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JustResizeIt: A Free Image Resizer Widget

JustResizeIt is a downloadable free desktop widget that allows you easily resize images. The simple widget runs on Adobe Air so there’s no problem whatsoever whether you’re using Windows, OS-X or Linux.

How It Works:

You can create widgets that define how the images will be resized. The best part is that you can create multiple widgets – one for each of your resizing needs.

For example, you can create a widget for sending photos in mail with a maximum size of 800 pixels. Or, you could create a widget for resizing photos to upload into a web gallery at 50% of their original size.

To use the widget, simply drag and drop photos from a folder into JustResizeIt. Wait a few seconds for the app to process the images and drag and drop the images again into an e-mail, office document or a folder. It’s so easy to use and hassle free that even a novice computer user who knows how to drag and drop will encounter no trouble at all.

Another great thing about JustResizeIt is that you can copy and redistribute unlimited copies of the software provided that you comply with their License and Agreement. As long as you don’t charge for the copy of the software, you should have no problem redistributing it.

You can also use JustResizeIt to promote your brand by redistributing the software along with your company logo. You can customize JustResizeIt to your company’s corporate identity standards and redistribute it. Simply contact the guys form JustResizeIt and get your custom widget. It is not entirely clear if they’ll charge you for the design – which is pretty fair if they do.

Tags: images, JustResizeIt, Photos, resize, widget

SealTale: Social Networking Through Icons

SealTale is a social networking tool that allows you to share your interests, inclinations and preference through seal-like badgets. It’s a means to express your online identity by attaching seals to your blog. The process is similar to placing small icons of the social networking sites and blog promotion tools on your blog but in a more gadget-like manner. You’ll also be able to express what you are supporting such as campaigns, political issues and activities that you enjoy doing.

Sealtale is a new-concept SNS, in which the users can meet and network with other users who have similar interests and inclinations.

Our service’s name is composed of Seal (New-concept networking medium) and Tale (Stories told by the users) that form Seal:Tale Seal We, Sealtale, strive to become the medium that connects and weaves together all the one-person media on the Web.

You can create your own seal by placing your blog logo or any image that you want. Adding your interests is as easy as adding icons that relate to the activities, websites and favorite things on earth. Once you have glued your seal to your blog, you can simply seat back and social network through the service.

Sealtale provides two major services. The Tale service or the related postings service functions by filtering RSS tags and selects the postings that are related to the Seal the user has glued on his/her blog or social networking page. The postings are automatically updated to the Tale menu of Sealbook. It’s like an automated social networking service that is updated as you post on your blog or personal social page.

Another purpose of the widget is in the form of advertising. You can easily extend your reach by joining the community and making your contributions available everywhere. If it is related to other postings then they will surely appear on their seal tale.

The application has several more features that can only be explained if you actually use it. For whatever purpose you have on using the service, I’m sure that you’ll find the service quite interesting. It’s a new breed of social networking widget that seems to outdate services like BlogCatalog and the like. Its feature rich, informative and it looks great. Glue a seal now to find out.

Tags: Blog, Blog Widget, SealTale, social network, widget

BookBox: Embed a Book Widget

BookBox is a simple service which allows you to create an embeddable widget that contains a list of books that interests you the most. Creating a widget is fast and very simple. There is no registration required and will not ask you for your email address.

You can add and remove books from your widget until your selection satisfies you. Once you have made your selection, you can place a password to protect your list. You’ll also need the password in case you want to add or remove books from your list. All that’s left for you to do now is to copy the embed code and put it on places that allows you to do so.

If you’re looking for something that you can use to showcase your favorite books on your blogs or social networking pages, BookBox is one of the tools that you can use to accomplish the task quickly. Searching for books is a snap through the service. You don’t need to remember the complete title of the book for the partial title will give you a head start in finding the one that you are looking for. This is also great for creating book wish lists and sharing them with your friends.

Tags: Book List, Book Widget, BookBox, Embed, Embed Book Widget, widget

Doomi: An Adobe Air To-Do List Widget

Doomi is a simple to do list application designed to stay out of your way and out of your browser. The app allows you to reorganize your to-dos via drag and drop. It is easy to get rid of which saves a lot of precious desktop space and will not require you to open your browser to view your list.

It has all the features you use, and none of the ones you don’t. Create, edit, set reminders, and keep archives of your old tasks.

You’ll need to have Adobe Air installed in order to use the application. Once Doomi is installed, it’ll stay out of your way until you need its service once more. Setting up a to-do in Doomi is as easy as typing in what needs to be done and hitting the return button. You can set deadlines for your to-do’s to get reminders, and once it’s done, just place a check mark and it will be included in the completed section.

If you’re looking for a non-obtrusive application, try Doomi and see if it works for you. It only takes a few seconds to install if you have Adobe Air. If you don’t have Adobe Air installed on your computer, don’t worry, it will install Adobe Air as soon as you hit the “Install” button on the Doomi site.

Future Features

Offline/online synchronization

Color Scheme Customization

Tags: Adobe Air, Doomi, to-do, To-Do List, widget

Closr: Create a Zoomable Image Widget

Closr is an image tool that you can use to share your images on slightly tight web pages and allow viewers to get a closer look at them. The tool is simple enough to use and embed on your favorite social networking sites and blogs.

Register for a Closr account and you can immediately start uploading your photo and create your first widget. You can only upload one photo per widget. If you’re thinking that this is a gallery type widget, then you are mistaken. The widget is only good for sharing one image but it’s great for sharing large images on small sized pages. I just have one comment on the image quality being reduced when viewed on the Closr widget. It’s something they need to work out during the beta phase. Aside from that, it looks great and could be useful when sharing large images.

Here’s the original image:

Here’s the image uploaded and viewed with the Closr Widget

Tags: Closr, image, widget, Zoom

TinyChat: Easiest Way to Create a Simple Chatroom

Having trouble making a good conversation on Twitter with its 140 text limit? Tweet them a TinyChat. It’s a chat application that lets you create a chat room in just a few clicks. No login required. Just make them like you make TinyUrls.

TinyChat creates a simple chat room for you. You can share the chatroom URL or embed it to your website. I’m just not sure on how long the created chat room will last but it’s great for those long public conversations with a bunch of people. If you’re not yet ready to hand out your IM to people you just met online, this might probably do the trick for you.

You can place a TinyChat badge on your websites (like the one above). It displays the number of people in the chatroom.

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Tags: Chat, Chatroom, twitter, widget