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Find Original URL from Any Short URL Online With Untiny
Free World Clock Software: Qlock
Free Bookmarking Extension for Firefox: PawsTrail
5 Free Android Barcode Reader Apps
Download 64-bit Version of Firefox: Waterfox
5 Free Pedometer Apps For iPhone
Organize Receipts and Track Expenses Online: Lemon

Find Original URL from Any Short URL Online With Untiny

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:00 AM PST

Untiny is a free online service which allows you to find original URL of any short URL. If you come across any short URL which is suspicious, simply make use of this utility online service which shows you the original URL hiding behind the short one. This web service is user-friendly and easy to use with straight-forward URL extract option.

For using this online service, you need to copy paste the short URL in the URL box and tap extract button right over there. Within a second, it shows you the original URL in the box below. With the help of this service, you can easily find the original URL and prevent yourself from accessing them. Moreover, Untiny is also available as an extension for Google Chrome, Add-on for Firefox, available as Mac OS X application, etc.

Don't forget to check out 5 URL shortener extensions for Chrome.

Some Key Features Of Untiny To Find Original URL:

User-friendly online service.
Available as a Google Chrome extension, Firefox add-on.
Available as Mac OS X application.
Easy to use.
Find original URL in a single click.

You would also like to check out safe URL shortener from McAfee.

Untiny is a free online web service which allows you to find original URL hiding behind the short URL in a blink. Try Untiny for free.

Find Original URL from Any Short URL Online With Untiny was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free World Clock Software: Qlock

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 03:00 PM PST

Qlock is a free world clock software which shows you time of several major cities of the world right on your desktop. This clock software is simple and easy to use from the small icon on your desktop system tray. This clock software is highly customizable through several options available for customization. This clock software basically shows you multiple clock windows of different cities and moreover they can be freely moved anywhere on the desktop and can be placed anywhere on your desktop screen.

This clock software for your desktop includes highly customizable alarm settings which allows you to set alarms for each city. Moreover, by default it shows time for few cities and you can add cities of which time would be shown on your desktop. You can also remove cities. City name and city time is shown in a small window which can be further adjusted. Set the color of clock window from various background colors available. Moreover, you may also choose the time format between 24 hours or 12 hours, transparency level for the clock window can also be adjusted. Surprising thing was that some of these features were only supposed to work with the PRO version, but they are working in the free version, as well.

Don't forget to check out free world time zone clock.

This clock software is presently available in 3 versions that are Qlock Gold, Qlock PRO, and Qlock free.

You would also like to check out Online Mayan countdown clock.

Some Key Features Of This Clock Software:

Easy to use.
Shows you time of all major cities in the world.
Multiple clock windows which can be placed anywhere on the desktop screen.
Set the Alarm for any city.
Background color is adjustable, of each clock window.
Time format is adjustable.
Transparency level is adjustable.
clock size is adjustable.

How To Download And Install This Clock Software:

Go on to the homepage of Qlock and click on Download Qlock free link.
Exe file of Qlock gets downloaded into your system.
Run the Qlock exe file and follow further installation procedure to install Qlock.
You can see an Earth like icon in your system tray, click the icon and view the default clock window for few cities.
Add cities to clock by right clicking the system tray icon and selecting the "Create Qlock" option.

Qlock is a free desktop clock software which shows you the time of major cities in the world. Download Qlock for free.

Free World Clock Software: Qlock was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Bookmarking Extension for Firefox: PawsTrail

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 01:00 PM PST

PawsTrail is bookmarking extension for Firefox that lets you to bookmark interesting links and highlights them. It also allows you to share links with your friends.

There are many free bookmarking extensions and websites. But what I really liked in PawTrail is the neat interface. You can easily highlight any link, and just click on a button to like it. You can also share it with one or more of your friends, and add comments to it.

I don’t think description is doing justice to this fantastic bookmarking service. Check out the video below to understand better.

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So, now you like it? :)

Features of PawsTrail Free Bookmarking Extension

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It remembers all your likes and highlights them in each and every website that you visit.
You can quickly access the pages that you have liked in the past and thus you can save some valuable time in this aspect.
There is an option for you to share your likes and also send those links to your friends in the social networking sites.
You can also opt to share them privately as well just by sending mails to their email addresses.
The unique feature is the 'paws' designs that comes up when you like any site and also those paws get removed when you dislike any site or want to remove any liked site from your My Trail mailbox.
Whenever you open a new tab in Firefox you will be given the option to open your My Trail settings.

How will you use the PawsTrail?

At first you need to go to the following website using your Firefox browser.

There you need to click on Get PawsTrail.

You will be asked whether you will allow Firefox to download this software.
Once you allow then the application is downloaded.

After downloading you will be asked whether you want to install this extension. You must click on install.

After installation you will be asked to restart your browser.

On restarting the browser you will be able to access any page on the websites and if you want to like it you need to click on the paws icon that comes at the right side of your view and move the paws icon to the like icon. This will like that webpage link and this will appear in your My Trail box. For this you need to sign up for a PawsTrail account with your email id.

You can also move the paws icon to the share button if you want to share it with your friends and contacts.

PawsTrail is great addition to Firefox and we are waiting for it to be available for Google Chrome users as well.

So, if you are Firefox user, go ahead and download this bookmarking extension for Firefox free.

Free Bookmarking Extension for Firefox: PawsTrail was originally published at I Love Free Software

5 Free Android Barcode Reader Apps

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 11:00 AM PST

Here, are best 5 free Android barcode reader apps. Install any of these Android barcode reader apps free and turn your phone into a barcode reader. After getting the code, these apps search all over the web and display information related to the product associated with the scanned barcode.

Barcode Scanner

Barcode Scanner is the most downloaded barcode reader app on Android platform. As you open Barcode Scanner, the camera gets activated with a green scanning pattern in the center of the screen. This green line is meant for barcode reading. The scanner does three types of search on Google – Web Search, Product Search and Shopper Search.

Another beneficial feature of this Android Barcode Scanner is that it can also scan QR codes and fetch the URLs or other info in these QR codes. The search is powered by Google, so the chances that we find info about the product whose barcode we just scanned with Barcode Scanner is 70%-80%, which is quite acceptable. Users can also generate QR codes of their contacts via Barcode Scanner.

iPad users can install iPad Barcode Reader Apps reviewed by us.

RedLaser Barcode & QR Scanner

RedLaser Barcode and QR scanner is the official eBay barcode reader app for reading barcodes on Android platform. This free Android barcode reader app is specially customized for shoppers. The search is featured by top websites including Google, eBay and shopping.com.

This Android barcode scanner searches and compares the prices of products from a large number of local and online retailers. If the barcode is not available then, users can search the product by keywords. Users can also generate QR code from text, URL or contact. The graphical user interface of RedLaser is very impressive and easy to use. Sharing on Facebook, Twitter and via email and SMS is also a noteworthy feature of RedLaser Barcode & QR Scanner.

Check out more Android Apps reviewed by us.

ShopSavvy Barcode Scanner

ShopSavvy Barcode Scanner is another excellent Android Barcode Scanner for shoppers who like bargaining to get products at the lowest prices. Scan the barcode through this barcode reader app and it will show you all the local stores and internet prices of the product.

This free Android barcode reader app also displays all the local stores on the map. It also links product having different barcodes. ShopSavvy is a good Android barcode scanner app for frequent shoppers and lets you save a handsome amount of money on purchases. Read more about ShopSavvy reviewed by us.

QuickMark Barcode Scanner

QuickMark Barcode Scanner is capable of reading barcodes in multiple formats like Data Matrix, QR Codes and Quick Codes. This Android barcode reader app can be considered as the best QR Code reading app. Users can read and generate QR codes in various formats. Create a QR code and save it on the phone's SDcard. Users can also share the date on Facebook and Twitter. The History feature will let users track every barcode they have read with this barcode reader app. Overall QuickMark Barcode Scanner is a good app with nice graphics and cool functionality.

ScanLife Barcode & QR Reader

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ScanLife Barcode & QR Reader is a handy barcode reader for Android that lets you know the pricing and user reviews of a wide range of products like books, magazines and electronic products quickly. This Android barcode reader app works best for US users only. The local store feature is unavailable outside US. Also, few users have reported that they were unable to uninstall this app.

5 Free Android Barcode Reader Apps was originally published at I Love Free Software

Download 64-bit Version of Firefox: Waterfox

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 08:00 AM PST

Waterfox is a 64-bit version of Firefox available to download for free. There are a large number of web browsers available for you to use while surfing the web. You might be reading this is Internet Explorer, Safari, Google Chrome, Opera, or Firefox, or one of about half a dozen other browsers. Of these, Firefox is my favorite, because it's the fastest and safest browser I've found. Until now, that is. I have a 64-bit version of Windows 7 Ultimate, and I've just discovered Waterfox, a faster 64-bit version of Firefox. Prior to installing Waterfox, you'll need to install the Visual C++ Redistributable Package for 64-bit systems.

Waterfox: Faster Than Firefox and Safer Than Internet Explorer

There are a number of known security issues with Internet Explorer. Firefox addresses these issues. When security issues with Firefox are detected, they're addressed very rapidly. Unless the security weakness is glaring and huge, updates to Internet Explorer can take as much as a week, if not more.

Firefox is also much faster at opening websites than Internet Explorer. Now, Waterfox is even faster than Firefox. I ran a quick little test on a few different websites with complicated graphics, colored backgrounds, and a large amount of text. Internet Explorer took, on the average almost ten seconds to launch and open my homepages, and another five to seven seconds to open the web pages. Firefox 9.01 took seven seconds to launch and about five seconds to load the test pages. Waterfox launched and opened my three homepages in about three seconds and opened the test pages in about three seconds. Pages that were heavy on text and light on graphics opened almost immediately.

Use Your Favorite Firefox Add-Ons

I use about a dozen different Firefox add-ons. Translator clients. Add-ons that trace the location of web servers I visit. An Add-on that takes screenshots of web pages I visit when I need them, and my HP printing plug-in to speed up the print spooling of web pages. They all work with Waterfox exactly like they do in Firefox.

I thought I was as happy with a web browser that I could be with Firefox. Now I know I was wrong. Waterfox is my new favorite browser. I'm not able to use my auto repair subscription website, but I expected that. It's only worked in Internet Explorer, so that's no big loss. Everything else works flawlessly.

Download 64-bit Version of Firefox: Waterfox was originally published at I Love Free Software

5 Free Pedometer Apps For iPhone

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 07:00 AM PST

Here, are 5 free pedometer apps for iPhone. Pedometer is an instrument that calculates the number of steps a person takes while walking, jogging or running. In Smartphones, developers have taken advantage of Accelerometer and GPS to make Pedometer apps that count the distance traveled by a person.

Pedometer Free

Pedometer Free might be the most popular iPhone pedometer app for calculating the number of steps. Pedometer uses device's Accelerometer to detect the movements. Just calibrate the Accelerometer from Pedometer app and it will show very accurate and precise results. Pedometer Free counts the number of steps, estimate calories burnt, pace, speed and workout time. This free iPhone Pedometer app also features a nice function called Body Tracker. Pedometer app Free will also show your run on the map. Users can upload their stats to Facebook or Twitter or both in a single step.

Runstastic Lite

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Runtastic Lite is a GPS based all-in-one fitness app. With this Pedometer app, users can monitor their activities and compare their stats against the competitors. Users can also map their route before starting the exercise. Runstastic Lite calculates the distance traveled, calories burnt, speed and more. The voice feedback is available in both English and German. In training diary, users can track their activity history. Sharing the activities on Facebook and Twitter is also a notable feature. Users can perform a lot of indoor and outdoor activities with Runtastic. Runtastic Lite also features a built-in Compass and progress graphs.

Check out more iPhone apps reviewed by us.

Pedometer Step Counter

Pedometer Step Counter app is brought up by the developers of Runtastic. This iPhone Pedometer app is simple and easy to use. Calibration is not required as the app does it automatically. Place the phone anywhere – in pocket, waist or tie it to arm – no matter. Pedometer Lite counts the steps, calories burnt, frequency, etc. The pedometer app shows great accuracy. Users can also upload their activities to Facebook and Twitter.

RunKeeper

RunKeeper is an excellent GPS based fitness app. This Pedometer apps uses an online account at runkeeper.com to keep the data. Users can also monitor the activities from runkeeper.com. Also, after performing an activity the data is synced to the online account. This Pedometer app can also run in the background, so users can listen to music. The updated stats are given out through headphones. This iPhone Pedometer app is basically designed for outdoor activities.

Footsteps

Footsteps is a good pedometer app on iPhone platform. The only limit of this Pedometer app is that you can count only up to 3000 steps in the free version. So this iPhone Pedometer app might not be for long runners. Footsteps calculates time duration, number of steps, speed, distance traveled and calories burnt. The UI is pretty much simple.

5 Free Pedometer Apps For iPhone was originally published at I Love Free Software

Organize Receipts and Track Expenses Online: Lemon

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 05:00 AM PST

Lemon is a free service to organize receipts online and keep track of your expenses easily. Whether you itemize your deductions on your taxes, or you just like to know exactly when and where you spend your money, a program that helps you track your expenses is a good idea. Lemon is such a program.

Limitations in Free Version

You have three options with Lemon, the free version, and two premium versions, costing $49 and $99 a year ($4.99/month and $9.99/month, respectively). The free version of Lemon is advertising driven. That's to be expected. The free version gives you some features that are pretty helpful for the busy person in today's world. If you own a smartphone (Blackberry, Windows phone, iPhone, and Android), you can snap a picture of a receipt, and upload it to the Lemon website. It will be added to your receipt collection.

You can also generate a spending report summary, capture specific information from your receipts, manually enter your receipts on the website, and a few other features, including a unique @Lemon.com email address. The ability to capture specific purchase details such as items purchased, taxes and tips paid, is reserved for only the high end $99 a year subscription. From what I've read in the Lemon forums, this is a recent change and has made many of their users, EX-users.

With the increase in identity theft incidents, I'm hyper-vigilant when it comes to my financial details. I don't like the idea of giving purchase details to an unknown entity like this. Letting a commercial website know my spending habits is just asking to open my email account to mountains of spam, at the best, and waking up to find money missing at the worst.

I track my expenses using Quicken and Quickbooks. Almost all of my spending is done using my Paypal card, so I get an email for every purchase I make. At the end of every day, I log those purchases into Quicken and Quickbooks and then I verify them on my Paypal account.

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