Here’s a weekly message that I find of value. I usually try all the suggestions that pique my curiousity. YMMV
New Media Picks Of The Week: Sharewood Picnic 70
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1. SmartVideoChannel
2. Zoho Show
3. Live Documents
4. V4S
5. Treemo
6. Webshots
7. PDF Text Online
8. Zapr
9. Noovo
10. SimplyHeadlines
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SmartVideoChannel http://www.smartvideochannel.com/
“SmartVideoChannel allows you to create your own media hosting site or link hosted media to your pre-existing website.”
I don’t “do” a lot of video so I pass.
Verdict: I Pass
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Zoho Show http://www.zohoshow.com/login.sas
“Zoho Show is an online tool to create, edit, publish, and show presentations.”
This may be useful. I’ll have to try it with one of my canned presentations. Corporate type probably can only use it for the most bland presentations. So what would I use it for? Hmmm??????
Verdict: Jury’s still out.
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Live Documents http://www.live-documents.com/
“Live Documents is a tool that enables you to collaborate over Microsoft Word and Excel documents with others.”
Again, not much use to me. The French Resistence shot collaborators. And so does corporate america. Or at least it’s not rewarded. “Free trial” scares me. Guess they will expect to sell subscriptions. It’s not the same as “free”.
Verdict: I pass
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V4S http://orb.com/skype/
“V4S is a voice messaging platform that enables you to send and receive voicemails.”
Mentions skype (a killer for me), always connected, and such.
Verdict: I pass
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Treemo http://www.treemo.com/
“Treemo is an online and mobile community dedicated to sharing digital media.”
Napster? I don’t need hassles witht he RIAA.
Verdict: I pass
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Webshots http://www.webshots.com/
“Webshots is a service that allows you to upload unlimited images and create online photo albums.”
Sanpfish! Kodak!
Verdict: I pass
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PDF Text Online http://www.pdftextonline.com/
“PDF Text Online is a service that converts PDF files in text files.”
Not a cracker, but could be useful.
Verdict: Schedule for a test.
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Zapr http://www.zapr.net/
“Zapr is an application that lets you create links to any files on your PC.”
Interesting. This could be useful. Oh Oh O, requires dotnet. Argh, that’s not in alignment with being Microsloth free in 07.
Verdict: I pass
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Noovo http://www.noovo.us/
“Noovo is a browser-based editor which allows you to create websites homepages without having to deal with HTML and other codes.”
Interesting, almost compelling, since I have been playing with my homepages, with many Argh!s and worse, I tried it. Waste of time. No way to pick up an existing page. (Or at least no way I could see.) No way to save one’s work. (Or no way I saw.) So a waste of my time. Google base pages, or whatever they call it does the same thing.
Verdict: I pass.
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SimplyHeadlines http://www.simplyheadlines.com/
“SimplyHeadlines is a service that enables you to pick news from the sources you select and receive a digest directly into your email.”
Sounbds interesting and might be useful.
Verdict: Schedule a test!
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So some interesting items at the picnic.
Reinke Faces Life 
Hey, don’t let .net get you down, unless you’re on Mac that is… Yep, we started with Microsoft and are working from there, but it’s still useful.
Let me know if you get a chance to try it.
Mick from Zapr
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