Cool web services and sites we really like.
Super group Pink Floyd has decided to release one final album to the world, and of course it’s going to be a huge thing. But even more massive is the fact that they’ve gone and released the whole thing for free streaming on Spotify first, in order to get everyone excited.
The internet is a vast landscape filled with all sorts of information and time wasters. The problem is, most people only go to the same handful of sources and miss out on all the wonder that the internet has to offer. Random is the app hoping to change that.
![Random – the app that finds you cool new stuff to enjoy [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/random.jpg)
There’s a ton of services around which help you sell your stuff. Everything from eBay to Craigslist and beyond. But this is the first time we’ve ever seen a service which promises to find some buyers for your item, before you have even listed it on a classified sales ad. Clever idea.
Part of being an adult is getting to decide your own bedtime. Which is awesome. The downside is that you don’t get to decide your wake up time usually. The Sleepyti.me Bedtime Calculator is a simple site that helps you figure out when it’s best to go to bed.
Part of being an adult is getting to decide your own bedtime. Which is awesome. The downside is that you don’t get to decide your wake up time usually. The Sleepyti.me Bedtime Calculator is a simple site that helps you figure out when it’s best to go to bed.
Learning a new anything can be such hard work. Especially when you’re a working individual with a super busy schedule. Time is never on your side. But the Memrise web and mobile app turns learning into a fun game that can be practiced, or played, in just a few moments a day.
![Memrise – who knew learning could be such fun? [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/memrise1.jpg)
There are a lot of various ways you can learn to play the good old guitar. Back in the day I just used to sit in front of someone and try and follow their fingering as they ran through a well known song of the day, and after a while it was pretty easy to pick up. But if you want to do it properly, without picking up bad habits, you really need some proper instruction.
I was in a public bathroom when I overheard two ladies talking about Ebola. Both of them said they had heard about it on the news and they both confessed they had no real idea what it was but they were defiantly afraid of it. The World State App hopes to keep that from happening with their innovative way of news delivery and dissemination.
To do lists are so helpful. Have a million things to do? Make a list! Cross things off! Feel accomplished! This post is on my to do list, and when I’m done, I’ll feel great. But what if you have multiple people who need to be involved? Well Wunderlist lets you share your lists with others, so productivity becomes a group effort.
![Wunderlist – power through your To-Do lists with this cool sharing system [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wunderlist4.jpg)
Hey, you know all this stuff we’ve got around us now, like the gadgets, healthcare and incredible advances in transport? Well they all started somewhere, and if you’re at all interested in watching the people who kind of made our modern world happen, you should definitely pop over to this How Technology Has Changed Our Lives site. Be warned though, it’s a bit addictive, so make sure you’ve got some free time.
There’s a constant flood of rumors on the Internet, some outlandish, some quite reasonable. The problem is it’s really hard to tell which is which, and it’s easy to be fooled by media hysteria during crises or important global news events. Now there’s a quick and very neat way to verify what you’re hearing about as it happens.
Way back in 2009 we featured a brilliant new YouTube artist who goes by the name of Kutiman. His work involves micro editing YouTube clips of musicians playing various instruments, to produce stunning polished songs. Explaining it doesn’t do it justice, and at the time we called it ‘probably the best thing on the web at the moment‘. Well he’s back with a new album, and the same sentiment applies. It’s amazing.
Thanks to the power of couriers and online stores, we’re now increasingly buying our stuff directly from factories and Far Eastern wholesalers, rather than relying on local stores. This is very bad news for national retailers, but very good news for buyers and shippers. Or is it? Because the hidden sting in the tail of most of these transactions is the duty and tax you have to pay when the item lands in your country. Now there’s a way to…
Have you ever missed a cool event in your area, or online, because you didn’t know it was on? Annoying isn’t it? We recently missed the annual Wheeltappers Club cheese tasting and plum rub event, and it really rankled. Well now there’s a way to keep up to date with all the events you may be interested, which is actually a pretty cool idea.
Every so often we get hit in the face with a corker of a product, and we know within seconds this is something we’re going to use a lot from now on. It’s hard to explain what makes those products so compelling, but if we had to dissect it, we would put it down to a) a clearly great implementation of a core function and b) the ability to get it to do what you want instantly, without having to…
![Polarr – awesome free photo editing app will make your boring shots look amazing all the time, seriously [Editors Choice]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/polarr.jpg)
