Tiny bytes of tech
Looking for new music that’s similar to the music you are already listening to? If so, JustSpotify might be a good place to start. It’s a free service that recommends music to you based on what you import or vote on in their system. Sign in using your Twitter account.
Got a PowerPoint presentation you are preparing for? If so, you might want to keep an extra tab open with SlideFinder. It’s a new site that is basically a search engine for PowerPoint slides! Type in anything and you’ll find hundreds of free slides you can download. You can also search for slides in over 23 languages. Neat!
Looking for a good online tool to create professional-looking diagrams? Cacoo is a free online drawing tool that lets you create all kinds of diagrams including site maps, wire frames, UML, network charts, and more. Also, it has real-time collaboration, so multiple users can edit the same diagram simultaneously. Nice!
The holiday season is upon us and it’s time to give and receive lots of gifts! Wantz.it is a free service that let you create a wishlist online and share it with family and friends using Twitter, Facebook, and email. What’s also cool is that you can automatically update your wishlist from del.icio.us and Twitter by tagging items with “dowant” in del.icio.us or adding @dowant to a tweet in Twitter. Cool!
Have a bunch of photos on your Facebook account? Or maybe you use Picasa or Flickr? Whichever service you use, Pixable can import all your photos from any of these online accounts and automatically create great looking photo books. It’s pretty cheap and the results are nice. So if you want to send a nice gift to family and friends, check out Pixable to create photobooks!
If you’re looking for a really simple and easy to use To-Do list manager, check out Nexty. It’s free and allow you to see all your tasks and reminders in one location. It also lets you organize tasks by when they are due, projects, and contexts.
Need a new domain name for your company or project? If so, it can be tough finding something good these days since big companies buy out all the useful names. Nomaine is a website that generates domain names that are pronounceable. You can also add a prefix or suffix and limit the number of syllables. Try it!
Love a particular scene from Die Hard? Or maybe a funny scene from Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure? If you’re a movie fan or simply love a few scenes from random movies, you can now probably find them on MovieClips, a cool website that has over 12,000 movie clips from a bunch of Hollywood studios. Watch and share!
If you ever looked for video game through a regular Internet search engine, you realized that the results can be quite numerous. Instead of using something like Google or Yahoo, why not use a search site that covers only video games?
Gamepublic.com is designed with exactly this angle in mind. Simply type in your search terms and choose a platform (PS2, XBOX, PC, etc.), or leave the All Platforms default for a broader search. Your results will include items like reviews, cheat codes, and links to other websites. If you are the gaming type, this website is worth a test drive.
Going to take your kids to a theme park soon? if so, you might want to check out the very cool Theme Park Maps website! As you might have been able to tell from the name, the site finds and scans as many theme park maps as it possibly can! So next time you go to Six Flags, plan it out beforehand by downloading the theme park map!
