Posted on 13 November 2007 by TheGrizz

What do the IRS, attorneys and big corporations all have in common? They all use a variety of paper work that can be hard to find and difficult to figure out. However a new site called docstoc (beta) plans to change all that. docstoc (beta) is a website where you can find virtually any form you may ever need and also upload any form you might have. In my opinion this website has been needed for a long time and the more people who find it and use it the better off we are.
The main idea behind docstoc (beta) is to be a warehouse for all forms of documents, want to find a living will go to docstoc (beta), need a rental contract on short notice, docstoc (beta) it. Basically every thing I tried to find I was able too find including incorporation paperwork for start up businesses. While it is a good start I do think that docstoc (beta) could use more, however they make it super easy to upload any documents you may find useful and more are added everyday. So next time you find yourself needing a document on short notice go to docstoc.com after all its free and very useful.
Posted on 15 October 2007 by Nion
Are you dying to get into a beta test somewhere, but the list at Invite Share impossibly long? Perhaps you should give Invite Trader a shot. Invite Trader is a community-based invite sharing site that is attracting many people who have been put off by the lack of community elsewhere.

Invite Trader is a forum-based site that currently has about 350 members and sub-forums for 48 sites–numbers that are steadily growing. Each sub-forum has a section for offering invites, requesting invites, and discussing that particular site. Needless to say, the primary benefit to this site at this point in time is the fact that there aren’t nearly as many people waiting for invites. This is also its main drawback at this point in time–there aren’t necessarily people who are members of all the posted sites, yet. Fortunately this is a problem that will solve itself in time, and at the rate Invite Trader is growing it won’t be long before it has a thriving flow of invite exchanges.
Invite Trader runs on a reputation system to reward members who are active and who share invites regularly, and they’re planning on launching VIP status soon. To learn more visit invitetrader.net or click here to join.
Another similar site is InviteShare
Posted on 12 October 2007 by Nion
Being user-friendly–that’s what it’s about these days. Computers, operating systems, and software are made to require nothing more than the ability to read to be able to use them. Just follow a series of clicks and, in most cases, you’re done. As someone who likes to be an active participant in what happens on my computer, I hate this.
And that’s why I love Enso. With Enso installed, you tell your computer what to do. Just hold down the Caps Lock key, type in your command, and release. Now I do have to admit–holding down the key can be a pain, but being able to type “open zoomplayer” rather than clicking and scrolling until I get to the program is awesome. Now I can’t say that every Enso command makes sense to me. Why on Earth would I hold down caps and type “copy” when I could just CTRL+C the highlighted text?
The current Enso product lineup is as follows: Enso Words, Launch, Media Remote Control, Translate Anywhere, Web Search Anywhere, Map Anywhere, and TEX Anywhere. Enso Words and Enso Launch are currently available for purchase, while the rest are in beta. Enso probably won’t be compatible with everything on your computer right off the bat, but you can teach it new commands, change commands, and of course, report bugs.
Enso is a product of Humanized Inc. available for Windows 2000, XP, and Vista. Learn more at www.humanized.com/enso.
You might also want to check out Launchy.
Posted on 05 October 2007 by Nion
It aims to make every person on the planet a searchable name. It aims to show how everyone is connected to one another. It is Spock. When you sign up for Spock you can immediately search for anyone you know by importing your contacts. Next, you can claim your profiles from your email accounts and social networks such as mySpace. From that point on it’s all about enhancing the network. Add information and photos about yourself and others to make Spock searches more complete.
With Spock, you can search by name, place, or keyword to find people. Locate results about celebrities, political figures, or try to find a long lost friend. Spock’s system works by allowing people to make contribute tags, related people, and other content, and then voting on them to place their priority in the search results. Famous faces that have joined include Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
I’ve never been one for the whole social networking thing, and this seems like an evolution of that concept. I, personally, don’t want everyone in the world to be able to search for me, and seeing my full name on the web gives me the creeps. Searching for people and seeing how they’re connected through relevant information rather than seeing someone’s list of a thousand “friends” that they don’t actually know.
Spock is currently in open beta and is funded by Clearstone Venture Partners and Opus Capital Ventures. Claim your identity at www.spock.com.