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Share your Documents Online in Flip-Book Style

Do you have a document that you wish to share online? Why not do it in a different way? Share your documents in a Flip-Book manner. You’ll be able to do this by using a service called Page Flip-Flap. With this web-app, the recipient will be able to read the documents that you shared like a virtual book or magazine.

To create a Flip Book style document, simply head over to the Page Flip-Flap website and upload your document. You can upload doc, pdf, word, movie files. After uploading, wait for an email notification that will allow you to grab the link of your created Flip-Book. Share the flipping document with your social networking friends or email it to them.

Page Flip-Flap is a great new way to share your documents online. It works best when read in full-screen mode on a large monitor. If you’re using a netbook or a computer with small screen, you’ll have to zoom in to read the small texts which could become an inconvenience for some. Other than that, it’s a great web app and it’s free.

 

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Tags: documents, Flip-Book, pdf, sharing

How to Make File Sharing Using Dropbox Much Much Easier

If you’re a DropBox user, it’s safe to say that you’re already aware of the file sharing capability of the service. All files that are saved in your Public folder can be easily shared with anybody online. All you need to do is to get the link from your Dropbox pubic folder by right clicking the public file, and copying the public link, and share it with whomever you choose.

The normal sharing process in your Dropbox normally takes about 3 to 10 seconds. Pretty fast? But, what if you can save those precious seconds of your life by making the process automatic? In order to accomplish that, all you need is a very lightweight Windows (Sorry Mac users) utility called Dropbox Linker.

Simply install the Dropbox Linker utility and enter your Dropbox user ID. Your user ID can be found by doing a manual link copy from your Dropbox public folder. Paste the link somewhere and you’ll see your User ID on the link. It’s the series of numbers just before the filename of the shared item.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While this utility running in the background, you will get the link automatically copied to clipboard and receive the corresponding visual notification every time you place something on your DropBox’s public folder. You can also place multiple files on your public folder and get multiple links copied to your clipboard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you rename a file within your Public folder, and the file was already referenced by a URL in your clipboard, its link will be corrected corresponding to the last version.

 

Additionally, if you move referenced a file out of Public folder (or simply delete it), its URL will be safely removed from the clipboard.

This is ultimately a very useful application for someone who shares a lot using Dropbox.

 

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Tags: dropbox, DropBox Linker, sharing, utility, Windows

Minus: A Minimalist Drag and Drop Sharing Platform

Minus is a file sharing app where you can simply and easily drop files from your desktop to your browser. Yes, just drag the file (pictures, documents, music, videos, etc.) from any folder on your computer and drop it on the Min.us website.

Registration in Minus is optional. You can immediately share a file upon dragging it to the minus interface. However, creating a Min.us account has a few perks:

• You can have own Profile at http://min.us/u/yourusername.

• You can follow and subscribe to other users to see their latest galleries via home page.

• You can publish your galleries onto your profile for your followers and fans. (Your galleries will always be private by default)

• You can track your own galleries from anywhere on the go.

All the uploaded files are kept indefinitely unless deleted by the user or if it goes against their TOS (terms of service). The size limit currently is 50 MB per item and there can be a max of 50 items per gallery. This may not be much as but it is certainly suitable for quick sharing images, documents and short videos. Plus, they promise to upgrade the current size and item limit in the future.

 

*Minus works on Firefox and Chrome browsers, and supports Windows, Mac, Linux and Android operating systems. (iOS and Blackberry support coming soon)

 

Tags: Drag and Drop, file sharing, Minimalist, Minus, Share, sharing

Adobe Photoshop Express Goes Public

Adobe just released its online (and stripped down) version of Photoshop called Photoshop Express. From what I can see, it is online photo storage, photo sharing and online photo editing all rolled up into one. The service makes it possible to edit the uploaded photos and images online. You can upload of to 2 gigabytes of photos in one account. Being branded as a stripped down version of the desktop software, Photoshop Express mainly focuses in the mainstream market rather than professionals.

The service has seventeen editing tools for you to choose from. This includes some basic tools which include Crop and Rotate, Auto Correct, Exposure, Red-Eye Removal, Touchup, and saturation. Tuning features and Effects features are also made available. You’ll notice the absence of drawing tools in the service. This only makes it clear that the tuned down online version of Photoshop is only built for light editing. Layers are also missing which is an important feature of the Desktop software, but they have added an interesting feature to combat the absence of the layer tool. Every time you add an effect or use a tool, a checkbox appears on the side toolbar showing that you have added that certain effect to your photo. You can toggle the checkbox if you want to remove and add that particular effect in your photo which makes it easier to see the changes that you have made.

Photoshop Express is easy to use and it is free so you can sign up anytime. Aside from uploading a photo from your hard drive, you can also get your photos directly from your Facebook, Photobucket and Picassa accounts. This will make it easier for users to migrate to Photoshop Express without going to the trouble of downloading and uploading photos from another service to another. It would also be nice to see a Flickr, Smugmug, and other online photo hosting services integrate with Photoshop Express. Embed and slideshow tools are also available in the online service which supports its function as an image hosting/sharing service.

Tags: adobe, edit, Embed, express, photo, Photoshop, sharing, slideshow