Phone number to an interesting word for remembering

Have a problem to remember a phone number, want people to easily remember your phone number. A easy way to do this is to tell/remember the number by one or two words, instead of number. When I think of this idea, I searched Internet and find this site can help you to make/find word for the number to you type in. But for some phone numbers, the site just can not find any interesting mnemonics correspondingly.

Please click this link to test by yourself, maybe you can find an interesting word for your phone or for your friend's phone which you would like to easily remember it.

Suddenly I have another idea, actually this service can be used to remember any long digit number, like SSN, driving license number, library card number and so on.

Pizza box can be used as pizza plates

Today I would like to talk about an idea about Pizza box. Sometime you order a pizza and a couple of people would share the pizza but with no plates. I am thinking the Pizza box can be designed to be easily cut into "plate" pieces. These plates then can be used to hold the Pizza. Especially, the cap of the box can be easily designed to have 4 small plates. That will provide a lot of convenience and also save our environment for not using extra plates.

Zillow.com

Are you going to buy a new home, or sell your home, one website you should go to check is Zillow.com. You will surprised at how much information you will get from Zillow.com.

If you are a buyer, search home for sale, ff you are a seller, put the right price for your house. It works both for buyers and sellers. Especially for a buyer, it can save you a lot of time for doing research to find right home for you.

One of the good features is that it list houses on the map, you know the surrounding environment immediately by viewing the air photo image.

Policy Map

Most people are familiar with the map to show roads, schools, parks. This website display maps to show demographics and policies. It is called The Policy Map.

From the website, it says:

PolicyMap is a revolutionary, easy, new way to explore geographic data through maps, tables and reports.

No matter you are doing your business, or you are just interested in the spatial distribution of policy changes and demography, this site is for you. You will be surprised at how much more information and knowledge you can get from this site. And that will help you make smart decision.

Google Translate

Today I am going to talk about Google Translate, One of great services Google provided.

"Google translate" can translate text to different languages. It is very fast and convenient. Furthermore, Google translate can translate whole website to another language. It is very useful for reading research papers in another language.

I hope Google can read the text in different language besides the translation. Anyway, this is a great free product provided by Google.

If you have a website and you would like to make it available in another language, you do not have to hire a language expert to do the work. Just use "Google Translate", it can do the job for you for free.

Give it a try.

Where to find Open Source Software

If you are a programmer, your may have heard the website http://sourceforge.net. A place you can "Find and Build
Open Source Software" The site have a lot of open source applications that will help your for programming and applications.

From the site, it says:

"SourceForge.net is the world's largest open source software development web site. We provide free services that help people build cool stuff and share it with a global audience."

I like this site. You can find a lot of useful applications which can do the same jobs as that commercial software do.

Pandora internet radio - you pick music you like to listen

A colleague told me a site you can listen your favorite music you pick for free. It is an internet radio site called, Pandora.

From the website, it says:

"At Pandora, we have a single mission: To play only music you'll love."

I think most people will be interested in this service. It is free. If you love music, give it a try. You won't be disappointed.

Other radio stations: blip.fm, last.fm

CitiCards Autopay Feature

I sometimes forget paying my Citi credit card. That brought a late payment charge. But now with Autopay option, I do not have to worry this anymore.

With the Autopay feature, forgetting to pay monthly bills will be a thing of the past. You can choose to pay minimum, full balance or a specific amount. That is very convenicent. You won't get late charge anymore from Citibank.

You may also like to use this service if you have Citibank Credit cards. Welcome your comments.

Skype

Have you ever used Skype before? if you have not, it is worthy to give it a try. You can make calls to friends with Skype account for free. I like its conference call feature. The sound quality is very good.

With a small fee, you can make phone calls via your skype.

CutePDF

Would like to convert your documents into PDF files, a free software application can do the job. It ia called CutePDF.

But if you would like to create forms in PDF format, Adobe Acrobat is your best choice.

GridMove Split your wide-screen monitor

Today, I am going to share with you another useful computer application. It is called GridMove. I found it is very useful when you want to efficiently use your wide-screen monitor.

From the website, It says:

"GridMove is a program that aims at making windows management easier. It helps you with this task by defining a visual grid on your desktop, to which you can easily snap windows. This program comes bundled with some predefined grid templates, that can be easily swaped, but also has ways of creating custom grids or sharing grids made by others."

Download it, install it, and use it.

Portable Applications in your USB drive

Just found a website that your can download applications to your USB drive and use in any computer. The website is called www.portableapps.com. From the website, it says:

"Now you can carry your favorite computer programs along with all of your bookmarks, settings, email and more with you. Use them on any Windows computer. All without leaving any personal data behind."

It is open and free. I think it is very useful.