1. (or Jan 1) Mailinator – A superb, quick temporary mail facility that is easy to use and very practical. Use a mailinator address instead
of your own for any website that needs an email address. Email auto-deletes, avoid spam, use for QA testing. 2. (or Jan 2) RulesOfThumb – Rules of thumb are often funny but also can be very practical. I already talk a bit about this website in
this article: Rules of Thumb and also a little more about the psychology of rules of thumb and why they are very useful to us. Anyway, this
site has loads of them. 3. (or Jan 3) Zoho – Really extensive suite of web based business apps, for example check out their fully functional online spreadsheet
here: Zoho Online Spreadsheet but there is really a lot more on offer. 5. (or Jan 5) Bubbl – A free online mind-mapping tool. A mind map is a graphical representation of ideas and concepts. It’s a visual
thinking tool for structuring information, helping you to better understand, remember and generate new ideas. You can even try it without signing in. 10. (or Jan 10) Who Sampled – the world’s most comprehensive, detailed and accurate database of samples, cover songs and remixes, covering the entire history of music spanning over 1000 years and documenting all the fascinating musical connections along the way. 12. (or Jan 12) This to That – Because people have a need to glue things to other things. Tells you which glue to use to glue one material to another. The site also contains useful tips to bear in mind in the process (e.g. clamping makes a huge difference when gluing wood together). Personally I think they could have more choices in the materials (e.g. they just have one ‘wood’ but could list different
types of wood: MDF, balsa, soft, hard) but still a very useful site. 16. (or Jan 16) Fuelly – Everything you need to know about your vehicle’s fuel consumption – understanding your fuel consumption and
vehicle’s actual costs can help you save big money. 21. (or Jan 21) Bug Me Not – If you want to check out a site or get some data from a site, but don’t fancy sharing your login or personal
information, pick one up from BugMeNot instead. BugMeNot shares logins, so you can get what you need and avoid spam or inbox
invasion. 23. (or Jan 23) Sleepyti.me Give the time you want to wake up, and Sleepyti.me will tell you when you should go to sleep. Or find out when you should wake up if you go to sleep now. 24. (or Jan 24) Filler Item – Enter the amount you need to see a list of products (including add-on items) that qualify for free shipping. Great for that annoying situation when you fall just short of their free shipping threshold. 25. (or Jan 25) 3-Minute Journal – an online application that allows you to track your inner work life. Powered by a brief daily journal entry, you can track accomplishments and emotional state, mark moments of gratitude, and benchmark yourself against others in the 3- Minute Journal community. 27. (or Jan 27) Follow Up Then – The simplest way to schedule an email reminder. Using the bcc: field, a follow up can be scheduled
via followupthen without the recipient seeing the reminder at the same time as a 1st mail is sent. 28. (or Jan 28) Jotti – Jotti’s malware scan is a free service that lets you scan suspicious files with several anti-virus programs. You can
submit up to 5 files at the same time. There is a 100MB limit per file. 35. (or Feb 4) scr.im – protect your email address before sharing it so that only real people will use it (this will protect you from email scraping, spam and other online threats). 36. (or Feb 5) Mathway – Mathway provides students with the tools they need to understand and solve their maths problems. With millions of users and billions of problems solved, Mathway is the #1 problem solving resource available for students, parents, and
teachers. 37. (or Feb 6) PicMonkey – a powerful, free web-based photo editor. It’s very good and I’ve used it lots. It does seem like they’re trying
to push the paid options more lately but you can still use it for free and do lots with it. 44. (or Feb 13) Marker.to – highlight text on a website with your mouse. Annotating helps to point out important information in long
articles. Use a special link for the highlighted version of the page which can then be shared. 45. (or Feb 14) Old Version – Ever had problems with new versions of software? Whetherincompatibility issues, bugs or you just
preferred the older version, downgrade via this website and get the old version back. 46. (or Feb 15) Skyscanner – Skyscanner is a leading global travel search site, a place where people are inspired to plan and book
direct from millions of travel options at the best prices. 47. (or Feb 16) Faster Plan – An online billboard app which enables you to organize your events, fast! Make Polls, find common datesand more. It’s free and participants don’t need to sign up. 49. (or Feb 18) Sync.in – Sync.in is a web based word processor for people to collaborate in real-time – any changes are instantly
reflected on everyone’s screen. 50. (or Feb 19) Camel Camel Camel – If you’re shopping on Amazon, CamelCamelCamel will help you out by tracking prices of the
items you want alerting you when prices drop, helping you decide when to buy & offering price history charts. 53. (or Feb 22) Safe Web – Simple and effective URL checker. If you suspect any website or link you have been sent check it with this
site first before you click on the link. Type in (or cut & paste) the URL and Safeweb lets you know if that link is Safe. 55. (or Feb 24) Coral CDN – Use CoralCDN to get access to slow websites or websites that are down due to heavy traffic or to increase
the performance and availability of your own website. 57. (or Feb 26) Way Back Machine – Have you ever tried to go to a website you saved months ago, only to learn it’s no longer available? Explore more than 310 billion web pages saved over time with the Way Back Machine and get access to the information you
need, even if the website is gone forever. 61. (or Mar 2) Online Etymology Dictionary – Etymologies are not definitions; they’re explanations of what our words meant 600 or 2,000 years ago. People will continue to use words as they will, finding wider meanings for old words and coining new ones to fit new
situations. In fact, this list is a testimony to that process. These are histories of words only, not things or ideas. The modern word for something might have replaced old, forgotten words for the same object or concept. Find out more with this site. 64. (or Mar 5) Fiverr – the world’s largest freelance services marketplace for lean entrepreneurs to focus on growth & create a
successful business at affordable costs. Based on people doing micro-jobs for $5, which is where it got its name. 68. (or Mar 9) Join.me – a collaboration tool designed to make collaboration simple, instant and continuous. No installation or plug-ins
required, no cost & near-instantaneous sharing of screens. 70. (or Mar 11) Office.com – These days you can use the entire Microsoft Office suite online (but unfortunately this one is not free). You may be able to use it though if you already have a stand-alone copy of office with a licence key. 71. (or Mar 12) UnplugtheTV – I wrote about this website in this article: Unplugging, and about how we spend our time in general and
can often be victims of marketing and fall into predictable routines and habits. UnplugtheTV offers an alternative to mind-numbing
television with the simple suggestion that instead of wasting your life watching TV, you could watch something mind-opening and
educational. 76. (or Mar 17) Tip Of My Tongue – Isn’t it irritating when you’re in the middle of a conversation and you just can’t quite remember the word or phrase that you need? Enter TipOfMyTongue, a site which helps you find it. 78. (or Mar 19) Disposable Web Page – This site started as a simple tool to allow the online community a quick and simple way to publish temporary content on a webpage. Since then it has evolved so the pages are actually now less disposable and other services are
offered. Probably best to go to the DisposableWebPage About page (https://disposablewebpage.com/about/) to find out more – still a very useful site. 79. (or Mar 20) Simply Noise – free color noise generator, content crafted by a professional Sound Designer to ensure the highest audio fidelity. The benefits of color noise have been utilized in clinics, schools, households, and offices around the world. Enjoy the benefits and features many expensive sound machines can’t match. 80. (or Mar 21) Crackle – Crackle delivers popular, award-winning TV, movies and originals. With no limit to how much you can watch
across all your devices, you can binge all you want, wherever you want. While the selection can be limited, Crackle is completely free. 81. (or Mar 22) Survey Any Place – takes the guesswork out of creating a custom experience, gets your questions answered and makes it easy to give something back to your respondents. 83. (or Mar 24) Latitude & Longitude Finder – Lan online geographic tool that can be used to lookup latitude and longitude of a place, and get its coordinates on map. The place you found will be displayed with the point marker centered on map. Also the gps coordinates will be displayed below the map. 84. (or Mar 25) Project Gutenberg – Project Gutenberg offers over 56,000 free eBooks: Choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online. You will find the world’s great literature here, especially older works for which copyright has expired. No fee or registration is required. 85. (or Mar 26) Photo Show – online slideshow creation and sharing subscription service. Transform your photos and videos into musical PhotoShows, then share them with your friends and family. 87. (or Mar 28) Giphy – a powerful search engine exclusively for GIF graphics files, GIPHY is your top source for the best & newest GIFs & Animated Stickers online. 89. (or Mar 30) WolframAlpha – a computational knowledge engine that answers factual queries directly by computing the answer
from externally sourced “curated data”, rather than providing a list of documents or web pages that might contain the answer as a search
engine might. 90. (or Mar 31) GetNotify – Never wonder again if an email you sent gets read by the recipient. GetNotify will tell you when your emails have been read. P.S. It’s invisible, so your recipient doesn’t know that the email is being tracked. 94. (or Apr 4) GetHuman – Get a company on the phone faster & get better help. Enter the company name to learn the best number to
call to get human help from any give company. 96. (or Apr 6) IRuler – measures the size of your screen and creates the image of a ruler that is the actual size. Can also be used to quickly visualize size(s) if yu don’t have an actual ruler nearby. 97. (or Apr 7) RxList – the Internet Drug Index. Learn all about what the pills you’re taking contain and what they actually do. The site
also has a feature that helps you identify your pills, in case you mix two up by mistake. 103. (or Apr 13) EggTimer – a nice, simple countdown timer, or egg timer. Set a time and bookmark it for repeated use. Also has a
‘Pomodoro’ timer which is a time-management technique I have written about in this article: The Pomodoro Technique: How a TOMATO
can Change Your Life & Super-Charge Your Efficiency. You can also create a count down to a specific date or time. 109. (or Apr 19) TagMyDoc – increase productivity by connecting people through the right version of the right document; and this, no matter how people name, organize or share their documents. Add a QR code and any updates will automatically be made to previous versions you’ve shared. 111. (or Apr 21) Photo Peach – create a rich slideshow in seconds to engage your friends or family. Add background music, captions, and comments so you can elaborate on your story further. 112. (or Apr 22) typewith.me – a document creation tool. With this, tool, you can literally view everything that other persons write on
the document board in real time. Very useful for online meetings, strategies, collaborations, project management and consulting. 114. (or Apr 24) Zoom Hub – ZoomHub lets you share & view your high-resolution images seamlessly and blazingly fast, no matter whether you are on a desktop computer, tablet, or mobile phone. 117. (or Apr 27) Preceden – Preceden is an easy-to-use timeline maker that helps you create great looking timelines such as Project, http://lifestoogood.net/websites/ Created with PrintWhatYouLike.com
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