The site offers a unique reference point on identifying, preventing, and eliminating pests. On No More Pests you will find detailed articles written particularly for the website. From these articles you can learn about different pesticides and their effectiveness; different types of indoor and outdoor pests and what are they attracted to; pests that attack your plants; tips on getting ridding of pests; and tips on how to choose a pest controlling company and what to expect from it.

The site also has a monthly newsletter that you can subscribe to. This will help you stay updated on any new techniques to get rid of pests.

Features:

• Website where you can find how to get rid of pests.
• Contains a lot of information about pests.
• Helps you learn what causes pests and what can get rid of them.
• Provides tips and advice on going with a pest control company.
• Similar sites: GetRidOfThings, DayTipper and HowToCleanStuff.

Check out  NoMorePests @ www.nomorepests.co.uk

Bragadoo.com is a site designed to help users hire reliable and trusted home service providers. It is a place to hire people that your friends or your neighbors trust and brag about. You can find over 60,000 service providers ranging from mechanics, cleaning and fitness providers to landscaping services, child care providers, beauty consultants and more. You can also search for service providers for your business needs here.

Bragadoo makes it easy to search for the service providers you may need since the list is arranged categorically by Family, Home, Personal, and Business. You can also help other users choose the right provider by bragging about the one that you got on the site.

This service is entirely free. All you need to do is sign up on their website to get free access to various service providers they have on file. On the other hand, if you’re the one providing the service, you can also post or brag about your service on the site so you can have potential clients browse over your profile.

Features:

• Trusted and reliable home service providers.
• Easy search engine.
• Users can share views and opinions about the service providers via the online forum.
• You can invite your friends and neighbors to join, too.
• A good place to expand your network.
• Spam-free.
• Similar tool: Redbeacon.

Check out Bragadoo @ www.bragadoo.com

The site lets you search for a company by name, browse the companies with the best or worst customer service ratings and also read user comments.

If you would like to share some of your own experiences you may also submit your comments and ratings for any company.

Features:

• Customer service ratings for over 150 top US companies.
• Ratings are based on user feedback submitted online.
• Browse companies with the best and worst customer service.
• View customer hotline number for any listed company.
• View relevant company news.
• Boycott a particular company and all of its products.
• Rate and submit comments for any listed company, no registration needed.
• Similar sites ContactHelp and GetSatisfaction.

Check out Customer Service Scoreboard @ www.CustomerServiceScoreboard.com (via GeekSugar)

The site also lets you contribute by identifying pictures submitted by others. When some answer gets five votes an image becomes officially identified. Anyone can identify pictures and vote on images without the need to sign up, the registration is only required for people who want to submit pictures for identification.

Features:

• Submit photos of anything or anyone and identify them with help from others.
• Try to identify photos of other users and vote on answers.
• Identify pictures randomly or browse them by categories.
• Get an image link and share it on your Twitter or Facebook profile.
• Free and easy to use.
• The iPhone version available as well.
• Similar websites: PicAnswers.

Check out idthis @ www.idthis.org (via TechCrunch)

The site has a database of user submitted complaints searchable by make, model, and year. Moreover, it includes sections for the worst cars, most amusing owner complaints, current vehicle trends, vehicles with the most problems, latest car problems etc.

Features:

• Database of common car problems submitted by users.
• Search cars by make, model, and year.
• Check current vehicle trends.
• See vehicles with the most problems.
• Read latest car problems as reported by press.
• Check out worst cars and amusing owner complaints.
• Contribute by adding your car problems.
• Similar sites: MotorMouths and CarBibles.

Check out CarComplaints @ www.carcomplaints.com

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.

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

Users may also check out what are the most popular cleaning guides on the website, leave comments or submit their own cleaning tips. For your every published tip, $0.25 is donated to the Clean Water Fund.

Features:

• Guide to cleaning personal and household items.
• Every guide leads you through a cleaning process with step-by-step instructions.
• Get additional cleaning tips on cleaning different items.
• Browse guides by categories: automotive, clothing, kitchen, outdoors etc.
• Free, no sign up needed.

Check out HowToCleanStuff @ www.howtocleanstuff.net

From DayTipper website:

Every one of us is an expert on something. Chances are, through trial and error, hard work, or blind luck, you have learned something practical. Something that has helped make your life a little easier. It saved you time. It saved you money. Maybe it saved your marriage; maybe your life.

What you discovered is too helpful to keep to yourself. You want to share it. You think, “Others should benefit from this.” Now you can help others help themselves.

Tips are ranked by their usefulness rating (from 0 to 100%). Users may browse popular tips by category or overall, search by keywords, read and rate tips. Sign up to save favorite tips in account, leave comments and submit new tips.

Features:

• Huge collection of useful and practical tips submitted by users.
• Over 7500 published tips covering wide range of topics.
• Tips ranked by their usefulness rating.
• Browse popular tips by number of comments, staff picks and other criteria.
• Subscribe by email to receive best tips in your inbox twice a week.
• Register to save favorite tips, leave comments and submit your own tips.
• Similar website: TipJar, TipBin and TipsBase.

Check out DayTipper @ www.daytipper.com

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.

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

Using Monitor Test you can:

1. Determine if your display is displaying grayscale and contrast properly.

2. Test gradients of color across the spectrum to see if you’re getting clear, rich color and true black on your display.

3. Test specific colors against black or individual colors.

4. Use whole-screen colors to check for dead pixels.

Feature Overview:

• Test your monitor display online for color and contrast settings.
• Option to download the test and run it on your computer.
• Determine if your monitor is displaying grayscale and contrast properly.
• Test gradients of color across the spectrum.
• Test specific colors against black or individual colors.
• Check display screen for dead pixels.
• No sign up or registration needed.
• Similar tools: KillDeadPixel and LCD.

Check out Monitor Test @ tft.vanity.dk (via appscout.com)