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How to Extract Links from a Page Based on Their Placement | Sear. SEM tools is a great FireFox addon that I recently discovered and was quite impressed by (note that I review new tools quite often, so that is not easy to surprise me). While the tool has quite a large selection of free search marketing tools, the one I actually liked most of all was its URL extracting tool and let me share why I liked it so much. URL Extractor Besides basically checking a list of URLs for errors, this section has another really cool tool that I just loved: the link extractor. With it you will be able to do the following: Get a list of URLs and their link text from the current page.Copy all / the selected rows to clipboard.

[The best one] Get links for the specified part (!) Of the page. This last point is actually my favorite one: this option allows to filter the list of on-page links by their position on the page. So once you are on any page, go to the “URL tools” menus and select “Get Links” there. Doesn’t it look like quite a unique (and useful) link checking tool? 30+ Free Online Multimedia (Photo, Audio, Video) Editors | Tools. We tend to rely heavily on our favorite desktop applications like Photoshop, GIMP, Audacity, Adobe Premier and so on when it comes to dealing with multimedia files. That’s fine on our desktops but what if we need to use an editor on a friend’s computer, or a public one at the workplace?

That is where web applications come in handy. Web applications provide ubiquity, convenience and ease of use . As long as you have a web browser that connects to the Internet, you can find multimedia editors online to get your photos, audio files or even videos edited on the fly. Here’s a list of free web services that allows you to edit multimedia files (photo, audio and video) quick and easy online. Photo Editors Pixlr Editor Pixlr Editor allows you to edit images with features much like those you can find in Photoshop. Fotor Picmonkey Picmonkey provides basic editing of your photos, touch ups, and the ability to create a design for social network use.

Befunky Polarr Editor Fotostar Photo Editor SDK Photofy Coub. 15 More Really Fun Online Photo Editing Websites | Graphic and W. Previous post 28 Online Photo Editing Websites To have Fun With turned out to be very very popular so I guess a lot of visitors enjoy to take a rest and quickly edit their photos and share with friends. It’s easy – just upload image, choose effect, do some little tweaks and cool effect is achieved!

Throughout this year several new fun websites have been released and become popular. After heavy research this is what I could come up with! Enjoy, take a rest and have a fun time! 1. Picjoke In Picjoke you can choose from many cool effects to apply. 2. Create your own personalized playing cards at the click of a mouse button. 3. Design your own Wired magazine cover. 4. Here you can find lots of effects including animation, adjustments and even kaleidoscoper. 5. In imagechef you can easily create anything from word mosaics to football shirts. 6. Anymaking is a great place to edit your photos online. 7. 8.

Moronize your photo. 9. flauntR 10. 11. Choose from over 30 cool effects to your picture 12. The 101 Most Useful Websites on the Internet - Flock. How to Convert PowerPoint Presentations to Video Files (with Sou. How to convert PowerPoint PPT files to Video for uploading to YouTube. Or you can burn a DVD of PowerPoint presentations. This step-by-step guide illustrates how to convert a PowerPoint slide-show into video so you can distribute presentations more easily: 1. You can upload PowerPoint videos to YouTube, Facebook, etc. and some of your creations could go viral. 2. You can transer PowerPoint slides to an iPod or a mobile phone and enjoy the presentations while on the move even without a PowerPoint viewer app. 3. The possibilities are endless.

Related: Convert PowerPoint Slides to DVD Quality Video How to convert PowerPoint into Video for YouTube or iPod All you need a copy of Microsoft PowerPoint (any version), the PPT file, a webcam or microphone (if you want to record audio) and Internet access. Step 1: Open your PPT presentation file inside PowerPoint and switch to Slide Show menu to setup the exact time duration for each slide.

B) Use Rehearse Timings for silent PowerPoint videos. 45 Websites For Students To Create Original Artwork Online - Flo. More and more websites are coming online to give students the ability to unleash their creativity in new and innovative ways. From abstract art to pointillism, students now can click and draw their way into original works of art, and today’s freebie gives you a great list of places to begin.

The sites are labeled by grade level to help guide you to those that best suit your students. In addition, I’ve added ratings to give teachers and students an idea of how much interactivity is available at each site. Some allow students to create from beginning to end, while others simply generate the final product with minimal effort. What you will not find here are basic virtual coloring sheets. I will warn you that some of these sites will drag you in to create for long periods of time. 3D Snowflake Creator (Grades 2-12) A basic kaleidoscope tool that generates an animated snowflake. Art Kids Rule! Aviary (Grades 7-12) This site offers free software tools as a Photoshop alternative. How to Embed YouTube Videos in PowerPoint for Web Publishing - F. Learn how to Embed YouTube video clips in your PowerPoint presentations that you can also upload on to the web or embed in your blog.

There are basically two ways by which we can embed YouTube clips in PowerPoint presentations: Option A: You download the YouTube video as an FLV file, convert the video to a format that PowerPoint can understand (e.g. AVI or WMV) and then use the “Insert Movie” command to embed that clip anywhere in the presentation. Option B: You can add a Shockwave Flash object to your PowerPoint slide and set the Movie property of that control to the URL of the YouTube video. For detailed instructions, please refer to the following tutorials: The first option is preferred when you want to play videos in offline mode while the next option is useful if you want to embed streaming videos in your PowerPoint slides. Well, not anymore. Update: Embed Web Videos in PowerPoint (for Office 2010) 5 Cool Tips & Tricks In Windows Live MSN Messenger - Flock. This will be a two part post with the first part covering cool Windows Live tips and tricks that you can do without installing any add-ons, and the second part explains how you can make your Windows Live Messenger experience much more fun. 1.

Remove Those Annoying Ads You may noticed at the very bottom of the Windows Live Messenger main window, they show ads to you. However, if they slightly annoy you from time to time, here is a trick on how to block them. On your Windows computer, open up Internet Explorer. Click on Tools, then select Internet Options. Click on the Security tab, click on Restricted sites, then click on the Sites button. Then simply add the URL to this: 2. One of the most searched for keywords on my website is “how do I find out who blocked or deleted me on MSN”. In Windows Live Messenger just go to Tools ““> Options, go to the Privacy section, and under Contact List, click on View. 3. 4. 5. Remember to keep an eye out for my next post. You Don't Need to Regularly Reinstall Windows; Here's Why - Crap. Where To Upload And Share PowerPoint Presentations: Guide To The. Backup - Flock. How To Convert Your VHS Video Tapes to DVD’s using PC - Flock.

It’s the holiday season and the family is coming around to visit as usual. And as usual the technology requests are in. This year I have been tasked with converting VHS videos to DVD. I did not want to spend a fortune on conversion software and as the story goes I wanted FREE software so I could also write about my experience on MakeUseOf. And sure enough I found it. It is a little free application called Golden VHS to DVD converter located here. You will also need a capture device to connect your VCR to your computer. Mine actually cost $12.43. Once you have that all set up you can start using your software to capture the video from the VCR. After installing Debut Video Capture Software it will launch.

Once the splash screen is gone you will see the main programs interface like so: Click on New Recording to get started. You will then see this screen: Click next to select your converting device. Just hit the next button to continue. Restart Record Push this button to start the recording. Stop. Essential Windows Tricks - PC World - Flock. The verdict is in: Windows 7 is Microsoft's best operating system ever. It's stocked with genuinely handy interface upgrades (hello, Aero Snap), long-overdue networking improvements (we love you, homegroups), touchscreen support (long live tablet PCs), and the best Windows Media Center experience yet (ClearQAM support at last). Like every operating system, though, Windows 7 can benefit from a few tweaks here, some add-ons there, and a smattering of OS-enhancing apps and utilities.

We've rounded up 27 of them, each one designed to make Windows 7 faster, easier, safer, or more fun. And because we know that many people still run Windows XP or Vista, we've identified the tips that work with those versions as well. Make It Faster Is Windows 7 really speedier than Vista or XP? Go 64-Bit Works in: Vista, 7 The old saw still holds true: Windows loves RAM. Boot More Quickly Works in: XP, Vista, 7 Does Windows 7 really boot more rapidly than other versions of Windows?

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