Web Goodies and Tips (makeuseof extra #54)

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

• BetsGoWild – fun community where you can freely bet on anything, against anyone. Check out some of the current bets: Next U.S. President will be a woman, You take…(Red Pill or Blue Pill), …
• DeliveryStatus (Mac) – all-in-one ‘delivery tracker’ widget for your Dashboard. Just provide it with your Order or Tracking number(s) and it’ll keep you up-to-date on the status of your package. (Track Deliveries from Amazon, DHL, FedEx, UPS, Canada Post and more)
• LiveCDlist – huge list of Linux Distros (Knoppix, Ubuntu, FreeBSD…) + free download links
• RealEditor – online Myspace profile layout editor. Lets you easily edit the look and style of the background, boxes, text links and images. More Myspace tools
• SkyScanner – excellent (checked!) cheap flights search engine for traveling between and within 100+ countries.
• SuTree – user-contributed directory of free video lessons, tutorials, lectures and ‘How To’ guides. Categories include: Gaming, Health, Computers, Money and Finance, College, Kids, etc.
• Tabber – simple and easy to use web-based contact manager (address book). Lets you quickly import and tag (categorize) your contacts form your email (Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail), or web profiles (Facebook, Myspace, etc).
• Toodledo – comprehensive, simple-to-use, feature-filled online task-managment (to-do) service. Features include: (1) Organize and Sort tasks by folder, due-date, priority, tag, context and more. (2) Access it from mobile. (3) Share and Collaborate on tasks. (4) Track updates via RSS. (5) Set email reminders, (6) Print tasks to foldable booklet …
• YzShadow (Win) – cool visual enhancement tool that lets you add a shadow effect to open windows on your system.

Cool Articles and Tips

• Top 20 diet sites, ranked by traffic [healthratings.org]
• 17 Must-Have Free Apps for New Ubuntu Users – [rewardprograms.org]
• HowTo: Create Custom Icons for your Mac [macapper.com]
• How to: Access Pandora from outside the US – [franticindustries.com]
• OSX and Vista dual boot on your Intel / AMD Windows machine [profit42.com]