Data Scraping: Zamzar
Good tool for converting PDF to XLS and other formats. Typically I'll drag the page I want from Preview (OSX) to my desktop, and then convert with this. Try it.
View ArticleMaps: TileMill
An open source map design thingy. Some more info on it here http://to.pbs.org/mgk7AHTry it.
View ArticleOther: Swiffy
"Swiffy converts Flash SWF files to HTML5, allowing you to reuse Flash content on devices without a Flash player (such as iPhones and iPads). Swiffy currently supports a subset of SWF 8 and...
View ArticleData visualization: Raphael
Javascript library for vector graphics See also gRaphael: http://g.raphaeljs.com/Try it.
View ArticleVideo: How to embed a facebook video
Interesting tool. Always wise to get the ok of the poster before embedding though. Try it.
View ArticlePhotography: The Photographer's Right
The Photographer’s Right is a downloadable guide that is loosely based on the Bust Card and the Know Your Rights pamphlet that used to be available on the ACLU website. It may be downloaded and printed...
View ArticlePhotography: Copyrighted Places
A list of places that are subject to copyright law and could present legal difficulties if photographing Try it.
View ArticleTwitter: Embed a tweet with Publitweet
Blackbird pie looks to have been discontinued, but this is pretty much the same thing. Even better actually. Handy bookmarklet. Try it.
View ArticleData visualization: Verite.co's Timeline
"Timeline is also great for pulling in media from different sources. It has built in support for pulling in Tweets and media from Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Vimeo, Google Maps and SoundCloud. More media...
View ArticleWorkflow: Passivator Bookmarklet
Keep your adverbs under control. Use this bookmarklet to highlight them all in bright yellow. Try it.
View ArticleWorkflow: SavePublishing
A bookmarklet for extracting 'tweetable' sentences from your articles, or any article on the web, for that matter. Very handy. h/t @sandrajapandra Try it.
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