Last May, we reported on the French government’s complaints about privacy issues with Google’s StreetView system. Apparently, they weren’t the only ones concerned. Google has now removed a grand total of 51 specific locations from their Google Maps Street View. Many of the deleted images are considered to be of a “sensitive nature,” such as research labs and nuclear reactors. Non-military sites being blocked or blurred include the Playland Amusement Park in Rye, New York, the homes of Vice President Dick Cheney and actor William Hurt… and the entire continent of Europe. Google has yet to comment publicly on this matter.

Bookmarks. RSS feeds. Downloaded files. General social media. Despite what you be thinking right now, throwing everything onto the digital equivalent of your bedroom floor is not being organized. Don’t worry, because Secondbrain is here to help. Secondbrain is like a giant file cabinet, keeping all of your links and files safe and accessible in one central location. It also makes it easy to share your private collection of web bits with the world. After a few minutes, you’ll see what how great true online organization is. It’s better than the bedroom floor approach.

One of the harder things to do in life is deal with a cat. One second, it’s rubbing up against you affectionately. The next, it’s taking its claws for a spin on your new sofa. In many ways, writing HTML and CSS code is the same exact thing. To calm the raging feline that lives within your web server, we here at the Free Line suggest trying HTML Playground. HTML Playground allows you to see the changes you make to your code in real time, allowing you to view and anticipate any problems as they occur. If something doesn’t quite work, just undo it. No harm done. While it’s not necessarily suited for everyday use, HTML Playground is perfect as the “catnip” needed to keep your site in line.

Sometimes, all it takes is one picture to turn your website from beautiful to an eyesore. Site colors that clash with the colors of a picture can not only ruin your site’s ascetics, it could scare potential clients away. One way to prevent this from happening is by using a “color match” service like the Color Palette Generator. The Generator analyzes your picture files, and offers up a few appropriate colors that will match nicely. Simple and easy to use, the Color Palette Generator is one way to make sure that the your site is not an eyesore.

In the world of digital photography, keeping everything deep and meaningful isn’t always appropriate. There are moments where you just need to lighten up and explore your inner “Andy Warhol.” Cameroid takes webcam-based digital pictures and turns them into an over-the-top experience heavy on visual delight, but light on thinking. All of the classic filters and options are present, from pop art to the head of Frankenstein. While it won’t guarantee you your “fifteen minutes,” the free Cameroid service does provide some mindless fun. And sometimes, a little mindless fun is exactly what the doctor ordered.

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