Cool Websites and Tools (edition #200)

Nov. 18th, 2008 By Aibek
'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. Want to submit your application to MakeUseOf directory ? See how here.

(1) BBsnap - Simple web app that lets you create wallpapers for your Blackberry phone using Flickr pictures. Read more: BBsnap - Get Cool Wallpaper For Your Blackberry.

(2) ConvertPdfToWord - Quickly convert PDF documents to Word. You can convert as many files as you like, regardless of individual file size. Read more: ConvertPdfToWord - PDF To Word Converter.

(3) CreateHDR - Add HDR effect to any JPG photo in less then a minute. No email or sign up needed. Read more: CreateHDR - Add HDR Effect to Images Without Photoshop

(4) GeoBestOfYoutube - See most popular YouTube videos by country. It lets you even specify the time period (today, this week, etc). Read more: GeoBestOfYouTube - Top YouTube Videos By Country.

(5) MashedLife - Securely manage passwords and logins for all your different online identities at one place. Using MashedLife you can login into any of your online accounts with a single click, no more passwords to type or remember. Read more: MashedLilfe - Easy Online Password Manager.

(6) MMSface -Upload photos to Flickr, Hi5 & MySpace directly from your mobile using MMS or email. Send an email or MMS to flickr@mmsface.com or hi5@mmsface.com and have your photos uploaded to the respective sites. Read more: MMSface - Upload Photos via MMS to Hi5, Flickr & MySpace.

(7) PokeTalk - Make free calls to 50+ countries. No headphones or mic required, just a web browser and a regular or mobile phone. Read more: PokeTalk - Make Up To 50 Free International Calls Per Month.

(8) Nimbb - Record 30 sec. long videos using your webcam and then easily share them online. No installation or sign up required, just go to site and start recording. Then get the video URL and share it with others. Read more: Nimbb - Record Short Videos and Share Them.

(9) Notify.me - New service which endeavors to deliver any information on the web which you consider important, in real time. You can track items on sites like craisglist, keep a track of job postings, stay up to date with latest news etc. Read more: Notify.me - Get Real Time Notifications Of Important Information.

(10) Statbrain - Estimates the number of total daily visits to a site. Also displays info like Alexa rank, number of backlinks (as seen in Google and Yahoo), location (country) of the server and so on. Read more: Statbrain - Instantly Find the Traffic Figures For A Site.

These are just half of the websites that we discovered in the last 3-4 days. If you want us to send you daily round-up of all cool websites we come across leave your email here. Or follow us via RSS feed.

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8 Comments Add Comment
2008-11-18 23:49:51

Very useful sites thanks Aibek specially GeobestofYoutube will be very useful to know which videos are famous in which country.

2008-11-19 02:51:59
Pelly

Congatulations on the 200th ! :)
Keep up the good work !

2008-11-20 23:31:05
2008-11-19 16:55:47

I just wrote about ConvertPDFtoWord today. I didn’t discover it here, but I did on Delicious. I’m guessing it received its popularity here.

I like statbrain too, but it’s visit guess was way off for me.

2008-11-20 23:31:48

Indeed, many times after sites get featured on MUO they endup on delicious hotlist.

2008-11-20 07:52:31
Petrus
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Ive saw you add http://www.mmsface.com . I seen this days a great tool for top hi5. If you search your profile on it, youll find on what rank you are in hi5.The link is http://www.hi5-profiles.com .It gives you a code with your primar photo from profile and the rank you are write on it:).
You could add it.Also it says is a search engine for hi5 network….

2008-12-01 09:28:23
Michael Diener
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I was very interested in the ConvertPDFToWord site and service. The only concern I have about online conversion is what happens to the PDF document uploaded and Word doc downloaded in terms of security. Is a copy left up on their servers? If so, this would not be appropriate for business use. I did not see way to contact them on their site for privacy information, so am concerned.

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