MakeUseOf Directory » HowTo / Q&A http://www.makeuseof.com/dir Directory 2.0 : Free Web Applications and Mobile Tools Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:12:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 AltUse: Discover Alternative Uses For Everyday Items http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/altuse-alternative-uses-for-everyday-items/ http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/altuse-alternative-uses-for-everyday-items/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:34:05 +0000 kaly http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/?p=12933

AltUse: Discover Alternative Uses For Everyday Items

]]> There are many things out there that have been designed for one use but work well in a variety of places and situations. For example we know that dryer sheets can kill static cling and are good for cleaning computer/ TV screens of dust, Vodka can be used as disinfectant, Coca Cola can break rust etc… AltUse is a cool user contributed web resource where you can learn all kinds alternative uses for everyday items.

The site covers lots of products and lets you search its database by keyword or browse by products. You can also rate suggested alternatives, and if you are aware of any alternative uses that are not on the site add them by registering.

alternative uses for everyday items

Features:

  • Discover alternative uses of daily products.
  • Search and browse site by product name.
  • Sort results by rating.
  • Contribute by suggesting alteranative uses.

Check out AltUse @ www.altuse.com



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Free-Tutorial-For.me: Download Free PDF Tutorials

]]> Here is another Google powered custom search engine that lets you search and download free PDF tutorials from among 38.000.000 tutorials online.

free pdf tutorials

To find tutorial, simply enter the tutorial title and click “Search”. The application will then present a list tutorials that you can preview and save onto you computer. There is no registration and you can download as many tutorials as you like.

free internet tutorial pdf download

Features:

  • Find free internet tutorials in PDF format.
  • Preview tutorials in your browser.
  • Download tutorials onto your computer.
  • For more tutorial sites see MakeUseOf  “tutorals” section.

Check Out Free-Tutorial-For.me @ www.free-tutorial-for.me



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PCitYourself: Animated Guide To PC Building

]]> If you are planning to build your own computer for the first time, make sure to check PCitYourself.com. It is a site that provides you with a step by step animated guide to PC building. The guide is nicely organized and presented in 3 main sections: Choosing, Building and Installing.

    1. Choosing section - Gives you detailed information about each part and it’s important aspects.
    2. Building section – Shows you how to put all the parts together.
    3. Installing section - Guides you through each step of software installation.

guide to pc building

build your own pc online

The site also suggests links to retailer sites (Dabs, Amazon, MicroDirect, NovaTech, Pixmania and Misco) where you can purchase required computer parts.

Features:

  • Helps you build your own PC online.
  • All steps are presented with clear and easy to understand animated captions.
  • Suggests retailer sites where you can purchase your computer parts.
  • Free and no sign up.
  • Also check out our Ultimate Guide to Build Your Own PC.

Visit PCitYourself @ www.pcityourself.com



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Whyzz: Get Answers to Tough Questions From Kids

]]> If you have kids, or simply spend time with children you would probably know what it is like to be bombarded with questions at any given time and subject matters. Answering these questions can be tricky sometime, not that they are hard but because you need to give child-appropriate answer. This is where Whyzz can help, it is a new website that lets you quickly find appropriate answers to many questions from kids. You can search site by typing the exact question or browse by categories.

questions from kids

Answers are written by Whyzz staff writers, psychologists, experts, and site members. Each answer comes with additional information such as tips, and important talking points.

answers to tough questions

The site is free and there is no registration needed to search and browse site. Registering on the site enables you to bookmark answers you like, add comments, and view all the content you’ve contributed.

Features:

  • Find answers to tough questions from children.
  • Search site and browse by categories.
  • Answers are added by staff writers, psychologists, experts, and site member.
  • Additional information, tips, and important talking points are also included.
  • Bookmark answers you like, add comments to entries, and view all the content you’ve contributed (registration needed).
  • The mobile-friendly version available.

Check out Whyzz @ www.whyzz.com (via Mashable)



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DangerouslyFun: Learn How to Make Burning Bubbles, Pigpong Pistol, Fire Wire etc

]]> If you like to experiment and looking for some fun stuff to do on the weekend, DangerouslyFun.com got you covered. It is a website that lists dozen of projects for creating various physical devices, many of which are rather dangerous. You can learn how to make burning bubbles, pigpong pistol, vinegar grenade and lots more. Each project includes introduction, step by step instructions and lots of user comments.

how to make burning bubbles

The site currently lists 12 projects and more added on a regular basis.

Note: These projects are very dangerous and should never be used irresponsibly. You should never make any of listed devices unless you have a thorough understanding of how they work and confident in your construction abilities.

Check out DangerouslyFun @ www.dangerouslyfun.com



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MyStuidiyo: Create Multimedia Quizzes in Minutes

]]> MyStudiyo lets you create fun and interactive multimedia quizzes in minutes. You can insert pictures, videos, html text, customize quiz introduction and endings, monitor user feedback and scores and promote your quizzes by embedding them on your website or blog.

Sign up to create your own free quiz.

multimedia quizzes

Each quiz contains its own scoreboard, discussions page and other quizzes from the same publisher. Users can take quizzes without signing in, however, to save and improve their scores on the scoreboard they have to sign up for an account.

You can create as many quizzes as you want for free with MyStudiyo branding and ads. If you want to insert your own custom branding and no ads, you have to sign for one of their premium account.

create quizzes online

Features:

  • Create fun and interactive multimedia quizzes online in minutes
  • Insert pictures, videos, html text and customize quiz introduction and endings
  • Monitors quiz statistics and reports
  • Embed quizzes on your website or a blog
  • Create as many quizzes as you want for free, with MyStudiyo branding and ads
  • View quizzes created by site members. Search by keywords, browse by ratings and by tags
  • Premium accounts with more  options available.
  • Sign up to get started.
  • Similar websites: ClassMarker and QToro.

Check out MyStudiyo @ www.mystudiyo.com



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DeckDesigner: Design A Deck Online For Free

]]> DeckDesigner is a free web based tool that lets you design a deck online. It has an interactive interface that guides you through the process of customizing the deck size, shape, wood color, stairs, benches… etc.  Once your design is ready it will give you a comprehensive report that contains 3-D model of your deck, list of all the materials you will need to build that deck, detailed installation guidelines and tips.

design a deck online free

Features:

  • Free deck design software online.
  • Flexible designer that lets you create as many decks as you like.
  • Easy to use and provides step by step information.
  • Gives you a full report that contains:
      - 3-D model of your deck.
      - Full list of all the materials you will need to build that deck.
      - Detailed installation guidelines and tips.
  • Free, no registration needed.

Check out DeckDesigner @ http://www.diyonline.com/servlet/GIB_Base/bobvilabegin



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Hunch: Online Personal Decision Making Tool

]]> Hunch is an online personal decision making tool that helps people take a decision by asking the relevant questions related to their problem. Enter your question (it has a cool auto-complete feature which tries to guess your question) and in ten question or less, it offers a solution to your problem. You can also skip a question if you want to.  Hunch’s answers are based on the collective knowledge of the entire Hunch community.

Hunch is designed so that every time it’s used, it learns something new and gets better. First it learns about you and then helps you make deicision based on what it already knows about you.

online personal decision making tools

After a series of questions related to your problem, the most appropriate answer is displayed in the following manner.

decision making application

In case you’re signed up with hunch, your answers are saved for future references. You can also contribute to hunch by adding a topic, a question or a new result.

Features :

  • Online decision making application helps in making decisions.
  • Provides solution after asking a number of questions related to your problem.
  • Gets better every time it is used.
  • Contribute to Hunch by adding a topic or a question and new result.

Check out Hunch @ www.hunch.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)



Hunch: Online Personal Decision Making Tool

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GoogleGuide: Learn How To Really Use Google

]]> GoogleGuide is an online interactive tutorial site that can show you how to really use Google. It provides tips, tricks and tutorials on making Google search easier and effective for novices, experts and everyone else.

All guides are properly categorized under the headings ‘ Query Input ‘, ‘ Understanding Results ‘, ‘ Search Tools ‘, ‘ Services ‘ and ‘ Developing a Website ‘. To start simply pick the category you want and browse, you can search the site as well.

how to really use google

It also provides PDF cheat sheets of Google search shortcuts.

Features :

  • Informative tutorials on how to make Google search better.
  • Learn how to use Google faster with shortcuts.
  • Helpful for beginners, experts and everyone else.
  • Information properly categorized.
  • Available in German, Hebrew and Dansk apart from English.
  • PDF cheat sheets available.

Check out Google Guide @ www.googleguide.com (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)



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GetRidOfThings: Learn How To Get Rid Of Stuff

]]> GetRidOfThings is a do-it-yourself guide that provides you with helpful tips on how to get rid of stuff such as home pests, insects, stains, bad smells, abusive boyfriends and other annoyances.

You can search or browse site content by category.  Each guide includes short set of facts on the subject and a set of tools and solutions most effective for the problem.

how to get rid of stuff

Most of the tips listed on the site are fun to read, contain funny pictures, humorous commentary and sarcasm.

Features:

  • Get advice on how to get rid of things such as bugs, pests, smells and more.
  • Browse guides by category or search with keywords.
  • Similar websites: DayTipper and HowToCleanStuff.

Check out GetRidOfThings @ www.getridofthings.com



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ServerFault: Q & A for Server Problems & Network Related Issues

]]> ServerFault is a user contributed Q & A site for system administrators, IT professionals or anyone who has to deal with server problems and network related issues. Users can ask and answer question without registration. To vote on questions and answers sign up is needed.

Questions are sorted according to their popularity, as measured by the number of views, answers and votes. Users can browse questions by tags, by popularity or search topics using site search engine.

Active members can collect reputation points and enjoy further editing privileges, which includes retagging others’ questions, creating new tags, editing user posts and more.

server problems.

Features:

  • Q & A site for server problems and network related issues.
  • Questions are sorted according to their popularity as measured by the number of views, answers and votes.
  • Ask or answer questions without registration.
  • Sign up to be able to vote on questions and answers.
  • Enjoy further member privileges by collecting reputation points.
  • Similar website: TechGuy.

Check out Serverfault @ www.serverfault.com



ServerFault: Q & A for Server Problems & Network Related Issues

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TechGuy: Tech Support For Hardware and Software Problems

]]> TechGuy is a popular online resource where you can get free technical support with your computer’s hardware and software problems. Whether you are a complete newbie or an advanced user, you can get help with your specific problem in different categories including Software, Hardware, Operating systems, Networking and more.

Start by searching for answers using the search engine. The site is old, over 10 years, so there is a high likelihood that someone already asked the very same question and got the answer. If you could not find the answer to your problem, sign up and post your question in the relevant category.

hardware and software problems

Features:

  • Get free technical support with your computer’s hardware and software issues.
  • Popular Q & A site with over 350,000 members, over 10 years old.
  • Search questions and answers in different tech categories like Software, Hardware, Networking etc.
  • Free. Sign up to post your own question in the relevant category.

Check out TechGuy @ www.techguy.org



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2TieATie: How To Tie a Tie Instructions and Videos

]]> 2TieATie is the ultimate resource to learn how to tie different tie knots : The Windsor Knot, The Bow Tie, Oriental Knot and lots of other tie a tie instructions for popular tie knots with diagrams and videos. On top of this, learn how to buy a tie, care for a tie, choose necktie accessories and other useful tie-related information.

tie a tie instructions

Learn how to tie different tie knots through videos

tie a tie video

Features:

  • Ultimate resource for all kinds of tie a tie instructions.
  • Learn how to tie different tie knots: The Windsor Knot, The Bow Tie, Oriental Knot and many other.
  • Also learn how to buy a tie, caring for a tie, choosing necktie accessories and more
  • Free, no sign up needed.

Check out 2TieATie @ www.2tieatie.com



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Easy2DIY: Home Repair Tutorials & Tips

]]> During hard economic times, you can save money by doing most of the home repair tasks yourself instead of paying someone else. To get help with all the home repair and improvement projects, check out Easy2DIY, which offers practical home repair tutorials and tips. Most of the tutorials are well explained with step-by-step illustrations.

You can browse site by category (windows, plumbing, furniture, electrical ), by place in your house (attic, basement, yard, kitchen) or by a specific task (cleaning, painting, wiring, mowing etc.)

home repair tutorials

Once you have selected the task you need to do, say “Insulating an Attic”, you will get an overview of the task and the list of materials and tools needed for it. Read common mistakes, cautions and follow the illustrated step-by-step instructions.

home improvement and renovation

Features:

  • Home improvement and renovation tips and advice.
  • Learn how to perform specific tasks (wiring, insulating, painting, remodeling and more) with step-by-step illustrated tutorials.
  • Find out materials and tools needed for each task.
  • Free, no registration neede.

Check out Easy2DIY @ www.easy2diy.com



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ZentaoGuitarLessons: Free Electric Guitar Lessons For Newbies

]]> There are dozens of sites on the web that offer online guitar lessons for newbies, but this guitar learning guide stands out for several reasons: it is actually free with no limitations, doesn’t force you to buy additional DVDs to learn further lessons and doesn’t require you to download specific software to play the MIDI and other music files.

It is very simple yet a very detailed step by step guide and does what it says: takes you from an absolute beginner to an experienced player, provided you learn each previous lesson before proceeding to the next one. Each lesson includes all the necessary information and complementary music files, all in one place.

guitar lessons for newbies

Even though this tutorial is meant for electric guitar learners, all the general guitar tips and advice will work for acoustic guitars as well. And if it doesn’t have what you are looking for then see Essential FREE Tools to Learn Guitar Playing Online.

When you are done learning and feel more comfortable with the guitar, you can check out the homepage for more guitar related information such as general music theory, practice lessons, how to read guitar tabs and diagrams and more.

Features:

  • Free step by step electric guitar lessons for dummies.
  • 9 Lessons in total, to take you from an absolute beginner to an experienced player.
  • General guitar lessons both for acoustic and electric guitar learners, but geared more towards learners of electric guitars.
  • Each lessons contains the necessary theory, techniques and complementary music (MIDI) files in one place.
  • Free, no signup needed.

Check out ZentaoGuitarLessons @ www.zentao.com/guitar/guitar-lessons



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ShowMeNow: Step By Step How-Tos With Illustrations

]]> Want to learn how to wrestle an alligator or diaper a baby? ShowMeNow shows you how. It contains how to guides with colorful step by step illustrations for many practical life skills “teach a kid ride a bike”, “estimate remaining daylight” and some exotic ones like “fend of a shark”. There are currently more than 60 guides viewable online and more added weekly.

These guides are from a book called “Show Me How: 500 things you should know”, which includes the full collection of 500 guides with more than 5,000 illustrations on 320 pages. If you have more ideas – practical tips, tricks etc., you can submit them online and they might be illustrated and posted on the site or even appear in the next book.

step by step illustrations

Features:

  • Step-by-step show me how guides with colorful and fun illustrations.
  • More than 60 guides online for everything from “Teach a kid ride a bike” to “Dig a snow cave”.
  • Guides are from book called “Show Me How: 500 things you should know”.
  • Option to purchase full collection of 500 guides with more than 5,000 illustrations, order the book online.
  • Send your own tips to ShowMeNow to get them illustrated and posted online or even published in the next book.

Check out ShowMeNow @ www.showmenow.com



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VunkySearch: Lists Cool GIMP And Photoshop Tutorials

]]> VunkySearch is new web resource that aggregates and lists hand picked Photoshop and GIMP tutorials. The application is quick and provides you with visual way of browsing, it does not contain any actual tutorials, but functions as a jump-board towards websites where tutorials are hosted. It lets you search for tutorials and browse them by tags. There are currently around 300 tutorials and more being added

gimp and photoshop

photoshop and gimp

Features:

  • Aggregates and lists cool Photoshop and Gimp tutorials.
  • Currently lists around 300 tutorials and more being added.
  • Search and browse tutorials by tags.
  • Free. No sign-up needed.

For more such sites see recent MakeUseOf article, 10 Websites To Make You A Photoshop Ninja.

Check out VunkySearch @ www.vunkysearch.net (via wwwhatsnew.com)



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VehicleFixer: Car Repair Videos for Beginners

]]> If you want to save money on your car maintenance and do basic car repairing yourself then VehicleFixer.com might be what you need. On this website you can find and watch guided car repair videos such as how to change brakes, check fluids and tire pressure, change battery, improve gas mileage… etc. You can browse videos by vehicle type or search by job that needs to be done.

car repair videos

The site is completely free and no registration required for watching videos. Registering on the site will let you keep track of your gas mileage, keep track of maintenance schedule and get alerts.

Features:

  • Collection of free guided auto repair videos.
  • Browse videos by vehicle name or job type.
  • Register to keep track keep track of your gas mileage, maintenance schedule and get alerts.

Check out VehicleFixer @ www.vehiclefixer.com



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OwnerIQ: Download Free User Manuals for Products

]]> If you can not find user manual for one of your household or office items head to OwnerIQ.net. It is free user manuals download website where you can search for manuals and installation instructions of thousands consumer products. You can search site database by product name or browse by category such as audio, auto, babycare, cameras, car audio, kitchen, office… etc.

free user manuals download

The site also provides you with an account so you can keep track of all your products and their manuals in one place online. If you can’t find the particular manual, the site lets you set alerts and be notified when it becomes available.

Additionally you can join networks and interact with other users, discuss common problems, share tips, and exchange documentation.

Features:

  • Free user manuals website.
  • Register and download any manual you want.
  • Search and browse database by category.
  • Manage all you products and manual in one online account.
  • Join networks and interact with other users.
  • SafeManuals is another good site for free user manuals.

Check out OwnerIQ @ www.owneriq.net



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Microsoft Vista Answers: Windows Vista Help Site

]]> Vista Answers is a new service from Microsoft that aims to become ultimate Windows Vista help site. Here Vista users can ask questions and get answers to fix Windows Vista problems. The website is similar to Yahoo Answers with the only difference is that answers are provided not only by regular users but also by dedicated Microsoft support team.

Using Microsoft Vista Answers you can search for answers, browse answers by category such as security, privacy, wireless, internet, networking, gaming… etc.  If you can’t find an answer you can submit a question and get it resolved by other users or support team.

windows vista help site

Once you have asked the question there are three ways to know when your question has been answered.

    - Come back to Microsoft Vista Answers siteand check My Alerts section.
    - An email will automatically be sent to your hotmail email account.
    - Subscribe to an RSS feed for your question and stay notified on your feed reader.

Additionally if you find the answers submitted by other users helpful you can subscribe to their feeds and follow them in your feed reader.

Features:

  • Windows vista help site from Microsoft.
  • Ask questions to other users and  Microsoft support team.
  • Search for Vista-related problems and get answers.
  • Browse answers by category such as security, wireless, internet, networking, gaming etc.
  • Get email alerts when you questions answered.
  • Subscribe to your questions and stay updated on your feed reader.

Check out Microsoft Vista Answers @ www.answers.microsoft.com



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Bug.gd: Find Solutions To Error Messages

]]> Website where you can search for computer errors and find solutions. No need to signup, but simply submit an error message you want to get a fix for and get solutions submitted by people who encountered the same problem.

Find a solution to your errer messages

Currently bug.gd has amost 80.00 errors and solutions in its database. If you did not find a solution to your error on bug.gd and later solved your problem by other means then you might consider improving the site by sharing your solution with others.

Features:

  • Search and find a fix to your error message.
  • Submit solution to your error and share it with others.
  • Currently database has 79,413 errors and solutions.
  • Rate and comment on solutions.
  • Keep track of submitted errors in one place (account required)
  • Firefox Extension and Firefox/ IE search bar addons for quicker access.
  • Similar website: ErrorKey.

Find a solution to your errer messages

Check out bug.gd @ www.bug.gd



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SnappyFingers: Find Answers by Searching FAQ Sections

]]> Search Engine that searches only through website FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) sections from all over the Internet. Most of the online service providers and manufacturer websites have product related FAQ sections. SnappyFingers is the website that lets you search through most of them at once.

Searching on Snappy Fingers for specific questions returns more targeted results than what you would normally get searching Google or Yahoo. For instance, if you search for iPhone you will get iPhone related FAQs such as what is iPhone, is the iWoofer compatible with iPhone, who is selling it and so on.

Hence, if you are looking for a specific answer and searching on Google or Yahoo brings you nowhere then try searching for it SnappyFingers.

Check out SnappyFingers @ www.snappyfingers.com (via online-tech-tips.com)



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BicycleTutor : Bike Repair Guides and HowTo Videos

]]> Got a problem with your bike? Need to fix a flat tire, or maybe repair a broken spoke? Learn how you can fix it on BicycleTutor – excellent howto site for bike maintenance and repair. It shows people how to fix common bike problems using home tools without taking it to repair shop. BicycleTutor tutorials are in very good quality and easy to follow. Watch howto videos, ask questions, post comments etc.

bike repair guide

Features:

  • Tutorials and howto videos to help you repair your bike.
  • Search and browse by howto videos by category (maintenance, repair etc.)
  • Interactive videos with clickable steps and tips.
  • Embed repair videos onto your own website.
  • Ask questions, add comments and leave tips.
  • No sign-up or registration required.
  • Option to download videos (not free).

Check out BicycleTutor @ www.bicycletutor.com



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WireWize : “How To Connect” Guides for Home Electronics

]]> Bought a new DVD player or a home theater system but have no clue how to set it up? Wondering where those red and yellow cables should go? Enter WireWize – it can give you a step-by-step setup instructions for pretty much any home entertainment electronics out there. Find out how to connect home theater systems, game consoles (Wii, PSP etc.), VCRs, HD-DVD players, TVs and so on. So save yourself money over unnecessary in-home service calls.

how to connect

Sign-up, search WireWize for the device you need help with, and get free step-by-step connection guide. You can save the setup guide in your ‘WireWize Locker’ and access it anytime later. In case you’re also missing a service manual then you can get one from SafeManuals.

Features:

  • Step-by-Step instructions on how to connect home electronics.
  • Diagrams and definitions of jacks and plugs.
  • Get additional product information for your appliance.
  • Find tech support contact details for manufacturer.
  • How to guides for adding new components.
  • and more …

Wirewize

Check out WireWize @ www.wirewize.com



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SafeManuals : User Manuals for any Gadget

]]> SafeManuals is one of those services that must be bookmarked. This handy site has over 800.000 downloadable user manuals for all kind of gadgets and appliances. You can search for instruction manuals by manufacturer, by device model number or browse them alphabetically. When your find the manual you need you can instantly download it to your computer (in PDF format). So next time you need to find a user manual for your Blackberry, iPod nano, Nokia N95, some TFT screen or whatever, simply search for it on SafeManuals.com

User Manuals

Features:

  • Find user manuals for almost any item you need.
  • Database covers 3 627 brands and contains 883.542 instruction manuals.
  • Search for manuals, or browse by brand (Apple, Blackberry, Dell, etc.)
  • Preview manuals prior downloading them to your PC.
  • Download and save manuals in PDF format.
  • Want to contribute ? Upload manuals which aren’t listed.
user manual blackberry, ipod, nokia

Check out SafeManuals @ www.safemanuals.com



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Good-Tutorials: Flash, Photoshop, CSS, HTML … Tutorials

]]> Good-Tutorials is a comprehensive source for web design and photography tutorials. Thousands of step-by-step tutorials for Photoshop, CSS, Flash, HTML, Adobe Illustrator, Java, JavaScript, Maya, Photography, PHP, Ruby, Ruby on Rails and 3ds Max.

Good-Tutorials - Flash, Photoshop, CSS and HTML Tutorials

Tutorials are well organized and apart from primary categories, the tutorials are divided further by relevant subcategories. For instance Photoshop category is sub-divided into:

    Animation
    Basics
    Buttons
    Color
    Designing
    Drawing
    Photo Effects
    Photo Retouch
    Scripting
    Text Effects
    Textures
    Web Graphics
    Web Layouts

So as you can see above, it’s very easy to find exactly what you need. Additionally you can sort tutorials by date, user rating, and comments. But if you want to share your opinion and rate tutorials then you will have to register.

Features:

  • Search for tutorials or browse by category.
  • Sort tutorials by date, rating, number of saves, comments etc.
  • Comprehensive tutorial database: Over 24.000 tutorials listed and more added daily.
  • Register with Good-Tutorial to rate and comment on tutorials.
  • Submit your own tutorial.

Go to Good-Tutorials @ www.good-tutorials.com



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FunAdvice : Get Quick Answers

]]> FunAdvice is a fastly growing Q&A website. The site boasts over 1.7 million visitors per month, over 120,000 questions and 275,000 answers. Here you can easily ask whatever questions you have and get fast answers. The site covers about 20 categories, ranging from computers & technology and pets to politics. So you can ask pretty much anything here. Additionally, you can search and browse through a huge database of previously answered questions.

FunAdvice - Ask Questions

It’s also a social networking site where you can discover people with similar interests. In their own words:

“FunAdvice.com is the only site that combines these two features: Asking for and giving advice, PLUS making new friends and keeping in touch with them socially.”

Features:

  • Ask, answer and rate questions posted by other users.
  • Subscribe to new questions via RSS feeds. Subscribe to all or by category.
  • Create a profile and invite friends. Upload and share photos.
  • Join groups that match your interests.
  • Upload and share photos with friends.

    • Check out FunAdvice @ www.funadvice.com



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    PollJunkie : Online Poll Creator

    ]]>     If you ever need to create a quick poll and share it with others, Polljunkie is the tool you need. Create Multiple choice, Yes/No, Rating or Ranking Polls and share with others by directing them to a dedicated poll page. Quick and easy. You can also request Polljunkie to notify you whenever someone responds to your polls.

    PollJunkie - Online Poll Creator

    Features:

    • Quickly create a poll and invite others to vote.
    • Each poll gets its own web address that can be shared with others.
    • Create as many polls and questions as you want.
    • Poll types: multiple choice, yes/no, ranking or rating answers.
    • Set to be notified when people respond to your polls.
    • No registration required.

    Check out PollJunkie @ [ www.polljunkie.com ]



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    PicAnswers : Post a Picture and Get Answers

    ]]>     Interesting service where you can upload a picture of something you want know more about and ask community to help you out. Want to know more about some painting? Having difficulty figuring out the purpose of a gadget? Go ahead and ask it on PicAnswers.

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    PicAnswers Features

    • Submit an image and ask other users to help you identify it.
    • Contribute and try to identify images submitted by other users.
    • Browse submitted pictures by categories: Animals, Arts, Auto, Computers, Food, Game, Humor, Home etc.
    • Check out ‘most recent’, ‘most popular’ and ‘most commented’ images.
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    Check out PicAnswers @ www.picanswers.com



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    WonderHowTo: Huge ‘How to’ Video Search Engine

    ]]>     Huge ‘How to’ video directory that aggregates videos from more than 500 specialized websites and categorizes them into categories. It’s also a video search engine with over 90.000 ‘How to’ videos in its index. Search videos, browse by category, comment on, rate, submit etc.

    Search 'How to' Videos

    WonderHowTo Features

    • Search over 90.000 ‘How to’ videos.
    • Browse videos by category, topic, or user rating (ex. see videos graded A- or better).
    • Buzz: Check out ‘Hot Videos’ and ‘Clip of the Day’.
    • Comment on and rate videos.
    • Create your own list of topic-focused ‘How to’ videos and share it with others.

    Check out WonderHowTo @ [ www.wonderhowto.com ]



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    CivilAnswers : Free Legal Assisstance

    ]]>     Need some legal assisstance ? Now you can freely get it on CivilAnswers. It’s a free service where users can ask all kind of legal questions to a large network of professional experts and attorneys. No-registration required, though you still need to give-in your email address.

    As of this writing, the latest successfully answered question is:

      If you go to small claims court and you win your case; what happens if the defendent doesn’t have the money to pay what the judge orders him to pay?

    CivilAnswers - Free Legal Assisstance

    How It Works?

    • 1. Type-in your question and select relevant category.
    • 2. CivilAnswers sends your inquiry to its network of professional experts.
    • 3. Wait for reply!

    Feature List

    • Ask legal questions and get free help.
    • Categories include: Copyright, DBA & FBN, Divorce, Incorporation, LLC & LLP, Name Cahnge, Small Claims and Trademark.
    • Become CivilTree Expert: Promote your firm and services, Assist individuals in you state, etc.

    Check out CivilAnswers @ www.civilanswers.com



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    ExpertVillage : ‘How-To’ Videos from Experts

    ]]>     Browse and watch hundreds of how-to videos from “experts” on all kinds of subjects, i.e. how to learn to play on guitar, how to pass a driving test, how to belly dance, or how to tie a tie. Excellent source for DIY videos.

    ExpertVillage - How-to Videos

    ExpertVillage – Features

    • Video categories: Auto, Beauty, Crafts, Food, Health, Hobbies, Home, Music, Paenting, Pets, Sports and Other.
    • Find the videos you need using user-attributed tags (guitars, lessons, music lessons, cooking, dance …).
    • Alternatively check out videos by popularity i.e. most viewed or top rated.
    • Watch videos in full-screen model.
    • Embed and share favorite videos on your website or social networking profile (see below).
    • RSS: Subscribe to latest videos using your feedreader.
    • Apply to become expert.

    Check out ExpertVillage @ www.expertvillage.com



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    uTIPu : Capture and Share Screencasts Online

    ]]>     uTipu offers one of the easiest ways of recording and sharing video screencasts online. If you ever tried to remotely explain someone how to do something on the computer then you know it can be both difficult and frustrating. uTIPu helps you easily SHOW what needs to be done by creating a video recording of your screen. To get started you first need to install the screencast client (TipCam) on your desktop. Windows only.

    uTipu - Capture and Share Screencasts

    Features

    • Zoom-in and record any part of your screen. Recording window can be fixed to a part of screen or set to follow the mouse cursor.
    • Record both video and audio.
    • Pause, resume, zoom-in recordings at any time.
    • Instantly upload and store recorded screencasts online. Make videos private or public.
    • Browse submitted videos by category: Office and Productivity, Financial, Music and Photos, Internet, Security, Graphics, etc.
    • Browse related videos by tags.
    • Embed user videos on your blog or webpage
    • Instantly share screencasts on your Facobook profile.
    • Option to record screen activities remotely.

    HowTo video

    Check out uTIPu @ www.utipu.com



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    Ask500People: Ask Question to 500 People

    ]]>     Ask500People is an interesting Q&A service where you can ask any question with a simple to chose multiple choice answers and get it “quickly” answered by 500 people. However, before your question gets posted for everyone to see, it should pass through a community question board and receive necessary number of votes.

    Ask Question to 500 People

    In case you wonder where Ask500People gets so much of exposure for selected questions, here is what they say: “We’ve made arrangements with several high-traffic sites to be able to display polls there when needed.”

    Features List:

    • Ask questions and express your opinion by answering questions from other users.
    • Comment on and rate questions.
    • Add additional answer options.
    • Put an Ask500People widget on your website and let your readers vote on current questions.

    Check out Ask500people @ www.ask500people.com



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    GetSatisfaction: Universal Tech Support

    ]]>     GetSatisfaction is one of a kind service that aims to create universal tech support. Basically, it’s a user-powered community consisting of tech enthusiasts, company representatives and people looking for tech support. At the moment it lists about 400 companies and service providers like Google, Yahoo, Nintendo, Twitter, etc. Got a problem with Gmail ? iPod? or maybe an accounting question? Ask it to the company! In addition to qualified help, get free replies from other community members as well.

      BusinessWeek: “Get Satisfaction describes its product as “people-powered customer-service.” Named Satisfaction, it is part online forum, part FAQ, and part social network.”

    GetSatisfaction - Online Tech Support

    How does it work?

    1. 1. Find a company that provides a product / service you need help with.
    2. 2. Ask a question or start a new topic. If a similar topic already exists just join the conversation.
    3. 3. Post your question or problem.
    4. 4. As soon as someone posts a reply GetSatisfaction will send you an email.

    Feature Overview

    • Find the company that provides the product or service you need help with and post your question.
    • Sort discussions by type (’Questions’, ‘Ideas’, ‘Problems’ and ‘Talk’) or ‘Recently Active’, ‘Latest’, or ‘Unanswered’.
    • Follow-up on all posted questions (for any company) from your feedreader.
    • If the company you’re looking for isn’t listed you can add it yourself.
    • Want to contribute? You may help out others either as an independent contributor or as a representative of the company you’re working for.

    Check out GetSatisfaction @ www.getsatisfaction.com



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    Instructables: The Web’s Biggest Show & Tell

    ]]>     Instructables is an entertaining and very addictive online community where passionate people share what they do and how they do it. Here you can find hundreds of excellent home-made DIY (Do It Yourself) videos and interactive ‘How To’ guides. Some of my favorites include:

    - How To Make A “Secret Container” Out Of a Lighter
    - How to Build Hairspray-powered Potato Cannon.
    - How To Make a Safety Pin From a Paperclip.
    - How To Paint Your Car With Rustoleum

    Instructables

    Overview

    • Browse instructables by popularity or category: art, craft, food, games, home, life, offbeat, ride, and tech.
    • Rate and discuss user submitted instructables.
    • Submit your own DIY ‘How to’ instructables.
    • Join and create topic-specific groups (i.e. illegal, howtoons, USB toys, … ).
    • Participate in contests with cool prizes.
    • Subscribe to weekly newsletter (over 100,000 subscribers).
    • For more detailed overview go to instructables guided tour here.

    Interview with Instructables.com

    Check out Instructables @ www.instructables.com



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    FixYa : Fix Your Gadgets Online

    ]]>     FixYa is a free community powered service for troubleshooting and fixing your gadgets online: post problems, find user manuals, browse HowTo guides, etc.

    Fixya : Fix Tech Gadgets Online

      AppScout.com: “It offers you a way share your knowledge to help other people fix and find workarounds for problems with their electronics, find help for your own problems, look up service manuals and troubleshooting tips, and even make a little money on the side.”

    Feature List

    • Post your problems and get free tech support.
    • Help solving user submitted problems and earn cash. Read more.
    • Subscribe to the latest submitted issues (on any gadget) via RSS (iPhone, iPod).
    • Monitor all posted problems via RSS.
    • Browse thousands of resolved problems via tag cloud.
    • Search local repair services by zip code, or by product category (mobile phones, laptops, etc.).
    • FixYa Warranty Manager: Finds and Stores all your products’ warranty and support information in your FixYa account.

    Check out FixYa @ www.fixya.com



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    Yedda : Ask Questions. Get Answers.

    ]]>     Yedda is a free Q&A community where you can ask questions on any topic and get answers from relevant people.

    Yedda - Ask Questions. Get Answers

    Feature Overview

    • Browse questions by tags, Recently asked, Recently answered, or Most interesting.
    • Explore People: ‘Most active’ or ‘Top ranked’.
    • Watch questions via custom RSS feeds OR add them to your account watchlist.

    Check out Yedda @ www.yedda.com



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    Wis.dm: Ask Fun Questions and Get Quick Answers

    ]]>     Wis.dm is a fun community where you can ask users whatever YES/NO style questions you have, stir discussions and get dozens of quick replies within the first hours. Some of the popular questions include:

    • Do bald people need shampoo?
    • Are you your body?
    • Is ‘peace’ too much to ask for?
      Time.com: “… easy to get sucked in for hours as you scramble to dream up witty questions, see who has answered them, scan their queries, answer the good ones, then circle back to your own list to see who has posted comments while you were away.”
    Wis.dm - Ask Fun Questions and Get Quick Answers

    Wis.dm Overview

    • Ask questions and quickly receive multiple Yes or No responses.
    • Discuss questions with others.
    • Browse community questions by topics (politics, music, food, culture, etc.), popularity, and freshness.
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