Part 1
We have been developing for some time now what we will call Project Lightning. And from this project, we have discoveries about other helpful stuffs out there.
Well, it’s never too late. So for not so early birds like us, I hope this will help you.
1. Dropbox
Rating: ★★★★★
From its name, it is your online drop box. This started as a group repository since our client is in the US and now I have also started using it personally.
Dropbox has a basic 2GB of free space which is enough for some basic files you need immediate access to anytime, anywhere like resume or temporary backup files during presentations. I have lots of benefits from this but I think it is best for you to watch their video. Follow their Get Started and referrals scheme then you could have as much as another 8GB!
2. Facebook Feed And Like
Dropbox has a basic 2GB of free space which is enough for some basic files you need immediate access to anytime, anywhere like resume or temporary backup files during presentations. I have lots of benefits from this but I think it is best for you to watch their video. Follow their Get Started and referrals scheme then you could have as much as another 8GB!
2. Facebook Feed And Like
Rating: ★★★✰✰
Site:
Feed: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/javascript/FB.ui/
Like: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like/
Facebook says so much of how most of us live these days, so of course Project Lightning needs to connect too. Our client made their own FB page which I used in setting up the Like button in the site. The Like button is very easy to do, especially that FB developers already have the page on creating the button by just providing the attributes you would prefer.
FB Feed Dialog is a little more complicated that the Like button. First, my teammate registered the site as an FB Application. He did this to obtain an application ID which is a pre-requisite in using the FB Feed Dialog. This is a sample of what I am talking about. I think the unappealing side of this is that we have to maintain the App page we have registered aside from the site’s fan page. Like You Tube, which is a site but also have an App page to let their users post directly videos from YouTube.com to Facebook.
Site:
Feed: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/javascript/FB.ui/
Like: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like/
Facebook says so much of how most of us live these days, so of course Project Lightning needs to connect too. Our client made their own FB page which I used in setting up the Like button in the site. The Like button is very easy to do, especially that FB developers already have the page on creating the button by just providing the attributes you would prefer.
FB Feed Dialog is a little more complicated that the Like button. First, my teammate registered the site as an FB Application. He did this to obtain an application ID which is a pre-requisite in using the FB Feed Dialog. This is a sample of what I am talking about. I think the unappealing side of this is that we have to maintain the App page we have registered aside from the site’s fan page. Like You Tube, which is a site but also have an App page to let their users post directly videos from YouTube.com to Facebook.
3. Jing
Rating: Not Applicable
Jing, and basically all of TechSmith, are wonderful creations that helped the Project Lightning. Our client mainly uses Jing in capturing screencast when enhancements and bugs are simulated or demonstrated. I haven’t tried using the Jing itself, but as an end user (the one watching the videos made through Jing) I really find it useful. It could be a great help in creating tutorials or help videos.
Like Dropbox, Jing also have a free 2GB of space and offers payment options to have Jing Pro.
Rating: Not Applicable
Jing, and basically all of TechSmith, are wonderful creations that helped the Project Lightning. Our client mainly uses Jing in capturing screencast when enhancements and bugs are simulated or demonstrated. I haven’t tried using the Jing itself, but as an end user (the one watching the videos made through Jing) I really find it useful. It could be a great help in creating tutorials or help videos.
Like Dropbox, Jing also have a free 2GB of space and offers payment options to have Jing Pro.
4. Yopmail
Rating: ★★★★★
Tired of using your personal email addresses to test your application? Try using the services offered in Yopmail.com. In Project Lightning, we needed email accounts for different scenarios and user types. Yopmail not only allows you to create disposable email without subscription but accessing it is so easy (no password, logging in, etc.) which reduces time consumed in accessing a normal email client server.
Rating: ★★★★★
Tired of using your personal email addresses to test your application? Try using the services offered in Yopmail.com. In Project Lightning, we needed email accounts for different scenarios and user types. Yopmail not only allows you to create disposable email without subscription but accessing it is so easy (no password, logging in, etc.) which reduces time consumed in accessing a normal email client server.
This is just the first of the two-part series learned from Project Lightning. Other last, and half part, coming soon... ✌
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