Cool Websites and Tools [March 4th, 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.

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Advertt – Everybody has their favorite online dictionary that they keep going back to. However there are times when you cannot find a word in a dictionary and have to try another one. For times like these, remember Advertt. It is a handy website that lets you search multiple dictionaries at once. Read more: Advertt: Search Multiple Dictionaries At Once.

 

Google Buzz Desktop – If you are so fascinated by Google Buzz but don’t like to open a browser window every time you want to visit Buzz, try this new desktop application. The light-weight desktop app for google buz is based on Adobe AIR and auto-updates every two minutes. Read more: GoogleBuzzDesktop: A Desktop App For Google Buzz.

 

 

FullScreenWeather – Wunderground has been my go-to weather webpage for ages, and the recently launched FullScreenWeather reminds me why. Simply put, this online weather service is the web’s no-nonsense answer to your parent’s beloved weatherman. Read more: FullScreenWeather: Cool Online Weather Service From Wunderground.

 

 

Privacy Policy Generator – Having a relevant and adequate privacy policy is a critical thing for any website nowadays. One option is to hire a legal adviser to write the policy; however, a more reasonable alternative is a new web tool called PrivacyPolicyGenerator. Read more: PrivacyPolicyGenerator: Generate A Privacy Policy For Your Website.

 

 

EssayRater – is a free web app that reviews, grades and checks essays for plagiarism, and helps you to improve them. This tool goes beyond the usual online proof-reading tools by checking your paper for the quality of word choice, sentence structure, content originality and more. Read more: Essayrater: Checks Essays for Plagiarism & Helps to Improve.

 

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    TQ.nice info and review

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    Nice sites!

  • Travis

    For my Dictionary, I use onelook.com

  • Travis

    For my Dictionary, I use onelook.com…

  • http://www.techcubetalk.com Alex

    Very useful websites you have submitted. This is really helpful. I’m a writer and I found the plagiarism checker you listed is really a good one.

    • http://makeuseof.com Aibek

      Glad you liked it!

  • WilliamH

    Thanks for FullScreenWeather
    That, along with Bubbles, is 100% more effective than any weather application available.

  • Aibek

    we have covered it as well,

    http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/u…