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AUG 2017
Previous Archives
DATE
SITE OF THE DAY
8/1/17
Account Killer
Account Killer provides instructions to remove your account or public profile on most popular websites, including...all social media accounts.
8/2/17
Down for Everyone or Just Me?
Is a website or site down? Easy way to check if a site is down for everyone or just me. Plus other tools too.
8/3/17
Date to Date Calculator
Find out exactly how many days/months/years passed between two dates.
8/4/17
One Password
Using a password manager can save you the trouble of having to remember the login information for all of your online accounts. Their Patented Security Technology Encrypts & Stores all Logins Securely.
8/5/17
Citi-Data
Stats about all US cities - real estate, relocation info, crime, house prices, schools, races, income, photos, sex offenders, maps, education, weather, home value and more.
8/6/17
Legacy.com
Legacy.com is a global network of online obituaries that provides timely news of death and allows users to pay respect and celebrate life.
8/7/17
MetroLyrics.com
MetroLyrics is a searchable lyrics database featuring 1,000,000+ song lyrics from 20,000 artists. Use MetroLyrics to find your favorite song lyrics.
8/8/17
CoolMath-Games.com
Coolmath was designed for the frustrated, the confused,the bored students of the world who hate math and for math geeks of the world who love all things math. Cool Math has free online cool math lessons, cool math games and fun math activities.
8/9/17
CoolMath-Games.com
Coolmath was designed for the frustrated, the confused,the bored students of the world who hate math and for math geeks of the world who love all things math. Cool Math has free online cool math lessons, cool math games and fun math activities.
8/10/17
Vimeo
Vimeo is an internet video site that holds a special place in viewers' hearts - particularly for their beautiful full-length films, animated shorts, amazing documentaries and more. Vimeo is where cinematography really comes to life.
8/11/17
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. It's particularly helpful in gauging whether something is worth watching, thanks to the reviews this site offers. In addition to that, you can also watch trailers, see what's hot right now, catch up on movie/TV news and more.
8/12/17
IFTTT
IFTTT (If This Then That) is a web tool that allows you to connect the apps and internet services you use so that when you manually create an action on one app/service, it automatically generates an action on a corresponding app/service that you set up. It basically helps you cut down on manual tasks by automating them. Super useful if you use a lot of online tools.
8/13/17
Product Hunt
Want to be the first to know about the best new products and services that launch? Product Hunt is a site for entrepreneurs and creative people who want to promote their new tech products/services, books, games or podcasts. You can get involved in the voting and discussions as well.
8/14/17
Smarty Pins
This is a Google Maps based trivia game. See how well you know the world - answer questions and pinpoint the geographical location correctly. The closer you pin to the actual location, the better.
8/15/17
Useful Science
This website offers a collection of one-line summaries of research published in scientific journals on topics ranging from health to productivity to creativity.
8/16/17
Chessacademy
Chesscademy is an interactive website and is a fun way to learn how to play a game of Chess. The website also features tons of videos and puzzles to master yourself in this game.
8/17/17
Gnoosic
Gnoosic is your go to spot for new music recommendations. It asks for three of your favourite bands, and based on your interests, spits out an artist that you might like. You then have the option to -like-, -dislike-, or mark it as something you aren't familiar with - which further refines the results. This will be enjoyable for music enthusiasts who are looking for a musical adventure.
8/18/17
Uncontacted Tribes
This website is a beautiful collection of videos, pictures, and even stories of 'uncontacted tribes' which still exist, scattered all over the world. It gives an interesting insight into the way of life of humans who have been untouched by technology, electronics, and other modern facets of life.
8/19/17
Zooniverse
A really neat website that brings people together to create one of the largest platforms for people-powered research. Volunteers come together to assist professional researchers. There is no need for a specialised background or training; all you have to do is to answer simple questions.
8/20/17
Craigslist
A first glance at Craigslist, with its early nineties web design and no visible Helvetica, would not cause it to jump out at you as a website relevant to 2016. That's where you'd be wrong. The minimalist website and its virtual classified ads remain a great way to buy and sell cars, computer equipment, and anything else you can imagine. Just stay out of the personals section unless you're into that sort of thing.
8/21/17
Todoist
Arguably the best to-do list manager out there, Todoist has both a free and paid version. Being able to add, schedule, and search for tasks with natural language is a huge plus. As are the many integrations that the app has with the automation engine IFTTT. With its cross-platform availability, quick syncing, and mass of useful features, Todoist is almost guaranteed to help you get more done.
8/22/17
Geocaching
Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called "geocaches" or "caches", anywhere in the world. There are millions of geocaches hidden around the world-there are probably some near you right now. Get the free Official Geocaching app and start finding them.
8/23/17
RescueTime
RescueTime is a browser plugin with an accompanying site that could help you save a huge amount of time. By keeping track of the time you spend on certain sites, you can see an overview of how you're spending your time online. This insight can help you see where you're losing too much time, and adjust your browsing habits to become even more productive.
8/24/17
Google Hangouts
Google Plus hasn't proven to have much staying power as a social network - Hangouts however, is another story. Google's free, browser-based answer to Skype is a great application and one you'll find yourself using to keep in touch with friends and family all over the world.
8/25/17
Wolfram Alpha
Wolfram Alpha is the awesome artificially intelligent graphing calculator that you wish you had in high school. Want to know what a function looks like? Done. Want to see how to solve an equation, step by step? Can do. Want to know the nutrition facts of a cubic parsec of fried chicken? Not a problem. Wolfram Alpha has a bizarrely broad and sophisticated suite of features, and is the student's best friend.
8/26/17
Khan Academy
Blooming from a simple series of math tutorials into the largest school on planet Earth, Khan Academy is a powerful tool for teaching yourself anything from Python to linear algebra.
8/27/17
Duolingo
Hands down the best free tool for learning another language, Duolingo makes it fun, and helps keep you engaged for the long haul.
8/28/17
Buffer
Buffer makes scheduling posts to your social accounts easier than ever. Simply connect your social profiles to your Buffer account, and you can quickly schedule your posts in advance.
8/29/17
Tineye
Want to know where a photo came from? TinEye uses -reverse image search technology- to trawl the web for images similar to the one you submit. This is great for finding other parts of an image series or finding higher-resolution or uncropped version of a low-quality image.
8/30/17
Midomi
Got a song stuck in your heads, but can't remember the words? Midomi lets you search by sound, humming the tune into your microphone and finding music that matches.
8/31/17
BleepingComputer.com
Think your computer has been infected with a virus or malware? Visit BleepingComputer.com. This is a huge resource not just of security news, but also virus, ransomware, adware and malware removal guides.
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