For those who have looked at doing their own web hosting the acronym LAMP or WAMP is familiar: Linux/Windows, Apache, MySQL and PHP.  Wrapped in an easy to install package with some management thrown in this is a simple one step install to get yourself an up and running web based application.
I’m familiar with Windows so I tried out a few WAMP packages to get Wordpress, Drupal and Joomla running on my network so I could see what they’re all about.  All fairly straightforward to get running but like a …

Here’s an amazing web site for those who just want to open a file.  Media Convert lets you upload your file and select the format you’d like it in.  It’s that easy.
Media Convert

This one is very nice for any site, survey or app you don’t fully trust or want to form a lasting relationship with. Put in your email address and the time you want the temp address for and Spambox gives you a @spambox.us email address that forwards to your real account. For free, of course.
Spambox.us

AOL has continued their “freeing” up with 5GB of space free from X Drive. I remember using X Drive years ago until they started charging. It’s a slick little service, with the desktop app mapping a network drive for you and performing a decent backup service. More space is available for a fee, but I’m cheap.
X Drive