Well if we can’t do anything about all this insane stuff, at least we can laugh, right? Pick a subject, any subject – catholic priests at work and play, lying bankers, stupid bankers, lying and stupid politicians, sinister politicians, pointless reality stars, blah blah blah. The list is endless.
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Like FM powers your music discovery with Pinterest elegance and YouTube videos
When the history books are finally written about the evolution of music in century 21, the major feature that will hold the historians spellbound is how swiftly popular music moved from being a strictly controlled, media manipulated fiefdom, to a digital free for all, curated by the global crowd. The other surprise is likely to be how much influence YouTube videos had on this shift in consumption.
Read MoreDanger Sign Generator lets you create warning signs to protect against lawsuits
We live in a litigious world, peeps, where every Tom, Dick and Marvin is out to sue for profit. Slip on a floor? Sue. Refused service? Sue. Insulted at a Justin Bieber concert? Sue. It’s getting out of control, so much so that people aren’t even sure their family won’t run them into a courtroom after a family dinner table argument. So what to do?
Read MoreCropp.me is an instant photo cropping tool with smarts
If you were to take a straw poll of the most common tasks undertaken by people editing photographs, chances are you’d find that most of us want to a) remove red eye, b) remove Aunt Edna and c) crop the photo to get rid of the muppet photo-bombing our wedding shots in the background.
Read MoreWunderMap is an interactive weather map on steroids
What is it about the weather that’s so fascinating? Sure it’s nice to know whether it’s going to rain, but apart from that who needs to know the wind direction at 2.30pm? We reckon it comes from our primordial past when man worked with the elements to survive harvest panics and stuff like that. We also suspect that weather forecasting hasn’t really improved that much since the days when a Shaman threw some bones in the fire, but tell you…
Read MoreAsk For Task points the way to a neighborhood friendly future
If there’s one good thing that may come from all the recent economic turmoil, it’s a return to some good old fashioned neighborliness. Back in the day it was usual for people to help each other out in their community, because you never knew when you might need a hand yourself. However today we’re all so busy staying alive that this stuff has kind of fallen away.
Read MoreDropcanvas is a stunningly easy way to share files
A wise old man once told me that there were only three things worth having in life. First, a good raincoat. Second, the phone number of a nearby greengrocer and finally a solid, easy to use file sharing service. Well I’m set for the first two, and now it looks as though we may be good for the last.
Read MoreEasel.ly is a cool way to create your own free infographics
Love ’em or hate ’em, infographics certainly do catch the eye. Like everything else, there are good ones and bad ones, and while most of them provide as much value as a chocolate teapot, there is the odd version which is really interesting. One of my favourites is the New Year’s Fail infographic, which really hit home.
Read MoreJotForms offers a massive 500 form templates for free [Daily Freeware]
Online forms services are all the rage at the moment, and we’ve mentioned a few in the past like Wufoo and PandaForms. We’ve also commented on how great they are for creating quick and easy forms to embed in your blog or website, and how they can save a ton of work in design and implementation.
Read MoreWhat Time Is It? – the most awesome online clock ever
What Time Is It? Quite simply the most awesome online clock ever made. [UPDATE: Link now removed, since they replaced it with a nasty video]
Read MoreHomeZada is a powerful free way to manage your home and contents
No matter where you live, whether it’s a small apartment or a luxuriously appointed McMansion, you’re going to be faced with dealing with stuff. Y’know, the kind of things that you forget about until it’s too late. Maintenance schedules, repair manuals, an inventory of your gadgets for insurance purposes, even product receipts to keep track of warranties. It’s all a necessary part of life, but up till now this sort of stuff has been really hard to manage unless you’re some…
Read MoreFinish My Projects is a great way to recycle your cool ideas
Everyone gets a great idea once in a while, in the shower, while out with friends, maybe during a movie. But often the realization of that idea proves to be just too tricky or expensive or time consuming, and so the project languishes in the corner of a shed or your mind. As someone once said, ‘ideas are easy, it’s the execution that counts’.
Read MoreFamily Leaf gives you a private family room on the Web
The massive scale of social networks like Facebook and Google+ is really astonishing in many ways. The idea that half a billion people can sign up to a single service and exchange phone numbers is, frankly, astonishing. But it can also be quite unnerving to some folk, and even intimidating to those who prefer a slightly more quiet life.
Read MoreUnhearit.com promises to smash that annoying tune out of your head
There are any number of annoying things in life. Things like having to tip bad waiters even though they’ve done an appalling job, or being forced to wear a tie to meet the in-laws. One of the real doozys though, is being hit with an earworm, a snatch of a tune you hate but you just. can’t. get. out. of. your. brain. no matter how hard you try.
Read MoreBliss Control is a superb way to manage your social network settings
How many social networks do you belong to? At least one I bet. Well that’s all well and good, but what happens if you’ve signed up to a bunch of them, and you’re trying desperately to manage them, i.e. do things like change password, or email settings or your profile photos. It can be a nightmare to find all the relevant parts of each admin panel to get things done.
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