I just whipped up a new Windows application to allow a user to shorten a URL without having to go to a shortening service’s website. This was something that annoyed me, because I do not like to have a ton of bookmarklets installed on my browser.
Here’s a screenshot:
The application is written in C# and is available under version 2 of the GNU General Public License (GPL). Please feel free to download and give it a try.
Michael Koby 
Download ubiquity ctrl-space tinyurl and out comes http://tinyurl.com/qzb28t. It does all kinds of things but its pretty slick how its integrated.
Download ubiquity ctrl-space tinyurl and out comes http://tinyurl.com/qzb28t. It does all kinds of things but its pretty slick how its integrated.