Freeloader Friday Download of the Week

Web 2.0.1

Just like the beta-filled days of '99, we have an ever growing crop of new web services out to win your hearts and clicks. Some of them are good too. This week we're looking at some new services that could become regulars.

Pageflakes

The idea of the AJAX portal isn't new. In fact, NetVibes already has a great one. But there is always room for improvement. And this month we have Pageflakes.

With an emphasis on community contribution, this Web 2.0 start page gives you always updated, no-need-to-refresh access to your web accounts and services including Gmail, feeds and ZohoWriter documents.

30 Boxes

This AJAX online calendar has an awesome interface. Adding and managing events is a breeze, and there is support for advanced functions like email notifications of events and sharing.

You can also load your 30 Boxes calendar right into iCal via a remote calendar link.

Turbo Admin

For users who manage their MySQL databases via the web, this solution is great. Edit a configuration file, upload the php to your web server and view, edit and add values to your database tables with a smooth click-where-you-want-it interface. It is not nearly as comprehensive as phpMyAdmin, but it's the easiest way I've seen to directly edit your database.

Bloxor

With Bloxor - a web-based feed reader - you get the best of both worlds: you can subscribe to the service on their servers, or install it on your own. The Open Sourced project has a streamlined in-browser setup for following your news feeds and supports OPML import for easy migration from your current reader.

There's the latest on the greatest in new AJAX web services. In a month they could be Yahoo or Google's newest acquisition, or dead and gone for that matter. Better sign up today!

Brian   


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