Here are a few cool websites that I came across just this morning. There were many, but these won my heart more than the others. They are utilitarian. And that’s what is cool about them.
Happy surfing!
COUCH POTATOES
Are you a TV enthusiast? Watching TV online has become very tangible these days yet searching for the TV show of your choice is usually still a requirement. No worries, SURF THE CHANNEL has done the work for you. They have searched the internet and made available a commendable repertoire of shows which are played online using Divx. And yes, they also have movies, cartoons, music, documentaries, sports and much more… Worth a visit!
The only spoiler could be your low-speed internet connection.
MUSIC CALLING
You so happen to hear a song on the radio that conquers your soul and you hum it to yourself all day. However, you have no idea who is the performer, nor do you remember the lyrics. So you hum it to your friends in the hopes of salvation but no one gets you. Does this frustrating feeling seem familiar? Well no more heartaches. MIDOMI offers the ultimate solution: hum into your microphone and Midomi will search and hopefully locate your groovy track. The database is quite impressive. Try and see if it works for you. It did, to me.
PUBLISHING ONLINE
If you are looking at converting your PDF files into interactive online publications, ISSUU could just be the free application on the Net that you are looking for. And the best part of it is that it only takes a minute to do so. After this you can view your document in a neat magazine-style viewer, that other people can bookmark, share and comment on. Finally, you can also post (embed) your Issuu documents on any external site, profile or blog.
It’s kinda like flickr for magazines where you could upload magazines, catalogs, documents, and stuff you’d normally find on print. It’s the place where you become the publisher. What’s more, you can find and comment on thousands of great publications. Join a living library, where anyone finds publications about anything and share them with friends.
RECIPES, ANYONE ?
Internet. Internet. Internet. If you have a question and don’t know whom to ask. Just Google. One such cool website is SUPERCOOK. It is a new recipe search engine that finds recipes you can make with the ingredients you have at home. To begin, simply start adding ingredients you have. The more ingredients you add, the better the results will be. I am hungry, therefore I decided to test the site and entered the stuff I have – chicken breast, mushrooms and white wine. The result – Chicken with Mushroom Gravy. I didn’t prepare it yet but it seems that the preparation is simple and the outcome would be tasty. This site is perfect for uncreative food cookers, asking themselves what can we cook from basic ingredients. Enjoy the unexpected dish!
I typed the following ingredients into the search engine: “mashed potatoes, cucumber, tomato, onion, green chillies, water, salt.” I got 2000 results, one of which said that if I had lemon, I could make a refreshing cucumber lemonade and if I had grape, I could make a mock grape, and so on…
Check it out. If nothing else, it’s good fun, and could give you newer ideas of how to tweak your recipes and have a good time with the available ingredients.
CHECK YOUR TYPING SPEED
The Internet is the biggest boon anyone could ever have… ofcourse there are those who are quite oblivious to its many charms. One such charming website that I have come across is THIS. Not only does it give you more than just a second chance. The increasing competition you have against yourself, be it in speed or accuracy, eventually makes you a typing expert. I tried it out myself. I top scored at 92 words per minute. Now my target is to reach 100 words per minute with cent percent accuracy. With practice, I can get there!
Why don’t you try it!