You can sort maps by the year, browse alphabetically and easily download or print the ones you like. There is also a section where you can get free Theme Park brochures.

Features:

• Download free theme park maps to plan your trip in advance.
• Hosts over 300 scanned theme park maps.
• Sort maps by the year and browse alphabetically.
• Free, and no sign up.
• Similar website: Parkr.

Check out ThemeParkMaps @ www.themeparkbrochures.net/mainmaps.html

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In case you are aware of the restaurant in your area where kids eat free but its not listed, you can submit it for inclusion.

Features:

• Find kids eat free restaurants in your area.
• Search for restaurants by zip code or address.
• Sort results by different days of the week.
• Restaurant’s address and phone number is also presented.
• For iPhone users there is an iPhone-friendly version as well.
• Similar sites: KidsMealsDeals.

Check out KidsEatFor @ www.kidseatfor.com

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• KidsMealDeals: Find Restaurants With Kids Specials
• SpecialGourmets: Find restaurants for people with food allergies
• CleanScores: Avoid Dirty Restaurants In Your Area
• CHOW Restaurants Regions: Find Restaurants By Cuisine
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One might ask why you can’t use Outlook for such a thing. Well I think that the two just wouldn’t feel right together. Bedpost is intended to be fun and quirky where as Outlook or other calendar programs are for your public life. Plus you boss might wonder what you’re doing having sex a half hour before a conference call with Tokyo.

Furthermore, it’s not just posting when you had sex. Bedpost also lets you track who it was with, how good it was and how long it (or rather you) lasted via a system of stars and sliders. So after a couple months one can look back at you calendar spread and see how often you’ve been getting busy and with whom. See what days are your most common, and how long you last on average.

For the moment, BedPost is still in private Beta testing but you can request invite on the site and they give it out quickly.

Features:

• Track your sexual life online.
• Also track who it was with, how good it was and how long it lasted.
• Get detailed stats.
• Similar tool: nOOkist.

Check out BedPost @ www.bedposted.com (by Dean Sherwin)

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• What A Lovely Name: Baby Name Finder
• SaveMyAss: Keep Your Woman Happy
• Relatious: Anonymously Share Your Relationship Issues
• PMSBuddy: Get PMS Alerts & Avoid Conflicts

It provides options to view other crime details like kidnapping, arson etc and also lets you sort by type of crime, date or distance. Plus view crime information within specific dates.

Features

• See crime reports by zip code in North American cities.
• No sign up required. Just enter the city name or a zip code to get results.
• Sort crimes by type, distance and location.
• View crimes within a date range.
• Similar site: SpotCrime.

Check out CrimeReports @ www.crimereports.com (via Lifehacker) (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• SpotCrime : Get Crime Reports for your Neighborhood
• ZipMaps: Find Out Zip Code For Any Place in the US
• Zipdecode: Visualize Zip Code Location as You Type
• ZCmap : Zip Code Lookup by City or State
• Xm.my: Create Short Map Links for Any Location

Additionally to creating stories they can also read a story by other users and comment on them. The stories can be shared publicly as well as privately within a group of friends. It’s definitely a useful site for kids and helps to nurture their creativity and imagination.

Features

• Create storybook online and share with others.
• Lets to Include artworks of various kinds in the stories.
• Stories can be shared privately or made public.
• Print feature to be introduced soon.
• For more similar sites check out our recent article “5 Websites That Keep Kids Busy & Happy“.

Check out Storybird @ www.storybird.com (By Abhijeet from Appscrazy)

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You can find both boys’ and girls’ names, common and uncommon. Click on a point in the map to see the names, view names in the order of popularity and ratings, share them via email, view comments by other users and more. Certainly a useful service for new parents.

Features

• Baby name popularity map showing baby names.
• More than 100,000 unique names from 14 different countries.
• See names on map by location and then click to see the details.
• Sort baby names by popularity, ratings and share them via email.
• Similar sites: What A Lovely Name, Nymbler and NamepediA.

Check out Baby Name Map @ www.babynamemap.com (By Abhijeet from Appscrazy)

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Features:

• Hosts videos showing children books read by famous actors.
• Currently 22 popular children book videos are available.
• Each video can be watched in full screen and includes additional activities.
• Similar sites: ZuiTube, Totlol and KideoPlayer.

Check StoryLineOnline @ www.storylineonline.net

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Features:

• Largest online video collection for kids .
• Videos approved by parents and teachers.
• Channels created by kids and editors.
• TV mode that plays all videos.
• Search with suggestions and KidRank.
• New videos added daily.
• Similar website: Totlol and KideoPlayer.

Check out ZuiTube @ www.video.kidzui.com (By Abhijeet from Appscrazy)

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• YouTubePodcaster: Convert YouTube Results to MP4 Podcast Feeds
• YouTube Auto Buffer: Makes YouTube Better [Greasemonkey]
• YouFlow: Browse YouTube & Watch Multiple Videos At Once
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In a similar manner you can create a wishlist of gifts and contact the people who intend to give you gifts. They can choose to send the full price or a portion of the amount. Lottay tracks the funds you accumulate in the process and whether they are enough to buy the desired gift item.

Features:

• Giving and receiving gifts made simple.
• Quickly send and receive gift ideas and funds.
• Create an e-card with a personal message to send it along with the gift item proposal.
• Track money received from various donors.
• Free to sign-up and use.
• Similar sites: Wishlr, TigerBow, Webgiftr and GiftGen.

Check out Lottay @ www.lottay.com (via Lifehacker ) (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• GiftGen : Gift Idea Generator
• Wishpot: Create Wish Lists by Adding Items From Any Website
• Webgiftr: Giving And Receiving Gifts Made Easy
• Wantz.it: Online Wish List Builder
• VoxCard: Send Cards With Your Voice Greetings

Users can search for spots by location or event name and then filter results by activity or place type. It maps relevant spots with distinctive icons on the area map, clicking on an icon brings up additional information including its address, driving directions, contact details and event schedule.

Features:

• Find nearby outdoor activities and places.
• Filter results by activity and place type.
• Each listing clearly marked on the map with distinctive icon.
• Description, address, directions, contact details and event schedule are also provided.
• Free and no registration.
• Contribute by adding events and places you know.
• Similar websites: PlaySpaceFinder and Parkr.

Check out NatureFind @ www.nwf.org/naturefind

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Kidmondo also lets you keep a medical journal so you can keep track of all the immunizations and other health records. Similarly, a food journal can be created to monitor child’s diet and eating habits. You can easily update the journals from web, email or any internet enabled phone. The application claims to be secure and supports multiple languages.

Main Features:

• Create a personalized baby journal.
• Add stories, photos and videos.
• Growth charts to track height and weight.
• Medical and food journals to keep better track.
• Interactive time line to see child’s life at a glance.
• Share with friends and family.

Check out Kidmondo @ www.kidmondo.com (by Tehseen from Ijaar.com)

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The easy-to-use on-screen guide takes you through each process and makes it easy to list your stuff. If you wish, you can also upload pictures for hard-to-describe items.

After you are done describing your move requirements (which doesn’t take long provided you know what you are moving), sit back and wait for movers to bid on your job. Most of the listed jobs receive multiple mover bids within 15 minutes after posting. Which mover bid you ultimately decide to go with is totally up to you. You may base your decision on the past mover reviews and quote.

Features:

• Find a best deal for your move job by letting movers compete for it.
• Save time since you never have to pick up the phone to call multiple movers.
• Use the built-in moving checklist to itemize all your stuff prior to your move.
• Read mover reviews prior accepting a bid to be sure of a mover’s reliability and trustworthiness.
• Post reviews for movers you have worked with in the past.
• Your personal info kept private until you select a mover; no mover spam.
• Email your list of items to anybody–friends, family, movers, etc.
• Register your moving company and bid on jobs posted by others.
• For more info watch detailed videos tours.
• Movers may register with CityMove and bid on moving jobs (not free).
• US only.

Check out CityMove @ www.citymove.com

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They can also connect with other dads, get to know what they’re pledging, browse each others blogs, send and receive messages with tips, guidelines, links, suggestions, questions and answers.

Moreover, they can make an individual webpage for each one of their kids and gather related pictures, videos and blog posts.

Main Features:

• Make and maintain pledges to be a better dad.
• Get a graph of your development to share on your blog.
• Share links, tips, suggestions and ask questions.
• Stay in contact with your kids through mini status updates that several people can renew through web or SMS.
• Make a separate page for each child and post photos and videos.

Check out Odadeo @ www.odadeo.com (by Tehseen from Ijaar.com)

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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.

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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Alice also offers free shipping (within US only), product reviews and ratings.

Features:

• Organize your household shopping online.
• Manage all of your home essentials.
• Find the best prices online.
• Get free shipping.
• Set reminders and eliminate emergency store trips.
• Get automatic coupons on 1000’s of products.

Check out Alice @ www.alice.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• Smart.Apnoti: Real Time Price Comparison Engine With Price Trends
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• Offers: 1000’s Of Coupons To Save Your Money
• CheapStingyBargains: Finds Deals, Store Coupons & Discounts

Cards are organized under different categories like birthday, friendship, love and more. You can also check out editor’s pick and popular cards section to see the cards popular among users.

You can also submit cards you’ve created. No sign up required for sending an e-card. Type in the email address and you’re done. Cards are ranked on the basis of viewers’ ratings.

Features :

• Online greeting card designer.
• Create  and send personalized e-cards (free) and printed cards (paid).
• Choose from a category or look for the popular ones.
• Submit cards you’ve created.
• No sign up required for sending an e-card.
• Cards ranked by viewers’ ratings.
• Similar sites: PenCake and GotFreeCards.

Check out Pigspigot @ www.pigspigot.com/app/home (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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There is no registration needed to search and browse the site, however registered users are able to leave comments and rate parks they have been to.

Features:

• Find amusement and theme parks.
• Search by address or zoom in.
• The site lists amusement parks from all over the world.
• Additional info such as images, user ratings, park contact details also provided.
• Register on the site to rate parks and leave comments.

Check out Parkr @ www.parkr.info

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Once you are logged in, you are provided with three sections: Planner, Directory and Inventory Services.

(1) In Planner section, you can map out move related tasks on the calendar, add and edit events, and set email reminders.

There is also a ‘Checklist View’ of all the responsibilities and tasks related to your move along with recommended completion dates. If necessary you may download your checklist as a PDF document.

(2) In Directory Services, you can locate moving companies and other related service provides and get their contact details.

(3) By using Inventory management you can keep track of your belongings and make sure that all your moves are unpacked in the right place. See the video demo below.

Features:

• Free move planning and coordination service.
• Organize your move and keep track of tasks that needs to be done.
• Provides free quotes from licensed movers in your area.
• Organizes your valuables and other household goods using inventory management app.
• Other sites for moving: USA Movers and BoxCycle.

Check out OneSimpleMove @ www.onesimplemove.com (by Srikanth AD from Firefox Ninjas)

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Enter your area zip code and follow “get my bids” link. In the next step you may filter providers according to your requirements (house size, frequency etc), read their customer reviews and also sort them by ratings. Moreover, you can limit results to providers that use only eco-friendly cleaning supplies.

Sign up to order and schedule an appointment online with your chosen provider.

Features:

• Find and compare cleaning providers in your area including house cleaning, carpet & window cleaning and maid services.
• Compare prices, browse ratings and customer reviews of different providers and select one that fits your needs.
• Sign up to schedule an appointment and manage providers from your account.
• Similar website: House Cleaning Services.

Check out BidMyCleaning @ www.bidmycleaning.com

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Once you have registered on the site you msy start adding groceries from the rich list of items categorized into several categories. In cases when the item you are looking for is not listed there is an option for you to add it manually. When the list is ready you may share it with others by forwarding them a URL or print it out.

For more info watch demo video below:

Features:

• Grocery checklist maker.
• Manage and create as many lists as you like.
• Share lists with others.
• Allow others to add items to your grocery shopping list.
• Similar websites: Grocist, Listingly and GroceryGuide.

Check out GroceryWiz @www.grocerywiz.com

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• PrintableCheckList: Web Based Printable Checklist Maker
• Perfect Portions: Food Portions Calculator
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Using Zefty kids can adopt smart spending and saving habits. There are also additional features like ZeftyCalc to calculate how much they need to save for a purchase and ZeftyChecks to print, sign, and hand checks to the parents for cash redemption. It even allows automated recurring transfers from parents’ account to kids’ accounts to teach them the concept of direct deposits.

Main Features:

• Online tool to teach money management to your kids.
• Track and manage your kids’ allowances.
• Additional features:
  - ZeftyCalc: Lets children calculate how much they need to save for a purchase.
  - ZeftyChecks:  Lets children  print, sign, and hand checks to the parent for cash redemption.
  - Setting automated recurring transfers and more.
• Free and simple to use.

Check out Zefty @ www.zefty.com

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You no longer have to cut and collect coupons from newspapers or remember every time to bring them to the store. There is also an option to create shopping lists and access/view your coupons from your mobile phone.

Currently Shortcuts supports over 15 partner stores including Kroger, Owen’s, Baker’s, Dillon’s and many others. If you don’t see your local store on the list, you can request the management to add it to the program.

Features:

• Link coupons to grocery card online.
• Coupons are applied automatically at the checkout register.
• Browse coupons by type such as food, magazines, child care etc.
• View your active coupons and track the total amount saved.
• Add shopping items and coupons to your account and access them from your cell phone.
• Free, sign up to start using.

Check out AOL Shortcuts @ www.shortcuts.com

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• Texthog: Track Budget & Expenses via SMS, Email & Twitter
• SpendingDiary: Track Daily Expenses Online
• SaveEveryDay: Free Daily Money Saving Tips & Reminders

You may download pictures to your computer in different sizes or print them out directly from the website.

Furthermore, you can rate, download and print pictures – all without any registration. Although egistered users get an extra option to bookmark and save favorite pictures to personal album for later use.

All of the drawings and photos are free to use for educational, non-commercial purposes.

Features:

• Free educational photos and coloring drawings for kids.
• Browse pictures by categoriessuch as animals, geography, circus etc.
• Download and save pictures in different sizes (small, average, large).
• Print out colouring drawings online.
• Register to save favorite pictures to personal EduPics album.
• Similar websites: TheColor.

Check out Edupics @ www.edupics.com

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• WordSift: Visualize Text & Related Information
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GoodGuide aims to change this by bringing information transparency to the products that we use. It provides a  comprehensive guide on more than 70,000 products with ratings, expert recommendations and advice. Using it you can find and compare healthy and green products that are safe for your children and family.

Browse products by their overall ratings or by their health, environmental and social impacts. View which products to avoid and which ones are safe.

Features:

• Find and compare products that are safe, green and healthy.
• Comprehensive guide of more than 70,000 products ratings.
• Browse products by their overall ratings and by their health, environmental and social performances
• Product information is collected from government data sources, academic institutions and non-government data sources
• Access GoodGuide product info from a cellphone by sending text messages or from your iPhone
• Free, no sign up needed. Register to save products in your shopping list.

Check out GoodGuide @ www.goodguide.com

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• WhatsOnMyFood: See What Pesticides are Used in Your Food
• TwoFoods: Compare Nutritional Values Of Common Foods
• StillTasty: Product Shelf Life Guide
• ShugarStacks: Check The Amount of Sugar in Foods
• NutritionToolbox: Food Nutritional Information Database

Users can search for play spaces by location (address, city or zip code) or simply by zooming in onto the location on the map. All listed play spaces are rated and shown with a marker on the map. Clicking on to a particular marker displays additional info including pictures, amenities/equipment, comments and user ratings (see image below).

As a site user you may contribute to the service by submitting new play spaces that aren’t yet on the map and rate play spaces you have been to.

Features:

• Find a playground almost anywhere in US.
• Search for playgrounds by address or simply zoom in to map.
• All listed play spaces are rated and presented with corresponding markers.
• Additional info such as images, equipment and comments are also included.
• Contribute by submitting and rating playgrounds (registration needed).
• No registration needed for searching and browsing playgrounds.
• Option to view results in a map view or list view.

Check out PlaySpaceFinder @ playspacefinder.kaboom.org

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The site has drag & drop interface where each object can be easily moved around, rotated and resized. When the garden design is complete users can print it out as a high quality color print.

Watch an animated intro video below:

Features:

• Online garden planner:
• Users can create as many garden plans as needed.
• Options to add pavings, paths, fences, trees, shrubs, flowers, ponds, fountains… etc.
• Drag & drop interface where each object can be easily moved around, rotated and resized.
• Print out ready garden plans in high quality color print.
• Premium desktop version with more features available as well.

Check out GardenPlanner @ www.smallblueprinter.com/garden/planner

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When the plan is ready you can view it in isometric view from above, take 3D walkthrough and print it out.

Features:

• Quick house plan sketch up tool.
• Create as many plans as you want.
• View created plans in isometric view from above and take 3D walkthroug.
• Print out your plans.
• No signup needed.
• Similar websites: ProjectDragonfly and PlanningWiz.

Check out SmallBluePrinter @ www.smallblueprinter.com

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First drag background, characters and other objects from the menu onto the page. Next add your text and save it. To share the story grab the URL and forward to anyone you want.

Features:

• Online story board for creating multi-page stories.
• Add text, backgrounds, people and other objects by dragging them from the left column.
• Create unlimited number of stories.
• Save/delete stories in your account.
• Share stories with others by forwarding the URL.

Check out StoryTop @ www.storytop.com

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The suggested portions are given in terms of standard mugs, table spoons etc. for a rule-of-thumb measurements, as well as in grams and milliliters for the exact amounts. This service is provided to encourage people to eliminate the food waste.

How it works:

1. Choose the food ingredient. You can either select it from food category or choose one from the popular foods.
2. Select how many people to cook for (adults+children)
3. Done! Get the exact amount you need cook

Features:

• Removes the guesswork by suggesting ingredients for perfect food portions sizes.
• Works in 3 steps: Choose the food ingredient, select how many people to cook for, get the amount you need to cook.
• Service is provided to encourage people to eliminate food waste
• Free, no signup needed.

Check out Portion Calculator @ www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/perfect_portions/ (via delicious)

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• MomentVille: All-In-One Service For Making Wedding Websites

How it works:

1. Create a free account
2. Add up to 5 women to track
3. Start receiving reminders

Features:

• Get PMS reminders.
• Receive reminders 1,3 5 days in advance.
• Track up to 5 women.
• Free. Register to receive reminders and see your stats online.

Check out PMSbuddy @ www.pmsbuddy.com

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MomentVille has a number of free features that come with a hefty price tag on other wedding portals. Most importantly, MomentVille lets you create a totally interactive and customizable website that is yours for life. You can add music, make slide shows and even allow other people to edit the website.

Features:

• Create a free customized wedding websites.
• Chose  and use from a variety fonts and colors.
• Upload individual photos or complete photo galleries.
• Add music and slideshows to your website.
• Send and track invitations through RSVP Manager.
• Allow guests to upload photos to your website.
• Interactive features like guestbooks and blogs.
• Get email notifications for RSVP updates.

Check out Momentville @ Momentville.com (Contributed by Tehseen Baweja from Ijaar.com)

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The site is pretty simple and surprisingly fast. There are no java or flash components which are common among such sites and take longer time to load. 

Children can save their completed colorings online, print them out or share them with friends and family.

Features:

• Keep you kids entertained with online coloring pages.
• Sketches can be printed out blank for offline coloring.
• Children can save their colorings and forward them to friends and relatives.
• Extensive collection of sketches to chose from.
• Free and easy to use.

Check out TheColor @ www.thecolor.com

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Features:

• Manage and organize your family’s schedule in no time.
• Track family calendar online, color coded by family member.
• Keep a family journal to write down notes and thoughts.
• Customizable lists for your grocery shopping, chores or other to-do lists.
• Send reminders from your cozi family homepage.
• Sync your cozi calendar with Microsoft outlook.
• Turn family photos into collages, slide shows and screensavers.
• Access cozi on the go from your mobile phone.
• For more info watch a demo video here.

Check out Cozi @ www.cozi.com (Contributed by Tehseen Baweja from Ijaar.com)

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The site lets you get info on recalled consumer products, motor vehicles, boats, food, medicine, cosmetics and  environmental products. You can easily search for recalls, check out recent recalls and subscribe to be alerted about new recalls via email.

Features:

• Stay updated about recalled items.
• You can get recalls info on Consumer Products, Motor Vehicles, Boats, Food, Medicine, Cosmetics and  Environmental Products.
• Search recalls and check out recent ones.
• Subscribe and get email alerts.

Check out Recalls @ www.recalls.gov

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Creating family trees is a snap. It begins with your profile and options to add siblings, parents and children. A few click is all that it takes.

The icing on the cake is that while adding family members you can share the family tree with them by inviting them and then they contribute to the complete genealogy with pictures, events, profile updates, details, etc.

Features:

• Create family tree diagrams online.
• Share Trees with family members.
• Separate profile for every family member.
• Easily track and view family tree updates & photos.
• Free and simple to use.
• Similar sites: Genoom, GRAMPS and Geni.

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Although it’s still a rather small website and does not yet have huge selection of restaurants available, it’s still a useful place to check if there are any special deals for kids in the nearby restaurants. Just type in your zip code, and the KidsMealDeals will check if there are any restaurants out there offering free kids meals or kids meals at a discount.

Features:

• Find a restaurants with “kids eat free” or half price specials.
• Search for restaurnats by zip code.
• Search by different days of the week
• Narrow search results by distance(ex. 5 miles, 10 miles, 15 miles, and 30 miles)
• See exactly how far away a restaurant is from your location
• Get information about a restaurant incl. its phone number and location on Google Maps

Check out KidsMealDeals @ www.kidsmealdeals.com

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Lunchn is your solution to all these problems. The site helps you create groups with your lunch buddies and help you answer that tough question “where to go for lunch?”. Lunchn allows you to find restaurants by zip code and add them to your group and then let all the group members vote on their restaurant of choice. So no more excuses for not arranging a group lunch!

Following are the main features of Lunchn:

• Create lunch groups with your friends/family.
• Find a restaurant by zip code or by cuisine.
• Add restaurants to your group.
• Let everybody in your group vote for their choice.
• Group members can even vote from their mobile devices.
• Find restaurants that other groups like.
• Locate restaurants easily on Google Maps.

Visit Lunchn @ Lunchn.com (Contributed by Tehseen Baweja from Ijaar.com)

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Here is how it works:

Step 1: Sign Up at Wantz.it and provide your delicious username

Step 2: Bookmark you desired gift in delicious and tag it “dowant”

Step 3: It is updated automatically in your wantz.it wishlist. Check it and spread it.

Features:

• Online wishlist maker
• Works with your delicious account.
• Share you list by forwarding your link to others.
• Embed your list on to your blog or personal webpage.
• Free, simple and easy to use.
• Similar Services: GiftGen, Giftbox and WebGiftr.

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Bowie:

Bowie Vincent is the son of hairstylist Ric Pipino and Jenne Lombardo.
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Moreover, you can select a number of traits you value and get a list of names that are common among the people with such qualitites. There are three main categories:

Tradition -  get names related to particular culture, race, and religion.
Disposition – get names based on personality such as being gentle, cute, strong… etc.
Celebrities – get names of famous athletes, actors, musicians… etc.

Once you’ve found the names you like you can share them with friends and get their opinion. There is also an option to create custom logo for each name and order gifts with that name and logo.

Features:

• Find cool baby names.
• Share favorite names with friends and get their opinion.
• See baby names popular among celebrities and musicians.
• No registration needed.
• Similar websites: Nymbler, NamepediA.

Check out WhataLovelyName @ www.whatalovelyname.com

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While you won’t be using this app on a regular basis it’s good to have it on your bookmarks. So that if you ever need to access one of the first aid guides it provides you can instantly find it.

The application is free and desn’t require any signup. All you need is an iPhone and internet connection.

Check out FirstAid @ www.iphonetoolbox.com (Direct Link for iPhone firstaid.ifthensoft.com)

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