The Multicolr Search Lab is a part of Idée Labs—Idée’s technology playground for visual search. With the Multicolr Search Lab, you can browse through 10 million of Flickr’s most ‘interesting’ Creative Commons images, and find ones that share the same colours. Choose up to 10 colours from a palette of 120 different shades.

Visual similarity is the degree to which images resemble each other in terms of their visual attributes. Images may have the same ‘look’ when they share characteristics such as colour, shape, texture, and luminosity (for example). Note that visual similarity does not necessarily mean similar subject matter. You may use keywords to further refine your visual search results.

http://labs.ideeinc.com/multicolr/

If you’re getting tired of the various striped backgrounds that are lovingly plastered across our webpages then why not add that Scottish Highland flavour to your website with a tartan background. Not convinced? Well we’ve had stripes, floral and flock backgrounds why not kilts? You have a variety of controls regarding tartan widths, colours and orientation.

http://www.tartanmaker.com/

A custom character/avatar generator that you can use for profile pictures on social networks, instant messenger icons, wallpapers, forum signatures and similar. Unique is written by Rasterboy in Flash and is great fun to play with. I have currently used this to generate a character for a logo I’ve designed I will find out if it can be used for such commercial purposes and let you know my response.

http://unique.rasterboy.com/

QuickRibbon is a completely free Web2.0 tool, a website ribbon generator which lets you create a custom ribbon, insert a link in it and place it in the top right corner of your website. It will take you less than 5 minutes to generate your own website ribbon with this trendy widget and add a stylish Web2.0 look to your page – it’s quick, easy and fun. We recommend using QuickRibbon tool to attract your site’s visitors attention to new features, announcements, sales, etc. Get rid of the boring banners and make your news stand out with a style.

http://www.quickribbon.com/

• Download Rich Media: Streaming Media, RTMP, Social Music & VideoOrbit Downloader supports HTTP/FTP/HTTPS/RTSP/MMS/RTMP protocols and provides a total solution to download rich media. So Orbit Downloader can be used as YouTube downloader to download YouTube more simply and easily. Additionally, you can download music and video from social music/video websites like YouTube.
• Great Speed: Up to The Fastest Download ManagerOrbit Downloader is based on p2p and multi-source downloading technology. More Efficient mirrors selection algorithm and faster download sources which allows you to download files up to 500% faster than before. Maximum possible download speed, up to the fastest download manager!
• Super Light: Micro-sized and Resource-friendlyOrbit Downloader is written with efficiency in mind, it typically uses less than 3MB of memory and 3% of cpu when downloading. Additionally, the installation package is less than 2MB.
• Support RapidShareOrbit Downloader supports most of the file-sharing service websites, including megaupload, badongo, sendspace, sexuploader, yourfilehost, uploading, filefront, 4shared, turboupload, depositfiles, filefactory, and more.
• Easy to UseOrbit Downloader has a simple and clear user interface. It is easy to use and configure for both newbies and professionals.
• Free and Safe100% free and no registration required. No adware!!! No spyware!!!

http://www.orbitdownloader.com/

The free AppRemover utility enables the thorough uninstallation of security applications like antivirus and antispyware from your computer. It also removes left over files from incomplete uninstallations. There’s no more need to mess around with your registry. AppRemover is a single standalone portable application and can be successfully run from a USB stick

Remove computer stress. Simply, cleanly and effectively.

http://www.appremover.com/

Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. It’s reported that this new security solution came in at 2nd place to Sophos AntiVirus in a recent test showing Microsoft has come a long way in the AntiVirus stakes. I really do commend them for providing a free AV solution to any genuine version of Windows, although I still think this should be bundled with the OS as standard as it is imperative these days to be secure from day one.

Still. It is good to see that steps are being made to ensure customers safety let’s hope this route is continued with the correct resources it deserves. In a time when Microsoft seems to get poor postings I say “Good for you Microsoft!”.

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

FixWin v1.0 is a freeware portable application to repair & fix common Windows annoyances & issues. While there were several tutorials and how-to’s already available on the Internet to deal with such annoyances, FixWin  as a single utility was created, to fix some of the common annoyances which may be faced by a Windows user.

FixWin detects whether you have Windows 7 or Windows Vista installed and accordingly offers you the relevant fixes only.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/repair-fix-windows-7-vista-problems-with-fixwin-utility