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7 Amazingly Inspirational Websites That You Forgot to Bookmark
The websites below are a potpourri of interesting conversations, good news from around the world, uplifting advice, and thought provoking ideas. All of them are built around the hope that you will use them to find your own inner voice. Be inspired!
5 Poetry Websites You Can Go To Catch The Best Of Verse
As with all things, the internet is a fount for budding poets and those who are genuinely enthusiastic about the most beautiful form of literature. Which are the better ones you can go to? Let’s browse around and find the five best poetry websites to catch the best of verse.
10 Best Comprehensive Websites to Go to for Game Cheat Codes
Video games are challenges in themselves; it’s just that cheat codes make them more interesting. From 8 bit games of old to today’s massively multiplayer online games and even Facebook games like Farmville, cheat codes are a part of the gaming culture. Use them or abhor them, here are ten gaming websites to go to for game cheat codes.
Vocabulary Challenged? Try 8 Things On Dictionary.com To Improve Your English
Dictionary.com and its resources make it almost a portal that takes you on a journey of word discoveries. Word has it that it is probably the most frequented of online dictionary and reference sources on the web. Why not – after all you can do much more than merely look up a word here. Try these 8 for starters.
7 Websites That Help You Learn How To Tie The Perfect Knot
I personally think having a knack for knots is one of the essential skills to have or acquire in your toolset of manliness. After all, one never knows when you might be called upon to rope a steer…or knot a tie. So, if you weren’t a Boy Scout, here are a few resources that give you a notch to add on the manliness scale.
10 Best Hotel Search Engines to Get the Best Deals When You Travel
Are you a last minute hotel booker or one who plans out trips months in advance? If you are a business traveller, chances are that you are the former. If you aren't, then you are just the guy who could do with this article. Come to think of it, even if you are a business traveller who lives out of a suitcase, it would pay to keep these hotel search engines bookmarked because it could give you some room near your bottom-line.
Organize Your Chrome Extensions Into Groups & Speed Up Your Browsing With Context
Installing Chrome extensions is easy as a click and you don’t even have to hold your breath. But we shouldn’t forget that extensions are little programs that feed off our computer’s resources. And some can be real resource hogs. Also, too many extensions create a clutter that’s not so aesthetic when you want some clean real estate on your browser. Not surprisingly, the answer lies in another extension.
5 Web Apps Which Show Us How To Make Use Of QR Codes Differently
You must have spotted at least one QR code by now. If not, then you are a certifiable alien from Mars. QR codes are quite the rage. We have them on everything from food labels to car bumpers. And yes, tattoos too! QR codes are definitely mainstream now, given a boost up the use of smartphones and intelligent scanning apps that reside in them. So, here are five more web apps which show us how QR codes have gone conventional.
4 Simple Motivational Web Apps That Can Spur You Into Action in Seconds
How to motivate yourself isn’t taught in schools. It is something each of us must learn to do on one’s own…or take the help of the web for some pointers. One of the pointers that will serve you well is to keep motivation triggers simple. So, here are four really simple ways you can motivate yourself.
4 Funny & Odd Search Engines That Work Off The Beaten Track
Search engines that are off the beaten track form a legion of their own. We saw a few when we listed 10 Offbeat & Alternative Search Engines You Might Not Have Heard Of. The search engine pile is far from dry; let’s check out a few funny and odd search engines that define the word – offbeat.
5 Wikipedia Games You Can Try Your Hand On
Wikipedia will continue to get knocked down for credibility and accuracy but it is the best open source project we know of. And one we still depend on for a quick reference. Wikipedia is the last place you would expect to play a few serious games, but dig deep and a few intrepid web applications have been built around the knowledge rich online encyclopedia. Wikipedia games just give you another way to kill a few of those dull hours and gain a bit of grey matter in the process.
Play The Game Of Life & Get To Your Goals With Mindbloom
What exactly is Mindbloom? Is it a mind mapping application? Is it a goal-setting motivational tool? Is it a social network? Or is it a game? Mindbloom is actually a bit of all these, but primarily the concept of Mindbloom seems to follow the old adage that a giant oak grows from a tiny acorn. Mindbloom believes that the journey of life or at least its planning should be fun. Mindbloom says it’s a fun, simple and effective way to improve the quality of your life.
Test Your New Year Resolutions With These 5 Email In The Future Services
There’s always a tragic story behind our New Year resolutions and goal setting endeavors. Reams have been written on how to stick to resolutions. So, let me try to add a few pages here with a slightly different take on email in the future services. Emailing yourself in the future could serve as reminders to alert you about sticking to the path and make a fresh start if you stray.
7 Offbeat & Almost Useless Chrome Extensions That Are Still Worth An Installation
In the world of web apps, the “offbeat” swings between the ‘interesting’ and the ‘almost useless’. It just boils down to the way we perceive it. For the time they exist, offbeat apps give us a few moments of fun and take us away from the humdrum. I tried to have the same outlook while searching for a few good offbeat (but almost useless) Chrome extensions inside the Chrome Web Store.
5 Reasons for Using Anonymous Email Services to Get Your Message Across
Anonymous emails allow you to send emails without revealing your ID or detectable fingerprints like your IP. A layman cannot begin to take the anonymous digital route that easily; he has to depend on hosted services like disposable email IDs to anonymous remailing tools to remain a John Doe (or Jane Doe). Sending an email without letting the recipient know can be used for a variety of non-malicious causes which make them really useful. Here are five for your consideration.
10 Inspirational Websites For Creating Your Own Customized Logo Designs
Designing the perfect logo requires an in-depth understanding of the company, the product, the consumers, and the culture in which all these operate. But what if you are starting out with your own small business and need a logo? Costs come in the way of hiring the best logo designers. The makeshift answer could be to look for some creative logo inspiration and design a logo yourself.
Relax While Working On The Computer With These 6 Google Chrome Extensions
Nothing has us beat as a hard day’s work at the office. Taking the evening off to relax and release all that stress is not an option for those with a bits and bytes lifestyle. When Friday seems a long way off and the computer screen the only companion, where do you go for a bit of relaxation? The online world of course! Play with these six relaxing Chrome extensions and let the stress ebb away.
Select Specific Cookies & Keep Them In A Whitelist While Deleting Others In Chrome
All browsers have cookie management functions. You can easily delete all cookies or specific cookies. You can even configure certain cookies to be blocked while allowing others. But sometimes I like to retain a few cookies – for e.g. those from social forums, banking sites, extension preferences – while deleting the rest across browsing sessions. So, let’s look at a quick way to create a whitelist to save specific cookies in Chrome and a more global solution using a great freeware.
8 Solutions To Loop YouTube Videos & Watch Them Again
It might be a Photoshop tutorial on one hand and Rebecca Black on the other, but you shouldn’t be shy to admit that there have been times you have looped a YouTube video and watched it umpteen times. That Replay button sure took a beating and all because YouTube does not provide a natural, human-friendly way to loop a streaming video. Here are a few tools which help.
How To Encrypt And Password Protect Your Bookmarks In Firefox And Chrome To Keep Them Secure
We all have some sensitive bookmarks that should be kept away from snooping eyes. Protecting the passwords you use to access sites can be protected with a master password on Firefox. What I was looking for was a way to securely encrypt and password protect my bookmarks. I found two.