We all have documents and stories rotting on our hard drives that might not be of any interest to us, but might be of valuable information or post for somebody. Scribd, is a web service that lets you publish and share your documents with others. Think of it like YouTube but with documents instead of videos.

When you upload a document using this service other members can view this document using their browser itself as this website uses a custom flash document viewer. You can view documents related to history, blogging, stories, jokes and all kind of reading material through this site. For the bloggers, you can also embed these documents into your blog which is certainly a nice feature.

Some examples of documents that you can publish and read are, school papers, poems, news, stories, online books and so on. Go ahead try this website, if you are somebody who likes to read and find information this site will be worth your visit.

www.scribd.com/

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I think most of the mac users have already hunted this one down because as far as I know mac users are always on the hunt for cool and neat applications.

Note-It-Express ( Free ) can be referred to as iTunes for notes as it syncs notes to your ipod instead of music. The best thing about this application is you can write your notes within the application and when you are finished you can simply sync it with your ipod.

Now to the mac users and iPod fans just think about the possibilities with this neat application. You can be in a class or a meeting taking notes and all you have to do is take your notes using this application and simply put it on your iPod. You will have your notes handy with you no matter where you go, you don’t need to take your beloved mac everywhere. This is one handy application for Mac users and iPod fans.

Here is the link to download this free software Download

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This is a pretty neat service! As usual on my quest to find something out of the ordinary and useful I came across this site (mosio) which lets you text a question using your mobile phone and you can get upto four answers. Yes, you do have friends and families to help you out with your queries but I can bet they dont know answers to all the questions you have.

These questions are answered by real people who are referred to as QnAgents. You might think the service is pretty silly as you can have answers through google mobile and other app but as far as I know google mobile wont help you answer ” What is the most beautiful country in the world?”, yeah its silly but sometimes its just plain fun. Think of having an arguement with a friend or a colleague and nobody can help you answer the question, this is when Mosio service comes in handy. Although in Beta it worked fine for me.

Before you can use this service you will have to check if this service is available for your phone. I have my service through Sprint so it was available and as far as I can see they have all the major carriers so you shouldn’t have a problem. Here is the link to test your phone, test my phone

To try it out text a question ( anything ) to qna@mosio.com and get 4 free answers by real people. Let me know through your comments how your experience was, as for me it was fun and its just another service that I learned about.

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Guru.com is a global marketplace for freelance talent where employers post jobs in search of individuals with specific talents or skills locally, nationally and globally. If you are looking to make some money from home this is the way to go. Since I have hands on experience using this web service I can personally say that this is one of the best way to go if you are looking to make some extra money from home ( Note:- this is not a “work from home”, get quick rich deal website. If you have talent on a particular field you can try it here but you have to have patience as businesses and employers will hesitate to hire someone new right away ).

How the service works

To use this service you have to create a membership account which is free. After that you can login and see what businesses are looking for ( data entry, programmer, clerical staff, medical reports, language translation, etc ), you can apply for a job based on your talent / skills.

Based on your talent or skill you can bid on these jobs from a particular employer. You can also see the employer’s statistics which shows how much they have paid so far, pending invoices, etc which gives you an idea of how reliable the employer is.

One suggestion, if you do decide to use this service make sure you upload your resume. Although it’s a job from home you do have to prove that you are the right candidate for a job and have what it takes. And who knows, if you get a job once the employer might keep coming back. You might not make as much at once but if you keep getting these job contracts it can be a steady source of income and remember, a million is made up of pennies as well!

In my opinion Guru.com is where people should look for when thinking about making money from home rather than wasting money on all other scams. This is one great online market for work from home job seekers and one of my favorite web services.

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I have finally found the best way to browse the internet, no its definitely not firefox or internet explorer or Safari ( Mac ). The internet browser that I am writing about is in public BETA version and is provided free by SpaceTime 3D, Inc. This internet browser will change the way we browse and search the internet. I had the opportunity to try out this browser and just couldnt wait to write about it.

SpaceTime is a 3D internet browser that lets you browse the web in a 3D version. You can either search the web by typing in the URL or by using the services from the drop down menu which include google, amazon, ebay, etc. It is simply the best bowsing experience I have had so far.

I searched worknplay.net using google web search and I got all the results that are stored on the web in a neat 3D stack. If I want to view a particular page all I have to do is click on that page and it will bring it to the front. If I like what I see all I have to do is double click it to open the page. Also I tried 3D ebay service. I typed in domain names and it showed all the domain names that were available on ebay for sale with prices and time left. I just dont have words to describe the friendliness and ease of use of this browser.

Please check these pictures out and see for yourself:

I used google web service using the red drop down menu. My keyword was worknplay.net. This search resulted in all the results available on the net in a neat 3D stack. I could simply click on whatever page I wanted to view and it brought the page on the front. And to open the page all I had to do was double click. Also if I wanted to go to the previous page I can simply use the previous button from the menu at the bottom.

My next search I used ebay 3D service using the drop down menu. My keyword was domain names. After I entered it showed me all the pages that were on ebay where the domain names were for sale. All I had to do to bring a page forward was click on it and to open it up I had to double click it. Now you can see two thumbnails at the bottom. The first one is my first search and the second one is my second, obviously. But if I want to return to my first I have to click on the first thumbnail and I am back to my first search results which you can see on the left.

Since this browser is still in its BETA version there are still some bugs and the program seems to lag every once ina while. But once its completely done it will be a nice browser if not the best. I am sold on this one. Great browsing experience. If you would like to try this browser yourself please click on this link Download Spacetime 3D Browser.

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Personally, this service is one of the best service there could be for bloggers. We as bloggers and blog readers dont always find time to sit infront of the computer and read articles from our favorite blogs. Well, there is a solution to that.

Odiogo is a free service that lets you convert your RSS feeds into high quality audio format which can either be embedded into your website or downloaded into your ipod or MP3 player. This sure makes life easier on the run as you can let your busy readers listen to your posts instead of sitting infront of the computer. Great service and its free. You can check this site out at http://www.odiogo.com/

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