Posts by Category: Cool Web Apps & Sites

Cool web services and sites we really like.

Bookmark This! March 30, 2011 posted by

Parkopedia – helping you find parking in an increasingly hostile world

Parkopedia clearly aims to be the Amazon of global parking spaces. The site certainly offers an impressive database of over 15 million spaces in 20 countries, and the interface is admirably clean and easy to use. Just enter in your location and up pops an extremely nice annotated Google map of parking locations near to you. The data includes times, prices for meters or parking garages and there’s even a pricing calculator so you can work out what it will…


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Bookmark This! March 30, 2011 posted by

Four Ridiculously Easy File Sharing Services You’ve Never Heard Of

You have a need to share files quickly and easily, without going all nerd? Then take a look at these lesser known alternatives to the famous Dropbox. Sendoid. Instant P2P files sharing directly from your computer to the recipient. Needs live connections, works one to one only, and comes with a 1 GB practical max file size limit. Free. Pyf.li. Select your file, get given a private link, send link to recipient. Job done. There’s an intermediate server involved, but that means they can start…


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Bookmark This! March 23, 2011 posted by

iCorrect – the universal website for correcting media lies

iCorrect, where have you been all these long years? A site to correct the lies which the media peddles? To let the wronged provide a public rebuttal in their own words? Astonishing. Of some worry, however, is the fact that the site costs $1000 a year to join, which means you’ll find the rich and famous there, like Cherie Blair and Tommy Hillfiger, but forget about us poor saps at the bottom of the money tree, we’ll not have a chance to…


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Awesome March 17, 2011 posted by

The Google For Non-Profits Program – helping the world one charity at a time

Google has launched a special Google for Non Profits program to help non profit organisations conduct their work and solicit donations for worthy causes. The program includes a wide range of Google products, including AdWords, Google Apps, Maps etc. Eligible US based organisations can apply for reduced price or free products, enhanced services for things like YouTube videos and even get free grants for advertising use. Nice!  The Google for Nonprofits program provides qualified nonprofits with products and resources to expand…


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Cool Web Apps & Sites March 17, 2011 posted by

Now you can be sure to sign in securely to Twitter every time

In a world where so much of your personal information is on the internet, online security is very important. Granted, I’m sure that you might not consider your Twitter account to contain the most personal details (since your tweets are usually able to be seen by anyone), however, you still don’t want anyone to hijack it. Posts under your name could come back to haunt you later as some employers start looking through social networking sites to see what potential…


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Now you can be sure to sign in securely to Twitter every time
Bookmark This! March 16, 2011 posted by

Pen – the utterly simple website maker

Website builders don’t get any easier than Pen.io. Just select a page name, add a password so you can edit more than once at a later date, and you’re set. The pages are minimal to the extreme, no colours, no images, just text and embedded YouTube video options. You can create multiple pages though, so it’s perfect for publishing your online novel, or linking to a favourite video or anything in between. Fancy putting your resume online in 60 seconds? You…


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Bookmark This! March 14, 2011 posted by

World at Protest – map tracks people protests

The World at Protest site tracks protests going on around the world and displays the results on a global map. Right now it’s tracking protests in 34 countries from just about every continent. A sad reflection on the turmoil we’re currently experiencing. [Via]  This site aims to collect articles from loads of sources, searching for ones that are talking about people protesting around the world. You can use the slider below to select your date ranges, and search through the…


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but is it art? March 9, 2011 posted by

Fans Forever – create your own Geocities fan page instantly

Words can’t describe the beauty of an automatically generated fan page created using the free online Fansforeverandever service. You’ll get all the gushing prose, sparkly day-glo color schemes and adoration you would expect from the late lamented Geocities portal, but all generated in a split of a second. It’s delicious. Tags: fansforeverandever, online+application, geocities, fan+page


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Cool Web Apps & Sites March 9, 2011 posted by

Facebook is now streaming movies

If you have the desire to stream a movie to your computer, you have plenty of options. Netflix and Hulu come to mind, along with half a dozen others. Of course there is a new kid on the block hoping to deliver video to your computer. Strangely enough, that kid is Facebook. I’m really not sure why on earth Facebook needs to stream movies. After all, the videos and music on people’s pages is what drove me away from Mypace….


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Facebook is now streaming movies
Bookmark This! March 2, 2011 posted by

Micromobs – create instant group chats from your emails

Micromobs is a brilliant idea. Instead of slogging your way through a long disjointed email discussion, just import it into the Micromobs application and convert it into an instant private group conversation a la Google Groups. Complete with threaded conversations and everything. To make use of the service, all you have to do is create a group chat account online, or forward one of the messages of your current email conversation to [email protected] and the system will do the rest. What…


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Cool Web Apps & Sites March 1, 2011 posted by

Creepy software maps out your tweets and Flickr images

The internet has given us countless ways to stealthily check up on people who we are interested in. Facebook is an obvious choice for the task, but what about Flickr, or Twitter? Sure, they can provide you with a little bit of info each. However, with a piece of software, you can use those services to track exactly where someone has been. Creepy? Yes. No, really, that’s the name of the program. Creepy. The software takes geocoded data from Flickr…


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Creepy software maps out your tweets and Flickr images
Bookmark This! February 24, 2011 posted by

HelloFax – cool online fax machine

Yeah it’s crazy, but some people out there still do fax, which is why this new online HelloFax service is so interesting.  Everything works in the browser, you can add signatures and even –  super clever this –  fill out forms/documents live in the browser. No need to print and scan, just do it all online in the browser add the recipient phone number and hit send. If you want to send the document to an email address, just insert that in the…


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Cool Web Apps & Sites February 23, 2011 posted by

Facebook Messenger iPhone App

When bored with nothing to do, we all fall victim to browsing around on Facebook for hours without actually talking to anyone we know. Just catching up on statuses while on the bus is nice, but when you see that someone you haven�t talked to in forever is online, you don�t want to pop up in their chat only to be ignored. That�s why there�s now a more direct approach through a new Facebook app that lets you call your…


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Bookmark This! February 21, 2011 posted by

Torrent Butler – cool movie finder serves up torrents with style

Mmm..not sure how long this puppy is going to stay alive, even if they do say correctly that it is just a torrent search engine, but it’s an interesting example of just how easy it would be for the movie industry to start up a really compelling service, earn money and satisfy everyone’s need for instant gratification. Are you listening RIAA? Sigh, of course not.   Torrent Butler is a fancy pants graphical menu and movie information catalogue layered on top of…


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Awesome February 17, 2011 posted by

Queuenoodle gives you a heads-up when Netflix Watch Instantly movies expire

Yesterday we told you that the Criterion Collection was going to be leaving Netflix in favor of greener pastures. Those aren’t the only movies that will disappear from your Instant Queue. Due to the nature of licensing, some movies will disappear over time, and you’ll probably be none the wiser. Want to make sure that you don’t miss that movie you’ve been putting off for a rainy day? You’ll need Queuenoodle. Queuenoodle is a Twitter feed that alerts you when…


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