Cool Websites and Tools [July 28th]
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.
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| AirBnB – Hotels are great but they lack that human element. If you are more of a people person and don’t like staying at hotels, AirBnB has something unique to offer. It is a website where you can rent rooms from actual people in their house. Simply choose your city, your stay dates and AirBnB will show you a list of private rental homes and rooms available. Read more: AirBnB: Private Rental Homes & Rooms From Actual People. |
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| Yummly – When it comes to browsing and searching for recipes, Yummly is quite intuitive. You can not only search recipes by titles but also by typing the name of any ingredient. With over 50,000 recipes indexed from sites like Epicurus and RecipeZaar, and a very smart recipe search engine, Yummly is a great tool to check out for food lovers. Read more: Yummly: Very Smart Search Engine For Recipes. |
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| VidMe – YouTube is the most popular online video sharing network but it does not offer the privacy many of us would prefer. In order to better control who gets to see your videos, log on to VidMe. The difference between YouTube and VidMe is that videos shared using VidMe work only for the intended recipient and cannot be forwarded, downloaded, or made viral without the video owner’s approval. Read more: VidMe: Private & Secure Video Sharing With Selected Contacts. |
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| SafetyWeb – While the internet has many merits, there’s no dearth of problems associated with it either. Especially for kids. This is what SafetyWeb aims to address. It’s a new tool that aims to help parents monitor their kids’ online activities, what they are doing and who they are talking to. Read more: SafetyWeb: Monitor Your Kids Online & Keep Them Safe. |
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| Gapminder – is a free web service that provides various data and statistics related to different interesting topics and global issues. Gapminder was built to present a picture of the world using a unique approach to reading data. This website also aims to promote global development with the purpose of accomplishing the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Read more: Gapminder: View Interesting Statistics Of The World Development & Global Issues. |
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No idea why it is happening but .. I signed up for VidMe and uploaded a short video.
Everytime I try to view the video, it freezes my browser and I have to use the Task Manager to end my browser session.
The program (VidMe) actually 'stops' my browser from running!
(Comments wont nest below this level)Okay .. I think that I found where the problem lies.
The VidMe doesn't want to work, using the Opera browser.
It works fine with IE which I try to Never Use!
Don't know if it works with Firefox!?
(Comments wont nest below this level)If it works on on one browser but not the other it must be something on your end. Tried Chrome or Firefox?
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