Cool Websites and Tips (makeuseof extra #63)

Cool Software and Websites: (All FREE unless stated otherwise)

• Anywr - web-based contacts management service. Features: import contacts from (MSN, Gmail, Yahoo, etc. ), group messaging, sync. contacts with your mobile, automated address book, birthday reminder and more.
• FilesTube - search engine designed to search files in various file sharing and uploading sites like Rapidshare.
• ImageUploadWidget (Mac OSX) - dashboard widget that lets you quickly upload desired pics to ImageShack(popular free image hosting/sharing service. Just drag’n drop a file onto the widget and it’ll do the rest.
• HopStop - online subway and bus directions service for New York (NYC), Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and Washington D.C. Can be also accessed directly from mobile.
• Movavi - ad-free online video converter. Convert up to 5 files simultaneously.
• RealAmplify - easy-to-embed, customizable audio player for your webpage/blog.
• Secunia Software Inspector - web-based utility that inspect your Windows system and installed software for insecure versions and missing security updates.
• TagsAhoy - search all your tags, across different sites, from one location. Supported sites include Del.icio.us, Flickr, Gmail, Squirl, LibraryThing and more.
• ToneShared - collection of free mobile ringtones made by some of the best minds working in electronic and experimental music.

Cool Articles and Tips

• Awesome Dual-Screen wallpapers [3datadesign.com]
• Top 25: Most popular blogs (based on June 2007) [ebizmba.com]
• HowTo: Forward/Receive Emails as SMS on your phone [email-unlimited.com]
• Amount of Pirated Software per Computer by country (graph) [economist.com]
• Best MySpace Layouts That Don’t Look Like MySpace At All [mashable.com] - more myspace tools