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DivShare

DivShare is a media delivery system designed to make sharing content easy. Sharing is the buzz word these days and everyone is doing it. We share videos, photos, documents and just about anything we can. Cramming all those things onto the net takes space and a little know how if you want to embed information in a blog or website. DivShare is one of the best at simplifying the sharing process. Continue..Read more about DivShare.

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TimePanther

Time tracking software is nothing new. In fact there are a number of ways to track productivity whether it be on the web, via mobile device or proprietary software. Many of those tools are used by businesses looking to track the performance of employees or by individuals who need to gauge time to result statistics. Continue..Read more about TimePanther.

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MenuPages

Dining out is a regular occurrence for many of us, whether it be for leisure or out of necessity. If you’ve ever found yourself in search of a restaurant that fits your appetite, but prefer to know the cuisine ahead of time, then MenuPages may be just what you need.

MenuPages holds a collection of restaurants with location, cuisine style, price point and menus. Restaurants are currently collected from 8 different US cities which include Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, South Florida (technically more of an area than city) and Washington D.C. MenuPages is also available for European cities London and Paris. Continue..Read more about MenuPages.

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Free OCR

Optical character recognition (OCR) allows text to be deciphered from an image. OCR software allows that text to be converted to a document type format. Free OCR is a free web resource to save users time by converting text within an image. Continue..Read more about Free OCR.

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Sosius

Online collaboration and sharing is growing exponentially as companies realize that speedy growth is in the cloud. Sosius is an online collaboration and workspace tool which allows groups to interact, share and create all in one place. Continue..Read more about Sosius.

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Optical character recognition (OCR) allows text to be deciphered from an image. OCR software allows that text to be converted to a document type format. Free OCR is a free web resource to save users time by converting text within an image.

The process is very straight forward. Upload an image (with text embedded of course), choose your language for conversion and complete the captcha to prove you are a real person. Once the Send file button is pressed, Free OCR begins the conversion process. Text is deciphered and converted to plain text which is then displayed in an on-screen text box for copy/paste.

The science behind a machine interpreting text within an image is not perfect so don’t expect 100% accuracy. Factors like blurry images, small fonts or problematic coloring can all contribute to lack of accuracy. Free OCR does perform automatic processing to images so there isn’t much need to optimize them before using the service.

Free OCR’s limitations include a 2MB file size limit and 5000 pixel maximum. If you have an image with a lot of text, then you may benefit from the Free OCR service rather than typing out the information yourself.

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