Greenhouse Browser Extension

Some are red. Some are blue. All are green. A free browser extension for Chrome, Safari, and Firefox that exposes the role money plays in Congress and highlights key election races. Displays on any web page detailed campaign contribution data for every Senator and Representative, including total amount received and breakdown by industry and by […]

Turn a YouTube Video into a GIF by Adding “GIF” to the URL

TechCrunch has a great tip on how to quickly turn a YouTube video into GIF. Just add “gif” to the beginning of the URL, after “www.” and before “youtube.” Turn Any YouTube Video Into A GIF By Just Adding “GIF” To The URL Example: www.youtube.com/URL www.gifyoutube.com/URL

Google Reader Filter

Google Reader is on the way out, but here’s a great filter plugin. Google Reader Filter filters duplicated entries and unwanted content, or highlights chosen content based on keywords. Google Reader Filter It works on Firefox, and you’ll need Greasemonkey installed first.

App: Quick Password Manager

I don’t trust online password storage, and I don’t want to carry around a notepad of passwords. Quick Password Manager is a great solution. Quick Password Manager Quick Password Manager (iTunes)

YemuZip – Cross-platform Zip Tool for Mac

YemuZip is an easy-to-use application for making zip files. Just drag, drop, name your zip file and you’re done. Mac OS X’s built-in compress function makes zip files that contains Mac specific information that, when extracted on a PC, looks like garbage. YemuZip lets you choose between a PC-friendly format and a Mac format that preserve […]

Airfoil for Mac

Send any audio from your Mac to AirPort Express units, Apple TVs, iPhones and iPods Touch, and even other Macs and PCs, all in sync! Use Airfoil with web-based audio like Pandora, music services like Spotify, Rdio, MOG, and WiMP, or any other audio playing on your computer. Airfoil for Mac gives you your audio […]

Google Maps for iPhone

It’s finally here! Don’t get me wrong – I love Apple. But, I do think that they dropped the ball with Apple Maps. Google Maps for iPhone  

VLC Media Player – VideoLAN

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols. This is hands-down the best solution for watching video on any platform – Mac, PC, Linux. It can even play Flash files (e.g. YouTube) and DVD files. […]

Link Directly to a Specific Point in Time on a YouTube Video

Have you ever wanted to send a YouTube link, but have the video cut directly to a specific point within the video? Now you can. There’s an easy way to create a link that goes right to the exact spot that you’re looking for. Here’s how: Here’s a YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FxDQAGF4Rs Let’s say I want […]

eFax Free – Receive Faxes via Email for Free

eFax Free is a free service that allows you to receive faxes via email. Sign up for an account and eFax Free will give you a virtual phone number to receive faxes. The faxes will be sent to your email inbox. Thanks to Greg (a.k.a. DJ Dealer) for mentioning this service! eFax Free