Building Maker is a 3D modeling tool/ plugin for adding buildings to Google Earth.
It's fun to use and an easy way to get on the 3D map. It helps users make accurate 3D models of buildings.

Link: http://www.google.com/buildingmaker

Labels: crowdsourcing, fun, geolocation, google, image_processing, maps

Using a web-based software means you don't have to worry about downloads or upgrades.

A website wireframe is a basic visual guide used in interface design to suggest the structure of a website and relationships between its pages. A webpage wireframe is a similar illustration of the layout of fundamental elements in the interface. Typically, wireframes are completed before any artwork is developed. (via)

Here are my favorite online wireframe web apps for you to try out!

HotGloo

Description: One of the strongest features of german based HotGloo is the simplicity of the alignment of the different objects on the stage. It is almost like a stripped-down version of the Smart Guides feature in Photoshop, giving what you need, without the extra lines.

Link: http://hello.hotgloo.com/

MockFlow

Description: MockFlow wants to help to enhance your planning process by enabling to quickly design and share interactive User Interfaces mockups.

Link: http://mockflow.com/

iPlotz

Description: iPlotz offers a adobe flex based web tool for quickly sketching wireframes of web sites and demonstrating navigation between pages.

Link: http://www.iplotz.com/

Lovely Charts

Description: With Lovely Charts, a new online diagramming application, you can draw Flowcharts, Sitemaps, Network Diagrams and Wireframes very fast and easy.

Link: http://lovelycharts.com/

gliffly

Description: With Gliffy you can easily create professional-looking flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, technical drawings, and more...

Link: http://www.gliffy.com/

So have fun prototyping your next application design ;)

Labels: web_apps, web_design, web_development

Q: Do we need another browser?
A: A little competition in the browser market, even if it is crowded, can't hurt.

Arora, a free Windows, Mac and Linux cross-platform web browser built on WebKit with built-in support for ad blocking and embeded flash control.


Support: Linux, embedded Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Windows and any other platforms supported by the Qt toolkit.

Description: Arora uses the QtWebKit port of the fully standards-compliant WebKit layout engine. It features fast rendering, powerful JavaScript engine and supports Netscape plugins.It began as a demo by Benjamin Meyer to help test the QtWebKit component.

Link: http://code.google.com/p/arora/

Labels: browser, fun

Well....i am not this kind of person, who would love to use such tools, but the point here is, how lufthansa is trying to integrate their services in social networks...i will try it out next time, i swear ;).

at the moment it seems for me to be a little bit buggy....it only works with data from lufthansa.

While you're in the air, MySkyStatus sends altitude, location, departure and arrival updates automatically to your Facebook and Twitter pages. It's travel made social and it's easy to set up. Let's get started.

Link: http://myskystatus.com/

Labels: facebook, geolocation, mashups, twitter

If you are a music lover with multiple playlists streams, then you should try Twones. We have 10 Email Invites for you.

The more that music moves online and is consumed in streams from multiple sites, the harder it is to keep track of what you listen to across the Web.

Twones uses a Firefox add-on to keep track of the music you play on your computer and on the web. The Twones Tracker catches all the music you play through a growing list of services. It enables you to store and recommend tracks without leaving the page you play your music on.

Play, store, recommend music within your browser.

On Windows, the Firefox Add-on also tracks songs from iTunes and Winamp, as long as Firefox is running at the same time.

Link: http://www.twones.com/

Labels: audio, mashups, sharing, web_2.0, web_apps

Of course, you can use Google Reader offline with Gears or by using Google Chrome, but have a look at this new project called ReadAir.

ReadAir, a project still in development and can be downloaded from Google Code, provides an easy way to access your Google Reader RSS feeds on your desktop. It focuses on getting your feeds to you when you want it. You won’t have the extra social aspects like sharing and commenting on articles, but it is a great way to quickly read over your feeds from your desktop. (via)

Links
Download ReadAir (version 0.31)
Download Adobe AIR

Labels: adobe, air, desktop, rss, software_tips, software_tools

a cool set of common chemistry components written in HTML 5, javascript and Canvas tag:

Link: http://web.chemdoodle.com/

Labels: api, html, javascript, open_source, software_tools

With GeeMail you can access gmail outside the browser and write emails offline and sent them later.

Link: http://www.sourcebits.com/geemail/



Flickroom is an Adobe AIR based application that provides the rich browsing experience Flickr users have long deserved

Link: http://www.flickroom.org/beta/


Spatz is an open source Twitter, Identica and Laconica client written in pure Javascript, XHTML and CSS and utilizes the powerful jQuery Javascript framework.

Link: http://getspaz.com/

AIR applications can operate offline, and then activate further functionality or upload data when an active Internet connection becomes available.
It allows existing Flash, Actionscript or HTML and JavaScript code to be used to construct a more traditional desktop-like program. (via)

Labels: adobe, air, desktop, flickr, google, software_tools, twitter