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 dates
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