Cool Websites and Tools [May 3'rd, 2009]

cool websites 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)  CarBibles – CarBibles is a comprehensive auto maintenance guide which explains in detail how different car parts work. Also includes useful car maintenance tips, product reviews and general advice for car owners. Read more: CarBibles: Comprehensive Auto Maintenance Guide .

(2) ClimateMap – It is a web service using which you can view average temperature and rainfall data for thousands of global locations presented in the easy to read charts. Read more: ClimateMap: Check out Average Temperature & Rainfall Information For Any Location.

(3) FatBurgr – Fatburgr gives you information on nutritional content (calories, fat, carbs, fiber) of the food you order in your favorite restaurants. Currently information is available for popular restaurant chains like McDonalds, KFC, Wendy’s, Burger King etc., with new ones added daily. Read more: FatBurgr: Fast Food Restaurant Nutritional Guide.

(4) SiteLauncher – SiteLauncher is a Firefox plugin which can add some speed to your browsing by letting you quickly launch your favorite websites using simple keyboard shortcuts. Read more: SiteLauncher: Launch Favorite Websites with Simple Shortcuts.

(5) TwitterCompressor – TwitterCompressor  lets you squeeze as much as possible text into those 140 characters allowed on Twitter by removing spaces and capitalizing each word. Read more: TwitterCompressor: Compress Your Twitter Messages.

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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  • http://virgintech.org VirginTech

    There is another great alternative for twitter compressor , i am not getting its name right now. Once it will come to my mind i’ll surely share it with you guyz!

    • http://makeuseof.com Aibek

      thanks, just leave it comments here.

  • http://www.bidigitalframes.com lcd picture frame

    twitter is great,but donnt wanna add that much words into it,or you’ll miss your point,it’s just microblog service,tinyurl will too much enogh.

    Schumi