Aside from the web app, I’m also impressed with its desktop and mobile applications which makes uploading easier and more convenient.

Minus – Desktop Application

The Minus desktop app allows users to drag and drop files into the popup panel located in the taskbar and instantly upload onto Minus.

The popup panel will display upload progress and once done, a balloon will popup notifying you that the upload is finished.

Minus desktop application has a version for Windows, Mac, and Ubuntu.

* Users are required to create an account to use the desktop app.

Minus – Mobile Application

Minus for mobile lets users conveniently upload files directly from their mobile device to Minus.

You can upload directly from the app or from the share menu. The app also keeps a history of uploaded files and galleries so you can quickly view your files without the need to open a browser.

Before you can upload pictures, Minus will ask you first if you want to edit them using Aviary Feather. If you choose Yes, you’ll be able to apply different photo effects, add text, or do simple editings such as crop, rotate, flip, and a lot more.

Minus for mobile has a version for Android, iOS, and soon for WP7.

Minus – Browser Extension

Minus also has a Firefox and Google Chrome extension that allows users to take screenshots of your browser and auto-upload it into your account.

Minus is definitely one of the best file sharing apps out there. You’ll love its extensive tools that takes file uploading to the next level by offering apps for all major platforms.

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Fliptoast is an all-in-one Facebook desktop application that runs on Adobe AIR platform. It has everything you love about Facebook like chat box, notifications, status update, news feed, and even photo uploading via drag and drop.

Fliptoast is very easy to install and it will just stay on top of any applications you’re using when you launch it. It’s just a tiny box that when you click, will expand, revealing you its complete features.

Each icon has their own use:

• The first icon lets you update your status
• The second lets you upload photos via drag and drop
• The third  shows your notifications
• The fourth shows your news feed
• The fifth will bring you to the Fliptoast Facebook page
• The sixth shows you some Facebook apps recommended by Fliptoast
• The seventh will pause getting updates
• The eight lets you chat with your online friends
• The ninth lets you post to your friends’ walls

Photo Upload

Fliptoast’s photo upload is so cool! Just drag and drop the photos you want to upload and choose your desired album. You can even create a new album right within the app!

Notifications, Newsfeed, and Updates

Notifications and newsfeed in Fliptoast look just the same as how you would see them on the Facebook website. You can like a post or add comments too!

From time to time, you’ll also receive updates from your friends that will popup on your screen. You can like or comment on those popups too! Now you’re sure that you won’t miss important updates from your friends.

Chat

Fliptoast’s chat box allows tabbed conversation so you can easily chat with multiple friends.

Fliptoast is definitely a must-have for every Facebook fans out there. It has everything that you will need in a Facebook desktop application and it comes in a very sleek design and intuitive interface. It just really proves that big things comes in small packages.

Since Fliptoast runs on Adobe AIR platform, you can use it on Mac or Windows given that Adobe AIR has been installed on your machine. Lastly, before I forget, Fliptoast is completely free!

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When you visit it, you wouldn’t see any distractions. Just drag and drop the images you want to upload and when it’s done, you’ll be presented with a beautiful and minimalistic image gallery which you can easily share to anyone by just sharing the link. You can flip through the images by pressing the arrow keys on your keyboard.

You don’t need to register or create an account to use it. DropMocks is very straight-forward; just visit the site, upload the pictures, and share the gallery – that simple! However, if you want to keep your mocks (galleries), you might want to sign in using your Google account and your mocks will be saved so you can easily access it anytime.

* You can rename your photo gallery even without signing in using your Google account.

DropMocks is free to use and works well on all modern browsers.

(via LifeHacker)

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JPG To PDF Converter has a simple interface and it supports drag and drop feature. To start converting images to PDF, you can either add the whole folder or add pictures one by one by dragging them into the program.

Once the images have been added, you can then change the document’s name, author, and other extra details. Users also have the ability to choose the compression quality of the file. Once done, create the PDF file by clicking Convert To PDF Now button. Wait for the program to finish converting the images to PDF.

I’m quite impressed with this program since it was able to finish converting 55 images into a single PDF file in less than 5 minutes.

Giveaway details:

JPG To PDF Converter has an ongoing giveaway promo that lets everyone download and use it for free! Just visit the giveaway page, download the program and use the license key below to activate it.

License code: 4867JWVI3C3F5D9

This giveaway will end on March 22, 2011.

* JPG To PDF Converter works on all Windows OS.

* Check out the other giveaways.

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iSkysoft DVD Creator lets you burn downloaded movies, self-made videos, and slideshows into DVD disc, or to DVD folder, ISO or DVD media file that can be played directly on any DVD player. It has a lot of gorgeous animated DVD menu styles and themes for you to create a unique and stylish DVD. In addition, it also offers useful editing functions and slideshow building techniques.

The editing functions of iSkysoft DVD creator allows you to rotate, crop, and merge the video files. It is very easy to use, and has a simple interface with drag and drop functionality. It also allows you to preview the video before burning it.

iSkysoft DVD Creater can also automatically generate a photo slideshow for you! Just drag and drop the photo into the window and choose a stylish music background. That easy!

Giveaway details:

The Heat Web is giving away 30 license keys for iSkysoft DVD Creator both for Windows and Mac version. To enter the contest, just leave a comment here or email me using the Contact page. The giveaway will end on January 20, 2011 and winners will receive the license key through email.

* Winners will be chosen randomly using Random.org.

Want to have more chances of winning? Just subscribe to my blog via email or tweet this post and you’ll double or even triple your chances of winning a license key for iSkysoft DVD Creator.

Make sure that you follow The Heat Web on Twitter or Facebook because there are some giveaways that I don’t publish here and I’m sure you don’t want to miss it!

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Hamster Free Video Converter also supports drag and drop feature so you can easily import files into the program.

It only requires 3 steps to convert your videos. First, add the file (supports batch conversion). Second, edit* the videos before converting it.

* Edit means choosing the format for your video, changing the codec and the video quality, and the option to resize the video.

The third and final step is to convert the video. If you’re done editing the video, just press the “Convert” button. That’s it! Just wait for the program to finish converting the video and you can now play it on your favorite devices.

Another cool thing about Hamster Free Video Converter is that it allows you to change the color of the interface to whatever color you wish! Just go to the Settings and click Theme.

Hamster Free Video Converter is a really nice program, however, it lacks some simple features which can be commonly found on other video converters like rotate, crop and adding watermarks. But if you’re just looking for a simple video converter that performs really fast, then you should try it. There’s no harm in trying, and you wouldn’t lose anything since it’s free.

Hamster Free Video Converter supports 40 languages. It works on Windows XP/Vista/7.

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iSkysoft iMedia Converter is an all-in-one converter that supports DVD ripping and video conversion.

It supports a lot of file formats like AVI, WMV, MP4, MP3, MOV, DVD, HD videos, and more! You can also use it to convert videos directly for use with different devices such as iPad, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, and other devices.

* It uses pictures of its supported devices so you can easily find the device that you’re looking for.

You can also apply some cool effects to the video like sepia, black and white, emboss, negative or even add subtitle or watermark before converting it.

Other features of iSkysoft iMedia Converter:

• Allow batch conversion
• Option to extract DVD main feature so that the movie just starts playing right away without the DVD menu
• Extract audio, take snapshots, split, merge, or crop videos
• Supports drag and drop feature

Giveaway details:

This is your second chance of getting the iSkysoft iMedia Converter for free so don’t miss this opportunity now! The giveaway will start from December 23 to 27, 2010 so you still have a few days to prepare and share this good news to your friends and loved ones.

Here’s the giveaway page. Have a happy holiday everyone!

Make sure that you follow The Heat Web on Twitter or Facebook because there are some giveaways that I don’t publish here and I’m sure you don’t want to miss it!

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Wondershare Free YouTube Downloader for Mac is a simple program that allows users to download any YouTube videos to their hard drive so they can watch it anytime they want. This program doesn’t have the ability to convert the downloaded FLV file but it has a great built-in FLV player that could play both downloaded YouTube and existing Flash videos with high-quality.

* It provides a way to convert FLV – with the advanced edition Wondershare AllMyTube for Mac. Users need higher edition to convert FLV files on Mac.

Wondershare Free YouTube Downloader for Mac offers flexible ways to download videos. You can directly download online video by clicking the floating download button or just drag and drop the URL into the YouTube downloader icon for downloading. It has a simple and user-friendly interface and also allows batch downloading.

Download Free YouTube Downloader for Mac

* It works on Mac OS X 10.5 or above with an Intel processor.

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Flickroom has probably all the features you need to complete your Flickr experience. You can use it to browse your photos, upload easily via drag and drop, chat with other Flickroom users, share photos via Twitter and Facebook, edit and manage your photos quickly and easily, view photo info, comments, and tags, and many more!

To use Flickroom, you must first download and install Adobe AIR. Once Adobe AIR has been installed, you can now install the application.

When you first run the application, you’ll be asked to login to your Flickr account and authorized Flickroom.

Once you have successfully authorized Flickroom, you can now enjoy all the awesome features of the application.

You can easily add comments or notes, edit photos’ information, save photos on disk, and tweet or upload pictures to your Facebook album.

You can also use its cool drag and drop photo uploader so you can upload your pictures easily without any hassle.

Its other features includes, tracking of your recent activities, search photos/users, and chat with other Flickroom users.

Flickroom is definitely one of the coolest applications to enhance your Flickr experience and it’s really worth trying. Even if it’s packed with a lot of cool features, Flickroom remains to be free of charge.

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ExtractNow is a simple utility that allows you to extract multiple archives easily and quickly. It supports the two most popular archives, ZIP and RAR, and other formats too!

How to use ExtractNow:

1. Download and install ExtractNow.

2. When you need to extract archive/s, just run the application and drag and drop the files into the program and click Extract.

3. You can also adjust the settings like the destination of the extracted archives, post extractions (operations that you would like to be performed after successfully extracting the archives), enable context menu so you can easily extract files, and many more!

Take a look at these screenshots:

4. It also saves the history of your extraction operations and you can view it easily by clicking the History button.

As you can see from the above screenshots, ExtractNow has a very simple and minimalistic interface which I’m sure you’ll really like.

ExtractNow supports these file types:

zip (+jar,xpi), bzip2 (+bz2,tbz2,tbz), rar, arj, z, lzh (+lha), 7z, cab, nsis, lzma, lzma86, xz (+txz), ppmd, udf, xar, mub, hfs, dmg, compound (+msi,doc,xls,ppt), wim (+swm), iso, chm (+chm,chi,chq,chw,hxs,hxi,hxr,hxq,hxw,lit), split (+001), rpm, deb, cpio, tar, gzip (+gz,gzip,tgz,tpz), mslz, flv, swf, ntfs (+ntfs,img), fat (+fat,img), mbr, vhd, pe, elf, apm, macho, ace, sit

ExtractNow is a powerful and reliable utility program but just a reminder, it is not a complete archival solution. Its main purpose is to allow users to extract multiple archives easily.

Before I forget, ExtractNow is free and it works in Windows XP/Vista/7.

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