makeuseof Extra #43 (Web Goodies and Tips)

Cool Software and Websites: (All free unless stated otherwise.)

  • BlueOrganizer – intuitive browser addon(Firefox and Flock) which makes web browsing way more interactive: (1) Looking up movies on Amazon? -> Rent them on Netflix instantly. (2) Reading an article on iPods? -> Compare prices on PriceGrabber with one click. (3) Reading a piece on some artist? -> Instantly create a station on Pandora. (4) Reserve a restaurant on OpenTable right from the restaurant review page. (5) Look up a map on google without typing a thing and lots more.
  • Clickster (Windows) – simple to use desktop application which lets you search and download (fast) mp3 files from Google.
  • FutureMail – quite unusual but rather cool service that lets you send yourself emails and have them delivered sometime in the future.
  • HiTask – really cool and possibly the best online task management and team collaboration utility. Manage your tasks and ToDos: group them (by category, date, colors, etc.), share/collaborate on tasks with others and lots more. See where it stands among 40+ other ‘to-do’ apps
  • OrbitDownloader – all-in-one web downloader and accelerator: lets you download flash and streaming videos (from youtube, metacafe, dailymotion…), files from rapidshare and lots more. Works with IE, Firefox, Maxthon and Opera browsers
  • ProductWiki – wikipedia-like (aka wiki) community where people share info about consumer products. Great place for unbiased product reviews.
  • StripeGenerator – handy web-designer tool for generating various diagonal stripes for background tiles
  • Pyro.tv – nice entertainment network for web folks, features several popular web TV shows(diggnation, rocketboom, etc.) and some more. Browse channels by genre, popularity or search for exactly what you want. (+ RSS feeds for each channel)

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  • Crispy

    awesome roundup, keep it up.