Cool web services and sites we really like.
Are you playing Pokemon Go? I hope you’re having lots of fun trying to catch ‘em all! If you don’t want to just wander aimlessly around your neighborhood though, check out PokeVision, the map that lets you know where the Pokemon are spawning.
Crowdfunding has really swept the world as a means to get things done. Got a weird art project or a game? Let people back you to reach your dreams. Need money for an unexpected medical expense or school function? There are people who are just waiting to help you out with that. More United is the website that wants to make crowdfunding political.
Typing is an important skill to have. Even if you don’t sit behind a desk, knowing how to type well will open up doors of effortless communication for you. Most “learn to type” programs are boring or geared towards children. ZType is not either of those things. This Space Invaders typing game will make you obsessed with increasing your speed.
Do you like to laugh? Do you like to laugh more than you like to sing along to random songs? You’re in luck then! Laugh.ly is the new comedy only streaming service to fill all your long car rides and boring work days with joy.
You’ve probably got a few movie services under your belt. Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, whatever. If you love watching movies but don’t know what to watch next, check out A Good Movie To Watch, the movie recommendation website.
People who want to know what’s in their food generally spend time looking at nutrition labels. These labels can be a bit hard for some to understand and they don’t always impart the sort of information that people are looking for. The Sage Project is a new way to look at food labels that gives you the info you want in a user-friendly format.
If you have kid, you’ve probably noticed that no matter how small, they’re really into what you’re doing on the computer. They want to touch the keys, move the mouse and play too. Even if you’re writing reports, they still think it’s play. Owlie Boo is the website that lets little fingers play without harm.
Apps are one of the main ways that people interact with technology but they’re more of a phone based option which bites if you want to play a game but don’t want to drain your phone battery and/or data. If you want to use mobile apps without your mobile, check out BlueStacks, the software that lets you use Android apps on your desktop.
Google Maps is a pretty well known website. It’s embedded into many of the other services that we use on a daily basis but do you know that there’s an even more streamlined version? Check out Google Maps Lite for a less resource heavy option.
Stickers are awesome and everyone loves them. Kids mostly use them for fun but as an adult, you can use them for labels to brand or just to mark your territory. Labeley is the website where you can design your very own sticker labels for free.
So, Game of Thrones ended for the season last night and by now, your newsfeeds are probably full of reaction posts and speculation about what is going to happen next season but you can bookmark this site for next year. Spoiled is the website that will ruin Game of Thrones for your enemies.
Addresses are hard to remember, no, really! The strings of numbers and words make them difficult for our memories to hold but you have to know where things are so what can you do? Well, What3Words is a site that takes a different approach to location. Instead of numbers and streets, it assigned areas three-word names.
Our world has changed drastically since the invention of the electric light. Since its introduction into modern life, it’s just gotten brighter and brighter to the point that most people don’t even experience true darkness anymore. The Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness shows you exactly how many people have lost darkness in their lives.
Tech is a booming field and if you want to work in it, you’ll have to do a few interviews. If you’re just starting and wondering what a real technical interview is like or if you have been in the field for a while and just want to make sure your interviewing skills are still sharp, check out Interviewing.io, the double-blind interviewing platform.
It’s June and by now you’re probably done with school for the year. Yay! But with the end of the school year comes a tidal wave of projects, art, and precious examples of how well your child is doing in school. If you can’t bring yourself to trash it all, check out Artkive, the service that lets you save all your child’s work, digitally.
