Data URI image encoder enables you to include images on your web page — without uploading any images!
Google static maps. So your site visitors still see something even if they have javascript switched off.
Webmasters: for lots of useful advice, tips and how-to guides, head over to Howbits
Safe search:
tinypaste.com Turn long strings or paragraphs of text into a clickable URL. [via lifehacker.com]
textsnip.com Same as tinypaste, but retains formatting. Better for more complex cut-pastes.
Portrait generater (sic): great tool for making avatars.
See how your website looks in various versions of Internet Explorer, including IE7 and IE8 beta. Very useful developer’s tool.
Dynamic feed control wizard. Put feeds on your web page.
With Html2pdf you can convert your webpage to a PDF document. Suitable for printing or to save a page.
How To Hot-link Images Without Actually Hot-linking.
Use the imgred.com service and just format your links as follows:
<img src="http://imgred.com/http://www.example.com/image.jpg” />
To show thumbnails, format links like this:
<img src="http://imgred.com/tn/http://www.example.com/image.jpg” />
Domain soup. Yet another domain name generator. You’d think we’d have thought of a name (for an alternative project we’re working on) by now, wouldn’t you?
A handful of domain name generators. Because sometimes a gobbledegook name is just what your website needs
Great fun for RSS fans.
A quick and easy message board system, mini-forum, call it what you will…
According to this fantastic little tool, apparently my height is 1.8 metres.
Use this converter for area, volume, liquids and solids to convert imperial measurements to metric or vice to versa.
I’m still 6 feet tall in real money though.
Two top tools.
Bug Me Not allows you to read articles, usually on newspapers, without going through the required registration process. Obviously doesn’t work where articles require paid-for registration, only for those that want your email etc details because (usually) they want to try to sell you stuff.
Mailinator is an alternative method if BMN fails. Just use a disposable once-only Mailinator address; it’s kinda like ‘register, read, and run’.
Don’t have a web site, but need somewhere to temporarily upload a pic or file? Upload it here and you get a temporary URL to use. Goodness only knows who’s gonna use this, but no doubt someone will.
…and half a dozen of the other