The 101 Most Useful Websites

[Twisted Titan]

The 101 Most Useful Websites
Amit Agarwal
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Meet the 101 most useful websites on the Internet. The list highlights all the lesser-known websites that are worth bookmarking.
As we approach the dawn of a new year, here are my picks for the 101 most useful websites of the year 2011.
Useful Websites Worth a Bookmark!
The sites mentioned here, well most of them, solve at least one problem really well and they all have simple web addresses (URLs) that you can easily learn by heart thus saving you a trip to Google.
01. screenr.com (http://www.screenr.com/) – record movies of your desktop and send them straight to YouTube.
02. bounceapp.com (http://www.bounceapp.com/) – for capturing full length screenshots of web pages.
03. goo.gl (http://goo.gl/) – shorten long URLs and convert URLs into QR codes (http://www.labnol.org/internet/tools/qr-codes-share-text-inside-images/3867/).
04. untiny.me (http://untiny.me/) – find the original URLs that’s hiding behind a short URLs.
05. qClock (http://www.qlock.com/) – find the local time of a city using a Google Map (http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/01/world-time-clocks-visual-guide-to-time.html).
06. copypastecharacter.com (http://copypastecharacter.com/) – copy special characters that aren’t on your keyboard.
07. postpost.com (http://postpost.com/) – a better search engine for twitter.
08. lovelycharts.com (http://my.lovelycharts.com/) – create flowcharts, network diagrams, sitemaps, etc.
09. iconfinder.com (http://www.iconfinder.com/) – the best place to find icons of all sizes.
10. office.com (http://www.office.com/) – download templates, clipart and images for your Office documents.
11. followupthen.com (http://www.followupthen.com/) – the easiest way to setup email reminders (http://www.labnol.org/internet/setup-email-reminders/17910/).
12. jotti.org (http://virusscan.jotti.org/en) – scan any suspicious file or email attachment for viruses.
13. wolframalpha.com (http://wolframalpha.com/) – gets answers directly without searching – see more wolfram tips (http://www.labnol.org/internet/wolfram-alpha-tricks/17752/).
14. printwhatyoulike.com (http://www.printwhatyoulike.com/) – print web pages without the clutter.
15. joliprint.com (http://joliprint.com/) – reformats news articles and blog content as a newspaper.
16. ctrql.org (http://ctrlq.org/) – a search engine for RSS feeds.
17. e.ggtimer.com (http://e.ggtimer.com/) – a simple online timer for your daily needs.
18. coralcdn.org (http://www.coralcdn.org/) – if a site is down due to heavy traffic, try accessing it through coral CDN.
19. random.org (http://www.random.org/) – pick random numbers, flip coins, and more.
20. pdfescape.com (http://www.pdfescape.com/pdf/open/preload.asp) – lets you can quickly edit PDFs (http://www.labnol.org/software/edit-pdf-files/10870/) in the browser itself.
21. viewer.zoho.com (http://viewer.zoho.com/) – Preview PDFs and Presentations directly in the browser.
22. tubemogul.com (http://www.tubemogul.com/about/oneload) – simultaneously upload videos to YouTube and other video sites (http://www.labnol.org/internet/video/easily-upload-video-to-multiple-video-sharing-websites/1946/).
23. dabbleboard.com (http://dabbleboard.com/draw) – your virtual whiteboard.
24. scr.im (http://scr.im/) – share you email address online without worrying about spam.
25. spypig.com (http://spypig.com/) – now get read receipts (http://www.labnol.org/internet/email/check-yahoo-gmail-email-read-receipts/2150/) for your email.
26. sizeasy.com (http://www.sizeasy.com/) – visualize and compare the size of any product.
27. myfonts.com/WhatTheFont (http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/) – quickly determine the font name from an image.
28. google.com/webfonts (http://www.google.com/webfonts) – a good collection of open source fonts (http://www.labnol.org/software/google-fonts-on-computer/19780/).
29. regex.info (http://regex.info/exif.cgi) – find data hidden in your photographs – see more EXIF tools (http://www.labnol.org/software/exif-data-editors/14210/).
30. livestream.com (http://www.livestream.com/) – broadcast events live over the web, including your desktop screen.
31. iwantmyname.com (http://iwantmyname.com/) – helps you search domains (http://www.labnol.org/internet/domain-name-research-tools/17881/) across all TLDs.
32. homestyler.com (http://www.homestyler.com/) – design from scratch or re-model your home in 3d (http://www.labnol.org/internet/3d-home-design-software/8788/).
33. join.me (https://join.me/) – share you screen with anyone over the web.
34. onlineocr.net (http://www.onlineocr.net/) – recognize text from scanned PDFs – see other OCR tools (http://www.labnol.org/software/convert-images-to-text-with-ocr/17418/).
35. flightstats.com (http://www.flightstats.com/) – Track flight status at airports worldwide.
36. wetransfer.com (https://www.wetransfer.com/) – for sharing really big files (http://www.labnol.org/internet/share-large-files-without-email/13937/) online.
37. pastebin.com (http://pastebin.com/) – a temporary online clipboard for your text and code snippets.
38. polishmywriting.com (http://www.polishmywriting.com/) – check your writing for spelling or grammatical errors.
39. marker.to (http://marker.to/) – easily highlight the important parts of a web page for sharing.
40. typewith.me (http://typewith.me/) – work on the same document with multiple people.
41. whichdateworks.com (http://whichdateworks.com/) – planning an event? find a date (http://www.labnol.org/internet/schedule-meetings-online/12172/) that works for all.
42. everytimezone.com (http://everytimezone.com/) – a less confusing view of the world time zones (http://www.labnol.org/internet/world-time-zones/14346/).
43. gtmetrix.com (http://gtmetrix.com/) – the perfect tool for measuring your site performance (http://www.labnol.org/internet/test-website-performance-online/17736/) online.
44. noteflight.com (http://www.noteflight.com/) – print music sheets, write your own music online (review (http://www.labnol.org/internet/compose-music-notations-online/9457/)).
45. imo.im (https://imo.im/) – chat with your buddies on Skype, Facebook, Google Talk, etc. from one place.
46. translate.google.com (http://translate.google.com/#) – translate web pages, PDFs and Office documents.
47. kleki.com (http://kleki.com/) – create paintings and sketches with a wide variety of brushes.
48. similarsites.com (http://www.similarsites.com/) – discover new sites that are similar to what you like already.
49. wordle.net (http://www.wordle.net/) – quick summarize long pieces of text with tag clouds.
50. bubbl.us (http://www.bubbl.us/) – create mind-maps, brainstorm ideas in the browser.
51. kuler.adobe.com (http://kuler.adobe.com/) – get color ideas, also extract colors (http://www.labnol.org/home/decoration/choose-living-room-color-scheme-popular-paint-combination-ideas/2782/) from photographs.
52. liveshare.com (http://www.liveshare.com/) – share your photos in an album instantly.
53. lmgtfy.com (http://lmgtfy.com/) – when your friends are too lazy to use Google on their own.
54. midomi.com (http://www.midomi.com/) – when you need to find the name of a song (http://www.labnol.org/internet/find-name-of-songs/12316/).
55. bing.com/images (http://www.bing.com/images) – automatically find perfectly-sized wallpapers for mobiles (http://www.labnol.org/internet/find-wallpapers-for-mobile-phones/13650/).
56. faxzero.com (http://faxzero.com/) – send an online fax for free – see more fax services (http://www.labnol.org/internet/send-fax-from-computer/17676/).
57. feedmyinbox.com (http://www.feedmyinbox.com/) – get RSS feeds as an email newsletter.
58. ge.tt (http://ge.tt/) – quickly send a file to someone, they can even preview it before downloading.
59. pipebytes.com (http://pipebytes.com/) – transfer files of any size without uploading to a third-party server.
60. tinychat.com (http://tinychat.com/) – setup a private chat room in micro-seconds.
61. privnote.com (http://www.privnote.com/) – create text notes that will self-destruct after being read.
62. boxoh.com (http://boxoh.com/) – track the status of any shipment on Google Maps – alternative (http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/03/track-shipments-from-ups-dhl-or-fedex.html).
63. chipin.com (http://www.chipin.com/) – when you need to raise funds online for an event or a cause.
64. downforeveryoneorjustme.com (http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/) – find if your favorite website is offline or not?
65. ewhois.com (http://www.ewhois.com/) – find the other websites (http://www.labnol.org/internet/find-websites-of-someone/20550/) of a person with reverse Analytics lookup.
66. whoishostingthis.com (http://www.whoishostingthis.com/) – find the web host of any website.
67. google.com/history (https://www.google.com/history/) – found something on Google but can’t remember it now?
68. aviary.com/myna (http://www.aviary.com/tools/myna) – an online audio editor that lets record, and remix audio clips online.
69. disposablewebpage.com (http://disposablewebpage.com/) – create a temporary web page (http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/10/create-temporary-webpage-that-self.html) that self-destruct.
70. urbandictionary.com (http://www.urbandictionary.com/) – find definitions of slangs and informal words.
71. seatguru.com (http://www.seatguru.com/) – consult this site before choosing a seat for your next flight.
72. sxc.hu (http://www.sxc.hu/index.html) – download stock images absolutely free.
73. zoom.it (http://zoom.it/) – view very high-resolution images in your browser without scrolling.
74. scribblemaps.com (http://scribblemaps.com/) – create custom Google Maps easily.
75. alertful.com (http://www.alertful.com/) – quickly setup email reminders for important events.
76. encrypted.google.com (https://encrypted.google.com/) – prevent your ISP and boss from reading your search queries.
77. formspring.me (http://formspring.me/) – you can ask or answer personal questions here.
78. sumopaint.com (http://sumopaint.com/app/) – an excellent layer-based online image editor.
79. snopes.com (http://snopes.com/) – find if that email offer you received is real or just another scam.
80. typingweb.com (http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/) – master touch-typing with these practice sessions.
81. mailvu.com (http://mailvu.com/) – send video emails to anyone using your web cam.
82. timerime.com (http://timerime.com/) – create timelines with audio, video and images.
83. stupeflix.com (http://studio.stupeflix.com/) – make a movie out of your images, audio and video clips.
84. safeweb.norton.com (http://safeweb.norton.com/) – check the trust level of any website.
85. teuxdeux.com (http://teuxdeux.com/) – a beautiful to-do app that looks like your paper dairy (http://www.labnol.org/internet/organize-todo-lists-online/11619/).
86. deadurl.com (http://deadurl.com/) – you’ll need this when your bookmarked web pages are deleted (http://www.labnol.org/internet/recover-deleted-webpages-from-internet/6529/).
87. minutes.io (https://www.minutes.io/) – quickly capture effective notes during meetings.
88. youtube.com/leanback (http://youtube.com/leanback) – Watch YouTube channels in TV mode.
89. youtube.com/disco (http://www.youtube.com/disco) – quickly create a video playlist of your favorite artist.
90. talltweets.com (http://www.talltweets.com/) – Send tweets longer than 140 characters.
91. pancake.io (http://pancake.io/) – create a free and simple website using your Dropbox account.
92. builtwith.com (http://builtwith.com/) – find the technology stack of any website.
93. woorank.com (http://www.woorank.com/) – research a website from the SEO perspective.
94. mixlr.com (http://mixlr.com/) – broadcast live audio over the web.
95. radbox.me (http://radbox.me/) – bookmark online videos and watch them later (review (http://www.labnol.org/internet/bookmark-web-videos/18744/)).
96. tagmydoc.com (http://tagmydoc.com/) – add QR codes to your documents and presentations (review (http://www.labnol.org/internet/share-documents-with-qr-code/20456/)).
97. notes.io (http://notes.io/) – the easiest way to write short text notes in the browser.
98. ctrlq.org/html-mail (http://ctrlq.org/html-mail/) – send rich-text mails to anyone, anonymously.
99. fiverr.com (http://fiverr.com/) – hire people to do little things for $5.
100. otixo.com (http://otixo.com/) – easily manage your online files (http://www.labnol.org/internet/transfer-cloud-files/20227/) on Dropbox, Google Docs, etc.
101. ifttt.com (http://ifttt.com/wtf) – create a connection between all your online accounts.

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[osoab]

102. http://gold-silver.us/forum/index.php

[iOWNme]

Thanks Twisted......A CRAPLOAD of cool and useful sites there.

82. - Timeline creator


I have been looking for one of these for a recent article i am writing for my site. Thanks!

[Twisted Titan]

I still dont know what any of those sites are for......but I knew it would be very helpful for someone around here.

Glad to pitch in.

[Silver Rocket Bitches!]

Another good one is www.blockposters.com where you can take any image and print it out as large as you'd like.

[Awoke]

Thanks Twisted.

[ximmy]

"now get read receipts for your email"

I was looking for something like this... Thanks!

[Korbin Dallas]

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[lapis]

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[ximmy]

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That's the drama icon... You just wanted to use it... http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s222/chrisneros/smilies/giggling44q.gif

[lapis]

That's the drama icon... You just wanted to use it... http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s222/chrisneros/smilies/giggling44q.gif

I wanted to tag this thread somehow and that's the first thing that popped into my head. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-ashamed001.gif

[Half Sense]

Does anyone use DropBox? It's a simple service that creates a "Dropbox" folder on your computer that is synced to "the cloud". Big deal, right? Well, you can access those files from any web browser in the world or from a dropbox app on your phone, netbook, tablet, etc. You can do stuff like tell your phone to copy any photos you take to your dropbox account for immediate safekeeping.

I use it for version control of my work files. If I keep my current work files in the Dropbox folder, my work is always backed up, and every time I save a file, Dropbox makes a copy of that file at that point in time, so I can always go back to an earlier version if I screw something up or get a corrupted file. This is important when 1 file sometimes represents a week's work. I can also see exactly when I started and stopped working, just by looking at the dropbox event log.

If you put pictures in the photos folder in Dropbox, it creates a nice photo gallery with slideshow. The handiest feature is inviting others to share a folder. When somebody changes a file on the shared folder, the file changes on everybody's computer who is sharing the folder. We work from home and do everything through dropbox now.

People keep finding new uses for Dropbox (several of the 101 sites above are Dropbox-aware).

Anyway, it's free, they give you 2GB of space and you can get more space by inviting others. In fact, they just doubled the extra space you get when somebody accepts your invitation.

She here's my Dropbox invitation to GSUS. You (and me) get an extra half GB of Dropbox space if you sign up via this link. http://db.tt/d0aTS3MV