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Apture - An easy way to add context-related multimedia to blogs.

Apture provides the first rich communication platform allowing publishers and bloggers to easily turn flat pages of text into multimedia experiences.

Total Organizer - a freeware tool to store your personal information divided into folder tree structure and tags. Calendar, organizer, to-do list, notebook and contact manager software (PIM).

MagCloud - lets you to publish your own magazines. All you have to do is upload a PDF and they take care of the rest: printing, mailing, subscription management, and more.
This can be a great marketing tool - or a money maker!

280 Slides - Create beautiful presentations, access them from anywhere, and share them with the world.

SodaHead - a leading opinion community focused on discussing today’s hottest topics. Get the pulse of your audience using poll widgets on your website - or just have some fun…

TubeMogul - a free service that provides a single point for deploying uploads to the top video sharing sites, and powerful analytics on who, what, and how videos are being viewed.

ScreenSteps - takes the drudgery out of creating visual, step-by-step software tutorials/guides. With ScreenSteps you can communicate software instructions clearly and quickly.

PhoneVite - Send you and/or a group of people a message blast via voice mail; you can either do it now; or schedule it for a later time.

• Wake-up calls for you and/or your group
• Reminders for tasks and follow-ups
• Emergency alerts to the team
• Conference call reminders
• Weather cancellations
• Last-minute party/event reminders
• Finding a substitute/volunteer
• Quick motivational message to the team

Triggit - By placing a single line of JavaScript in your website, you can use Triggit to literally drag and drop millions of text ads directly into your pages.

To Do list software is very subjective to how you work and what fits into your style…
I have tried many todo list apps including: Voo2do, Todoist, Toodledo, and even DontForgetTheMilk…..

VitaList is still my favorite. I had temporarily abandoned it to try some others, but I keep coming back.

It integrates with my Google Calendar (iCal); it sends me email and SMS reminders; I can group actions by project and context; it has a mobile web version; and it is color-coded

Vitalist is perfect for anyone needing to get things done. Easily organize your actions and projects online. From grocery lists to business projects, track it all with Vitalist.
New iPhone Version at iPhone.Vitalist.com

PS - Nozbe looks real good too…but would not be free for how I would use it. I may give it a whirl though to see if it is better suited for my purposes.

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Earth Class Mail claims to be the ultimate PO Box and I have no argument against that.

With an online PO Box you’ll manage your postal mail as easily as your email.
View scanned images of your sealed envelopes online, then choose to have your mail securely scanned into a PDF document, recycled, shredded or forwarded to you or someone else.

Basically, you get to view images of your USPS mail via quick scan, and then decide if you want it or toss it. This is great if you live a lifestyle where you are potentially in many different cities, are moving and unsure where you will end up, go on long vacations, or just don’t want to be bothered dealing with your mail. You can also get a prestigious forwarding address like Park Ave in Manhattan.

They have pricing plans for personal use and small businesses, and larger customers as well.

Accept Credit Cards - Free Credit Card Processing Set Up

Web Form Factory is an open source web form generator which automatically generates the necessary back-end code to tie your form to a database. By generating the backend code for you, WFF saves you time… time you could spend doing more creative stuff.

You can generate a database form, or an email form. Just create the HTML file in Photoshop, or other software and then use this service.

Nourish is a new site that will convert any RSS feed to an Email newsletters for free.

Nourish is a next generation newsletter service which allows you to take any RSS feed from content you publish (like a blog), and convert it into an automated email newsletter your readers can subscribe to.

Nourish allows you to manage as many campaigns as you want. Each campaign represents a different newsletter that your readers can subscribe to. Managing a large list of subscribers is effortless. The opt-out process, as well as subscribing/unsubscribing to individual campaigns can be completely automated. While many of your readers may not be familiar with RSS, almost all of them are familiar with email. Expand your subscriber base by delivering your content in a format familiar to them.

Verify Email is an email verification tool actually connects to the mail server and checks whether the mailbox exists or not.

This is useful for cleaning your lists from bad and undeliverable emails; if you have an e-commerce or newsletter site; or possibly you administer a user forum.

This tool does a three-part check:

• Valid email format
• Valid domain
• Valid user

VirtueMart is an Open Source E-Commerce solution to be used with Joomla! (and Mambo).

Features include:

• Powerful Web-Administration Interface (Javascript-powered)
• Manages an unlimited Number of Products and Categories
• Can be used as a Shop or just as an Online-Catalog (you can even turn off Price Display)
• Quick Search for Products, Categories and Manufacturers; filter by features or discounted Products
• Product Ratings & Testimonials (moderated or auto-published)

A more extensive list of features regarding catalog, payment processing, security and more can be found here.
There is also an online DEMO.

Using widgets on your current website or blog that are tied back to your Paypal account is about the simplest way to sell something I have seen. This is especially a great tool if you have one or two products that you sell regularly.

Create your own online store with the PayPal storefront. Upload products, set prices, and start selling on your website or blog.
There is a great FAQ that will get you up and running in just a few minutes.

PS - At this time, the PayPal Storefront is not available for MySpace.

Here is a new service I recently looked at and will likely use in my business - PayCycle.

Here are some features/benefits:

• Do payroll online in minutes
• Pay employees & payroll taxes
• Instant checks, direct deposit & W-2s
• No desktop software hassles
• No tax tables to update
• Low monthly fee
• Now even include Nanny/Homecare Payroll

PayCycle Works with QuickBooks & Peachtree. There is an online demo - give it a try.
If you are looking for an easy payroll software - sign up for the 30 day trial you won’t be sorry.

You can do payroll online in minutes. Our built-in payroll calculator instantly creates your paychecks. Do paycheck printing on your own printer, directly from our website. Or use our free direct deposit.

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If you like to read and watch movies and want to help the environment - check out Bookins.

I belong to Bookins, the book and DVD trading website and have so for about a year now.

Membership is free, and they make it really easy. You can print free postage from home, so there is no trip to the post office. This is a great way to recycle and save cash.

Check it out HERE.

Your Easy Way to Buy from China
Wholesale discounted offers from China to your door.
Great products; High quality; Hassle-free import

If you have an Alibaba account then you know getting stuff from China is much easier than the old days (i.e. pre-Internet) but still can be a lot of work. Well here is a way to buy directly without the hassle. You can get electronics, sporting goods, health and beauty, and other consumer goods to re-sale.

Buyers order immediately from the convenient Global Sources Direct online store. Products range from consumer electronics and general merchandise, to premiums and DIY products. Small lot orders are welcome.

Advantages:

• Purchase products immediately from our convenient online store
• Deal exclusively with Global Sources Direct — not with different suppliers
• Low China-factory direct prices
• Easy, secure online payment
• Fast delivery — from China to your door
• Free! E-mail updates of new products available for online purchase

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