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USEFUL WEBSITES
Here is a list of websites we have featured in the past that might come in handy.
Educational/Learning
- favoriteandforget.com – Useful and informative links updated daily. Set it as your homepage and forget about it.
- khanacademy.org – video lectures on just about any subject
- ted.com – lectures by smart people
- internetisuseful.com – for every educational website or useful web app out the re
- academicearth.org – classroom lectures
- freerice.com – expand your vocabulary while feeding the hungry
- lizardpoint.com – a collection of geography quizzes
- mathrun.net – timed math quizzes
- classicshorts.com – The Best short stories
- erowid.org – learn about drugs
- qwikia.com – turn a Wikipedia article into a video
- unplugthetv.com – a collection of intellectually stimulating videos
- factsie.com – a place to learn amazing and unusual historical and scientific facts
Learn Skills
- highercomputingforeveryone.com – learn to program in C
- thechesswebsite.com – a bunch of chess tactics, tutorials, and puzzles
- htmldog.com – learn HTML
- codecademy.com – learn to code through interactive lessons
- cookingforengineers.com – learn to cook
- digital-photography-school.com – learn photography
- memrise.com – learn a foreign language
- justinguitar.com – guitar video tutorials
- livemocha.com – a language learning community
- musictheory.net – learn music theory
- investopedia.com – learn and practice investing
Useful Web Apps
- mint.com – for budgeting your money
- billshrink.com – compare cell phone and credit card plans
- duckduckgo.com – a search engine that isn’t following you
- padmapper.com – maps out possible apartments/homes that fit your criteria
- zillow.com – another great source for finding your next home
- printfriendly.com – make any web page print friendly
- printwhatyoulike.com – print precisely what you want from any web page
- privnote.com – write a note to someone that will self-destruct after they read it
- freecycle.org – a network of people giving away free stuff in their towns
- couchsurfing.org – crash on someone’s couch anywhere in the world
- recipepuppy.com – search for recipes based on the ingredients you have
- pipl.com – a search engine for finding people
- donorschoose.org – donate to a classroom in need
- charitynavigator.org – evaluates various charities
- govdeals.com – find cheap stuff the government is getting rid of
- newsmap.jp – popular news headlines
- radioreference.com – listen to radio channels across the nation
- jimmyr.com – link aggregator
- msworddit.com – Reddit in Microsoft Word form
- wepay.com – like paypal but less scummy
- thefuckingweather.com – a more profane look at the weather
- wolframalpha.com – a computational knowledge engine
- heavens-above.com – follow satellites and constellations
- whatismyip.com – figure out you I.P. address
- spreeder.com – improve reading speed and comprehension
- simplynoise.com – listen to white noise
- camelcamelcamel.com – tracks prices for any product
- ptable.com – an interactive periodic table
- retailmenot.com – find coupons for just about anything
- searchtempest.com – search all of craigslist with one search
- join.me – peek in on somebody’s computer screen
- thistothat.com – find out The Best way to glue this to that
- woorank.com – find out what your website is missing, How to improve it, and how to make Google recognize it better
- scribblemaps.com – draw on maps then share them with friends
- mailvu.com – video email
- rhymer.com – online rhyming dictionary
- homestyler.com – design your dream home
- wetransfer.com – An easy way to send big files
- mapofthedead.com – shows places around you to help you survive the zombie apocalypse
- pastebin.com – a place to paste text
- idlekeyboard.com – make it sound like you’re hard at work
- wherethefuckshouldigofordrinks.com – find somewhere to get a drink in your area
- dropbox.com – backup your sensitive document online
- seatguru.com – find out where The Best seats are on your plane flight
- unlistmy.info – find out which websites store data about you, and tell them to unlist your info
- ifoundyourcamera.net – a collection of lost cameras
- sizeasy.com – check the size of items you buy online
- sleepyti.me – plan out your sleep schedule better
- ninite.com – download all the free software you want at the same time
- ripetrack.com – find out when certain fruits are ripe
- compassionpit.com – talk out your problems with others, or help others yourself
- paperbackswap.com – swap books with others
- reddpics.com – a look at Reddit’s favorite pictures
- swole.me – plan out your meals better
- weatherspark.com – a graphical look at the weather
- network-tools.com – network tools
- amazon.com – The Best place to buy things online
- writecheck.com – correct grammar and check for plagiarism
- wakerupper.com – send yourself a wake-up call
- pcpartpicker.com – plan out your next pc build
- nophonetrees.com – talk to an actual person instead of a machine when you call customer service
- theuselessweb.com – visit random useless websites
- loads.in – find out how long it takes websites to load
Entertainment – Music, Movies, Sports, Books
- redditunes.com – Reddit’s favorite music
- grooveshark.com – great place to listen to tunes
- isitback.com – find out when your favorite television shows come back on air
- literature-map.com – type in an author and they will show you others of a similar style
- runpee.com – find out The Best time to run to the bathroom during any movie
- songkick.com – searches your music library and tells you when your favorite musicians play in your area
- midomi.com – sing or hum a song you don’t the name of and it will identify it for you
- slashfilm.com – The Best movie news blog on the internet
- nanocrowd.com – find out what movie you should watch next
- page99test.com – read page 99 of a book
- bookseer.com – get recommendations for your next read
- sbnation.com – awesome community of sports blogs
- justthefirstframe.com – just the first frame of today’s webcomics
- music-map.com – find similar musicians
- iwl.me – find which famous writer you write like
Other Interesting Blogs
- spruuce.com – find cool gift ideas for every type of person
- artofmanliness.com – learn man stuff
- listcrack.com – lists to get you addicted
- insult-blog.com – all of your favorite not-so-nice insults
- getrichslowly.org – personal finance advice
- thedatingspecialist.com – seduction tips
- brainpickings.org – a human-powered discovery engine
- fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com – a look at politics through the numbers
- hackaday.com – a new DIY project every day
- shorpy.com – old and interesting pictures
- boston.com/bigpicture – amazing pictures covering the latest news around the world
- newscientist.com – science news
- uncrate.com – a place for stuff men love
- tastespotting.com – pictures of delicious food
- zenhabits.net – take a breath and read this blog
- foodgawker.com – more pictures of delicious food
- theburninghouse.com – a blog cataloging which possessions people choose to save from a burning home
- dwellinggawker.com – check out how amazing the inside of some homes look
- thesimpledollar.com – more personal finance advice
- veryquiet.com – world news and analysis
- mentalfloss.com – where knowledge junkies get their fix
- mrmoneymustache.com – financial advice through badassery
- studyblue.com – study tips
- lettersofnote.com – personal letters written by famous people
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