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Lets Name: A Free Online Domain name Generator

One of the hardest thing that you need to do when starting a new online business, a blog or a website is finding a catchy dot com name that is both meaningful and easy to remember. With all the short names being taken nowadays, most new websites have settled in using other domain extensions (.net, .org, .biz, .me) or taking the “meaningful” out of the equation. They just go with “easy to remember” and build the brand around the chosen dot com name.

If you’re looking for something to name your new (online) company, then you should try using a domain name generator. And, I happen to know one that goes by the name of Lets Name. With this generator, you can easily generate domain names and choose which one is most appropriate for your new company or choose which one you thing is the best to build an online brand for your startup.

It can be useful for finding unique name ideas for all kinds of enterprises: new company, blog, startup – you name it. To start exploring name ideas simply press the Generate Names button. You will be presented with six random names. All name ideas are evaluated in terms of domain name availability and only the ones that are available are presented.

When you hover the name you like you will see a detailed sub-menu with additional information. The number of times each name appears on the web is presented. This can give you an insight to the popularity of the name. The context it can be found in can be easily examined by clicking on a quick Google search link. Each name is also analyzed for twitter username availability.

All the names you like can be saved in your browser so that you can access them later. Only you know witch names are saved and no-one else has access to them.

Apart from exploring randomly generated words, you can also conduct your own search. Enter the name in the search field to check domain name availability of your own name idea. Simply enter the name you want to look up in the box (without www or .com) and the results will appear instantly. You don’t even have to press ENTER.

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TwitLogo: Create Your Own Twitter Logo in a Snap

TwitLogo is one of those applications that make it easy for you to mimic a logo of a particular brand and produce your own. In this particular case, this simple tool allows you to generate your own version of the Twitter logo. You can put in your name, dog’s name, car’s name, blog name, etc; and make it look like a Twitter logo.

If you are a Twitter fan and want your name or your own brand produced in a fashion like your favorite micro blogging site, try this one. It only takes a few seconds to produce. All you need to do is type in the text you want to appear on your Twitter-like logo and press the “make” button. That’s all there is to it.

This could be used in creating customized T-shirts, stickers and other stuff that you would like the customized logo on. Bloggers can also use it to produce text graphics for their blogs that sports the Twitter-like logo. You can even generate full sentences using the tool.

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Hohli: Online Chart Creator

Looking for a simple chart creator for your online needs? Hohli helps you to produce beautifully designed charts of different types and sizes that you can embed, share through a link or copy as an image file. The site runs on Google’s chart API, CSS and Javascript. You can produce your chart without going from page to page for each step.

Just select a chart type that you want to use. Aside from the normal types that we are accustomed to using, like bar, line and pie charts, you can also use venn diagrams, scatter plots and radar charts. Different sizes can be selected to fit your design layout. The chart data and design option features are very easy to understand and implement. If you run to any trouble with your chart data, just delete it and create a new one. There is also a multiple axis label feature for your line charts, bar charts and scatter plots. A very useful preview feature which follows you around the whole page works in real time as you edit your chart. No need to press a preview button to see what your chart looks like.

If you are ever in need of a chart generator, better check this one out. It’s simple, easy to handle, free and most of all works great.

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Get Your Web 2.0 Badges

Web 2.0 Badges is a place where you can get those nifty badges that most sites are using. The site features a badge generator that allows you to choose from a selection of web 2.0 badges and place the corresponding text that you want to go with it.

The badge generator is a simple tool which you won’t have any trouble using. First, select a badge that you want then just place the text, select a font, size and color and you’re good to go. If you want to change the position of the text, you may do so by placing x and y coordinates and changing the angle of the text. That is all there is to it.

Aside from the badge generator, you can also download the PSD files of the badges used in the generator. This way, you can do more advanced editing using Photoshop. You can add more effects with your texts like some of the badges below. You can even edit the colors and effects on each badge to match your website.

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PwGen: Strong Password Generator

Having a hard time thinking of a password for your online account? Try PwGen. It’s a web service that helps you generate strong passwords depending on your characters of choice.

PwGen lets you choose the password length with a minimum of 4 characters and a maximum of 32. You can select if you want it only in lower case letters or with a mix of low and upcase characters. You can also add numbers and special characters in your generated password by simply adding a check on what character type will suit you.

Each time you press generate, PwGen will produce up to 45 random passwords for you to choose from. It also allows you to create a master password or a slave password depending on your purpose.

They also offer some guidelines in creating a strong password.

• Be seven or fourteen characters long, due to the way in which encryption works. For obvious reasons, fourteen characters are preferable.
• Contain both uppercase and lowercase letters.
• Contain numbers.
• Contain symbols, such as +-*@#%=?!_;.
• Not resemble any of your previous passwords.
• Not be your name, your friend’s or family member’s name, or your login.
• Not be a dictionary word or common name.

PwGen’s privacy terms states that they never keep the generated passwords and never uses cookie. Thinking of your own unique password is still best but if you are ever in need of a strong password, check out PwGen.

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