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Kanakku: Online Spreadsheet Calculator

kaly — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:05:02 +0000

Kanakku is a new online spreadsheet calculator that combines calculator with spreadsheet. It can easily handle multiple arithmetic, trigonometric and statistical calculations. Like in spreadsheet, math formulas can be typed in each cell and evaluated by pressing the enter key, the corresponding answer will be displayed in both, console and spreadsheet.

The type of the formula used can be also determined using the function keys on the calculator. You can select multiple cells and then choose desired function key. All calculations performed during your session are stored, so you can easily go back if needed. Other options such as keyboard navigation, multi-cell selection, import and export of files, customizable preferences are also included.

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Features:

Online calculator with integrated spread sheet.
Can easily handle multiple arithmetic, trigonometric, and statistical calculations.
Answers are displayed in both console and spreadsheet.
Import and export files.
Keyboard navigation, mufti cell selection, customizable preferences are included.
Similar tools: Calcoolate, Encalc, eCalc and InstaCalc.

Check out Kanakku @ www.kanakku.com

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Apostrophe.me: Shows How To Use an Apostrophe

kaly — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:14:10 +0000

Apostrophe.me is a simple how to use an apostrophe website that provides a quick online “how to” flowchart for using the apostrophe sign. It asks basic questions like “Is it plural?” or “Is it indicating possession? and gives example situations when you would use an apostrophe.

The site is very useful for people who are not native English speakers.

Oh and Who’s/Whose goes as such:

- “Who is” the only possessive pronoun not to use an apostrophe! “Who’s” is a contraction of “Who is” as in “Who is that?” – “Who’s that?” versus “Whose“, the possessive pronoun “Whose car is that?”

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GuideToOnlineSchool: Directory of Online Schools & Courses

deans — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:01:20 +0000

More and more people are choosing online education to take care of their needs rather than attending a regular college. This is to fit their schedule better or due to financial constraints. GuideToOnlineSchools.com is a web directory of online schools that has thousands of reviews and profiles of schools over the world which teach online.

On the homepage they have a search function pictured above where you can find a college that caters to a course you want to do. Here are some of the search results for a Bachelor’s Degee in Business. As you can see, they’re well presented.

Each school has a full profile with photographs and details of the courses available there. There are also user reviews which discuss the tutoring of the students and how the examination and project system works and about the degrees one can achieve.

They also have ‘Online College Ranking’ which shows the top 25 schools by their merit and results achieved there by the online students.

This website is a great resource for those thinking of doing an online course. It helps to make a decision which would normally be solved by visiting the actual college.

Features:

Web directory of online schools and courses
Lists thousands of online colleges and courses.
Search and browse by categories.
Provides reviews, rankings and resources for decision making.

Check out GuideToOnlineSchools @ www.guidetoonlineschools.com (by Dean Sherwin)

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ScheduleGenerator: Class Schedule Maker

aainsberg — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:12:16 +0000

ScheduleGenerator as the name suggests is an online class schedule maker tool that lets you quickly generate class schedules online. The application is simple and straightforward, just enter your data such as class names, locations and times, and once done click on ‘Generate’ button. ScheduleGenerator will then open up a new tab containing a ready to print schedule.

Features:

Easily create class schedules online.
Print generated schedules.
Create as many schedules as you like.
Free and doesn’t require email or registration.

Check out Schedulegenerator @ www.sealandserpent.org/schedgen/schedulegenerator (by Alex Ainsberg)

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BookLookr: Book Price Comparison Engine

abhijeet — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:53:35 +0000

If you frequently shop for books online then Booklookr is a service that could save you some money. It is a book price comparison engine which claims to get you the lowest price for a particular book. Start by entering the title, author name, ISBN or keyword and click search.

It shows you the relevant book results and next you need to hit ‘Get Prices’ button. It then scans Amazon, eBay, Half.com, Chegg and Better World Books to fetch you the top 5 lowest prices from these vendors. Click on ‘Buy now’ link (which appears to be their affiliate link) and you are directed to the vendor to purchase that book.

Features

Online price comparison engine for books.
Search by title, author name, ISBN or keyword.
It gets data from Amazon, eBay, Half.com, Chegg and Better World Books.
Get the top 5 lowest prices and click on buy now to purchase the book.
Similar sites: DirectTextbook and EbookPrice.

Check out BookLookr @ www.booklookr.com (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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AcceptEdge: Helps You To Find A College That Fits You

israeln — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:35:58 +0000

AcceptEdge is an online tool that helps high school students get through their college applications. It works like a college matchmaker where you can browse different colleges and find a school that fits you best. The site predicts a list of colleges based on your academic and social profile while providing tips and advice to increase your chances of getting into your dream school.

Like Google Analytics for college applications, AcceptEdge also allows you to track and follow competition among universities using real-time admissions data. This way, you will know where you stand amongst other students hoping to get admitted to the same college.

Features:

Find schools based on city size, campus setting, school size, academic focus, acceptance rates, and more.
Admission statistics for every college and university in the United States.
College predictor gives probabilities (0%-100%) of getting accepted in your choice schools.
Suggested list of schools that you might be interested in based on your academic and social profile.
AcceptEdge’s Edge Scores gives you a quick look on your chances of admission into your favorite college.
Similar sites: Courseopedia.

Check out AcceptEdge @ www.acceptedge.com

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Verbosus: Web Based LaTex Editor

kaly — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:29:56 +0000

Verbosus is a web based LaTex editor that lets you generate and preview PDF documents directly in your browser. It comes in handy whenever an academic document with bibliographies is needed. There is no download or installation, and its free version can be used for two ’small projects’ with a limits of two documents, images and resources per project.

You can easily typeset projects, manage and delete your resources, documents and images. There is also latex-creation output log, where you can quickly look up errors in LaTex code if a problem occurs during the generation of PDF.

Features:

Create and manage LaTex files online.
Preview and save documents as PDF.
Toolbar options: add image, table, itemize, description, footnote and cite.
Free version can be used for two small projects (limited to two documents, images and resources per project).
Includes latex-creation output log where you can quickly look to find the error in your latex-code.
Similar tool: MonkeyTex.

Check out Verbosus @ www.verbosus.com

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ReadSpeeder: Online Speed Reading Tool

abhijeet — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:48:46 +0000

The Internet has given us access to unending amounts of information and content, and hence it is time one should consider changing his reading habits to make it more productive. ReadSpeeder is a web based speed reading tool which aims to help you read faster and develop your speed reading skills. It features a speed reading player which throws up phrases and words at a pace which can be adjusted from slow to faster. You can access its library of free public domain books or sign up and add your own text.

Other features include ability to share text, save reading positions, skip words, a browser bookmarklet to speed read any webpage and an iPhone app.

Features:

Speed read online using pre-saved text and a speed reading player.
Registration required to save and share your own text.
Bookmarklet to directly speed read a webpage.
Skip words and save reading positions.
iPhone app available.
Similar sites: Eyercize, Spreeder, ZAPReader and Spreed.

Check out ReadSpeeder @ www.readspeeder.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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Konkuri: Organize Tournaments & Manage Online

kaly — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:34:33 +0000

Konkuri makes the process of creating and managing tournaments online easy. It allows you to quickly organize tournaments online and then share them with participants and spectators via specific URL.

Moreover, you can choose the tournament system (Brackets or Round-robin), specify the number of participating teams (up to 32), assign names to competitors, generate schedules, add game dates, times, results and much more.

Getting started is really simple, just enter the tournament title, select system and the number of participants, and you are ready to go. You can then further customize and update the details the way you want. Each tournament and match gets a dedicated page, where both participants and spectators can follow scores and leave comments.

Features:

Create and manage tournaments online for free.
Create as many tournaments as you like.
Customize the tournament system and number of participants.
Assign names to competitors, generate schedules, add game dates, times, results and much more.
Each tournament and match gets a dedicated page from where everyone can follow scores and leave comments.
For more detailed info check out demo tour.
Similar site: PrintYourBrackets.

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RunMyErrand: Outsource Your Chores

abhijeet — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:51:13 +0000

RunMyErrand is a nice website which lets you outsource your daily household chores to someone else so that you save more time for productive work. The chores could be anything from grocery shopping, dry cleaning pick up, package pick up from courier office and more. To outsource a task, you need to sign up and buy credits which could then be used to pay the runners who complete your task.

The errand runners are required to go through a background check. The site’s services are currently only available in Boston, U.S. but it will soon expand to other cities.

Features

Outsource your everyday household chores.
Currently available only in Boston but will expand to other cities soon.
Services given by background-checked errand runners.
Buy credits on the site to pay the runners.
Communicate with the runners via email or SMS.
Similar websites: DoStuffForMoney.

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ReturnMyPants: Easily Track Borrowed & Lent Items

kaly — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:22:51 +0000

ReturnMyPants is a new website that helps you track stuff you lend out and borrow. It can be very useful for those who are having a hard time keeping track of borrowed and lent items between friends.

Using the site is pretty straightforward, simply select what you want to track (borrowing or lending) and fill in the details such as item’s description, person’s name and item dates. When you are finished click on the “Track it” button. You can also setup friendly reminders to be sent out in advance.

Your ReturnMyPants account is automatically created when you add your first item. From the account area you can view a list of all your items, quickly edit or delete them, and optionally upload images.

Features:

Keep track of your lent and borrowed items.
Track as many items as you like.
Setup friendly reminders.
Easily manage items that are being tracked.
Option to add photos for each item.
Similar tool: Rentoni, OurShelf and BillMonk.

Check out ReturnMyPants @ www.returnmypants.com

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Diagrammr: Really Easy Way to Create Diagrams Online

kaly — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:28:50 +0000

Diagrammr is a new online tool which offers a really cool and easy way to create diagrams online. The best part about it is that unlike other diagramming apps with this one you can have your diagrams done by writing simple sentences. The actual diagram creation is handled by Diagrammr.

The application is dead easy to use. Basically, you need to type simple sentences describing your diagrams (ex. “Microwave belongs to Mark” or “Jeorge owes money to Mark”) and Diagrammr will simultaneously convert them into diagrams.

With Diagrammr you may create as many diagrams as you like and share them with others by forwarding them a URL or use the provided code to embed the diagrams on your website. There is also an option to change the diagram layout and size.

Features:

Create diagrams online using simple text sentences.
Create as many diagrams as you like.
Share diagrams with others by adding them to your site.
Customize diagram layout and size.
No registration needed.

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DirectTextbook: College Textbook Price Comparison Site

kaly — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:07:23 +0000

If you are looking to purchase few text books for the lowest available price then DirectTextbook might help you. With this online text book price comparison you can easily compare book prices across 30 major book retailers including Amazon, eBooks.com, Powell’s, Buy.com, Walmart, Book Closeouts and several others.

When you search for books it returns all available options (new, used, ebook, rental) and presents them on one table. You can then scroll through cheapest book prices and select a book type and a bookstore from where you want to purchase it.

In addition to that the site offers you a way to cash in on your used college textbooks using their college textbook buyback price comparison search.

Features:

New, used, ebook and rental text book price comparison site.
Searches over 30 online bookstores including Amazon, eBooks.com, Powell’s, Buy.com, Walmart, Book Closeouts and more.
Textbook buyback price search also provided.
Search for books using ISBN, title, author or keywords.
Browse books by subject
Compare prices for multiple ISBNs.
Similar websites: EbookPrice.

Check out DirectTextbook @ www.directtextbook.com

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PDF Pirate: PDF Restrictions Remover Freeware

kaly — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:00:12 +0000

Next time you need to unlock restricted PDF files head straight to PDF Pirate.net. It is a PDF restrictions remover freeware that lets you do this in no time without leaving your browser window. Got to the site and select the PDF file you want unlock. It will automatically remove all restrictions and give you a download link to save it back onto your computer.

Features:

Remove restrictions and limits from PDFs online.
Unlock as many files as you like.
Free and no sign up.
Also check out a PDF Crack another online PDF unlocker.

Check out PDF Pirate @ www.pdfpirate.net

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Calcoolate: Virtual Scientific Calculator & Converter

azim — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:01:14 +0000

Calcoolate is an online fast scientific calculator. It has a clean interface and unlike other online calculators doesn’t clutter your screen with unnecessary calculator buttons that you can input from your keyboard (1,2,3, +, -,* etc).

It supports simple and scientific math functions (sin, cos, log etc), instantly highlights any errors in your input and automatically saves a history of your previous calculations. Simply enter any short or long calculation like 6*(5+10) and hit Enter to calculate. You can give names to your previous calculations (i.e 2+3=5=a) and use them in other calculations (a*2=10). No need to register.

There is also a unit converter that lets you convert between various dimensional units.

Features:

Easy to use virtual scientific calculator and converter.
Clean and simple interface.
Automatically saves history of previous calculation results.
Give names to previous calculation results and use them in future calculations.
Convert between various units (distance, currencies, speed, weight etc).
Save history of previous conversions below.
No registration needed.
Similar tools Encalc, eCalc and InstaCalc.

Check out Calcoolate @ www.calcoolate.com

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MyTextTools: Web Based Text Manipulation Tools

abhijeet — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:57:54 +0000

My Text Tools is a simple and an extremely useful site which offers a collection of some nice browser-based text manipulation tools which aren’t always easy to find. There are tools like Find/Remove Duplicate Lines, Number Each Text Line, Sort Text Lines, Spelling Checker, Binary Code Generator and many more which are helpful in quick editing of your text; as a writer I find this site really useful and have bookmarked it. It requires Javascript to function which every browser uses by default.

Features:

Collection of browser based text editing tools.
Huge number of nice tools available.
Use any of the tools without the need to sign up.
Javascript should be enabled in the browser.
Free and no sign up.

You can also check other similar apps that we have profiled earlier such as TextTop.us, Text Utilities, TextFixer, Alphabetizer, Textop.us and Textris.

Check out MyTextTools @ www.mytexttools.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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AllFreeEssays: Free Student Essays, Papers & Reports

azim — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:15:50 +0000

AllFreeEssays is a free user shared database of more than 50,000 student university essays, term papers and reports. Essays are categorized into several categories. Users may browse essays by topic or search using keywords. In order to be able to read essays in full the sign up (free) is required.

Registered users not only have an option to read essays online but save favorite items in their account and even download them. The site adheres to strict plagiarism guidelines and despite the fact that listed essays are free to access and use, members agree to give proper reference and credits to the source.

Note: When searching on the website make sure to set it to search essays only on AllFreeEssays.com. While there is also an option to search on PeerPapers.com that service is not free and requires a subscription fee.

Features:

Database of more than 50,000 free student written essays, term papers and reports.
Browse essays by topic categories, search with keywords and view popular papers.
Sign up and donate one essay to get full access to content on the site.
For free essays, search only from AllFreeEssays.com.

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Flash Card Machine: Create & Share Study Flash Cards

azim — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:24:05 +0000

FlashCardMachine lets anyone create study flash cards and share them with others for free. Sign up and create your own flashcards in different subjects, organize them into sets, reorder and copy cards within a set and insert images and audios. You can share your flashcard set(s) with others who study the same subject by forwarding its URL, which they can access and study without registering.

Users may also browse flashcards shared by others by a subject or search using relevant keywords. Furthermore, flashcards can be saved to favorites for later reference.

Features:

Create and share interactive flash cards for studying.
Share your flashcard sets with others.
Browse flashcards created by others, by subjects or search with keywords.
Over 75,000 public flashcard sets.
View printer-friendly HTML version of your flashcard sets or export them to your iPod.
Free, sign up to get started.
Similar tools: CoboCards, Cramberry and FlashCardDB.

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University Of The People: Tuition-Free Online University

azim — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 02:26:59 +0000

University of the People (UoPeople) is the first tuition-free online university and is backed by United Nations Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technology and Development (GAID). UoPeople is non-profit organization and aims to provide higher eduction to people in all countries regardless of their financial means and geographical location.

It uses open-source technology and courseware and incorporates peer-to-peer teaching methods where students form online study groups and help each other with homework assignments and exam preparation. To apply you must have a high-school diploma and sufficient level of English.

Students only pay $15-50 fee for enrollment and $10-100 for exams, with students from poorer countries paying lower fees. However, for 2009 Fall semester all fees have been waived. For those strapped for cash, or looking to restart their lives, this may be a good option. Worth checking out.

Features:

First ever non-profit free online university
Incorporates online peer-to-peer learning methods and social networking features
Fees: $15-50 for enrollment and $10-100 for exams, with students from poorer countries paying lower fees
All fees are waived for 2009 Fall semester
Minimum requirements: high-school diploma and sufficient level of English
Apply and get enrolled online

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DesignYourDorm: Online 3-D Interior Design Tool For Students

abhijeet — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:33:02 +0000

DesignYourDorm is an innovative 3-D interior design tool and shopping store which is primarily meant for university students. With the help of this tool they can create an idea of what their dorm would look like before they move in.

Here’s how it works for a student.

He/She creates a 3-D model of dorm using this tool.
Then select the products He/She would like to have in his room.
Collaborate with his/her roommates and discuss the design.
Finally, when the design is finalized, the items can be added to cart and shipped directly to the university.

The orders are handled by Amazon.com. This tool also benefits parents. There is a special option called “care packages” which allows parents to send gifts/care packages to their children. These packages can be shipped directly from the store to the university.

If you liked this tool you can also check 3 Web Apps to Decorate and Plan your House.

Visit DesignYourDorm @ www.designyourdorm.com (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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WatchKnow: 1000s of Educational Videos

kaly — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:01:46 +0000

WatchKnow is a new educational video resource for students and teachers. It aggregates quality educational video content from all over the web and nicely organizes these videos into various categories (Mathematics, Science, History, Practical Skills, Pedagogy… etc.). The videos are presented on a clean interface.

In addition to watching videos users may rate them and leave their comments. There is also an option to contribute by adding quality educational videos from other video sharing sites like Youtube.

Features:

Search educational videos online.
Browse by categories and subcategories.
Rate and leave comments.
Check out recently posted, most viewed and highest rated videos.
Contribute by adding educational videos from other websites.
Browser toolbar to add videos from other sites in snap.
Similar websites: Lectr, AcademicEarth and MBAvid.

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Courseopedia: US College Course Directory

azim — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:00:19 +0000

Courseopedia is college course directory that lets anyone search for college courses and programs in US. It aggregates listings from US colleges and private tutoring classes and lets others browse through all those offerings (courses, programs) from one place. Right now Courseopedia lists over 30,000 courses available in the State of California, more US cities will be added soon.

To search, simply enter a keyword (e.g. marketing, Carpenter, Chinese ) or zip code and hit “Search”, Courseopedia will then list all available courses related to your query offered by different colleges. Clicking on a particular course listing brings more detailed information.

Additionally, if you represent a college/university or offer your own private courses, you can sign up for free online and submit your offerings on the site.

Features:

Search college courses in one place.
Browse results by class name, program, school and relevant career.
Submit and publicize your own courses and classes.
Lists a 30,000 courses available in State of California.
More us cities will be added soon.

Check out Courseopedia @ www.courseopedia.com

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VocabSushi: The Easy Way To Build Your Vocabulary

azim — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:42:18 +0000

Memorizing new words is easier when you see them used in a real world context. VocabSushi lets you do just that. It is a free interactive vocabulary builder, which lets build your vocabulary by seeing word usage in the daily news.

You can practice words by filling out the sentence completion questions and learn the correct word pronunciations by playing the MP3 files. Words have been compiled from the actual word sets used in ISEE, ACT, GRE and other standardized tests that feature vocabulary sections.

System tracks progress of your overall vocabulary, skips the words you know and suggests words that are most challenging for you based on your learning curve. The service is free, and you need to sign up to get started.

Features:

Interactive vocabulary builder.
Learn new words by their usage in daily news.
Words are taken from actual word sets used in GRE, ISEE, ACT, SAT and other standardized tests.
System tracks progress of every word and suggests the most challenging words based on your learning curve.
Practice new words by filling out sentence completion quizzes.
Download printouts, MP3s and podcasts to learn words while you are offline.
Similar website: WordAhead.

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HousingMaps: Find Places For Rent & Sale in US

kaly — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:02:53 +0000

HousingMaps is a Craigslist and Google Maps mashup that lets you search and find places for rent and sale in major US cities. The application pulls housing listings from Craiglist and presents them on clean map interface.

You can browse listings by a city name or simply use a map to zoom in on a particular location. There are also options to filter listings by keyword, price, number of rooms, dogs, cats… etc. Each listing is marked as a colored icon and when clicked brings up the images and price details.

Features:

Find places for rent and sale in over 35 US cities (more cities will be added).
Browse by city name or zoom in.
Filter listings by keywords, price, number of rooms, dogs, cats… etc.
Each listing is marked as colored icon clicking which will show images and price details.
Free and no registration.

Other sites that offer similar functionality are RentBits, PadMapper, ApartmentMap and few more in Top 5 U.S. Apartment Search Engines.

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CoboCards: Create Interactive Flash Cards Online

TehseenBaweja — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:52:54 +0000

CoboCards (short for “Collaboration Cards”) is another useful web app for students. It lets you create flash cards online and use them for studying. These flash cards are interactive and can include both images and graphs. You may also share the flash cards with friends and print them out for offline studying.

Additionaly, you can edit flash cards as many times as you want and go back to previous versions. CoboCards also provides features like posting comments on the cards, setting deadlines, tracking your progress, collaborating with fellow students and sorting the card deck by dragging & dropping cards.

Features:

Create your own flashcards online free.
Include pictures and graphs on your card.
Get RSS updates when a team member edits the cards.
Link cards to each other electronically.
Keyboard Shortcuts for easy editing.
Similar websites: Cramberry, Popling, FlashCardFlash and FlashCardDB.

Check out CoboCards @ www.cobocards.com (by Tehseen from Ijaar.com)

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Graphing Calculator: Create Complex Graphs Online

abhijeet — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:17:14 +0000

Remember when you were in school and you had to spend hours while trying to come up with complex graphs for those weird sin, cos, tan equations. Well, know you do not have to do it, because GraphingCalculator can quickly create those complex graphs for you in no time.

Since I was pretty good at maths and physics, I tried out certain equations to check the accuracy of the tool. I have to say that I wasn’t disappointed. It comes up with fairly accurate graphs.

You can also drag points on the graph or locate specific coordinates. You could zoom in too if you need to take a better look. It’s certainly a useful tool for school and college students.

Check out Graphing Calculator @ www.e-tutor.com/et2/graphing (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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MyNoteit: Online Note Organizer For Students

abhijeet — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:33:07 +0000

MyNoteit is an online note organizer developed especially for school and college students. It offers many features which can help to keep track of notes and assignments. Students can upload files, manage tasks with a to-do list, make use of the built-in advanced calendar and create and join various class groups. The best part – students can easily share notes and also get access to shared notes of classmates.

Features

Web note organizer for taking notes and tracking assignments.
Tools like to-do lists and calendar are also included.
Option to set and get alerts for upcoming assignments available.
Notes can be shared
Users can create or join class groups.
Similar tools: Notefish, Luminotes and Helipad.

Check out MyNoteit @ www.mynoteit.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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DoStuffForMoney: Offer Someone Money to Get Your Job Done

kaly — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:30:42 +0000

DoStuffForMoney is a new online service from ebay-owned PayPal that has a simple purpose, it allows anyone to ask someone to get something done for money. For example, it is your turn to clean the room and you do not feel like doing it, you may simply log in to DoStuffForMoney and send an offer (via email or Facebook) to your roommate saying something like “Clean room for me and I will pay you 20$”. He may accept the offer and get instantly paid via PayPal.

Features:

Lets you offer money to get your job done.
Make an offer and pay when the job done with paypal.
Send offer via email or Facebook.
Free and fun.

Check out DoStuffForMoney @ www.paypal-dostuffformoney.com (via webware)

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WebElements: Online Copy Of The Periodic Table Of Elements

azim — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:53:39 +0000

WebElements is a web based copy of the periodic table of elements, useful tool to anyone majoring in Chemistry or almost every high-school student. It allows users to get more information about any element on the table, see it’s pictures, crystal structure, atom sizes, isotopes and other properties.

Users may browse information on each element by a specific scope (history, uses, crystal structures, isotopes etc). Elements can be also easily compared with each other based on various criteria.

Features:

Online copy of periodic table of elements for high school students or Chemistry majors.
Browse the information on elements by a specific scope (History, Uses, Crystal structures, Isotopes etc) by selecting tabs above.
Download periodic table in PDF format.
Similar website: PTable.com.

Check out WebElements @ www.webelements.com

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Helipad: Flexible Web Notepad

abhijeet — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:51:05 +0000

Helipad is a very flexible web notepad that makes it easy to create notes and organize them using tags. These tags can also be color-coded for easier search. You can also maintain to-do lists using Helipad. It has a simple user interface and also features auto-save and live search on every page. Themes and plugins make it highly customizable. It also lets you print and share your notes.

Helipad works great with iPhone, PS3, PSP and Wii. Hence, make notes from your mobile anytime as well as from some of your games consoles.

Features :

Easy to use web notepad replacement.
Allows tagging for easy locating.
Maintain to-do lists.
Has useful features like auto-save and live search.
Customizable due to themes and plugins.
Lets you print and share notes.
Also works with iPhone and some gaming consoles.
Similar websites: Yanobs, JottIt and several more.

Check out Helipad @ pad.helicoid.net/home.html (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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IdiomSite: Find Out Meanings of Common Sayings

azim — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:30:08 +0000

Idioms are common sayings like “Picture paints a thousand words” or “Back to square one” etc., are used quite often in English language. If you don’t always understand some of these idioms, you should check out the IdiomSite. The site contains definitions and meanings of common sayings that are often used in English language.

Browse idioms alphabetically or search for a particular saying on the page using your browser’s search function.

Features:

Find out meanings of common idioms in English language.
Browse idioms alphabetically or search for a particular phrase on the page using your browser’s search function.
Similar website: UrbanDictionary

Check out IdiomSite @ www.idiomsite.com

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WordSift: Visualize Text & Related Information

abhijeet — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:16:30 +0000

Wordsift is a new tool which can help you get more information about a word or a sentence by displaying the related images from Google, visual thesaurus showing word relationships and more information about the text, all on one page. The tool was created primarily for teachers so that they can visualize text vocabulary structure and share it with their students.

Here’s how it works:

For more info watch demo video below:

You might also want to check other similar apps for visualizing text and words which we have profiled earlier. These are Lexipedia, VisuWords and Wordle.

Check out Wordsift @ www.wordsift.com (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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Plagium: Online Plagiarism Tracker

azim — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:50:05 +0000

Plagium is a free online multilingual plagiarism tracker that lets you check whether a content from your website or research paper has been copied and used anywhere else. While you can always search for copied content using a search engine like Google or Yahoo etc. search engines often impose a limit of 10-12 words per search. When it comes to Plagium it can accept much larger blocks of text for searching online.

To check your content for plagiarism online, simply paste a block of text inside provided form (or submit its online URL) and then click on the “Track plagiarisms”. Wait until Plagium scans through webpages on the Internet and brings a list of websites containing the identical text.

The site doesn’t require users to register in order to use the plagiarism tracker. However, as a bonus regsitered users are able setup alerts for certain text and receive a weekly email plagiarism reports.

Features:

Free online plagiarism checker for checking whether content from a website or research paper has been used anywhere else.
Able to handle checks with large blocks of text.
Supports English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages.
Setup alerts and get weekly email reports (registered users only).
Similar websites: The Plagiarism Checker and Copyscape.

Check out Plagium @ www.plagium.com

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AgainButSlower: Read Wikipedia In Plain English

kaly — Tue, 26 May 2009 08:27:59 +0000

Wikipedia is a grate resource to find information on many topics, however some articles can be really hard to grasp especially for non experts and people who are still learning English. AgainButSlower is a mashup website that tries to address this by displaying a simplified version of the Wikipedia along with the original one and so helping users with hard to grasp Wikipedia articles.

Works easy, simply enter the article title or its URL in the provided box and click on the “Again, but slower” button. The page will then load the original and simplified versions of article side-by-side. Please keep in mind though that not all Wikipedia articles have “simpler versions”. Currently there are simplified versions for over 59,000 content pages.

Features:

Read Wikipedia in simple English.
View the original and simplified versions of the article side by side.
Free, no sign up needed.

Check out AgainButSlower @ www.againbutslower.com

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Solvr: Group Problem Solving Tool

kaly — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:47:31 +0000

Solvr is an interesting group problem solving tool which allows a group of people collaboratively discuss problems and ideas over the net. The application provides a platform where a person can share thoughts or problems and then invite others to add ideas on how to solve them. Each suggested idea is presented as a separate branch and anyone can easily vote on it or add their own suggestions.

To get started, simply enter your problem and click on the “Start” button. Solvr will then create a new and unique page for your entry, just grab the URL and send it to others.

Features:

Simple online tool for group problem solving and decision making.
Create and collaborate on as many problems as you want.
Invite as many users as you like by forwarding a URL.
Everybody who knows the URL can add ideas, add new problems and submit comments.
Print out your discussions.
Free and doesn’t require registration.

Check out Solvr @ http://a.freshbrain.com/solvr/

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TemplatesWise: Free Downloadable PowerPoint Templates & Backgrounds

azim — Mon, 18 May 2009 02:53:45 +0000

PowerPoint is the most popular tool for making presentations. While it has many default templates and backgrounds to choose from, if you feel that none of them fits the theme of your topic, check out TemplatesWise. It’s a directory of free downloadable PowerPoint templates and backgrounds that you can easily download and use in your presentations.

The site has a clean and uncluttered interface. Users may browse templates by category (Abstract, General, Nature, Finance etc), by tags, by popularity or search with keywords. Download any template with one click in ZIP archive format.

Features:

Free PowerPoint templates and backgrounds.
Browse template by category, by popularity, by tags etc.
Easily download desired template with a single click.
Similar website: PresentationsETC.

Check out TemplateWise @ www.templateswise.com

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SchoolOfEverything: Find Local Teacher On Any Subject

azim — Sat, 16 May 2009 21:25:14 +0000

SchoolOfEverything is free web service that connects learners with local teachers in any subject. There are many subjects available in different categories. Popular subjects include Math, Tai Chi, Driving lessons, Piano, Yoga, Guitar and more. Currently most of the listed services are for UK users though. Sign up to get started.

See who’s learning what in your area and connect with people who share similar interests. Keep track of your current and future subjects in your profile. Invite your friends by sharing your learner page on your social network profiles and other webpages.

If you have a skill you would like to teach, connect with learners in your area by advertising your services for free through the site.

Features:

Teachers and learners marketplace.
Advertise your teaching skills to other learners online or in your area.
Learn and teach any subject.
Service available in US and UK.
Free, sign up to get started.

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ChoreBuster: Organizing Chores Online Made Simple

azim — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:52:32 +0000

ChoreBuster is a web service that makes organizing chores among a group of people very easy, be it a family or college roommates. It makes sure that everyone gets their fair share of chores every day by allocating them equally between people involved, taking into account difficulty of each chore and everyone’s personal schedule.

How it works:

Enter participants and chores.
Specify how hard each chore is and how often it should be done.
ChoreBuster automatically generates a fair schedule of chores.
Get reminders in your email weekly or daily.

Features:

Online chore organizer.
Automatically allocates daily chores equally among people, based on the difficulty of each task.
Add as many chores and people into a schedule as you like.
Send daily reminders and weekly schedules.
Assign awards to certain difficult chores.
Free, sign up online or try it using the demo account.

Check out ChoreBuster @ www.chorebuster.net

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PDF-Crack: Free Online PDF Unlocker

azim — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:06:05 +0000

Some PDF documents come with restrictions that don’t let you to copy or print its contents. This is very inconvenient if you want to access the information from the document or print it out for offline use. Now you can unlock this kind of PDF files with one click using free online pdf unlocker PDF-Crack from Ensode.net.

Just upload a document from your computer and click “Submit”. The unlocked version of your document will be will be automatically opened in a new browser window. Click to save it to your computer.

Features:

Unlock PDF files online.
Unlock PDF documents that come with copy/paste and print restrictions.
Free. No registration needed.

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MyAwardMaker: Free Custom Certificate Templates

kaly — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:29:47 +0000

MyAwardMaker is a web resource where you can find and download custom certificate templates for different occasions. You can browse templates by categories (school, sports, special occasion, business, blank and relationship) view most popular and latest ones. There is no registration and you can download as many certificates as you like.

Features:

Collection of free to download award certificate templates.
Browse templates by categories view most popular and latest ones.
Download as many certificates as you like.
Free and no registration.

Check out MyAwardMaker @ www.myawardmaker.com

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