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DEC 2017
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DATE
SITE OF THE DAY
12/1/17
Test My Site
Perform a mobile website speed test with the Test My Site tool and receive recommendations for improving website performance across all devices.
12/2/17
Hubble Site
Breathtaking photos and science-changing discoveries from 25 years of exploration.
12/3/17
Nasa TV
NASA Television provides live coverage of launches, spacewalks and other mission events, as well as the latest news briefings, video files and live streams from the international space station.
12/4/17
Best of Chrome
As Chrome's popularity grows, so does the number of extensions promising a faster, more secure and productive experience. Here are the best extensions currently available for Chrome users.
12/5/17
Get Latitude and Longitude
Latlong.net is an online geographic tool that can be used to lookup latitude and longitude of a place, and get its coordinates on map. You can search for a place using a city's or town's name, as well as the name of special places, and the correct lat long coordinates will be shown at the bottom of the latitude longitude finder form.
12/6/17
Signal
Signal messages and calls are always end-to-end encrypted and painstakingly engineered to keep your communication safe. They can't read your messages or see your calls, and no one else can either.
12/7/17
f.lux
f.lux makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day. During the day, computer screens look good-they're designed to look like the sun. But, at 9PM, 10PM, or 3AM, you probably shouldn't be looking at the sun.
12/8/17
LibriVox
Librivox makes all books in the public domain available, for free, in audio format on the internet.
12/9/17
Lizard Point
Lizard Point Quizzes are fun, free, interactive map quizzes to help you learn about the world around you. Hundreds of map-based quizzes to help you learn countries, states, cities, physical features and more.
12/10/17
SoundCloud
Without a doubt, SoundCloud is God's gift to indie music. It's a simple, bare-bones service that allows anyone to upload and download music under a variety of licenses, and embed uploaded tracks across the web. It's effortless and has a novel timed annotation feature, allowing people to discuss music in an entirely new way. SoundCloud is great, and if you want to hear the next big thing before the labels do, SoundCloud is where to look.
12/11/17
SongKick
Connect your SongKick account to your Spotify, Facebook, and Last.fm accounts, and you'll be kept up to date about when your favorite artists are playing nearby. You can also check out the ticket prices from various merchants so you can quickly find the cheapest option. This is a simple, yet powerful way to ensure you never miss another live gig.
12/12/17
Pandora
Pandora will change the way you discover and listen to music. Powered by the Music Genome Project, the most comprehensive music analysis ever undertaken, Pandora gives you personalized radio that plays what you love and continually evolves with your tastes.
12/13/17
Viabox
Viabox was a direct response to the emerging needs of today's online worldwide shoppers. they help consumers worldwide establish a US based address for package forwarding.
12/14/17
Canopy
Discover the best products on Amazon, curated by a community with great taste.
12/15/17
Google Keep
Google Keep is a simple, much loved note taking app. You can easily create and store notes, lists, images, and audio i
12/16/17
Wolfram Alpha
The introduction of Wolfram/Alpha defined a fundamentally new paradigm for getting knowledge and answers-not by searching the web, but by doing dynamic computations based on a vast collection of built-in data, algorithms and methods.
12/17/17
UpWork
UpWork is the largest freelance jobs site online. Post a job to tell them about your project. they'll quickly match you with the right freelancers. Then pick the person you think is right for the job.
12/18/17
Lynda
Lynda.com is a leading online learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Through individual, corporate, academic and government subscriptions, members have access to the Lynda.com video library of engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts.
12/19/17
Google Santa Tracker
Use Google Santa Tracker to follow Santa Claus on Google Maps as he makes his journey around the world.
12/20/17
This American Life
One of the longest running podcast, This American Life by WBEZ Chicago is one of the best content ever created in entertainment media. The stories always bring out emotions inside you. You learn about the current situation and the past while listening to real life stories of people affected by them. If you have never listened to it, you should give it a try.
12/21/17
Time and Date
Learn about the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere at timeanddate.com. Curious about what time the sun rises and sets, want to know the duration between two dates, or the weather around the globe, look up these facts and more with timeanddate.com.
12/22/17
A Good Movie to Watch
agoodmovietowatch finds you great movies you've never heard of but will absolutely love.
12/23/17
The Moth
The Moth is dedicated to promoting the art & craft of storytelling. The Moth's stories are true, first-person narratives told live, and without notes in front of them. The Moth presents a wide range of theme-based storytelling events across the United States and abroad, often featuring prominent literary and cultural personalities.
12/24/17
JibJab
Didn't have time for a holiday card this year? Send some cheer with an animated holiday card personalized from you with JibJab. It is sure to make your friends and family smile.
12/25/17
Why Christmas
Learn Christmas Traditions and Christmas Customs from around the world. What is Christmas like in different countries? Learn the Christmas story and much more.
12/26/17
Forgotify
Fogetify helps you discover artists who are not that popular but produce great music. A great place to discover new music and artists.
12/27/17
A Soft Murmur
The site hosts various natural sounds like that of rain, wind, waves etc. It helps you relax and focus when you are working, sleeping or trying to block out distracting noise. It also has a corresponding app for both iOS and Android.
12/28/17
100,000
This is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen on the web. It shows a representation of galaxy with stars inside it. You can take a tour which starts from the Sun and takes you to the outer edges of the galaxy while teaching you valuable insights in between.
12/29/17
Smithsonian Magazine
Smithsonianmag.com places a Smithsonian lens on the world, looking at the topics and subject matters researched, studied and exhibited by the Smithsonian Institution -- science, history, art, popular culture and innovation -- and chronicling them every day for our diverse readership.
12/30/17
Wiki How
wikiHow is a worldwide collaboration of thousands of people focused on one goal: teaching anyone in the world how to do anything.
12/31/17
Ancient History Encyclopedia
If you love history, this is your one-stop shop to learn everything about our pasts. From Ancient Kingdoms to Epic wars, you can find everything here. It is a great site for history buffs.
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