10 Cool/Useful Websites

Here (in any random order) i am going to list 10 websites (excluding the obvious ones) that i find are quite good or useful. the number allocated is just random and for my reference, not particularly for order of my prefrence.

1. tinyurl - as the name suggests, it transforms any large website link into a smaller, more compact URL which looks neater and friendlier to the eye. - great to include in posts and more convenient share with other people.

2. afterdawn - for your technical problems queries - a great forum to discuss and solve your problems with technology. also quite good to keep up to date with the latest technology news and guides to software/gadgets.

3. google maps/streetview - this is quite good for projects and to check certain places before visiting them, i.e. checking the location of a place for a meeting and seeing what the scenery looks like for a particular postcode so that when you get there in real life you know you are in the right place. i think this would be ideal for things like going to a place to have a meeting or an interview and to arrive in time. also, it can be used to just browse and check out the streets. apparently, people have been busted drug dealing in california, urinating at bus stops in the midlands etc... peoples faces are blurred out and so are the vehicle registration numbers. like many other things, people may be for or against this kind of service - and the great thing about google is all of their stuff is open source, so its all free.

4. google blogsearch - great way to find music and videos, good for news and other peoples blogs too.

5. file2hd - this is for the clever people that know a file is on a website and will use this site to decrypt the encrypted file to extract and download it from the site.

6. mediaconvert - good site to convert any file online either by upload or by URL

7. adrive - online storage website. you get 50GB free storage which you can manage in your account. i'm using mine to back up family pictures which are priceless and i'd be kicking myself if i lost those 'memories'. i personally use it to back up rare music too. area 51.

8. wikipedia - great for educational purposes because anyone can edit it. this means you are more likely to get someone who knows about the topic and give you information. as ideal as that sounds, its not because it may be misleading - but still a good site to give you basic knowledge, nevertheless. i like the way they try to cover many different aspects of the world and their random facts section.

9. urbandictionary - hilarious explanations which actually translate slang to the reader. you will find some funny stuff on here, guaranteed.

10. globalgrind - i discovered this whilst watching an episode of run's house where russell simmons was making an investment in the company. ive only visited this site twice now. but i know it brings news etc... from several entertainment sources and websites into one convenient location. i think this is quite good for people who like to keep themselves acquainted with the entertainment and showbiz world.


those were 10 from the top of my head, i know there are probably more useful sites around the net somewhere. but as the title states - this is a post regarding 10 sites not the 10 best sites.

thank you.