May 30, 2007
‘HowTo’s (HowTos, HowTo’s, or whatever you prefer to call them) are excellent problems solvers: they provide quick, easy-to-follow and non-overwhelming solutions to one or another problem that pop-up during daily routines. People love them, especially when they’re free, regardless whether it’s a step-by-step guide or a couple of minutes long video. Good news, the amount [...]
May 28, 2007
Cool Software and Websites: (All free unless stated otherwise) Jaiku – new Twitter-like service that lets you freely and instantly tell your friends (via web or mobile) what you’re upto, how you’re feeling, where you’re going, etc. Blogsigs – automatically include the title of your latest blog post in your email signature. Google Translate – [...]
May 26, 2007
Cool Software and Websites: (All free unless stated otherwise) CashBoard – online service to help you efficiently track your business projects: create projects and assign tasks to others, log time spent on tasks, auto-send invoices and payment reminders, etc. EasyPost (Canada) – send regular paper letter mail to any mailbox in Canada for free. Interclue [...]
May 24, 2007
Here on makeuseof, it’s all about cool free websites, software and tips. While this post perfectly fits into this philosophy, it’s slightly different from most of the stuff we have published before. Basically, what you’ll see below, is a list of web services where your phone (not a PC) plays a main role. Whether you [...]
May 22, 2007
Google Calendar is definitely one of the coolest online calendars and task-management applications. It has everything an average user may wish for: speed, non-cluttered design and lots of useful and never failing features, i.e. calendar sharing, quick event entry, follow-up reminders (SMS/email), RSS feeds, etc. [More on Google Calendar...]. In addition to it’s standard feature [...]
May 21, 2007
Cool Software and Websites: (All free unless stated otherwise) Bringo – handy service that lets you bypass annoying phone support queues (or waiting lines) and get to the company representative you need in a matter of seconds. [HowTo: (1) Find the company you'd like to call by category (credit cards, mortgages, loans, health care, etc), [...]
May 19, 2007
Here you go, one more not to be missed MakeUseOf list, now it’s about ‘Music Videos’. In particular, about web services letting you freely stream full-length music videos, create video playlists, share them with friends and so on. From basic music video link aggregators and search engines to feature-filled online music channels. Enjoy! (1) Seeqpod [...]
May 17, 2007
Cool Software and Websites: (All free unless stated otherwise) for iTunes: (1) Magnetosphere – cool iTunes visualizer, (2) Autorate – auto-sets the rating for all tracks in your iTunes library according to how often each track is played/skipped. Peepel – online word processor and spreadsheet (i.e. Excel) utility. Features include: remote access, file sharing, document [...]
May 15, 2007
Mozilla Thunderbird is an Outlook-like email client, but way better. It’s free, it’s multi-platform, it’s multi-lingual and most importantly, it’s highly customizable featuring lots of useful addons and themes. In case you’re new to it than you can read about it here, otherwise jump directly to must-have section below. TOP 10 Thunderbird Addons (must-have) (1) [...]
May 13, 2007
In case you never came across any ‘Web Annotation’ service before, than basically what it is, is a bookmarking tool (usually in the form of browser addon or bookmarklet) that allows users to annotate (add sticky notes, highlights, etc.) any desired webpage and store it online. There are many cool things you can do with [...]
