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.

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  • http://www.gottabet.com Danny Shah

    Hey there!

    I noticed you have http://www.betsgowild.com on your recommended list…you should really check out http://www.gottabet.com I’ve been using them for 5 months now…and they really are top dog. Far easier and I believe they came before http://www.betsgowild.com. Please do check it out. The best thing is that you can also place bets for small cash amounts! Very cool in between friends too!

    Thanks,

    Danny

  • http://makeuseof.com Aibek

    @Danny

    Thanks for the tip, I am aware of gottabet.com, I have already mentioned it before in makeuseof extra #17

  • Aibek

    Thanks mate….great articles btw! D

  • http://makeuseof.com Aibek

    @Aibek

    hehe…seems like, there is one more “Aibek” out here. :-)