TEXT-IMAGE.com

TEXT-IMAGE.com

text-image.com

Head over to text-image.com, load up a picture from your hard drive, make a few simple choices about how you want the image displayed, then in a few seconds you'll see your image converted into a binary styled replica of itself. Why? Oh, stop asking awkward questions. It's just a bit of fun and a geeky thing you can copy and paste into a blog or such like.

Check the links to the ASCII and Matrix styled converters too. And thanks very much to the author, Patrik Roos, who made this and posted it on the web for us to enjoy. That's what I love about the internet.

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ForecastFox

ForecastFox

forecastfox.mozdev.org

Living in the UK I am constantly being caught out by unexpected downpours and cold snaps in the middle of summer. But since I found this next site I know exactly when to stay indoors. This funky little forecasting tool lets you see the weather at a glance while you're surfing.

Clicking the installation link will punt you over to the firefox addons site - a familiar haunt if you're a regular Click viewer as it houses some essential tools for the popular browser. Just click to add, set permissions if you need to, and by the magic of the internet this neat little tool will be automatically added for your browsing convenience and pleasure.

When you restart your browser you'll need to set up your preferences - telling the software where you live and how you want the information displayed and such like. Once you click OK, your forecast toolbar will be embedded in your browser window, updated as frequently as you have requested. so you need never be caught without a brolly again.

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www.google.com/moon

Google Moon

www.google.com/moon

We haven't actually visited Google Moon on webscape before so I thought it was about time we strapped on our moon boots to take a gander.

Like other similar Google sites, it really delivers. The interface will be very familiar if you've toured through Google Earth, with the moon's surface laid out before you with markers where certain events took place. At the widest magnification click a marker to zoom in and explore other markers, complete with text information, links and point of view photographs from the various lunar visits they are relevant to.

There's no download to endure, so you can just dive in and have a look round. Use the thumbnails across the bottom to skip through the various entries directly.

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GeekBrief.tv

GeekBrief.tv

www.geekbrief.tv

The tag line of this videocast site says 'shiny, happy tech news with Cali Lewis'. But don't expect fluffy softcore technology talk. This girl is a serious geek, and despite the fact that she never seems to pause to take a breath, the content is really well researched and put together, and will keep you bang up to date with the world of technology.

If you need help navigating the site you probably shouldn't be on it - but I do want to draw your attention to the About Cali section. Scroll to the bottom and you'll find some interesting links to her other websites. And at DearCali.com you can pose your own technical teasers to the lady herself.

The other tab worth exploring if you fancy making your own podcast is Podcasting Tips. Here lies a really neat tutorial that will have you up and running in no time. Make sure you send us the link if you make one.

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