Round Picture Corners and Resize Images the Easy Way
Posted on April 8, 2010 - Filed Under Cool Websites | 2 Comments
If you are away from your favorite graphic editing software and need to neaten the edges of a picture quickly, it is entirely possible without downloading anything at all. RoundPic.com turns any photo or image of any size into a new image with rounded, beveled edges.
First, go to RoundPic.com.
On the right of the screen, click the button that says Choose File.
Select the file you need to alter and click Open. Click the button that says Round it Now.
5 Best Free Commercial-Use Stock Photo Sites
Posted on March 31, 2010 - Filed Under Cool Websites | 5 Comments
If you blog or create online content of any kind, you have probably run into the dilemma of where to find good quality, completely free photos that are OK to use for commercial purposes.
While there are plenty of sites on the web advertising royalty free photos, most charge either a monthly fee or want payment for individual pictures. The Flickr Creative Commons is a good place to find photos, but licenses vary on an individual basis. This makes life complicated when you just need a photo fast.
Download YouTube Videos – No Software Required
Posted on March 12, 2010 - Filed Under Cool Websites | 23 Comments
Finding a good piece of software to download streaming videos, especially for free, is not an easy task. If using a public computer, such as those at an office or school, installing software is not an option anyway.
KeepVid.com allows you to download videos from YouTube and other video sites for free, without downloading and installing any kind of software. The interface is straight forward and easy to use, so even the least tech-savvy among us can enjoy videos featuring cats on skateboards for many future years.
Top 3 Free Broadband Speed Test Websites
Posted on March 12, 2010 - Filed Under Cool Websites | 4 Comments
When it comes to broadband Internet connections, there is no such thing as too much speed. As more and more people download games, movies, and other large files from the web, the need for speed has spawned entire industries and multi-tiered marketing campaigns that entice consumers to pay premium prices for faster and faster connections.
If you are paying a premium for your Internet connection, you may want to see if you are getting what you are paying for. Using a free online broadband speed test is one way to test your connection for both download and upload speeds.
7 Best Image RSS Feeds
Posted on February 15, 2010 - Filed Under Cool Websites | 2 Comments
With the ability to use an RSS feed to rotate our wallpaper with Windows 7, finding a good RSS image feed becomes the holy grail for many of us. There are an endless supply of image RSS feeds thanks to sites like Flickr and Photobucket where anyone’s vacation photos can become an RSS stream.
In this article, we have tried to avoid streams like those, and have instead found a collection of RSS feeds of striking image quality from sites all over the Web.
1. Getty Images
15 Websites to Watch Movies, PPV Events, and TV For Free
Posted on February 8, 2010 - Filed Under Cool Websites | 7 Comments
Whether you’re trying to watch theater movies without going to the theater, catch the latest PPV boxing match for free, or check out an episode of your favorite TV show you may have missed, most likely, there is a website that has what you’re looking for. Here are 20 of the web’s best video sites.
YouTube – Movies, TV Shows
YouTube is the obvious favorite for user created videos on the web. However, YouTube is also accumulating a pretty decent variety of Movies and TV shows. Don’t expect to find any new releases on YouTube. But for classics, it can’t be beat. Best of all, most YouTube videos are clear, crisp, and have good volume.