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Clean Up Your HTML

RankRaiser — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:24:55 +0000

If you need to find errors within your HTML or you simply want clean up your code, the online version of HTML Tidy can help. Simply add your URL, copy and paste your HTML code, or up load your file. Then define a few settings like your output and character encoding and this free web tool will do the rest.

Besides explanations about your messy code, HTML Tidy will clean up characters not allowed with your encoding, incomplete tags, redundant tags, unknown tags, invalid character codes and so on. The output is ready to be copied and pasted. One thing the tool is lacking is line numbering, which would make it easier to identify where your errors are.

Geographical Location Names

RankRaiser — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:59:25 +0000

If you’re working on a project that uses location names, you can use Geonames.org for your research and to download databases of location names from around the world free of charge. GeoNames integrates geographical data such as names of places in various languages, elevation, population and more from various sources.

This geographical database is available for download free of charge under a creative commons attribution license. It contains over 10 million geographical names and consists of 7.5 million unique features, 2.8 million populated places and 5.5 million alternate names. It also offers some population and area statistics. According to the site Geonames users include Ubuntu, Apple’s SnowLeopard, Bing Maps, The New York Times and more.

QR Barcode Creator

RankRaiser — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:09:49 +0000

There are dozens of QR barcode creators available, but the one on QRStuff.com is one of the more versatile ones, letting you create the barcode in color and select from 14 different data types. After creating your QR barcode, you’ll be able to print it (PNG or raster PDF), get analytics (when you register), email it, or use it to create t-shirts and other products via the Zazzle print-on-demand website.

The site offers paid options to create the barcode in high resolution, batch processing, save your codes and more. Click here for more info on QR barcodes.

FTP For Mac and PC

RankRaiser — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:29:05 +0000

If you need a simple yet versatile FTP program, give Cyberducka try. This Open Source FTP program also handles FTP/TLS (FTP secured over SSL/TLS), SFTP (SSH Secure File Transfer), WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning), Amazon S3, Google Storage, Google Docs, Windows Azure and Rackspace Cloud Files. Works with open cloud software from Eucalyptus and OpenStack. You can basically upload, download and synchronize anything from any server.

You can edit any text or binary file on the server in your preferred application, configure CloudFront and Rackspace to distribute your files, browse your Amazon S3 account like your hard disk, convert uploads to Google Docs format and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for image uploads. It also has bookmarking capabilities, advanced SSH features and supports Growl and Mac’s Keychain.

Mobile Service Providers That Offer Free E-Mail to SMS Interface

RankRaiser — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:52:17 +0000

Many mobile service providers from around the world offer free e-mail to SMS service (receiver may still be charged). For a list of companies that will allow you to send free SMS from your web applications visit Uptime Robot. It’s not always possible to get internet access to check e-mails, but you can receive an SMS anywhere you can make a call on a cell phone.

Google’s Own URL Shortener

RankRaiser — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:20:31 +0000

Google has it’s own URL shortener at goo.gl. According to Matt Cutt’s blog it was created so Google could use it for its own products, but then they decided to make it available to the public. If you log in to your Google account, you’ll get analytics and history features for the URLs you’ve shortened with number clicks, traffic sources and visitor profiles. Looks like it doesn’t have a feature yet to preview the full URL before clicking on it.

Analyze Web Page Performance

RankRaiser — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:15:38 +0000

The web page performance test on WebPageTest.orggives you an overall speed test score with first view and repeat view data. The data is presented in numbers and as a graphic and also offers a full optimization checklist that includes info and tips on images, combining CSS and JS and cookies for example. This comprehensive test also offers the option to test multiple pages and compare them against each other.

Free URL Redirect Service

RankRaiser — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:08:31 +0000

Unlike other services offering redirects, Jambai’s comes without ads. You can sign up for a free sub-domain name and use it to access your website, no matter where it is hosted. Visitors to your site won’t see your URL in the address space of the browser, only the chosen sub-domain. The site claims to not tolerate any spamming used in conjunction with using their service. They will also delete any account that has been inactive for a year or more.

Online Collaboration with PhPGroupWare

RankRaiser — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:49:40 +0000

phpGroupWare is a free/open source web based messaging, collaboration and enterprise management platform. Features included are contacts management, email, shared calendar, web content and document management and sharing, project management and issues tracking. phpGroupWare comes with over 50 applications that can be mixed and matched according to your needs.

phpGroupWare is flexible and scalable. It is suitable for small groups of people and large organizations. phpGroupWare supports over 20 languages.

Free Form Style Generator

RankRaiser — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:22:49 +0000

If you need to generate forms for your website, try Form Style Generator. You can customize background color and gradient style, border, text, labels and mouse events. Once you’ve entered the required data, it generates a CSS style you can use right away. Additionally, you get an image in .PNG format.

Free XML Sitemaps

RankRaiser — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:50:16 +0000

Get free sitemaps of your website with up to 500 pages. XML-Sitemaps lets you create sitemaps in XML, ROR, text or html format that can be submitted to Google, Yahoo and other search engines. XML sitemaps can be used to create simple lists of all pages on a website, which can be used for analytical purposes, or as a navigation feature. This service will also create a list of broken links.

Free Office Applications

RankRaiser — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:23:37 +0000

If you’re looking for a no cost option for a word processor, spreadsheet, presentations and collaboration tool, try Google Docs. You’ll avoid buying and updating expensive software and you can login from any computer with internet access. Another free online office suite is offered at Zozo.com. Basic services are free, with upgrade options available.

Free Online File Conversion

RankRaiser — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:55:06 +0000

Convert your files without the need of a desktop application at Zamzar.com. You can convert image, doc, music, video and miscellaneous other files into dozens of different formats. There is also a browser button available for faster access and the option to store your files.

Create Your Own Social News Website

RankRaiser — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:17:03 +0000

Create your own social news website with the free service at SlinkSet.com. Add feeds from your favorite blogs (or your own website) and allow people to add their own items as well. You get a custom URL and within your settings you can decide to make the site public or private, who gets to post and have admin privileges and more. You can also ustomize layout and colors to your liking, add a logo and off you go!

Down Time Monitoring Of Your Site

RankRaiser — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:25:39 +0000

You can register up to 5 websites for free at AreMy SitesUp.com, which will send you an SMS alert to your cell phone if your site is down. You can add and delete sites with an iPhone app, but more frequent monitoring and more advanced features like RSS checks and Twitter integration required a paid plan.

Free Online Mindmapping Software

RankRaiser — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:17:16 +0000

If you’re simply trying to record a brainstorm session of yours, or you’re creating a presentation for your next project, you may want to give Mapul a try. The presets are intuitive and let you get right to work. You can also customize colors, font, size and more. Basic editing tools are available within the map or within the toolbar at the top. Requires installation of Silverlight (Mac or PC).

Manage Your Comments All Over the Web

RankRaiser — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:05:12 +0000

Seek out social comments and mentions from places such as Twitter, FriendFeed, Digg, and YouTube and display them in real time alongside your comments with Disqus. Users can sign in with Facebook Connect, OpenID, or Twitter Sign-in and can also manage and track all their comments through the system.

Shorten Your URL

RankRaiser — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:34:07 +0000

Turn long URLs into short ones for posting on Twitter, using in e-mails, cloaking affiliate links and for redirects with URL shortening service TinyURL. By clicking on “preview feature” you can also preview the link to see where it’s taking you before clicking it (works with cookies). Short URLs created by TinyURL don’t break and don’t expire.

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2GB Free Online Storage

RankRaiser — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:56:21 +0000

This is a great service for anyone who’d like to create an instant online backup of their files. When you install Dropbox, it creates an icon on your desktop and saving your files is as easy as dragging them onto that icon. You can save files fro private use or make them publicly available. That means that if your computer goes down, your files are available on the net and accessible from any computer. Great service for students or anyone working ‘on the road’ or as a solution for an additional backup of your important files.

Get Your Blog Posts Noticed Faster

RankRaiser — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:19:15 +0000

To speed up getting out the word about your new post, you can ping dozens of news sites and other services at the same time. Services pinged through Pingoat include technorati.com icerocket.com weblogs.com newsgator.com blo.gs feedburner.com blogstreet.com my.yahoo.com moreover.com newsisfree.com syndic8.com feedster.com and more.