Windows/Mac/Linux (all platforms with Java): Desktop application Shape Collage creates customised photo collages with advanced options that will have you creating fun posters in seconds. Using the application is as simple as dragging your photos into the left-hand pane, and clicking the Create button to generate a new collage. The options can be tweaked to change the collage to any size, shape, or spacing—you can even draw your own custom shape. Once you’ve generated the collage, they can be saved to JPG, PNG or PSD file—with no watermarks anywhere, making this an excellent software for creating your next poster or wallpaper. Shape Collage is a free download, works wherever the Java platform does. For a web-based application that creates collages from your Flickr photos, check out previously mentioned Collagr.
Shape Collage [via Digital Inspiration]Windows Mobile only: Google Mobile for the likes of the iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry have been around for a while. Now the autocompleting, quick search application is also available for your Windows Mobile phone. While the WinMo version of Google Mobile isn’t quite as saucy as the iPhone or Android versions—which support search-by-voice features—but the app is still a winner for quick and easy searches from your phone. Hit the link below for a closer look at the Windows Mobile page, or go to the main Google Mobile page to check in on the availability of Google Mobile for your phone.
Google Mobile App for Windows Mobile [Google via Official Google Mobile Blog]Email consolidating web application NutshellMail takes the inbox-overloading status updates from social networks like Facebook or MySpace and sends periodic emails with a quick snapshot of everything you missed. Once you’ve created a free account on NutshellMail, you can add accounts from social sites Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, and Twitter—or even infrequently checked email addresses—set the dates and times you would like to receive email updates, and you will receive a single email showing you everything you missed. The only downside is that you have to give their web application access to all your social accounts—a potential privacy and security problem for many readers—but after turning off email updates in the other social networks, this service could really come in handy for cutting down on the email clutter. NutshellMail is a free service, signup required.
NutshellMail [via Download Squad]Dozens of fancy point-and-click task managers promise to organize your to-do list, but so often power users find that nothing outdoes that trusty old classic: the todo.txt file. If you’re a command line lover who skips checkboxes and drop-downs to dash off notes and tasks in a regular old text file, or you’re intrigued by the idea and wish your todo.txt chops were stronger, read on.
Linux only: Blueman, the Bluetooth manager for many Linux desktops, has update to provide a friendlier, easier means of connecting your phones, earpieces, and even 3G-connected devices to your system. The basic functionality of Blueman remains the same, with file swapping, audio connections, and input devices like mice and keyboards all managed from a system tray icon. But the menus and spelled-out options have improved considerably, as detailed at Blueman’s screenshot gallery, and a good number of bug fixes are thrown in, naturally. Ubuntu users can add Blueman’s PPA repository to their sources lists and update to get the 1.0 download; other distributions shouldn’t have too much trouble with the source package. Blueman is a free download for Linux systems only. Note: Screenshot from Blueman page; I got my Verizon VX8300 hooked up with Blueman, but it’s too restricted and wonky to offer any fancy details.
Blueman Project
