Cool Websites and Tools [January 16th, 2010]

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 more cool websites and web app reviews subscribe to MakeUseOf Directory.

 

Absolutely Free Plans – Are you looking for woodworking plans and templates for your next crafty project? Then you should bookmark AbsolutelyFreePlans. This simple website lists links to free woodworking project plans, instructions and basic how-to resources to help you build simple things such as desks, beds, workbenchs to more complicated stuff like skateboard ramps, picket fence, hand sleds, and gazebos. Read more: AbsolutelyFreePlans: A Resource For Free Woodworking Project Plans.

 

Funeral Program Templates – Mourning for a lost loved one can be difficult especially if you are given the task of organizing the funeral. Fortunately, you can turn to Funeral Program Templates. This simple website provides free funeral service memorial templates in Microsoft Word format. You can easily edit the downloaded the programs to fill in information about your loved one and set the details of the funeral. Read more: FuneralProgramTemplates: Download Free Funeral Service Memorial Templates.

 

 

Tagul – Tag clouds are visual representations of user-generated tags to describe the content of a blog or a website. Almost all blogs have their own tag clouds, but Tagul takes this a step further by letting you design beautiful tag clouds which you can add to your blogs or any webpage to replace your ordinary tag clouds. Read more: Tagul: Create Beautiful Tag Clouds For Your Blog Or Website.

 

 

Casper – is a cool live flight tracker based on Google Maps that lets you track flights in real time. You can see actual planes coming in and out of airports color-coded by airlines. Hovering your mouse over any plane provides you with additional details such as departure airport, arrival airport, flight number, current altitude and speed. Read more: Casper: Cool Live Flight Tracker.

 

 

Flogs – is a complete online solution for creating digital calendars, adding events to them and syncing them to your favorite calendar application. Flogs provide a huge database of event calendars from around the world that you can browse through by category, country or dates. Read more: Flogs: Create & Sync Public Calendars.

 

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  • http://shazebqadir.com Shazeb

    Casper looks very promising but it’s only for flights originating or departing in Amsterdam right now :(

    • Carsten

      Indeed, looks rather cool.

      Checked their website and it does seem to track in/out flights from Schiphol Airport (Amsterdam).

  • http://www.websitetemplates.bz/ terko

    Hi, guys!! Just take a look on ma new website – what do you think about it?? I think that not bad one…

    • http://makeuseof.com Aibek

      what’s your new site?