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Sunday, June 7, 2009

MakeUseOf.com - Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips - June 7, 2009

The geeks behind MakeUseOf.com are dedicated to keep you up-to-date on amazing new websites and free software that can make your life easier. Here are some of our latest discoveries:

    How To Turn Your Game Console Into A Media Center with TVersity Pro

    Networks and studios are finally getting wise to the fact that consumers want on-demand access to their favorite shows. Many media outlets have put video of recent episodes out on the Web, and the Web is a better place because of it.
    However, what is the point of having all this sweet content at your fingertips [...]

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    Check Your Website Design In Different Browsers With Adobe BrowserLab

    Maintaining multi-browser compatibility has been one of the most time-consuming and frustrating part of web programming. Although things are getting better with decline in IE6’s use, the situation is far from ideal.
    If you are a web developer, you sure have to take care of browser compatibilities and ensure that your web app looks and works [...]

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    Cool Websites and Tools [June 4]




    Check out some of the latest MakeUseOf discoveries. All listed websites are FREE (or come with a decent free account option). No trials or buy-to-use craplets. For more cool websites and web app reviews subscribe to MakeUseOf Directory.



     
    (1) Collection of Free Business Forms and Templates - Here is another website with an inventory of over [...]

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    Watch YouTube Videos on Your Large Screen TV

    Have you been browsing around YouTube from your computer or laptop connected to your TV or some other web-enabled device that is hooked up to your big screen?
    I’m sure you have noticed that YouTube is far from optimized for your huge display. Google has heard all your bellyaching and ultimately super-sized YouTube for your TV!
    [...]

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    Fun Online Multiplayer Fantasy Golfing With PangYa

    Usually, I’m very competitive. A bad loser, in other words. However, golf is the sport I’m worst at but am still able to enjoy it greatly.
    It’s a ton of fun. Just standing in front of the TV and swinging your butt with the WiiMote in hand, like the real professionals do.
    Of course, like with most [...]

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    How To Change Default Webpage Source Editor Of Browsers

    Do you like to dive into the code of a webpage just to see how it has been put together? As an aspiring web designer once, it used to be a habit for me. I believe lots of people still go into the source code of a webpage. It is a great learning tool. I [...]

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    Remove Distractions From Google Reader With Helvetireader

    We've supplied quite a few Google Reader (GReader) articles in the past, including Mark's help with keyboard shortcuts, a set of general tips from Aibek, productivity hints again from Mark, and a set of eight features you might have missed altogether from Abhijeet. But this one is a little different.
    What's that all about?
    Just so we're [...]

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    5 Tools to Harvest the Potential of Your Firefox Bookmarks

    Firefox is an incredibly versatile and flexible tool that offers a lot of possibilities for individual customization.
    An integral part of browsing the internet is collecting URLs or favorites, better known as bookmarks within the Mozilla browser family.
    The integrated Firefox bookmarks however are rarely used to their full potential.
    Here is a selection of tools that will [...]

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    Cool Websites and Tools [June 5]




    Check out some of the latest MakeUseOf discoveries. All listed websites are FREE (or come with a decent free account option). No trials or buy-to-use craplets. For more cool websites and web app reviews subscribe to MakeUseOf Directory.



     
    (1) AvatarsDB - Huge free avatar directory where you can find plenty of animated avatars. There are over [...]

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    How To Set Up A Podcast On TalkShoe - The Forgotten Guide

    Are you looking to get the word out about something near and dear to your heart? Maybe you want to add another facet to your online presence. Ever just dreamed of being a talk show host? If you’ve answered “maybe” to any of those questions, TalkShoe.com is the place for you. TalkShoe.com is a web [...]

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    Restore Your Desktop Icons' Position With Desktop OK [Windows]

    Let's say you are the kind of person who likes to keep your icons on the desktop the way you want them, the kind of person who when you walk away from your desk, your co-workers move your icons around just to piss you off.
    Well then, I have the perfect piece of software for you! [...]

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    Sync and Share All Your Online Notes with 3Banana

    The more I pay attention to it, the more I realize that one of the most useful things to have on the Web is a central place for your stuff. We’ve all got favorite web pages, notes we need to take, things we need to do, pictures we download, and so on and so forth. [...]

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