The Most Useful Websites

164 Pages·2010·5.39 MB·English

by  Amit Agarwal

The Most Useful Websites

by Amit Agarwal

Undiscovered, practical and incredibly useful websites that enhance
productivity.
The Most Useful Websites

Copyright © 2012 Amit Agarwal. All rights reserved.

This book is licensed for your personal use only. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed in any form except in the case
of brief quotations for articles or book reviews.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented in this book but the author is neither responsible for
any errors and nor shall be liable for any loss or damage caused either directly or indirectly by websites mentioned in this book.

All trademarks and names are the property of their respective owners.
Contents

i. About the Author

ii. Introduction

001. Capture Screenshots of Web Pages

002. Create Short URLs with QR Codes

003. Unmask the Short URL

004. Find the Local Time

005. Insert Symbols in your Text

006. Create Custom Google Maps

007. Search the Real-time Web

008. Archive your Tweets

009. Write Longer Tweets

010. The Best Search Engine for Icons

011. PowerPoint Templates and Clipart

012. Find the Owner of a Domain

013. Find the Other Websites of a Person

014. Find the Host of a Website

015. Find the Traffic of a Website

016. Is a Website Really Down?

017. Is a Website Trustworthy?

018. Host your Website for Free

019. Measure a Site's Performance

020. Scan Files for Viruses Online

021. Find Answers to Anything

022. Print Web Pages Efficiently

023. Save Web Pages as PDFs

024. Reformat Web Pages for Reading

025. A Quick Online Timer

026. Time Zones Made Simple

027. Choose a Date that Works for Everyone

028. An Ad-Free Proxy Server

029. Organize Contests Online
030. Randomize Anything

031. An Online Document Viewer

032. Clean Word Documents

033. Mass Distribute your Videos

034. Upload Files to Multiple Servers

035. Protect your Email Address Online

036. Read Receipts for your Email

037. Setup Reminders by Email

038. Send Video Email

039. Send Emails for Future Delivery

040. Write a Diary

041. Record your Voice Online

042. Visualize the Size of any Product

043. Identify Fonts from an Image

044. Download Free Fonts

045. Design a Custom Font

046. The Hidden Data in Photographs

047. Research Domain Names

048. Hunt Clever Domain Names

049. Screen Sharing Made Simple

050. Web Conferencing & Online Meetings

051. Meeting Notes Done Right

052. Perform OCR Online

053. Edit PDFs

054. Organize your Travel Plans

055. Track Flights & Ships Worldwide

056. Get the Best Airline Seat

057. Share Files Quickly

058. Send Big Files Online

059. Send Files Privately

060. A Temporary Online Clipboard

061. Beautify Source Code

062. Write Code in the Cloud

063. Learn to Code
064. Generate Dummy Images

065. Reduce the Size of Image Files

066. Edit Images Online

067. Test a Website in Multiple Browsers

068. Deep Link a Web Page

069. Clip the Web

070. Save Web Pages Forever

071. Travel Back in Time

072. Recover Deleted Web Pages

073. Send a Fax Online

074. Get RSS Feeds by Email

075. RSS Search Made Simple

076. Chat, Chat, Chat!

077. A Private Video Chat Room

078. Anonymous Email

079. Temporary Email

080. Temporary Text Notes

081. Temporary Web Pages

082. Publish a Mini Website

083. Track your Shipment?

084. Clean your Gmail Inbox

085. Internet Slangs

086. The Fake Internet

087. Write With Others

088. Check your Spelling and Grammar

089. Raise Funds through PayPal

090. Sell Anything Online

091. Find Similar Websites

092. Translate your Documents

093. Share Documents with QR Codes

094. Type Text Phonetically

095. Record Screencast Movies

096. Curate Web Content

097. Cite References Properly
098. Design your Home in 3D

099. Colour Schemes

100. Identify Unknown File Format

101. File Conversion Done Right

102. People Search

103. Wikipedia Stats

104. A Virtual Whiteboard

105. Draw your own Cartoons

106. Make Animated Movies

107. Create Pencil Sketches

108. Turn Photos into Video Slideshows

109. YouTube as TV

110. Build Timelines

111. Improve your Typing Skills

112. View High-resolution Images

113. Is your Password Strong

114. Word Clouds

115. ASCII Art

116. Beautiful Backgrounds

117. Test your Internet Connection

118. Stock Photos

119. Beautiful Weather Charts

120. Write your own Music

121. De-Stress with White Noise

122. Edit Your Music

123. Broadcast Live Audio

124. Broadcast Live Events

125. Tech Support for Parents

126. Get your System Information

127. I See Dead Pixels

128. Create Mockups and Wireframes

129. Create Mind Maps

130. Create Charts and Diagrams

131. Google for Lazy Friends
132. Write an eBook

133. If This Then That

134. Visual Stories

135. Download Software without Crap

136. Electronic Signatures

137. Remote Printing

138. Connect Online Accounts

139. Twitter Maps

140. Start an Email Newsletter

141. Send Files Privately

142. Easily Bookmark Web Videos

143. Create Visual Bookmarks

144. Save Web Articles for Reading Later

145. Create Photo Galleries Instantly

146. Schedule your Social Updates

147. Edit your Videos Online

148. Track Web Pages for Changes

149. Search your Online Accounts

150. Fund Creative Projects

iii. Thank You

iv. Credits & Colophon

v. Stay Connected
About the Author

Amit Agarwal is a personal technology columnist and founder of Digital
Inspiration, one of the most widely read how-to blogs on the web. He also writes
a weekly column for The Wall Street Journal India edition.

Amit holds an Engineering degree in Computer Science from IIT Roorkee.
Microsoft awarded him the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for five
years in a row. He lives in Agra with his extended family.

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