Cool Websites and Tools [May 21st, 2010]

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Daily Motivator – Mornings can be a tough time, particularly if you think your morning will be a busy one. If short quotes and positive thinking can make you feel better about your morning, you might want to check out Daily Motivator. Read more: Daily Motivator: Displays A Positive Motivational Quote When You Start Firefox.

 

ScreenPerfect – Ask any graphics designer (or a gaming enthusiast) about the differences between various computer monitors and their color settings and you’ll probably get a long lecture about how important it is to get all those myriad settings just perfect. ScreenPerfect is a web based application that takes you through a number of steps that help you correct your monitor settings. Read more: ScreenPerfect: Handy Little Wizard To Correct Your Monitor Settings.

 

 

ShiftPlanning – Cloud-based employee schedule software for small businesses. This free service allows managers to set schedules and monitor shifts, while letting employees view their schedules, set availability, and request for time-off with a few clicks. Read more: ShiftPlanning: Employee Schedule Management Software Online .

 

 

Tempalias – Signing up for a web service but don’t trust them enough to give out your original email address? You can easily create a temporary one using Tempalias. Simply enter your original email address and Tempalias will create a temporary email alias for you that you use to receive email. Read more: Tempalias: Create Temporary Email Aliases.

 

 

Poster-Street – Finding the perfect poster for your office or school is not the easiest thing in the world. And unlike the 80′s, posters aren’t even considered that cool anymore. So if you’re tired of looking at the same old blank walls of your room, you definitely need to give Poster Street a try to spruce things up a bit. Read more: Poster-Street: Download Free Posters On Almost Any Theme.

 

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  • http://lcdmonitorrepairguides.blogspot.com/ Nat Jay

    I like Poster-Street and ScreenPerfect. One for the offline world, the other for virtual optimization.

    • http://www.makeuseof.com/ Aibek

      I really like the idea behind the Poster-Secrte as well, I only wish they had a richer choice. The selection in its current state is very poor.

  • Nat Jay

    I like Poster-Street and ScreenPerfect. One for the offline world, the other for virtual optimization.

  • tiredofit

    ShiftPlanning says that it starts at $10 a month, not free.

    • Anonymous

      Hi Tiredofit

      Thanks for pointing it out. I have updated the article. The service was free at the time we reviewed it. I guess they have decided to introduce 3 month limit on free account.

  • tiredofit

    ShiftPlanning says that it starts at $10 a month, not free.

  • YigBoo

    Wow, very cool tools indeed. Thats amazing.

    http://www.complete-anonymity.at.tc

  • kalymocha

    Hi Tiredofit

    Thanks for pointing it out. I have updated the article. The service was free at the time we reviewed it. I guess they have decided to introduce 3 month limit on free account.

  • Aibek

    I really like the idea behind the Poster-Secrte as well, I only wish they had a richer choice. The selection in its current state is very poor.