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What The Font: Free Website to Identify a Font
Free Stopwatch with Milliseconds Precision: OnlyStopWatch
Resize GIF Online With ToolsOn.Net
Palm Desktop: Synchronize Your Computer and Palm Device
5 Free Websites To Test Typing Speed Online
Create GIF Animation From Webcam on ToolsOn.Net

What The Font: Free Website to Identify a Font

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 03:00 PM PST

What The Font is a free website to identify a font. You can upload image of the font, and What The Font will show the fonts that are closest match to the one used in that image. It is completely free, and nothing to download.

Yesterday, I reviewed a similar service to Identify font from image. After that, I came across What The Font, and decided to test this also to identify a font. I find it very similar in usage to WhatFontIs, but with some subtle differences.

How to Identify a Font with What The Font:

As I mentioned earlier, What The Font is completely free. To identify a font, just go to WhatTheFont. Here, you can upload the image which has the font that you are trying to identify. You can also provide URL of the image.
For optimal identification of fonts, it is recommended that characters in the image should be as horizontal as possible, with a height of around 100 px. Also, characters should not be touching each other.
Once you have uploaded the image, What The Font will try to recognize the characters from the image. With each character of the image, it will show what it believes is that actual character. You need to validate that. In case it did not identify some character correctly, you can manually provide the correct character.
After that, What The Font will show you matching fonts. It will also show your original text in those matching fonts, so that you can see which is the closest match.
When you are able to find the font, just click on it to get more information. For some fonts, What The Font also provides option to purchase directly, otherwise it redirects you to external store.
However, I wasn't able to find any option to see just free fonts, like there was in WhatFontIs. I found that a big limitation.

Nevertheless, What The Font works very well. Once you are able to identify a font, you can just Google it to find some website that has it available for free download.

So, if you are a designer, and are having a hard time in identifying a font, give What The Font a shot. Also check out Font Comparison software.

What The Font: Free Website to Identify a Font was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Stopwatch with Milliseconds Precision: OnlyStopWatch

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 01:00 PM PST

OnlyStopWatch is a free stopwatch software with milliseconds precision. As the name suggests it is a general stopwatch. However, unlike any other stopwatch it is very simple to use and also does not take a huge space on your desktop. This stopwatch is portable and therefore, requires no installation. With this stopwatch you can time anything accurately.

Lets look at some features of this stopwatch:

It is available free of cost.
There is no adware or malware attached to this software.
It is simple and easy to use.
There are shortcut keys to each of its options.
There are options for countdown timer as well.
There are also options for you to change the program to other languages like German and Russian

You can reset the timer whenever you like.
You may or may not opt for the mouse click to start or stop the stopwatch.
It can show hours, minutes, second and even milliseconds as well.
You can opt for it to start with the program running

How to download and install this stopwatch:

Visit the website in order to download the software.
The download file is in zip format.
Unzip the files from the zip folder to extract the exe file.
Run the exe file to launch the stopwatch.
You can also create a shortcut of the exe file on your desktop and use it whenever you want.
Once the program starts you can find all the options in the menu bars above the time showing area.

To conclude, OnlyStopWatch is a small but useful software for all those who want precision from their stopwatch or countdown timers. Go ahead and give this stopwatch software a try.

Free Stopwatch with Milliseconds Precision: OnlyStopWatch was originally published at I Love Free Software

Resize GIF Online With ToolsOn.Net

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 11:00 AM PST

ToolsOn.Net is a free online tool to resize GIF online. Sometimes it happens that a GIF image is very heavy in size and thus sending it via email is a hassle. In these types of cases ToolsOn.Net is the apt solution to resize GIF and then send it in an easy way.

Sometimes the case is other way round, i.e. the GIF image is too small that it becomes difficult to view it. You can resize GIF and make it big, so that you can view the GIF image clearly on your desktop. Change the GIF Size and make your GIF as you like with ToolsOn.Net.ToolsOn.Net provides easy options to resize GIF online. The appreciating part of this tool to resize GIF is that, it works online. With this, you don't have to wait for pesky long process of download and installation. All you have to do is upload an image.

You can also download the GIF image resized on your desktop or laptop directly from the website. The interface provided by ToolsOn.Net is really impressive and easy to understand. All the steps to resize GIF is up to the point. No extra steps given which waste your time. I would suggest you all to use this online tool, if you want to resize GIF at any point of time.

You can also check out High Quality Photo Resizer to resize photos reviewed by us.

Some Key Features Of ToolsOn.Net To Resize GIF Online:

ToolsOn.Net works online to resize GIF. So, you don't need any download and installation.
This online tool provides easy options to change GIF size online.
Resize GIF by inserting width and height of your choice.

You can download the GIF after resizing it from ToolsOn.Net.
Provides a background to GIF image, if the GIF uploaded doesn't have any background (like the gif shown above).

Also, check out some bulk image resizer for batch image resize reviewed by us.

Steps To Resize GIF Online With ToolsOn.Net:

Step 1: Open the website of Tools.Net on your desktop or laptop.

Step 2: You will find "Resize GIF" button on the home page of the website. Click on the "Resize GIF" button on the web page.

Step 3: Upload any GIF image by clicking on "Upload" button on the website.

Step 4: Insert the new size of the image, which includes the image width and height.

Step 5: Click on "Apply" option at the last.

ToolsOn.Net will automatically resize GIF online. After resizing the image, you can download the resized image on your desktop. ToolsOn.Net is really an awesome tool to resize and download your new GIF in an easy way.

Resize GIF Online With ToolsOn.Net was originally published at I Love Free Software

Palm Desktop: Synchronize Your Computer and Palm Device

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 09:00 AM PST

Palm Desktop is a free software which allows you to synchronize data between your Palm device and computer. Some types of smartphones allow you to synchronize the phone to your desktop in a variety of ways, some of which require you to know how to export and import data through a confusing series of steps. But HP/Palm has a number of years of experience in this regard over smartphone makers. Their Palm Desktop allows you to synchronize all of your data between cell phone and desktop computer in a single application interface.

One of the Few International Applications

Most of the newer Palm phones operate on the world standard for cell phone networks, GSM, instead of CDMA like most other cell phone carriers in the United States. To meet the international demand for software with which to synchronize your Palm cell phone, the Palm Desktop software is available in eight different languages, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and two dialects of Chinese. It's also available for Windows XP, 95, NT4, Vista, and Win7, as well as Mac OS 9 and X.

Palm Desktop works for just about any mobile device that runs the Palm OS. This includes a number of Palm Personal Digital Assistants such as the Zire and Tungsten, and cell phones like the Centro and Treo.

What Data Can Be Synchronized between your computer and Palm device?

The Palm Desktop is able to synchronize just about any type of data that your Palm device can generate, as well as all of the photographs on your phone. Appointments, calendar entries, and memos, as well as your To Do list, transfer easily at the click of a button. When any of these types of information are deleted either from the desktop or the mobile device, the program will ask if you want to delete the information from the other device. As an example, if you delete a contact from the Palm Desktop, when you synchronize the mobile device to the desktop, you will be asked if you want to delete the contact from the mobile device. Synchronization of all of these data types with Palm Desktop works flawlessly in all versions of Windows, up to and including all versions of Windows 7, whether you connect your mobile device to the Palm Desktop via the Palm synch cable, or using a Bluetooth connection.

Synchronizing your photographs and videos between your mobile device and the Palm Desktop works perfectly in all versions of Windows, with one minor exception. If you have a 64bit version of Windows 7, and you want to transfer images and videos between the desktop and your mobile device, you will have to connect the Palm mobile device to the Palm Desktop using a Bluetooth connection.

I like BitPim and DataPilot, but neither of these programs work properly with Palm devices, and I like my Palm Treo 680 much more, even though it is a slightly older device. I don't really like the idea of a mobile device manufacturer locking us into a single desktop platform for synchronization and data transfer, but at least the Palm Desktop has a good interface that is easy to navigate and use.

Palm Desktop: Synchronize Your Computer and Palm Device was originally published at I Love Free Software

5 Free Websites To Test Typing Speed Online

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 07:00 AM PST

Here, are 5 free websites to test typing speed online for those who want to test and improve their typing speed. The speed is defined in wpm i.e Words Per Minute which means the number of words you typed in one minute. Lets get into details of each website that lets you test typing speed online.

TypeOnline

TypeOnline is one of the most popular websites that let you test typing speed online. The interface of this typing speed website is very easy to use. As you logon to TypeOnline, the left navigation column consists of typing lessons, typing speed test, copy practice, and many more. Click on "Speed Test" to test keyboard typing speed. "Speed Test" has three drop-down – Test with Numbers, Test with Words, Words & Numbers. Click on the one you want to start with. Like I started with "Test with Words".

To begin the typing test, click on "start the clock" and start typing the content given. Once you are done with typing the paragraph, just click "Stop the clock". This will display your typing results instantaneously. Similarly, you can test with numbers, and once you think you have enough speed, you can then practice with both words and numbers simultaneously. Go ahead and improve typing skills..

Also, check out post on Software to Increase Typing Speed.

10FastFingers

10FastFingers is another popular website to test typing speed online. You can start taking typing test as soon as you logon to the website. You just need to click on the typing box and start typing. It gives you one minute to type as much as you can. Once that 60 seconds get over, the website display the results including wpm, keystrokes, correct words, and wrong words. You can also post your results on your blog, forum, or website. This free website to test typing speed is extremely additive once you get that interest in typing as it displays a ranking list with your position over the website. Go ahead and test your typing speed.

TypingTest

TypingTest is another powerful website to let you test your typing skills online. Basically, to test how fast can you type. The results displayed are in wpm including keystrokes. This one is a bit different from others in the sense that TypingTest lets you select a language in which you want to take your typing test or practice typing.

There are 3 categories, which you need, to select before taking a typing test. Select a language, select time such as one minute, 2 minutes, or 3 minutes, and topic. Once you are done with this, you can now click on "start" button to begin with your typing test. In addition, you can also take a 3 minutes demo to learn the basics of typing quickly. However, you need to have Java installed to take this 3 minutes demo. Go ahead and start taking typing test.

You should not miss to check out Typing Tutor Software reviewed by us.

Typing Speed Test

Typing Speed Test is one more excellent website to test typing speed online. The interface is very simple to directive. The test begins as you start typing in the given box. Each test is of 60 seconds, which keeps you, encouraged to take another test. As one minute gets over, the test will come up with your results including typing score in wpm, number of incorrect words, gross speed, and accuracy. You can post you results over Facebook & Twitter, or share on MySpace. Go ahead and challenge your friends.

Keybr

Ending my short post with this last but of course not the least website to test typing speed online, Keybr. The website is different from others in the sense that it provides a virtual keyboard that helps you speed up your typing without keeping your eyes over the actual keyboard.

We can not deny the fact that if you look at your keyboard while typing, you can never speed up your typing speed. Hence, Keybr has come up with a virtual keyboard to help you with typing quickly. The website is a must for beginners and for those who want to master the typing speed. Go ahead and challenge yourself of typing without looking at the keyboard.

5 Free Websites To Test Typing Speed Online was originally published at I Love Free Software

Create GIF Animation From Webcam on ToolsOn.Net

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 05:00 AM PST

Create GIF animation from webcam is another online service on ToolsOn.Net which allows you to create animation using webcam. This online service basically allows you to take photos from your webcam and further allows you to create an animation with those photos. This online service is basically similar to that of Create animation service on this site, the main difference it that this service uses a webcam for taking photos.

Create GIF animation from webcam also allows you to enter the GIF animation name, adjust frame interval, adjust width and height for the animations in pixel. Moreover, you may make your animation cycled, and let your GIF animation be shown in the GIF gallery of this website. Moreover, this service also offers a download button by which you can download your GIF animation. This service also offers HTML code and direct link for the created animation.

Don't forget to check out cartoon.pho.to reviewed by us.

Key Features Of Create GIF Animation From Webcam service :

Completely free and easy to use.
No installation or download required.
Frame interval is adjustable.
Width and height (in pixels) of GIF animation is adjustable.
Post your GIF animation in the GIF gallery of this website.
Offers a direct link and HTML code for the GIF animation.

You would also like to check out free flash animation maker.

How to Use This Create GIF Animation From Webcam Service :

For using this service, you need to follow the step by step simple instructions given on the website. Follow each and every step, and within a couple of minutes, you will create your own GIF animation.

Try out this online service and create GIF animation from webcam easily. Click here to create your own GIF animation.

Create GIF Animation From Webcam on ToolsOn.Net was originally published at I Love Free Software