John's List of Useful Websites
John's List of Useful Websites
These sites solve at least one problem really well and they all have simple web addresses (URLs) that you can easily memorize thus saving a trip to Google.
ctrlq.org/screenshots for capturing screenshots of web pages on mobile and desktops.
goo.gl shorten long URLs and convert URLs into QR codes.
unfurlr.com find the original URL that's hiding behind a short URL.
qClock find the local time of a city using a Google Map.
copypastecharacter.com copy special characters that aren't on your keyboard.
lovelycharts.com create flowcharts, network diagrams, sitemaps, etc.
iconfinder.com the best place to find icons of all sizes.
office.com download templates, clipart and images for your Office documents.
followupthen.com the easiest way to setup email reminders.
jotti.org scan any suspicious file or email attachment for viruses.
wolframalpha.com gets answers directly without searching - see more wolfram tips.
printwhatyoulike.com print web pages without the clutter.
joliprint.com reformats news articles and blog content as a newspaper.
e.ggtimer.com a simple online timer for your daily needs.
coralcdn.org if a site is down due to heavy traffic, try accessing it through coral CDN.
random.org pick random numbers, flip coins, and more.
pdfescape.com lets you can quickly edit PDFs in the browser itself.
viewer.zoho.com Preview PDFs and Presentations directly in the browser.
tubemogul.com simultaneously upload videos to YouTube and other video sites.
scr.im share you email address online without worrying about spam.
myfonts.com/WhatTheFont quickly determine the font name from an image.
google.com/webfonts a good collection of open source fonts.
regex.info find data hidden in your photographs see more EXIF tools.
livestream.com broadcast events live over the web, including your desktop screen.
iwantmyname.com helps you search domains across all TLDs.
homestyler.com design from scratch or re-model your home in 3d.
join.me share you screen with anyone over the web.
onlineocr.net recognize text from scanned PDFs - see other OCR tools.
flightstats.com - Track flight status at airports worldwide.
wetransfer.com for sharing really big files online.
hundredzeros.com best-sellers on all subjects that you can download for free.
polishmywriting.com check your writing for spelling or grammatical errors.
marker.to easily highlight the important parts of a web page for sharing.
whichdateworks.com planning an event? find a date that works for all.
everytimezone.com a less confusing view of the world time zones.
gtmetrix.com the perfect tool for measuring your site performance online.
noteflight.com print music sheets, write your own music online (review).
imo.im chat with your buddies on Skype, Facebook, Google Talk, etc. from one place.
translate.google.com translate web pages, PDFs and Office documents.
kleki.com create paintings and sketches with a wide variety of brushes.
similarsites.com discover new sites that are similar to what you like already.
wordle.net quick summarize long pieces of text with tag clouds.
bubbl.us create mind-maps, brainstorm ideas in the browser.
kuler.adobe.com get color ideas, also extract colors from photographs.
liveshare.com share your photos in an album instantly.
lmgtfy.com when your friends are too lazy to use Google on their own.
midomi.com when you need to find the name of a song.
bing.com/images automatically find perfectly-sized wallpapers for mobiles.
faxzero.com send an online fax for free see more fax services.
feedmyinbox.com get RSS feeds as an email newsletter.
ge.tt quickly send a file to someone, they can even preview it before downloading.
pipebytes.com transfer files of any size without uploading to a third-party server.
tinychat.com setup a private chat room in micro-seconds.
privnote.com create text notes that will self-destruct after being read.
boxoh.com track the status of any shipment on Google Maps alternative.
chipin.com when you need to raise funds online for an event or a cause.
downforeveryoneorjustme.com find if your favorite website is offline or not?
ewhois.com find the other websites of a person with reverse Analytics lookup.
whoishostingthis.com find the web host of any website.
google.com/history found something on Google but can't remember it now?
aviary.com/myna an online audio editor that lets record, and remix audio clips online.
disposablewebpage.com create a temporary web page that self-destruct.
urbandictionary.com find definitions of slang and informal words.
seatguru.com consult this site before choosing a seat for your next flight.
freeimages.com download stock images absolutely free.
zoom.it view very high-resolution images in your browser without scrolling.
scribblemaps.com quickly create custom Google Maps online.
alertful.com quickly setup email reminders for important events.
picmonkey.com Picnik is offline but PicMonkey is an even better image editor.
spring.me you can ask or answer personal questions here.
sumopaint.com an excellent layer-based online image editor.
snopes.com find if that email offer you received is real or just another scam.
typingweb.com master touch-typing with these practice sessions.
mailvu.com send video emails to anyone using your web cam.
timerime.com create timelines with audio, video and images.
stupeflix.com make a movie out of your images, audio and video clips.
safeweb.norton.com check the trust level of any website.
teuxdeux.com a beautiful to-do app that looks like your paper dairy.
deadurl.com you'll need this when your bookmarked web pages are deleted.
minutes.io quickly capture effective notes during meetings.
youtube.com/leanback Watch YouTube channels in TV mode.
youtube.com/disco quickly create a video playlist of your favorite artist.
talltweets.com Send tweets longer than 140 characters.
pancake.io create a free and simple website using your Dropbox account.
builtwith.com find the technology stack of any website.
woorank.com research a website from the SEO perspective.
mixlr.com broadcast live audio over the web.
radbox.me bookmark online videos and watch them later (review).
tagmydoc.com add QR codes to your documents and presentations (review).
notes.io the easiest way to write short text notes in the browser.
ctrlq.org/html-mail send rich-text mails to anyone, anonymously.
fiverr.com hire people to do little things for $5.
otixo.com easily manage your online files on Dropbox, Google Docs, etc.
ifttt.com create a connection between all your online accounts.
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