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Free stuff that may be of interest to (some) of you

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Project ROME from Adobe: rome.adobe.com/index.html

Publishing-type app which looks pretty good. Spent about an hour playing around with it. Doesn't support many export formats, but it's quick and free. Desktop app requires AIR, or you can use a fully functional web app.


Amazon AWS Free Usage Tier: aws.amazon.com/free

This is great news. I've been looking at the S3 service for a while now, but it was never a top priority as I get decent hosting deals with no space or traffic constraints. Still, hosting common image sets or framework scripts on another secure server is a good idea.
And that's just the S3 product. They are giving 12 months access to a bunch of their products.

If you don't understand the previous paragraph - this is remote storage on Amazon's servers and can be used for backups etc. using the likes of jungledisk.com or cloudberrylab.com


DropBox: www.dropbox.com

I'm surprised at how many people don't know about this great sync utility. Register, install a small app, drop files into your DropBox and enjoy syncing over your various devices, or go to the web interface to access all your synced files.


KeePass: keepass.info

Store all your passwords in this password safe. It can help generate very strong passwords and you only need one (just please, for the love of god, make it a very strong one) password to access your database.
Use this in conjunction with DropBox and you have your login details anywhere there is Internet access.

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In Dropbox, what does sync mean? Can you give examples of what that does for you?

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Originally posted by Crowley
Project ROME from Adobe: rome.adobe.com/index.html

Publishing-type app which looks pretty good. Spent about an hour playing around with it. Doesn't support many export formats, but it's quick and free. Desktop app requires AIR, or you can use a fully functional web app.
Project ROME won't be free for ever. Adobe are just launching a free preview of it while they work out what extortionate price they're going to be charging for it.

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Originally posted by sonhouse
In Dropbox, what does sync mean? Can you give examples of what that does for you?
WTFV - https://www.dropbox.com/

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Originally posted by Daemon Sin
Project ROME won't be free for ever. Adobe are just launching a free preview of it while they work out what extortionate price they're going to be charging for it.
Have you actually used it? Looks like a nice product for such a small footprint.


The real burning question: Are you and I gonna re-purpose the Google Wave source code into Forum Wars II?

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Originally posted by Crowley
[b]Project ROME from Adobe: rome.adobe.com/index.html

Publishing-type app which looks pretty good. Spent about an hour playing around with it. Doesn't support many export formats, but it's quick and free. Desktop app requires AIR, or you can use a fully functional web app.


Amazon AWS Free Usage Tier: aws.amazon.com/free

This is great ne ...[text shortened]... junction with DropBox and you have your login details anywhere there is Internet access.[/b]
Grrr.....I thought you were talking about something fun, like FREE SOCKS or FREE SCONES!

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Originally posted by Crowley
Have you actually used it? Looks like a nice product for such a small footprint.


The real burning question: Are you and I gonna re-purpose the Google Wave source code into Forum Wars II?
Yeah, I had a look at the Web App version. It does look very sleek and it seems quite easy to use. Ideal for people that don't want all the complexities of a full creative Suite product. Still wonder what Adobe are going to charge for it though.

Ha! That would be awesome.

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Originally posted by Daemon Sin
Yeah, I had a look at the Web App version. It does look very sleek and it seems quite easy to use. Ideal for people that don't want all the complexities of a full creative Suite product. Still wonder what Adobe are going to charge for it though.

Ha! That would be awesome.
And would the functionality be the same as the free product or would they throw us a bone and give a couple of goodies extra in the paid version, like actually being able to print your project🙂

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Originally posted by Crowley
[b]Project ROME from Adobe: rome.adobe.com/index.html

Publishing-type app which looks pretty good. Spent about an hour playing around with it. Doesn't support many export formats, but it's quick and free. Desktop app requires AIR, or you can use a fully functional web app.


Amazon AWS Free Usage Tier: aws.amazon.com/free

This is great ne ...[text shortened]... junction with DropBox and you have your login details anywhere there is Internet access.[/b]
AIR (what we breath?), S3 service (MI5 prequel?), Taffic restraints (stop signs?), sync utility (yet another household bill?). This is waaaaay too technical for the general forum. Should it be in the "Computer Geeks" forum?

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Originally posted by Great Big Stees
AIR (what we breath?), S3 service (MI5 prequel?), Taffic restraints (stop signs?), sync utility (yet another household bill?). This is waaaaay too technical for the general forum. Should it be in the "Computer Geeks" forum?
I did say "of interest to some"!

😞

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Originally posted by sonhouse
And would the functionality be the same as the free product or would they throw us a bone and give a couple of goodies extra in the paid version, like actually being able to print your project🙂
The print option is under Output on the menu.

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Originally posted by Daemon Sin
The print option is under Output on the menu.
People still print stuff?!

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Originally posted by Crowley
People still print stuff?!
Only when they get caught and have to go to the police station, to give a print..... 😉

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Did someone say FREE SCONES?!?

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Originally posted by Nordlys
Did someone say FREE SCONES?!?
Blueberry?

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