail companies? If so, you may learn to love RSS.

Imagine waking up in the morning, opening up your web browser and have all fo this there waiting for you. By using a personalized homepage (available from google, yahoo, aol, msn) or a feed reader (google reader, Outlook 2007), you can set up your space so that all headlines, alerts, emails, etc… show as headlines on one page. Clicking on the headline will take you to the original article on the hosted website or with some readers, will display some or all of the article content without leaving the page. Best of all, this page is updated as new articles available. It is very similar to reading your email. Your page (inbox) displays new headlines (subject lines)

This approach seems to have worked with some of the less technical folks I am around. How do you explain RSS?

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19

Oct

CSS made easy

Posted by Jonathan Wilbur  Published in Web-Technologies

How many times have you created a website using CSS and driven yourself crazy with all the class names and attributes? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a simple tool with dropdowns that lets you choose the class, attributes, and values? Look no further. Matt over at Meta Titan has developed an easy to use tool that creates custom CSS code in a matter of minutes. Simply choose from a preset list of classes, choose the attributes you would like to customize and what values you want and select “build it”. Instantly you can copy and past the code into your stylesheet. Check it out here

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