Cool Websites and Tools (#277)

Check out some of the latest makeuseof discoveries. All listed websites are FREE (or come with a decent free account option). No trials or buy-to-use craplets. For even more app reviews subscribe to makeuseof directory.

(1) Add-Art – It is an interesting Firefox ad blocking add-on that can replace website ads with art images by featured artists. Read more: Add-Art – Replace Ads With Art Images.

(2) Brupt – Easily search for Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Adobe PDF documents indexed by Google. Simply select the document type you need, enter your keyword and click on “Search”. Read more: Brupt – Online Document Search Tool.

(3) Polls Boutique – Create polls using text, pictures, audio and video, and then ask users to vote on them. Read more: Polls Boutique – Create Polls On Everything.

(4) The HTML Encoder – Using this simple web app you can instantly encode any email address link in such way that makes it unreadable to search engines, crawlers or spam bots. Read more: TheHTMLEncoder – Hide Email Address from Spam Bots.

(5) TwitterRemote – A site widgets that displays the Twitter users who recently been on your website. It’s much like the Yahoo’s MyBlogLog widget that displays recent visitors, but for Twitter. Read more: TwitterRemote – Shows Twitter Users Who Visited Your Site.

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