tools | Kris Smith has read these articles about "tools" | www.croncast.comThis is the keyword feed for "tools" from my read items in Google Reader. If you would like to search or subscribe to category/keyword rss feeds for items that I have shared with Google Reader visit http://www.croncast.com/c4_reading.phpThe "Work From Home" Generation- January 24, 2008 For decades in American households the most dreaded morning sound was that of an alarm clock. Sometime between 6 and 7am a beep or radio music signaled that it was time to get up and head to work. But in the early 21st century two things have begun to change. First, the alarm clock is going off a little bit later. And second, instead of putting on suits and driving to work, people are heading to the basement in their pajamas and turning on their personal computers. These are the early days of..http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/222327956/the_work_from_home_generation.php Create MP3 Files From Text in Emails and Web Pages- January 24, 2008 Vozme is web based tool that turns any snippet of text into an MP3 audio file that you can either listen online or download to your local hard drive. You just have to copy the text from a web page or an email and paste it inside the Vozme text box. While there are tons of solutions that convert text to spoken words, what I liked about Vozme is the clutter free interface and the fact that it runs inside the browser without requiring any downloads. Bloggers can easily integrate the Vozme feature..http://www.labnol.org/internet/tools/convert-email-text-to-mp3-files/2140/ Is Your IP Address Your Personal Information- January 24, 2008 Some European politicians in charge of "privacy" issues have decided that your IP address should be considered personal info, along the lines of your name or address. This has various implications for how sites like Google store IP addresses -- but also should raise some questions about what sorts of information should be considered private. We've already talked about why you should just assume that any information you put online is already public info, but an IP address isn't exactly...http://techdirt.com/articles/20080121/19520029.shtml |