TinyChat – Simple and Easy Video Chatting

Sure, you could use Skype, or Google chat, or any of the thousand other tools out there, but TinyChat makes it simple and easy to video chat with your friends and family…or your co-workers in Egypt. Best of all, it’s free!

www.TinyChat.com  provides users the choice of creating disposable or permanent video conference rooms. They all have a simple URL and capacity for up to 400 live participants and 12 simultaneous live video streams. I’ve used Tinychat multiple times and haven’t found anything as simple as this to use.  They also have a private chat site for two people. p2p.tinychat.com enables anyone to easily create a private video call with no sign up. When two people go to the same URL (ie. p2p.tinychat.com/myname) together, they are automatically connected and their private call begins.

I haven’t created a permanent chat room yet.  I haven’t had a need to.  After going to the TinyChat.com, you can have a video chat room up in less than a minute. Just enter a chat room name and click ‘create’. At this point you can invite your friends to join. Click the ‘Share this Chatroom’ link give your URL to whoever you want to video chat with.  It’s that easy.

Give it a try, if you want to video chat, send me your Tinychat URL.

Looking for other video chat tools, read my review of  Tokbox

Video Chat using Open-Tok API from Tokbox

I came across a a group video chatting tool from TokBox.   Using their Open Tok API, you can integrate group video communications into any application.  The implementation can be as simple as embedding a widget to full customization and layout.

If you find someone to chat with, you can try it out on my free video chat page

DiBake.com won the TokBox App of the week.  They integrated group video chatting into an article. So instead of posting a comment, you can now video chat with a group people about the content of the article.

Dibake.com, invites you to participate in topical debates, live, face-to-face.  Simply go to Dibake.com, select the topic you’re interested in, read the arguments (or bakes) that have already been made and initiate your own, live video debate right there on the page. If you’re too shy to participate, you can also just watch the debate unfold.

Bring the power of video chat to your website

• In-browser video experience with no-download required
• Up to 20 users on screen and up to 200 in the audience
• Interoperability with Facebook, GTalk, Yahoo and more
• In-widget media sharing: Youtube, SlideShare and more
• Moderate calls
• Video messaging enabled

Google Site Language Translation

I’ve added the Google Translate plugin to my site. Give it try and let me know how well it translates my posts.

The plugin is from AsiaTranslate.net using Google’s Translator. The GTranslate plug in works seamlessly after a small configuration in WordPress.  Since I don’t read any foreign languages, I don’t know how good the translation is. Check it out in the left rail of this page.

We’ll see if my traffic numbers increase or stay the same with the Translate feature.

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Will Nutsie.com Internet Radio Replace Pandora?

I think most people know about Internet radio.  Internet Radio is better than classic radio based on the two-way communication with your Internet radio provider. Pandora.comhas long been the market leader in Internet radio allowing it’s subscribers (you) to customize personal station for your listening pleasure.  Using an artist or song, Pandora will create a station with “like” music.  Pretty simple.

Pretty simple, yes, but in today’s era of Internet start up, new companies with better service and features are springing up like daisies.  Welcome to the new era of Internet radio – Nutsie.com. Is Nutsie.com a Pandora killer? You bet! 

Here are a few of Nutsie’s features

1) Create custom playlist by song or artist

2) Nutsie can proivde song recommendations based on your song preferences and playlists.

3) Nutsie makes it easy to grab any song and add it, or create, to your playlist.

4) Nutsie allows you to share your playlist with friends.

5) “Like” and “Hate” song rating features to fine tune your music preferences.

6) Thousands of shared playlist and Nutsie playlist (top 100…) to simplify your music listening.

 7) Sync you itunes playlist and Nutsie will stream this music to you and recommend like songs to round out you music library.

Best of all, it’s free (for now).  You don’t have to download any music. All the songs are played from Nutsie servers and they pay the royalty fees. No more stealing music!  For the techies out there, the Nutsie service is “cloud” based.

Give it a try and let me know what you think.

Father’s Day Gift Ideas

Here’s a few gift ideas for Dad’s…

CIGAR ASHTRAY BLACK WOOD AND STEEL GREAT GIFT

$13.99

Blazer Chief II Cigar Lighter with Snap-In Cigar Cutter – Chrome

$45.00

Introducing the new Blazer Chief II with snap-in cigar cutter! A smooth and sleek outer casing houses two essential tools that are a must have for every cigar aficionado; a powerful blue flame lighter and a precision engineered Japanese stainless steel cigar cutter. Slide the ridge ignition dial downwards to activate the automatic flip-top and release the butane blue torch flame. A simple push on the cutter instantly pops it from the main portion of the lighter. Pull the Blazer logo on the handle to

open the sharp & stylish Japanese steel cigar cutter. Locks easily back into place with an audible snap. No more looking for your cigar cutter. Each chrome bodied Chief II is accented at the sides in a choice of 4 finishes; Misty Black, Misty Blue, Solid Chrome and Solid Black. Attractively packaged in a stylish black case, The Chief II is ready for immediate gift giving. Sharp, sleek, stylish and multi-functional, The Chief II will quickly take the place of your favorite lighter as well as old cigar cutter!

Cigar Caddy 3540- 15 Cigars

$18.98

Cigar Caddy 3540- 15 Cigars Outdoor Travel Humidor.

A perfect gift for cigar travel. Sturdy humidified case means your cigars travel with care.

Perfecto 3-cigar Case

$10.95

 Telescopes to fit 3 cigars up to 8 inches long and 50 ring

Made with crush-proof ABS plastic

Built-in humidification device

Audi R8   -  $$ Priceless $$