Have you ever wondered when your favorite celebrity’s birthday is? Sure, you can go to Wikipedia and look up the person if there is someone specific you have in mind, but what if you just want a general idea of which celebrities are celebrating a birthday today? This is where the website called Born Glorious [...]
Some shows are more memorable for their opening themes than for the show itself. If you miss an opening theme from one of your past favorite shows, check out OpeningThemes.tv. It is a website that lists opening themes from popular shows both old (going back to 50s) and the more recent ones. The site is quite [...]
Anyone interested in technology may have asked this question; how do tech companies make money? The answer to this question may not be obvious, but luckily we have a new tool called How Do They Make Money? to help us out. This tool gives us tons of sortable data and lays out how our favorite [...]
The recent earthquakes in Japan caused a lot of damage to the country’s nuclear power stations. With this event the world’s attention was refocused on nuclear power and its potential danger. If you are curious about nuclear reactors in the world and their locations, check out Reactor Finder by VOANews. Reactor Finder is a web [...]
Numerous cooking websites let you search for recipes according to ingredients. But in case you want to find out how well a particular ingredient tastes with others, you need to pay a visit to Ingredient Pairings. Ingredient Pairings is a free to use website that cooking enthusiasts will enjoy. The site lets you quickly find [...]
Much has been said about how we can organize our life now with the tools we have online. However, not much has been discussed about actually doing it. But with MyLifeListed, you can start listing all your life experiences in one place. This tool lets you create a variety of lists that will help you remember the best [...]
If you are into MMORPG/MMO games like World of Warcraft, Age of Armor, etc, but don’t like paying the monthly fees, check out mmohut. It is an extensive directory of free alternative downloadable MMORPG/MMO games with over 280 titles listed on the site. You can browse games by genres (sci-fi, fantasy, racing etc.) read detailed game [...]
You will find countless cooking websites that help you learn how to cook delicious meals. But dishes you learned to cook for a party will not necessarily be what your friends like. To find and learn recipes that you as well as your friends will like, pay a visit to Foodily. Foodily is a brilliant [...]
Does your Windows computer take a very long time to boot? Sometimes, this is caused by bloatware applications that you do not really want running on your system. You can solve this problem by just identifying and disabling these unwanted programs from your startup list. However the challenging part is knowing which items to disable as [...]
For space enthusiasts in particular, it would be a great treat to read the actual conversations that took place between the crew during historic space missions. Now thanks to Spacelog, these conversations are now accessible to all. Spacelog is a brilliant website that lets you read the conversations that took place between the astronauts and [...]
If you have a video camera, a knack for filmmaking, and an interest in improving your video skills then the Internet is perhaps your best friend. There are countless online resources that guide beginner filmmakers in developing and improving their techniques. Out of these, perhaps the best one is Vimeo Video School. Vimeo, as everybody [...]
Do you want to know what happened on this very day years ago? Nikon’s “This Day” is a flash-based web app that takes you on a quick journey of important historical events with stunning photography. In addition to that, you may also browse the previous five dates so that you can learn about other events [...]
The FBI recently revamped its website. Now on the site there is a dedicated online index for all art-related thefts and robberies. This index is called NSAF: National Stolen Art File. National Stolen Art File is the FBI’s public online index of all US thefts and robberies of art items such as books, carpets, guns, [...]
Boats serve many purposes and are one of the most sought after modes of transport after cars. FreeBoatPlans is a great web resource that provides DIY plans to create several kinds of boats with minimal help. These boats range from Simbo, created from a single sheet of plywood, to a 12 foot skiff. The website [...]
Have you ever come across an unknown file extension? Or perhaps you are working with a new file extension and you want to know its specifications? Either way, the site that will help you find everything about different computer file formats is Wotsit. Wotsit is a user friendly and free to use website that provides [...]
A greatly effective way to begin your presentation or a piece of writing is through a wonderful quotation. Thanks to the internet there are now countless websites from where you can get brilliant quotations. One such website is Quotables. In addition to the traditional feature of listing great quotations, Quotable also offers a way to [...]
Keep getting missed call from a strange number and you have no idea who it is? Phone2Location can help by disclosing their geographical location. Just head over to the site and enter the number you wish to resolve. Phone2Location will quickly display its geographical location. In most cases, the tool will also display the name [...]
People whose first language is not English often find themselves deciding between two different English phrases or sentences. Both phrases sound fine but which one is the right one to use? Phras.in helps you decide. Phras.in is a free to use website that helps you determine which one of two phrases or sentences is the [...]
Muslims have to pray facing the Holy Site located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This direction is called the Qibla and is not always easy to figure out. One tool that can be used to quickly determine where is the Qibla is the site Qib.la. Qib.la is a free to use website that will be highly [...]
Let me confess something: I still don’t know how to tie a neck tie. That’s in spite of having to wear it during my school years. Maybe I was too lazy to learn, but this new site called Tie-a-Tie would certainly entice procrastinators like me to learn this art. It’s a pretty neat site with [...]