Yuuguu is a screen share, desktop application share and IM freeware tool which is one of the only programs of its type that’s available for both Mac and PC. Which is very interesting. It works OK, but the lag is horrific, which makes any form of remote control almost impossible. And that’s on fast broadband connections. Definitely one to watch though, if they can get the speed issues worked out it could be excellent.  Yuuguu is a clever little tool that…

How to use Google Mail as a free SMTP server. Why? Well if you travel a lot and log on to different ISPs, this trick saves you having to reset your SMTP server in Outlook Express each time. Just set it and forget it and you can send email from any guest ISP, wireless or wired. Nice tip.  You can make this setup your default account, and it will always be used. You regular ISP mail will come in as…

EveryStockPhoto.com is an image search engine which has catalogued over 1 million free photos from places like Flickr and Stock Xchang. These general purpose image sources are pretty useful, although you really only find the ‘quality’ shots from the more specialised services, so be aware that you tend to get what you pay for. That saying, places like Stockxpert are pretty awesome for design and illustration stuff.  We are now searching over one million free photos! We have been adding…

The Freelance Rate Calculator is one scary tool. Ostensibly designed to help freelancers calculate their optimum fee rate, what it actually does is point out just how stupidly little you’re charging and how you’ll be bankrupt in a fortnight, no question. For some strange reason though, that never happens, which is a real mystery. Anyhoo, definitely one to put into the armoury, only to be taken out on full moon nights. Tags: freelance+rate+calculator

Netvibes2Go is the latest feature to come out of the rather excellent Netvibes labs. Just set up a tab called ‘mobile’, populate it with your preferred content including email services, RSS feeds, etc and then navigate to http://m.netvibes.com to get full access to it all on your mobile phone or device. Just tried it with my Nokia N800 and it works beautifully. For those of you who don’t know what Netvibes is, try it out, it’s superb. Tags: netvibes, mobile+phone

Blockposters is a new free online service that lets you create large wall posters from any image. Upload your photo, slice it up and download a PDF file to print. Sure, you’ll get stitch marks on the edges of the sheets, but hey it’s better than nothing and pretty cool at that.  Upload an image from your computer and choose how many sheets wide you would like your poster to be once printed…Once you’re happy with your selection, you can download the PDF file containing your…