Cool Websites and Tools (edition #115)

'extra' post 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) Doodle – Next time you need to schedule a meeting, try Doodle: it’s smart, simple, fast, and doesn’t require any sign-up. Read more: Doodle – Quick Meeting Planner.

(2) MyVoipProvider – Compare VoIP calling rates to any country worldwide. MyVoipProvider looks through hundreds of popular VoIP providers (Skype, VoipBuster, Jajah etc.) and lists them based on the calling rates. Read more : MyVoipProvider – Compare VoIP Calling Rates.

(3) PhoneSpell – Ever wonder what the letters that are associated with your phone number spell out. This is the place to find it out. Read more: PhoneSpell – What does your Phone Number Spell ?.

(4) phpForm – Great online form creator for those who aren’t sure of HTML. Create forms quickly and efficiently. Read more: phpForm – Web Form Creator.

(5) Pingie – Free RSS to SMS service that allows users to forward RSS feeds to mobile phones. Read more: Pingie – RSS to SMS – Instantly!.

(6) SwarmSketch – Online sketch board where 1000s of people collaborate on all kinds of sketches. Each week SwarmSketch randomly chooses some popular search term and makes it the sketch subject for the week. Read more: SwarmSketch – Collective Sketching!.

(7) SubwayMaps – Find and print subway and metro maps for almost any city that has a subway. In addition to maps you can also get such info as hours of operation, ticket price, related subway images, etc. Read more: SubwayMaps – Printable Metro Maps.

(8) WebFormFactory – Every online form needs a backend code, something that grabs the input data and processes it. WFF is an open source online form generator which automatically generates the necessary backend code to tie your form to a database. Combine it with above phpForm, and you have everything you need to design and place forms on your website. Read more: WebFormFactory – Generate Backend Code for your Web Forms.

(9) WhatTheFont – Online font recognition tool that identifes the font type (Arial, Helvetica, Time New Roman, Tahoma etc.) by scanning font image. Read more: WhatTheFont – Recognize the Font from any Image.

(10) YouTorrent – Newly launched torrent search site that enables users to search and compare torrents from 12 popular torrent engines (Mininova, The Pirate Bay “¦ ) simultaneously. Read more: YouTorrent – Torrent Comparison Search Engine.

NOTE: These are just half of the applications that were added to our Directory in the last 3-4 days. To keep up-to-date on all directory additions subscribe to MakeUseOf Directory here. Want latest reviews in your email ? Subscribe via email.

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  • Pat

    Some of these are awesome, thanks! I really got a kick out of phone spell, even though my number doesn’t spell anything cool. Subways maps is awesome too, especially for anyone who is on the road a lot.

    I’m not sure if this is in your directory, but one of my favorite sites/softwares is ooVoo http://www.oovoo.com. Its a free video conferencing service for up to six people at once. I’ve been using it for work the past couple months and have found it to be great.

    Maybe some of your readers would be interested in it.

    Cheers,

    Pat

    • http://makeuseof.com Aibek

      I am not much of a video conferencing guy but I like oovoo as well. We have reviewed several times, both in directory and blog.

      • http://www.abrahamharrison.com Pat

        Hey Aibek, Thanks so much for reviewing it. There is a new update coming soon if you would like to take a look at it let me know!
        -Pat

  • http://www.coolonlinetools.com Linda Martin-Peoples

    Great finds: phpForm and WebFormFactory!
    I needed those! Thanks!

    • http://makeuseof.com Aibek

      Thanks Linda

      Yeah, those two are pretty good, especially WebFormFactory. ;-)

  • http://www.moreganize.com Tom

    Hello

    http://www.moreganize.com is definitely also a web tool which belongs in the category cool tools!

    Cheers Tom