Color Cop – A free color picker
This is a tool that is meant for Windows web designers and programmers, but these days, bloggers who support their own blogs in WordPress, for example, are doing a lot of their own site modifications. Color Cop stays on top and includes an eyedropper to grab a color of interest off any web page. It lists the colors in RGB and hexadecimal. Another cool thing Color Cop includes is a complimentary color palette for any chosen option. Nice for experienced users and rookies, as well.
Also, a quick demo and user forums offer a little more than meets the eye regarding use of this program.
Photo Credit: Color Cop
Zip Genius – a file compression option
ZipGenius is a file compression tool that is a perfect companion to anyone’s PC tool box. Sending 10 full sized images and your email client is grousing? Compress the images into one file that’s smaller than the sum of it’s parts, and email will be better able to handle those images. Need to offload some old scanned paperwork? Compress with ZipGenius and get more bang for your buck with off-pc storage.
And ZipGenius handles more than traditional .zip files! In fact, ZipGenius can compress and decompress 20+ file types. It’s easy to use, it’s been around for awhile, and it’s free.
FileZilla – Simple, Secure, Free FTP Protocol
This open source, file transfer protocol (FTP) is my preferred software for this function. It is available in client and server versions, and it is free. It runs on several platforms (including Windows, Mac OS X and Linux) and is available in many languages.
One of my favorite things, beyond ease of use, is the Site Manager tool. For those of us who access many servers via FTP, FileZilla allows the saving of domain name/login/password for easy communication to those servers. . . a BIG time saver.
FileZilla displays a folder/file view on both the client and the server, making navigation more intuitive. File transfer is a snap with drag-and-drop. You bloggers out there will love this tool for picking up or dropping off images from the blog host!
Preserve Your Family History by Digitally Archiving Old Documents
Flickr Photo Credit: Beachut
Hand written recipe cards, old journals, immigration documents, awards, old newspaper clippings . . . these are all things that can be digitally preserved. Read more
Make a Teen or Home Bulletin Board from an Old Window
Flickr Photo Credit: Dazzie D
Have an old window kicking around without the glass panes? Looking for a “put it to use” project? Read more
Multi – Purpose Seating and Storage
Flickr Photo Credit: Daxiang Stef
Looking for some fun and frugal seating ideas? Needing all the storage you can find? This post should help. Read more
Decorating: Easy and Affordable Kitchen Islands
Flickr Photo Credit: Jef Poskanzer
We have an old Coca Cola soda cooler. The kind that sits on the floor and opens from the top. When we start to build our new place, we are going to have it sandblasted, repainted, fitted with castor wheels and putting a larger stainless steel wrapped table top on it. Since it was such an unusual item to use as a kitchen island and provided so much style, I decided to think for a bit on what other ways you could create a kitchen island on a budget. Read more
Decorating on a Budget: Frugal and Fun Shelving Ideas
Flickr Photo Credit: B. Frahm
Since storage, display space and decorating seem to go hand in hand when you’re on a budget, who doesn’t need ideas for shelving solutions? Read more
Budget Decorating Ideas: New Ideas for Old Bureaus
Flickr Photo Credit: Photo-Mojo
If you’ve recently inherited an old set of dresser drawers or picked one up at a thrift store / dump, you may be wondering what to do with it. Depending on the style of the piece, numerous options are available to you. Read more
Budget Decorating Ideas: Some Great DIY Projects
Flickr Photo Credit: Thor-Erik Rodland
If I see unique items that are outside the mainstream, I like to document them for possible future use. Read more
