Cool Tools of the Week: TinyURL and LookLeap

Ever receive an email from someone with a long and complicated URL? Ever have that URL break because it appears on two lines and you have to cut and paste it back together? Try TinyURL or LookLeap. These tools help you manage long and unwieldy URLs, turning them into short, friendly URLs.

• TinyURL will create a URL that never expires, and you can put a shortcut on your toolbar.

• LookLeap creates a short URL that includes the link host's name. So if you're making a small URL from a Google Maps site, it might look like this: http://lookleap.com/maps.google.com/a5.