This one is a wee gem, it is free, no downloads required, no log in / registration required and a real example of how open source software works. Gilby Productions have developed Tinyurl and put it out there for anyone and everyone free of charge. Tinyurl turns long strings of code into small urls that don’t break and never expire
Have
you ever received or sent a url, a web site address that was so long it got
broken as it goes onto the next line and then frustratingly doesn't work. Eg
Open up the site http://tinyurl.com/
You take your long string of url paste it into the Tiny url box and hey presto it returns a much reduced string that you can then send to your friends, avoiding the chance of breaking the string.
Easy as!
Easy as!
And it
gets better.........Gilby Productions offers an iconic link that you can drag to your Links
toolbar, so a long url can be captured and shortened at the click of a button.
How easy is that?
See the Make toolbar button on the left hand
side navigation bar of the Tiny URL home page