Category «Recommended Web Sites»

Official Seal Generator

I saw this on Download Squad: This is probably a time-waster, but also pretty functional, so we’ll let it squeeze by without the “time waster” label. Hey, it’s Monday, right? The Official Seal Generator gives you an easy-to-use web interface with a bunch of built-in imagery to allow you to create a very official looking …

Gallery of operating system user interfaces over the years

From DownloadSquad: It’s easy to forget all of the computing operating systems that existed before Windows, Mac OS, and the various flavors of Unix / Linux. But if you ever feel like taking a walk down memory lane and checking out some screenshots of some of the oldies, check out the Graphical User Interface Gallery …

Box.net/lite

In the last year I’ve mentioned Box.net a couple of times (here and here). It is an online storage site. They provide you with 1GB of space for free and you pay if you want more than that. They just recently started a new service called Box.net/lite. It allows you to share files up to …

N-Blox (Tetris) and more from Neave Games

When I was growing up I was a huge fan of Tetris. In fact, everyone in my family was. I had the original Nintendo, and we’d fight over who would get to play it. My Mom would even get into it. There are lots of clones around and web-based Flash versions. A very good one …

512MB CompactFlash card for $1.99

I don’t usually pass along “good deals”. There are lots of other sites that do that. But this one is really quite exceptional. Crucial Technology has a promotion (it ends September 1) where you can get a 512MB Compact Flash card for only $1.99 after rebate. The card is $26.99 with a $25 mail-in rebate. …

Google Writely open to everyone

A little over a month ago I posted about how to get an invitation to Google Writely. It turns out now you don’t need to do that. The official Google Writely Blog posted about this yesterday: This week, we have finished inviting everyone who’s been patiently on the waiting list, and have reopened registration to …

eBay auctions in the news

King Nutter is a British site (I’m not sure what the name means) that tracks unusual eBay auctions. You can read about auctions that include buying a town, a 1993 school bus, Brokeback Mountain Pez dispensers, and a guy selling everything he owns. If you’ve got a few minutes to sell, then check it out. …

50 Coolest Websites

From Time Magazine: How do we select our finalists? We evaluate hundreds of candidates—some suggested by readers, colleagues and friends, others discovered during countless hours of surfing. Many of this year’s choices are shining examples of Web 2.0: next-generation sites offering dynamic new ways to inform and entertain, sites with cutting-edge tools to create, consume, …

Gmaps Pedometer

Gmaps Pedometer is a handy site that lets you map out your router for walking or running. It provides you with overall distances, the distance of the last “leg” and a calorie counter. You can even save the route and let others see it. The site describes it this way: What is this? This is …

blufr trivia game

Welcome to blufr, a free, addictive trivia game challenging you to identify statements as true or false. Answer below to get to the next bluf! Answers.com has created a trivia game called blufr that is essentially asks you if a statement is true or false. But these certainly aren’t your standard questions. I played for …