cool tools and services on the web
Posted by: SRIKANTH AD on: November 28, 2007
This post is a club of free tools I encountered on the web at no cost and add a lot of value.
In order to run PHP and MySQL queries on localhost one needs to install the Apache Server then install PHP and MySQL .
Due to the frequent updated releases of these three packages its would be tedious to verify what fits with what .
So, WAMP Server gives an easy installation package which includes all the three ( apache , mysql , php ) so one can run sql queries and run html pages embedded with php ( .php & .phtml ) .
codes for running PHP can be downloaded here
Download Helper ( Firefox Add on)
Download Helper is a tool for web media extraction. It can capture video and image files from many websites. It can be used to download youtube , flash embedded videos etc.
Tab Effect
Its a fancy add on for firefox. Check it out for yourself.
This is a simple and an effective way to save and organize clips of information when a user is browsing online. Google Notebook allows users to write notes images, and links from pages while browsing. These are saved to an online “notebook” with sharing and collaboration features.
Notepad++ is a source code editor. One doesn’t have to use dreamweaver or other source code editors for editing html , php and other pages. Notepad++ would be a cool replacement. It lists the functions used in the code used in the sidebar. the code will be pretty well organized and easy ford debugging.
Mplayer is one of the best media player will multimedia keyboard support. Its not preferred by users who bother about the ” Look ” but I prefer Mplayer as i can even play video files of all almost extensions like .flv , .avi etc and even files with a broken AVI index.
Users can upload .doc , .pdf , .txt files and publish them. Users can also search the library and download the files from other users. This web service seems to be gaining popularity these days.
Its the firefox browser bundled with a Launcher as a portable app, so that users can take your bookmarks, extensions and saved passwords withthem.
gOS stands for Green operating system. Its a Linux Ubuntu based OS with a cool desktop look. It offers all the popular web services icons on the desktop and google lovers will surely like it. The OS download is free and the updates are also offered at no cost via internet.
Google Gears( BETA)
Its an open source browser extension that lets developers create web applications that can run offline.
Gears provides three key features:
- A local server, to cache and serve application resources (HTML, JavaScript, images, etc.) without needing to contact a server
- A database, to store and access data from within the browser
